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New car!

We have been saving  to upgrade to a newer Ford Focus. I went car shopping with my mom Thursday while H took the current car to NH to visit his family. I couldn't find anything decent in the 10k price range and H and I decided to save more money and revisit the idea in the winter. Our current car seemed okay and we didn't want to dip into the e-fund. Last night the car started shaking pretty violently when stopped or parked. This morning we were worried the poor thing wouldn't make it back to Maine let alone be able to handle the trip we have planned to MA next week. The hunt was on again and I was looking at any car for 10k. We still weren't having much luck. We don't want a car we will need to replace soon, or one that wont fit everything we may need, baby gear and hockey gear take up a lot of space for tournaments out of town. So the cheap Ford Fiesta was a bust.

Eventually we broke into the e-fund and got a 2012 Mazda 6 for $11,750. I haven't registered it so we are assuming that we will be rounding the final cost off at $12,500. It was $2,500 over budget but I love the car and it is my favorite shade of blue! We will build the E-Fund back up and hopefully find someone to buy my old car to help.

If you are interested it is still up on the dealers website http://www.wiscassetford.com/vehicle-details/2012-mazda-mazda6-i-touring-wiscasset-me-id-9634786



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  • Congratulations!
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  • I had a 2008(?) Mazda6 for a few years and it was my favorite. They drive like a luxury vehicle. Congrats!
  • I had a 2008(?) Mazda6 for a few years and it was my favorite. They drive like a luxury vehicle. Congrats!
    It drives incredibly! Nothing like my poor 07' Focus. I am ridiculously in love with this car. Haha.

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  • Congrats, they are cute cars!!
  • Congrats! we have a 2007 Mazda6 that was my first car when I graduated from college (H drives it now, he "let" me have the newer car because he likes to drive stick...I still steal it from him occasionally). Great car, I'm hoping ours will work for us for another 3-4 years. 
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  • Congratulations, and great job at saving up and paying cash for it!
    My H had a Mazda 6, and it was a great car for us.  Fun to drive, and still a sporty sedan.

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  • I am so happy to hear positive reviews from others who have owned one! Turns out our schools Alumni office owns the same one but the nicer model for that year.

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  • Sounds like a great deal, congrats!! Even though it was over budget I feel like it was definitely worth it to have something that you truly love. And 2012 is still pretty new!

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    Sounds like a great deal, congrats!! Even though it was over budget I feel like it was definitely worth it to have something that you truly love. And 2012 is still pretty new!
    I agree!  Congrats!
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