# I bought a Mazda **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 31, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-mazda/736274 "2015-10-31T17:43:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jake\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Jake\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Jones)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-mazda/736274/1 "2015-10-31T17:43:31Z")
I bought a Mazda3 in August. 6-speed MT with four doors and a hatch. I love it, I really do. I got all the things you can get in that car, except for the fancy floor mats and cargo nets and the nifty spoiler package they sell for $1500. A weird thing happened today, though. I got a box in the mail from Mazda. It was a serious looking box. Black like my Mazda and shrink-wrapped like something that is shrink-wrapped. Inside this formidable box was a bunch of shiny pamphlets and brochures, imploring me to do things like buy extended warranty coverage for their fine automobile that might just turn to dust after 3 years or 36,000 miles. There was also a request to sign up on their web site, which I did two months ago. They also included a slightly thicker than printer-paper card for me, in the shape of a card. It has my VIN on it. In case I lose my car, I guess. But the most amazing thing of all was that they gave me not one, but _ **four** _ Mazda window decals. Presumably, I am supposed to put one on each of the four sides of the car, on the windows, to indicate to those unaware that I am, in fact, driving a Mazda. I mean, how else could they possibly know without window decals? Thanks, Mazda! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-mazda/736274/2 "2015-10-31T18:06:28Z")
> [@Jake\_Jones](#): > > I Black like my Mazda and shrink-wrapped like something that is shrink-wrapped. I love how you paint a picture with words here. Thanks to the description, I feel like I know exactly how it is shrink-wrapped 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Jake\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Jones)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-mazda/736274/3 "2015-10-31T18:19:48Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I love how you paint a picture with words here. Thanks to the description, I feel like I know exactly how it is shrink-wrapped 😃 Thank you. I was particularly proud of that word-smithing. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-mazda/736274/4 "2015-10-31T18:30:24Z")
They’re meant to go on the windows of your house, so in the event of a fire, firefighters will know to rescue your Mazda. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-mazda/736274/5 "2015-10-31T18:55:43Z")
Buying a car is bad enough with the dealership name plastered to the trunk. A Ford dealer even drilled holes in my car and attached the name in “chrome” script. Now I make it clear the deal is off if there’s an ad on the car, unless the dealership pays me $500 a week. But if you ever buy a Mac, you’ll be well prepared for that decorative decal debacle of advertising assholery. ---
**Author:** ![JerrySTL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JerrySTL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerrySTL)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-mazda/736274/6 "2015-10-31T19:31:36Z")
I just put front brake pads on my buddy’s 2010 Mazdaspeed 3 today. Somewhat more difficult than most brake jobs, but not all that bad. He has about 90K miles on the car and it was it’s first brake job. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-mazda/736274/7 "2015-10-31T21:17:08Z")
I bought a 2015 [Mazda6 Grand Touring](http://1.im-cdn.dublinmazda.inspirelightning.com/JM1GJ1W53G1418139/16310001ca666eff30112a6305172cd5.jpg)back in January. It’s the first new car I ever bought, and it could very well be the last car I ever buy. It has all the bells and whistles, and I did get the extended warranty package, but from my insurance company. I love it–it’s so classy-looking. In fact, it’s way classier than me. I practically needed to lose 20 pounds, get a new wardrobe, have plastic surgery, a new hairstyle, and new makeup just to be seen in it. It’s dark blue and in a dim light you can’t tell it from a [Lexus](http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/2014-lexus-is-with-trd-upgrades_100427813_l.jpg). The other day, a dark blue [Maserati](http://www.configurator.maserati.com/cc/adm/printSend/photocopier?modelName=QPV6_410R&scaleY=519&pack=&country=14&view=&config=Q421;EXT_94084200)passed me on the road, and I swear, you would be hard-pressed to tell them apart in a glance. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-mazda/736274/8 "2015-10-31T21:36:36Z")
That\* is\* classy looking,\*\* ThelmaLou! \*\* ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-mazda/736274/9 "2015-10-31T21:51:53Z")
When I was buying my Tundra, it had a “Proudly Made in Texas” sticker on the rear glass. I told them I wouldn’t take the truck until it was removed. (It’s an Arkansas thing.)