View Full Version : Buying a 3 sometime this week or next....hatchback or sedan???
Hello everyone,
I\'m looking to getting either the hatchback or sedan.....at first I had my eyes set on the hatchback, but after seeing alot of the pictures on this website and around the internet, the sedan is starting to really apeal to me.....I guess I\'ll make a decision when I get to see it at a dealership....what do you guys think??? I\'m also thinking black is the way to go..it\'ll look great w/ tints...
Thanks for all the great info on this website.....i\'m looking forward to being an active member.
Note: if you are a dealer and you can give me a great deal, please feel free PM or leave me your contact info...thanks!
SABIO
04-23-2006, 09:04 PM
A Hatch is so much more sexier than a Sedan. You can put more stuff into the back of a Hatch.
The Hatch comes with the 2.3L guzzler though...:(
Black will always look dirty and after the first winter will be covered in fine scratches.
TheLouch
04-23-2006, 09:13 PM
It all comes down to your taste – personally when I was shopping for a car I wasn’t even considering sedans, so you can say I’m very hatch-biased :D
But the way I look at it, unless you’re on a budget and do no plan on getting a loaded GT, there is no reason to not get a hatchback. The price difference between a GT sedan and a GT hatch is only 150 bucks, but you get a car that is a lot more versatile – which in my view is priceless in the long run. Even if you don’t a family to haul around on camping trips, the extra room in the back is very handy. Ummm... IKEA :)
Besides, hatches are just plain sexy :D
Upyerkilt
04-23-2006, 09:18 PM
Go for the HATCH!
I used to have a Protege 5 and when it came time to choose between the hatch and sedan I only decided sedan based purely on financial reasons -
1. the base sedan is well equipped for the price -they don\'t have a base model hatch
2. GA$ Sabio is right the 2.3 is more of a gas guzzler but if you have the $$ go for the hatch
I love my sedan, but after nearly a year of driving it I do sorely miss the extra room the hatch provides. In my old P5 I easily fit a dishwasher (in it\'s box) a 36\" TV (again in the box)
now in my sedan I went to buy a 19\" TV and had to take it out of the box and put the TV on the rear seats to bring it home.
I am really thinking the lack of space isn\'t worht the $$ I am saving!
besides all that you are buying a new Mazda 3
and we all know there is only one mazda 3 in the market worth buying and it only comes in a hatch model:
MAZDASPEED 3 all the way!
SABIO
04-23-2006, 09:19 PM
$150 difference...yes....but....
GT sedan w/GFX comes with a moonroof. Hatch does not. So a little bonus for the Sedan on that one.
TheLouch
04-23-2006, 09:49 PM
Originally posted by SABIO
$150 difference...yes....but....
GT sedan w/GFX comes with a moonroof. Hatch does not. So a little bonus for the Sedan on that one.
right, but the GFX is an extra $1200... and the rest of the stuff in the package (17\" wheels, sporty bumpers, side sills, and grille) is standard on a GT hatch. Where as to put a moonroof on a GT hatch is only $800. Perhaps I’m missing something, but it looks like the moonroof is actually 400 bucks more expensive on a sedan...
if I do get the sedan, for sure i\'m getting GT w/ GFX package...probably add a rear spoiler aswell....price of this compared to a hatchback GT w/ aircon, sunroof is approximately the same,...it just a matter of preference now....tuff decision for me..flip a coin and decide??...i\'ll let you guys know what happens.....but right now the sedan\'s looking really nice.........
SABIO
04-23-2006, 10:46 PM
You have to add A/C to the Hatch. It comes standard with the GT sedan. So the Sedan is cheaper....with a moonroof that is.
SIM SIMMA
04-23-2006, 10:52 PM
I\'ll be another sedan owner to chirp in.
I am quite the opposite.. I always prefered the look of the GT/GFX over the sport GT but that\'s just me. Like you even said... the more sedans you see the more you like it.
Bottom line... you can\'t go wrong with either choice :D
Sedan... do it ;)
OTUA YM
04-23-2006, 10:52 PM
Get what YOU want...... not what others think.
I feel your pain... I went thru the same ordeal.
Hatch...Sedan....Hatch....Sedan...
Manual...Auto...Manual...Auto...
Grey...Orange...Grey...Orange...
Took me over a month to decide.
But I\'m glad I got what I did.
... So I guess that means you should get the hatch ;)
Just kidding... GET WHAT YOU WANT !
Good Luck and Welcome Aboard
RedRaptor
04-24-2006, 12:28 AM
I would say go for the hatch! :)
The hatch is way more versatile and the front is more aggressive looking. You can\'t go wrong either way tho. I wasn\'t even considering the sedan when I got mine, but then again my sister just signed for a sedan (GT/GFX) from Prima Mazda and she wasn\'t even considering a hatch either.
Broli
04-24-2006, 02:19 AM
obviously i am gonna say get which ever u like better!
i had both
i like the hatch better!
but . . .
go and make urself happy
sit in em both, and imagine . . . .
\"zoom zoom zoom . . .\"
FLIPDADY
04-24-2006, 08:24 AM
If you\'re gonna get a sedan get a white one.
If not any color hatch will do.
Cardinal Fang
04-24-2006, 08:34 AM
There are only two types of drivers in this world. Those who drive a \"hatch\" and those that wished they could drive a \"hatch.\"
</Declaration of the Holy War on Sedans>
SIM SIMMA
04-24-2006, 10:08 AM
Oh no you didn\'t.
I will drive my car into the next shipment of hatches... my white 3 will be the flaming sword that will strike into the heart of the infidels.
** ok I just caught parts of that stupid movie Executive Decision on tv yesterday ** :p
But seriously... Sedan... they rule.
ds2chan
04-24-2006, 11:47 AM
Originally posted by FLIPSPEED
If you\'re gonna get a sedan get a white one.
If not any color hatch will do.
I would have to disagree with joe on this one.. I like the Titanium Grey on a sedan.. but everybody has their own opinions..
kbox, you seem to have already made up your mind and have chosen a sedan.. that\'s what I\'ve gathered from your posts.. now you just have to choose a color.. let us know what colors you\'re thinking of..
hey jobes, the way I see it a sedan is a subset of a hatch.. if you compare the two the sedan is missing the corner piece of a hatch.. :D :p
Broli
04-24-2006, 11:57 AM
Originally posted by Jobes
Oh no you didn\'t.
I will drive my car into the next shipment of hatches... my white 3 will be the flaming sword that will strike into the heart of the infidels.
** ok I just caught parts of that stupid movie Executive Decision on tv yesterday ** :p
But seriously... Sedan... they rule.
u dare call us \"Infidels\"
my uncle Osama will have something to say about this .. .
:p
again,
i say get a hatch, and a copper red one!
they are pretty sexy
if not, get any colour hatch or sedan, and have it painted Yellow!!
that would be so sexy!
u would be the envy of everyone
but mostly
me, flippy and Xenon!
Cardinal Fang
04-24-2006, 12:35 PM
Originally posted by Broli
again,
i say get a hatch, and a copper red one!
they are pretty sexy
Quit patronizing me Broli.
Broli
04-24-2006, 01:02 PM
Originally posted by Cardinal Fang
Originally posted by Broli
again,
i say get a hatch, and a copper red one!
they are pretty sexy
Quit patronizing me Broli.
serious!
i like the colour
it is my second favoutie now!
soon we will expand the O-Team and let in Copper red!
but . . .
that doesn\'t mean ur in!
:hoho :D
TheProfessor
04-24-2006, 01:27 PM
Bah, just buy one of each ;)
Jeff-TheBiz
04-24-2006, 02:41 PM
http://www.fmvperformance.com/forum_items/Smileys/default/smiley_sedans.gif
SIM SIMMA
04-24-2006, 02:49 PM
^
NICE
:D
Case closed.
If I wanted to read this hatch vs. sedan crap I would go to M3F.
Buy what you like, want and need. :D
MazdaTree
04-24-2006, 02:58 PM
you should add to the winning blue sedan foundation:p
there isn\'t enough of them on the road as much as the hatch....
SIM SIMMA
04-24-2006, 02:59 PM
True...
getting back to the question at hand...
everyone says the hatch is more functional... so if you have a need for the added trunk space go for the hatch..
if it\'s all aesthetics then it is personal preference.
Good luck with it and like I said before... both are great choices.
I\'m done here.
:)
Broli
04-24-2006, 03:34 PM
buy a civic . . .
lol
j/k
here i will help
close ur eyes!
ok
now
think of a number between 1 and 10
ok . . .
u got it?
ok . . .
here it is
if u don\'t got it dont look down
when u got the number look down!
if the number u selected was between 1 and 10
buy whatever u want!;) :p :D
Jeff-TheBiz
04-24-2006, 03:35 PM
Not knocking the Sport, just being funny.
My sister has a Sport because she needs the functionality of the hatch, at the end of it all, you are the one that has to drive the car.. test drive both and make the call.
Broli
04-24-2006, 03:43 PM
if u want to know
call Jeff\'s Sister!
and ask her what the xtra room in the hatch is good for . . .
lol
Jeff . . u have been safe from me 4 2 long!
who posted this again?
i don\'t think he cares . . .
lol
Jeff-TheBiz
04-24-2006, 03:57 PM
Originally posted by Broli
if u want to know
call Jeff\'s Sister!
and ask her what the xtra room in the hatch is good for . . .
lol
Jeff . . u have been safe from me 4 2 long!
btw she is a massage therapist, she needs the room to haul around the table.
Cardinal Fang
04-24-2006, 04:05 PM
A Massage Therapist?
*Nervous eye twitch*
Broli
04-24-2006, 04:09 PM
oh yeah!!!!!!!!
:p
i think i could use a \'spa day\'
lol:p
MazdaTree
04-24-2006, 05:41 PM
this is gonna be fun
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/toyman70/MK-Popcorn.jpg
I took the sedan for test drive...I love it.....decision made...
I\'m going back tonight to figure out the numbers...hopefully I\'ll get it at a price I want....
I\'m going with the following:
Mazda3 GT/GFX package/Luxury package/rear spoiler/moon roof wind deflector....
Am I missing anything..??...hope not.....anyways...thanks guys..
oh ya...btw....sedans rule :p
Mazda3GT_Chick
04-24-2006, 07:01 PM
whoohoo no doubt about that!! ;)
Just finished the paper work.....its done.....i\'m a proud new owner of a black sedan...
thanks for all the info guys...I cant wait till it arrives...
:D :D :D :D :D
RedRaptor
04-24-2006, 11:27 PM
Congrats bro! How long do you have to wait? :p
MZ3_GS
04-25-2006, 02:44 AM
Originally posted by kbox
I took the sedan for test drive...I love it.....decision made...
I\'m going back tonight to figure out the numbers...hopefully I\'ll get it at a price I want....
I\'m going with the following:
Mazda3 GT/GFX package/Luxury package/rear spoiler/moon roof wind deflector....
Am I missing anything..??...hope not.....anyways...thanks guys..
oh ya...btw....sedans rule :p
Congrats. 2 + 3 = 5 ;)
majic
04-25-2006, 09:17 AM
Originally posted by TheBiz
btw she is a massage therapist, she needs the room to haul around the table.
she\'s a WHAAA?? :hoho
TheProfessor
04-25-2006, 10:46 AM
Originally posted by RedRaptor
Congrats bro! How long do you have to wait? :p
Not sure....its supposedly on the rail right now...he said approx. 7-10 days....I\'m hoping it dosn\'t take longer....
SIM SIMMA
04-25-2006, 11:07 AM
Congrats... excellent choice.
They will be the longest 7-10 days of your life ;)
Broli
04-25-2006, 11:11 AM
Originally posted by Jobes
Congrats... excellent choice.
They will be the longest 7-10 days of your life ;)
nobody told him??
about the train incident?
with the otters . . .?
oh man,
u guys are mean!
:p
Jeff-TheBiz
04-25-2006, 11:24 AM
Congrats on buy the right model... :D
I start a new job tomorrow too....how am I going to concentrate on work...damn...this car better show up soon....
:p :p :p :D :D :D
ds2chan
04-25-2006, 12:13 PM
well, this was suggested by somebody else.. you could always take your mind off of things by washing somebody elses mazda3.. :D
Prima_Deals
04-25-2006, 04:41 PM
Congrats on being another proud owner of a Mazda 3
They are pulling your leg, there is and was no train accident
Dennis
majic
04-25-2006, 04:43 PM
Originally posted by Prima_Deals
They are pulling your leg, there is and was no train accident
really??? then it\'s time for one :D
Cardinal Fang
04-25-2006, 05:22 PM
*Lets go of kbox\'s leg*
Jeff-TheBiz
04-25-2006, 05:46 PM
Originally posted by Cardinal Fang
*Lets go of kbox\'s leg*
I was thinking the same thing... \"Do people still say that??\"
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