I'm new and I need advice

[Wifey2Speed3lvr]

Sorry Bree and Angie...Still learning ....It was nice that all the girls were laid back..I was kinda nervous going and meeting everyone...Gas can't be as bad as mine, 20MPG in a old blazer(puts her head down)

[MazdaGurl]

My MPG on the sticker says 32 MPG. I will go about 340 miles before I have to fill up again. It gets EXCELLENT mileage. I have 4 kids, and they all fit very well in my car. They love it when we go to the football games - their friends think their mom has the coolest car, LOL.

(And yes, I'm Angie)

[bmwzoom]

Sorry Bree and Angie...Still learning ....It was nice that all the girls were laid back..I was kinda nervous going and meeting everyone...Gas can't be as bad as mine, 20MPG in a old blazer(puts her head down)

No worries!! We are all friends here...and yeah, it will take a while to get to know everyone by name.... BUT the best thing you can do about that is to come to meets!

And Angie, so you get 30mpg? That's awesome!

[MazdaGurl]

And Angie, so you get 30mpg? That's awesome!

Heck yeah!!! I love it! It's been one of my biggest points in the "your car is too expensive" arguments, LOL!

[I`m Batman]

I'd go with the 07-09 myself... that's why I hurried and got my 09 earlier this year after I saw some pics of the new 10. I normally get around ~26-27 mpg, I got 18 mpg once after the car was broken in, and I laid off the gas after that tank...

Good luck on your purchase and take it easy with the MS3.

[erod550]

Just bought an 09 Speed3 GT and I'm very happy with it. I think it might have been the last new '09 in the state. It was the same price as the 2010 MS3 Sport they had with the tech package (Push button start with proximity key, mini-nav), but that one didn't have the same options as the GT so no leather, no adjustable headlights, though it did have dual zone climate control, which my car doesn't have. I just couldn't get over how ugly the front end is on the '10s, plus it's light blue, almost turquoise, which I didn't like either.

I commute to Denver 4 days a week so mpg is important to me. I have kept track since I bought the car and I have averaged 26.4mpg from the time I drove it off the lot. My commute is 75% highway and 25% city, though much of that city is Powers in the Springs, which is almost like the highway on the northern end. Also, I have not exactly been babying the car around town as I'm still figuring out what it can do, so I'm pretty happy with the mileage so far. My modded SRT-4 got 28-29mpg, also not exactly taking it easy everywhere on the same commute, and I'm expecting about the same on the MS3 once I get this thing breathing easier.