Well, the one-family-car pied piper called, and owning a manual transmission when my wife doesn't drive stick is a no-go. My biggest hitch was losing money on the Mazda 3 a mere eight months after buying it. I had trade offers anywhere from $8900 to $12500 on it. Anyway, the dealer who sold it to us, (the same one who bought the Tundra) agreed to give us what we paid for the car - $15 991. The replacement is this:
2019 Mazda CX-5 GS with Convenience Package. 36 000kms.
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We pick it up on the weekend sometime. I'm gonna miss the little 3, but this will be a far superior family vehicle. I'd been looking for one for a few weeks, but hadn't gotten far enough to make a deal. Checked my favorite dealer's website this morning, and lo-and-begold, they had two to choose from.