Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
Thanks Kex. I've only purchased two cars in my life. The first was the used lemon that was my very first car. The second was my Escort GT which I purchased when the lease was up because I loved it, wanted to lease another, but they had stopped making them by then...so I bought my own used car.

Other than that, I've always leased. I was just looking for confirmation that was the right thing for me to be doing.

I looked at the Matrix and it's sister, the Vibe, back in 2005. I loved the look but hated the drive. They felt like small cars and I didn't want another small car.

How do you guys feel about Mazda's?
Forgot about the tax - you pay less tax on the lease too...only 13% of the amortized amount rather than the full value of the vehicle. That's usually a few thousand bucks savings right there.

I could be getting 2 new cars this year if we stick around. The Mazda 3 Sport has been high on my wife's list for awhile now, the CX-7 was fun to drive, but I couldn't help but feel it was a bit overpriced, I liked it until I checked out how much it sold for. That's just my uneducated opinion, maybe it'll knock you off your feet? Maybe I'm still out of touch with Canadian prices. Just didn't seem like a $32K vehicle to me but what do I know?

In terms of awd/SUV's, the Suzuki Grand Vitara was fun too. I dont' know what kind of reviews it gets, I just them. It was a lot cheaper than the CX-7 as I recall.
I'm not much of an SUV fan, but I think if I was going in that direction the Grand Vitara would be up there.

If I was buying a mid-size sedan, I'd probably get a Nissan Altima like everyone else. Though I have high hopes for the new Malibu.
Those little Suzuki SX4 AWD's seem to be very popular too.