My first car was this:
1990 White Ford Escort (4-Door)Truly a POC
I had that car for a total of 3 Months, sold it for $2,000 and used that money to buy this baby for $7,000:
1995 Honda Civic (It didnt have all the nice details as this one, but it was very similar) I put this car through hell and back. I loved it, it was so much fun to drive, and if it wasnt for the rust that was eating it away, I would probably have held on to it.
I traded that car in for my current baby :)
My interior: 
2005 Mazda3 SP23 "Special Edition" - I love this car, and so far it has been doing very very well for me.
My next practical car will probably be:
but I would love this car:
The Infiniti FX45 (Half Sports Car Half SUV)
i like the mazda, nice car!
Thanks! I loved the leather interior and all the additional features that they threw in for the Special Edition... unfortunately, all the newer models have them available, BUT they dont have my leather :D
yo, i like that mazda3speed they have now. i mean, i don't like the hatchback personally (is yours a hatch?) but for $22K, the performance is supposed to be awesome.
actually, me and you should go test drive some cars one day. we should do the mazda3speed, the mini S annnnnnd the RX-8
Dude, we should! I was thinking of getting a Mazda3Speed but, there is so much Mazda I can have in a lifetime...
what do you want the crappy infinity for?
also, dan, i think a mini cooper s would get blown away by an rx8 or mazda speed 3, they are pretty slow.
Dude, the FX45 is such a sweet ride... have you driven one? Have you felt the power? The handling? The speed?? Well get in one and than get back to me... plus Nissan/Infiniti's Rocks...
that is a nice ride. jon smith has one, its very comfortable and luxurious, and we've hit some nice speeds in that baby.
it has all the impracticalities and down sides of a sedan AND suv. it does not have a lot of trunk space, it guzzles gas, it's ugly as sin, only holds like five people, it's slow, and expensive. i hate cars like that.
actually, a mini s with the new turbo upgrade kit (installed by the dealer) puts the 0 - 60 time around 6 seconds ... my current car is faster (not by much) but the mini around town or on back roads seems like a lot of fun
IAWTP
to prove my point about a Mini Cooper S with Stage 3 upgrade kit -
that mazda has an enormous antenna