Well, last week my mom totaled her 99 Maxima SE(her fault). Being the satisfied 2nd Gen Protege driver that I am, I persuaded her to look at the Mazda dealership before buying a 2001 Maxima. First we testdrove a 6s hatch and she wasnt impressed. After a little coaxing she was willing to try a silver 5 door 3. She instantly loved the car. On Wednesday we pick up a silver 5 door Mazda 3 with ABS/SAB/SAC and Moonroof/6CD packages. Unfortunately she opted for the automatic(she loved the 5 speed but sits through stop and go traffic for an hour every moring and afternoon in her comute to work).

Cant wait to drive it home when she takes the rental car back.