2020 CX-30 Machine Gray Premium FWD, 2020 Soul Red Crystal MX-5 RF GT
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I used to work for one of the top selling Mazda dealer groups in the nation, was the PR Director and President of our local Miata club, and I've owned a second gen RX-7 turbo and five Miatas, whereas my wife has had Honda Accord coupes since we have been together. She has always loved my Miatas and I had always hoped to finally get her into one, whether it was her own Miata or something else. After she was involved in a hit and run a few weeks ago, and she is OK by the way, the insurance company totaled her car and since I have a 2017 MX-5 Miata RF LE, she figured it would be a good idea to get a compact crossover instead of another coupe. I also have what I call my beater, which is a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe that was given to me by the family of one of my best friends after he passed away a few years back. It is truly a beater, with peeling clear coat, faded paint, hail damage and other dents and dings, and it has 150k miles, so I drive it when the weather is bad or when we need to haul some things. We know it is probably not going to last a lot longer and we don't want to put a lot of money into it so my wife figured a fun sport crossover would be a good choice as her daily driver. I figured she would want to check out the CRV and HRV since she had enjoyed her Hondas, as I have I in the past with Preludes, S2000's and Civic and Accord coupes myself but after driving the CX-30, she was hooked.
I took a fully loaded CX-5 home last Saturday, and while it was very nice, it felt a bit large for her as she is only 5' 4" and weighs about 120 pounds, plus she didn't like how the seats felt. I knew she would like the size of the CX-30 or maybe even the Mazda3 hatch better but had to try the CX-5 to be sure. After we took the CX-5 back, I drove the CX-30 first then turned it over to her and we both loved it. She looked at the Mazda3 hatch after we got back from the CX-30 drive but she didn't want to drive it then since she liked sitting up higher as well as having a bit more room inside. Plus the price was about the same for a comparable model.
She really wanted a sunroof so I explained that she would have to get the Premium for that and asked if the extra money was worth it. We then looked at a Preferred but she liked the seats in the Premium better plus the heads up, power lift gate, and a few other extras made the decision easy. As far as colors went, Machine Gray was her first choice since she loves it on my RF and because it blends well with the plastic cladding but she didn't want black or dark blue. Then it was time to decide on the interior color. She usually prefers a lighter interior but felt that the white leather was such a contrast and that without any of the same color in the door panels that it just didn't look as good as she had hoped, so the Machine Gray over black FWD CX-30 that we test drove was exactly what she wanted.
We drove it home Saturday evening, signed the papers on Wednesday and got the rear cargo tray and tonneau cover then as well. I picked up the high wall floor mats, sun shade, rear bumper protector today and will put the first two in there tonight to surprise her in the morning. I'll probably wait on installing the rear bumper protector until I can take it to our garage at work where I have a lot more room and better lighting.
Fortunately, when we go out and don't take the Miata, I always drive so she can read or catch up on writing work records, so I will be driving it quite a bit and am already thinking about getting one for myself when the Hyundai finally wears out.
I look forward to posting, sharing, and learning here as I have enjoyed doing on the Miataforum since 1999, where I am not only a member but a moderator as well.
I took a fully loaded CX-5 home last Saturday, and while it was very nice, it felt a bit large for her as she is only 5' 4" and weighs about 120 pounds, plus she didn't like how the seats felt. I knew she would like the size of the CX-30 or maybe even the Mazda3 hatch better but had to try the CX-5 to be sure. After we took the CX-5 back, I drove the CX-30 first then turned it over to her and we both loved it. She looked at the Mazda3 hatch after we got back from the CX-30 drive but she didn't want to drive it then since she liked sitting up higher as well as having a bit more room inside. Plus the price was about the same for a comparable model.
She really wanted a sunroof so I explained that she would have to get the Premium for that and asked if the extra money was worth it. We then looked at a Preferred but she liked the seats in the Premium better plus the heads up, power lift gate, and a few other extras made the decision easy. As far as colors went, Machine Gray was her first choice since she loves it on my RF and because it blends well with the plastic cladding but she didn't want black or dark blue. Then it was time to decide on the interior color. She usually prefers a lighter interior but felt that the white leather was such a contrast and that without any of the same color in the door panels that it just didn't look as good as she had hoped, so the Machine Gray over black FWD CX-30 that we test drove was exactly what she wanted.
We drove it home Saturday evening, signed the papers on Wednesday and got the rear cargo tray and tonneau cover then as well. I picked up the high wall floor mats, sun shade, rear bumper protector today and will put the first two in there tonight to surprise her in the morning. I'll probably wait on installing the rear bumper protector until I can take it to our garage at work where I have a lot more room and better lighting.
Fortunately, when we go out and don't take the Miata, I always drive so she can read or catch up on writing work records, so I will be driving it quite a bit and am already thinking about getting one for myself when the Hyundai finally wears out.
I look forward to posting, sharing, and learning here as I have enjoyed doing on the Miataforum since 1999, where I am not only a member but a moderator as well.
