I have been lurking on the Mazda 3 forum. Looking at cars and reading about them. I really like how the 5 door looks. What keeps me from buying one is 1.depreciation- loose 5500$ in 2 yrs. 2. All the $ and time making my car right for me. 3. build quality of Mazda- not as good as Vibe or Matrix ? 4.Sell my car minus the wheels and buy a 03-04 Matrix XRS that has been modded out. 5. I must be nuts!!!!!!!!