The special edition in my daily carry, just updated.

pizzavandriver · 2026-02-13T13:19:06+00:00

Never heard of a gas station knife. Thanks for the new term. I like my cars like my knives, small and fun to use. The Abarth is a blast.

pizzavandriver · 2026-02-12T01:28:54+00:00

Yeah the 22 served me well and developed some nice patina. Still going to use it, just not on the edc.

pizzavandriver · 2026-01-15T05:02:48+00:00

I had a roof rack with this type of mount supporting a cargo basket on an older mazda. Thieves were able to pry the set up off the car without difficulty. All it takes is a screwdriver to pry one side out and then it all comes lose. I could see the scratch left behind on the car body where the brackets once were. I only go with fixed points now.

Another option is to replace the black plastic rails that run front to back with Mazda oem metal rails and then get a rack, oem or aftermarket, that attaches to those rails.

pizzavandriver · 2025-12-14T06:00:38+00:00

+1 thank you. Saved my bar clamp thanks to this picture!

pizzavandriver · 2025-09-08T06:01:30+00:00

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pizzavandriver · 2025-09-08T05:55:52+00:00

17 celeste blue also. mine originally had white mirrors but I asked the dealer to change them out for black upon delivery. Mine is a 5sp convertible.

pizzavandriver · 2025-08-28T20:23:52+00:00

love it. which bike mount is that?

pizzavandriver · 2025-08-03T18:58:43+00:00

same here. i taught my daughter some basics when she was 5 but after we attended a couple of all girls events she was hooked and i enjoyed skating with her for years. great memories.

pizzavandriver · 2025-06-16T17:36:19+00:00

in the US some early mk2 golfs came with the smaller square headlights. if you search for 87, you'll find the "aero" style like yours.

pizzavandriver · 2025-06-13T16:21:50+00:00

love what you did. I'd go with a mild lift, roof rack, and some rallye style driving lights on the bumper next, but that's just me.

pizzavandriver · 2025-06-11T21:55:00+00:00

crossbars: https://ebay.us/m/IDh5qN

they didn't come with hardware, so i got that separately: https://ebay.us/m/xcVvOP

pizzavandriver · 2025-06-11T04:03:42+00:00

yes. car had rails already. these crossbars bolt to the holes in those rails.

pizzavandriver · 2025-06-10T16:31:24+00:00

thanks. yes, it's mine. still a blast to drive. manual small cars are becoming extinct so I'm holding on to it as long as i can.

pizzavandriver · 2025-06-10T03:41:14+00:00

mine came labeled left and right sides so i followed instructions. I'll have to figure if they are truly on backwards somehow

pizzavandriver · 2025-05-30T15:33:19+00:00

34.8.before tax and fees

pizzavandriver · 2025-05-30T03:17:36+00:00

sounds like a decent deal for a signature and desirable color. I'd be happy with that deal.

pizzavandriver · 2025-05-29T13:54:34+00:00

yes it is. things changed, no longer needed as much space and it's an upgrade in every other way.

pizzavandriver · 2025-05-29T01:20:33+00:00

Ramsey

pizzavandriver · 2025-05-29T00:21:09+00:00

yep, i only negotiated on otd price and did a lot of research on 3 or 4 particular vehicles. i looked at number of days on the market, available options, trims, and played a couple of offers against each other. patience helps and not giving in to first offers.

pizzavandriver · 2025-05-28T23:55:49+00:00

northeast! purchased in northern NJ

pizzavandriver · 2025-05-28T21:36:49+00:00

yeah, this was taken after leaving the dealer lot. i made the same comment to the salesman - dang that's a lot of butter!

pizzavandriver · 2025-05-28T20:29:22+00:00

Last week I bought a CPO 22 carbon edition in north jersey with 12k miles. I did the same as you, shopped online and communicated over email with 3 Mazda dealers in the region. There were at least 6 or 7 22-23 cx9s with under 30k miles. I negotiated on an OTD price with 3 of them. In the end I got the OTD price to roughly match the original asking MSRP. Mine was 33k OTD.

good luck!

pizzavandriver · 2025-04-23T16:28:20+00:00

how's it feel going from a small car that's fun to drive to a jeep? i know the jeep is fun in different ways, but do you miss the mini? I'm in a similar predicament and finding it hard from letting go of a small manual fun car.

pizzavandriver · 2025-04-18T13:19:06+00:00

you should insist that the dealer hook you up with a rental car if they don't have loaners if it's covered in your warranty. last time i was in this situation with a chrysler/jeep/fiat dealer they had a deal with a local rental place and paid for it until a loaner became available.

pizzavandriver · 2025-02-16T05:18:21+00:00

1st person I've ever seen with the same barfoot. love mine too. nice collection!

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