Passing the Keys

Todd, a friend of GRM, flew down from Chicago to buy our Mazdaspeed3 project car. Coming from a Mazda RX-8, he giggled at the incredible torque this car delivers. A proper four-door was on the shopping list right as this car went on sale. With a thumbs-up from his wife, he hopped a plane for Daytona Beach.

After a night in town, he hit the road for Chicago at 5 a.m. Zero patience for left-lane hoggers—aided by the 'speed3's excellent top-gear acceleration—along with short stops and a bit of determination got him home before midnight. He's going to see if his RX-8 snow tires will fit; we wish him luck in those brutal Chicago winters. We're glad this car is going to a good home.

Great deal on a great car. Consider me jealous.

cool, I hope to see it around the Chicago area (of course, we are a big city and I might NOT ever see it)

Boy am I gonna miss that thing, but it does my heart good to know it continues to spread joy wherever it leaves thick, black stripes on the road.

Is this worse than selling your Corvette FRC?

In reply to JG Pasterjak :

Im pretty sure I own this car now... 

Cool!  Looking forward to an update.

Let's hope he has a winter beater. Otherwise that thing will vaporize in 5 years or less.

I swallowed keys once, too. Pray they don't come out sideways.