{"id":5185,"date":"2022-01-22T03:20:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T17:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/?p=5185"},"modified":"2026-09-04T14:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:07:50","slug":"car-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/2022\/01\/car-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s happening much faster than I expected, but by the end of the month I should be the new owner of a Mazda CX-30 Hybrid, after getting a surprisingly good trade-in deal on my 2018 Mazda 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had been considering a Toyota hybrid because I like the way its petrol-electric system works and the fuel savings are impressive. But after test-driving a Yaris Cross, I realised I wasn\u2019t ready to give up the driving feel and comfort I\u2019m used to with Mazda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hubby converted me to Mazda years ago, and I\u2019ve had a great run with my Mazda 3s. The CX-30 feels like a natural next step \u2014 a little higher, roomier, and still very nice to drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mazda\u2019s hybrid system is much milder than Toyota\u2019s, so the fuel savings are fairly modest. But I expect to be driving less for the foreseeable future anyway, which made the compromise easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CX-30 should also suit Jo well, with plenty of room for her wheelchair and only a small increase in height from the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, Sonic Silver it is, with tinted windows and a few extras thrown in. I\u2019m looking forward to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new car came sooner than expected, after a test drive reminded me that practicality matters \u2014 but so does enjoying the drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[384],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5185"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6597,"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5185\/revisions\/6597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamjak.com\/ma2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}