Long Term Update 8: 2011 Mazda2

I thought MT's new way of doing long term tests was a good idea. Maybe I was wrong. I can't believe I just read a whole article where you blamed your $15k car for your dumbass mistakes.

"OMG I drove 25 minutes in the wrong direction! Stupid car! Why don't you have SATNAV!?!"

"OMG I have to use the IPOD to control my music?? This is just getting out of hand with the sheer lunacy of it all!"

"I cannot EVEN believe I have to use my LEFT hand, which is on the steering wheel way more often than my right, to change the volume. Ridiculous!"

I mean seriously. #whitewhine

Lol...The steering wheel controls are placed correctly as buerger explained.  You don't need cruise control if you're shifting gears!  By the way, its funny how quickly people forget to bring/use a map after getting used to nav systems.  Don't blame driver error on a feature the car does not offer.  That's why Garmin, TomTom, Magellan, and many others offer portable navs that anyone can afford.  

If those are your only complaints, then I'd say the Mazda2 is near-perfection for its class.

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