I missed the fun factor of the point-n-shoot driving that the 3 delivers. We never were into the off road thing so we went back to a purely street car. 4-WD was a bit of a waste for us and it was just time for something different.
I never thought in a million years that I would leave Mama Mopar and buy a Japanese car, but the bang-for-the-buck value and fun of the 3 was overwhelming. Mazda has the 0% financing deal and they gave me more in trade than I thought the KJ was worth.
I will miss the engine being oriented the way God intended...driving the rear wheels (most of the time).
It's been a long time since I had a FWD car on a daily basis.