Yup... that's my car. A Mazda3 Sakata.

It's a year old today, less than 9 thousand miles on the clock, and a beautiful shade of blue. The Sakatas were extremely limited, only 750 of them were produced!

It had only been dropped off at the dealership that morning by the previous owner who'd part-exchanged it for an RX-8. There are a few minor scratches and a couple little gouges in the rear bumper near the latch for the boot. Nothing major. The dealer will sort all this out before I take full ownership, as well as giving it its first service and cleaning it from top to bottom.

I pick it up next Saturday, and I can't wait.