@Playthru, I actually got a quote from the internet manager and hardly did any negotiating. It may be that the car was purchased during Black Friday week and I had purchased 3 cars from them before.
@DJ999, thank you.
@ Vandal, thank you. I already have a CUV in the household, so the transition wasn't too bad. The CX-3 does not drive like a traditional CUV, imo. Cornering is much better and almost makes up for getting rid of the S2K(in terms of cornering not the shifting or the speed).
I had an 03(AP1) for 8 years and do miss it from time to time, mostly the redline, being a convertible and the shifting, best I've ever driven. What I don't miss is the tight interior, getting in and out of the car and the back pains from driving it. I will probably look to get another one later down the line, but most likely an AP2.
I do miss the instrument cluster and agree that it felt like a racing simulator, but the CX-3 Grand Touring has a pretty decent instrument cluster, the headup display and a digital speedo, which does remind me a little of the S2K