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Originally posted by mx3TT I liked the Mazda 3 when I saw it at the auto show in NYC last year. Post some pics of your new ride.
i wasnt talking about mine, i dont have one....i wish...shoot, the lights look like the RX8!! i want one, but i doubt i can trade my car in....i'd be top heavy (or whatever they call it)
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Protege is going back to stock...its time for a change...she will be traded in soon.
For Sale:
4 17" exel TZ 7 rims w/2 good tires (other 2 need to be replaced) -- $150
I personally don't like the look of it as much as the P5 but everything I've read about it has been positive. If I get one in the few years (very likey) I hope the styling changes a little. I doors sit too high and I don't much like the raised hood and trianglar window behind the rear passenger window. And that front grill has to go. But spec-wise the car looks very good.
I drove one today and the inside is absolutely beautiful...IMHO it gives VW a run for it's money with it's look and feel. On the road, it's a great ride. It's faster than my '02 Pro ES and it handles more smoothly with a more refined feel and I'd say it handles better. It does not feel as "tippy" as some would have you believe. The only thing I can say is that there's still a lot of wind noise, but the engine noise is less than in a Pro. If it wasn't for the fact that I owe too much on my Pro, I'd be the proud owner of a silver 3 5 door right now!! :D
i think the car sits on stilts. it need a 2-3" drop and it would look good. also the looks are nice, and the platform is the same as the volvo, so a turbo motor is avalible, be it a 5 cyl.
When you turn your car on... does it return the favor?
Originally posted by goldstar
Yes, still have it. It was my attempt to immortalize you in verse.
A Protege driver named Brock
Once said 7 seconds he'd clock.
So his engine he goosed
With much too much boost,
And drove a rod through his block.
Originally posted by Protoss i think the car sits on stilts. it need a 2-3" drop and it would look good.
I don't understand that statement.
There was a post a while ago with a side-by-side pic of a Pro5 and a 3, and though the 3 may look taller & narrower in pictures (I thought so too), it is not.
So the 3 is a full 2" wider, a negligible .1" shorter, and has a miniscule .2" more ground clearance.
I need to see one in person - but the comparo pics really showed how the 5 and 3 match up, and made the 3 look FAR less Jetta-like, and much more low-slung and sporty.
Maybe someone can find the pic I'm referring to.....
Originally posted by hihoslva I don't understand that statement.
There was a post a while ago with a side-by-side pic of a Pro5 and a 3, and though the 3 may look taller & narrower in pictures (I thought so too), it is not.
So the 3 is a full 2" wider, a negligible .1" shorter, and has a miniscule .2" more ground clearance.
I need to see one in person - but the comparo pics really showed how the 5 and 3 match up, and made the 3 look FAR less Jetta-like, and much more low-slung and sporty.
Maybe someone can find the pic I'm referring to.....
~HH
I think the 3 looks taller because the hood sits higher than the P5 and the doors are taller. If they lower the hood and doors, I'd buy one for sure. Maybe in a few years with the 2nd or 3rd gens I'll get one.
2002 Blackmica P5
CAI - MSP springs - Brembo cross-drilled rotors & KVR pads - Ground wires - Ignition wires - Silverstars - Eurolites - Pilot fogs - Toyo TPTs - Tint - Blue calipers & strut bar - Batsymbol in rear window
the illusion is in the curves of the car, it still _LOOKS_ taller. it is by .2" but that is negligable. but the upper shape of the fenders also give it that "on stilts look". i know it is as tall as but the looks are decieving.
When you turn your car on... does it return the favor?
Originally posted by goldstar
Yes, still have it. It was my attempt to immortalize you in verse.
A Protege driver named Brock
Once said 7 seconds he'd clock.
So his engine he goosed
With much too much boost,
And drove a rod through his block.
I only sat in the Mazda3 sedan but i test drove the M3 5-door.
The engine, interior, handling and basically the whole aspect of quality of build is ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING!!!
I thought i was gettin into a german car, i swear!
I would definitely get the M3 5-door over anything and was even considering replacing my baby (the 323) with a Mazda3... but i couldn't.
And there's no money to fix the 323, let alone for car payments on a second car right now
JDM nut & AutoXer: 1992Blaze RedMazda 323 S 262,000 miles and kickin... and got some wicked new goodies recently... BP Engine Build: Soon... Engine on the garage floor, parts on order
"Ever seen a 323 on Anthracite 17" OZ Superleggeras?!?! ...... and more importantly ever seen one with matching 15" Superleggeras for Autox??"
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