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    Bought a new car

    It was time. We traded in the 06, 3 for a 16 Toyota Camry SE. Very nice
    1991 Protege LX with GTX swap, DD
    1990 4WD Protege with GTX swap, Project/garage decoration
    2006 Mazda 3 with 2.3, Her car
    1980 Ford F100 Short bed with 300ci 6 cylinder, work truck/home for moss

    #2
    pics or it didn't happen!!
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    1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi




    I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"
    he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it

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      #3
      Indeed.

      By the way, I've heard that a Mazda 3 (at least the old ones) can get extremely expensive when they break. Is that true?

      Oh, and when I hear Camry, I immediately think of the old 90's ones. I know one with 580k km on the original engine, ever opened. It smokes a little bit when cold, but that's it.
      '87 Mazda 323 SL - daily driver, backup show car (being restored as I get time)
      '82 BMW 518i (E12/8) with 32/34 Weber and Simota cone - old show car (stolen)
      '70 VW 411L Auto - show/restoration project to replace 518i - sold
      '99 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster - show project

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        #4
        are we talking the camry with 320+hp that is a VERY fast car?

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          #5
          It's not 320 hp. lol It does get up though. The 3 had some pretty annoying shifting issues that the Camry doesn't have. It's smooth as silk when acceleration which makes the 178 hp feel very well matched.
          It's a better car in almost every way.
          I think one of the speakers in the dash is blown though. I get a little noise bumpy songs.

          I'm not sure about the expensive part. I do know the TCM cost me $500 to get a new one, and that's with me replacing it. I put knew pads and rotors on the front a while back and I don't remember that being too much.

          I'll get some pics up as soon as I can catch up with it. The wife really likes it.
          1991 Protege LX with GTX swap, DD
          1990 4WD Protege with GTX swap, Project/garage decoration
          2006 Mazda 3 with 2.3, Her car
          1980 Ford F100 Short bed with 300ci 6 cylinder, work truck/home for moss

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            #6
            The engine is so clean
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            1991 Protege LX with GTX swap, DD
            1990 4WD Protege with GTX swap, Project/garage decoration
            2006 Mazda 3 with 2.3, Her car
            1980 Ford F100 Short bed with 300ci 6 cylinder, work truck/home for moss

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              #7
              Nice. We repo a ton of these. They're nice little cars.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Pox View Post
                Nice. We repo a ton of these. They're nice little cars.

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                I wouldn't call a 4.8m Camry little.
                '87 Mazda 323 SL - daily driver, backup show car (being restored as I get time)
                '82 BMW 518i (E12/8) with 32/34 Weber and Simota cone - old show car (stolen)
                '70 VW 411L Auto - show/restoration project to replace 518i - sold
                '99 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster - show project

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                  #9
                  It drives like a big car, but then I drive a Protege. Everything drives like a big car.
                  1991 Protege LX with GTX swap, DD
                  1990 4WD Protege with GTX swap, Project/garage decoration
                  2006 Mazda 3 with 2.3, Her car
                  1980 Ford F100 Short bed with 300ci 6 cylinder, work truck/home for moss

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                    #10
                    Haha so true. The protege looks like a damn midget next to modern cars.

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                      #11
                      Not many cars today are only 4m. Even my 1970 VW is considerably longer (4.5m, but it's only 1.63 wide).

                      I had a quick look at the specs, the latest Micra is 4m...
                      '87 Mazda 323 SL - daily driver, backup show car (being restored as I get time)
                      '82 BMW 518i (E12/8) with 32/34 Weber and Simota cone - old show car (stolen)
                      '70 VW 411L Auto - show/restoration project to replace 518i - sold
                      '99 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster - show project

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