Originally Posted by devin mac
(Post 250489)
i'm with ya, dude. i came to the same conclusion and traded my POS daily in for a vanilla '08 mazda3. i test drove and thought about spending some extra dough for a ms3, but realized there's not really a reason to, if all i need out of it is comfort, mileage, and reliability.
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As much as i like Mazdas i'd have to go with a WRX over the MS3. My brother has a wagon and it's the tits for a daily.
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when it comes to gas mileage
FWD>AWD...but other than that, not so much! |
Originally Posted by Zabac
(Post 250615)
when it comes to gas mileage
FWD>AWD...but other than that, not so much! |
What about actual gas mileage? I don't look at ratings too much, they are more of a referrence point to me.
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Originally Posted by Zabac
(Post 250621)
What about actual gas mileage? I don't look at ratings too much, they are more of a referrence point to me.
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Originally Posted by Ben
(Post 250487)
I like the MS3. Easy upgrade path to 300+whp. I've got a Mazdaspeed intake for it you might want. I'll hook you up.
Like he'd actually install it. :bang: |
Originally Posted by miatamania
(Post 250586)
Lay of the fag...:fawk:
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i've always liked those, and this particular one looks sick
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if i bought a wrx i'd be too tempted to mod it out...buy a old corolla or camry. toyotas run forever.
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Originally Posted by Zabac
(Post 250621)
What about actual gas mileage? I don't look at ratings too much, they are more of a referrence point to me.
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There was an MS3 last week at a BMW lapping day. Had the noisiest tires on the track. They were howling every time he just thought about turning the wheel. It was a FWD car in a RWD world being a Bimmer meet. It was whoopin up on most of the Beemer brigade though. Never got to talk to him to see what mods had been done if any.
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Originally Posted by rollin904
(Post 250655)
if i bought a wrx i'd be too tempted to mod it out...buy a old corolla or camry. toyotas run forever.
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Originally Posted by BenR
(Post 250631)
Like he'd actually install it. :bang:
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Originally Posted by MX5-4me
(Post 250607)
As much as i like Mazdas i'd have to go with a WRX over the MS3. My brother has a wagon and it's the tits for a daily.
Originally Posted by Zabac
(Post 250615)
when it comes to gas mileage
FWD>AWD...but other than that, not so much!
Originally Posted by Zabac
(Post 250621)
What about actual gas mileage? I don't look at ratings too much, they are more of a referrence point to me.
Originally Posted by Stein
(Post 250673)
I don't know about the MS3, but my 04 WRX returned 27-28 consistently on the hwy/interstate, where it spent most of it's life. It was a good car for a salesman/DD. Fast enough, AWD FTW.
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Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 250904)
27-28mpg???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1:eek5: DUDE that is insane.......srsly, unless you fucking drive 30mph on the freeway i am amazed at those numbers
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fuck that, I got 20mpg highway in the outback.
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You lot are just like my buddies here. The trick is to have a r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e car for a daily driver. Once you have that, you do one very critical thing: You "Leave it alone!" I know this is hard for many of us here, but believe me, it is for the best. I keep a very strict line between my Miata (just for fun) and my BMW (keep bone stock). I strongly recommend this setup.
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Originally Posted by Torkel
(Post 250931)
You lot are just like my buddies here. The trick is to have a r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e car for a daily driver. Once you have that, you do one very critical thing: You "Leave it alone!" I know this is hard for many of us here, but believe me, it is for the best. I keep a very strict line between my Miata (just for fun) and my BMW (keep bone stock). I strongly recommend this setup.
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Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 250934)
I hate fucking with cars all the god damn time. I don't have the time or money to fuck with the miata, def. no another car...and why even fuck with FWD gaydom? I'm still thinking about a base model hatch, but I would enjoy the ms3 a lot more even though its another $10k. I might still consider a used one, but I won't find a white car.
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