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KakerMix posted:Nobody wants to go 130 mph in an 82 Acty you guys gear it for 80 and rev it out 5 times getting there. *light goes green* bwaaaaaaap bwaaaaaaaaap bwaaaaaaaaap bwaaaaaaaaaaap bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap *gets passed by a UPS* truck
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Two ways to go about it, lower it and widebody or raise it and go muddin'. Both would be a blast with a bike engine. You could safely do 150 with one and Jeep drivers would be so confused hearing a bike engine on the trails with the other.
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Digital_Jesus posted:Detail Day    Trying out a tire shine for the first time. I don't want anything super glossy, just a nice deep matte finish. This one was from Griot's, it's not bad. 
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um excuse me posted:Two ways to go about it, lower it and widebody or raise it and go muddin'. Both would be a blast with a bike engine. You could safely do 150 with one and Jeep drivers would be so confused hearing a bike engine on the trails with the other. hoonigan built a rotary powered pit truck with a one-off rocket bunny kit https://www.instagram.com/p/BwVWcxCBfeP/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BwUibvJBePP/ called brap pit
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Powershift posted:hoonigan built a rotary powered pit truck with a one-off rocket bunny kit I would daily this to work.
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I still really like the first gen Speed3's. It is cool that you have kept the car as long as you have. How many miles/problems have you had so far?
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It's weird seeing that gen of 3 with all it's sheet metal still in solid form. There aren't many modern vehicles i could see becoming collectibles, but a clean speed 3 is definitely one of them.
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I'm the second owner. I bought it about 8 years ago with 11k miles and currently have a little under 91k miles. Problems wise: The passenger Bose speaker has blown out twice and I don't know why. The first time it was still under warranty, but this time I'm trying to decide what to replace it with. I'm thinking if I plan to keep the car for a few more years I'll also get some sort of head unit with Android auto, as well. The passenger motor mount failed sometime maybe a year and a half ago. It was pretty easy to replace with an OEM unit but I sometimes wonder if I should've used an aftermarket mount instead. I got the P0401(?) engine code a few years ago for a clogged or stuck EGR valve. I pulled it out and soaked it in carb cleaner and haven't had another code since that one. I figure if it ever comes back I'll delete it and finally get a Cobb AP. Lastly I'm currently dealing with some suspension clunks. The rear end clunks going over bumps at an angle in spite of replacing g the original endlinks with some new Moog ones. I installed the JBR rear seat bar at the same time. Maybe I just need to grease up the endlinks again and they're just noisy. Idk. The rear bumpstops are also shot. The front end also clunks and I believe that is due to shot strut tophats and bearings. As best I could tell, all of the bushings looked intact and I don't feel like I have the energy to buy a press and remove/replace all of them or spend a similar amount of money for the tool to replace all of the arms. Either way, on my list of repairs to so are Koni SAS/FSD struts, bumpstops, bearings, and hope it refreshes the car. All in all it has been very reliable doing very limited maintenance: oil, coolant flush and thermostat once, brakes, etc. Edit: there are some rock chips and dents on the hood and roof line right above the windshield and the windshield is a bit pitted. I'm tempted to borrow my friend's DA buffer and buy a glass polishing kit-- and then do some sort of ceramic coat on the glass to keep it going. I've read mixed reviews about replacement non OE glass and the rain sensing wipers not working. MetaJew fucked around with this message at 22:26 on May 7, 2019 |
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I traded my 2008 in to a dealer for $5k last year and I regret it 100%. It didn't even have 70k on it, and beyond a few dings and dents was in perfect shape. I was tired of its maintenance, which I had already solved most of, and the siren song of 500 horsepower made me stupid.
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TheFonz posted:I traded my 2008 in to a dealer for $5k last year and I regret it 100%. It didn't even have 70k on it, and beyond a few dings and dents was in perfect shape. Not many current cars really excited me or do I feel like I can justify the cost. I'd like to test drive a Focus RS and a 2019 Civic Type R but I hear the latter really can't be test drive , and I don't think I want to take on $40k of debt or whatever either would cost me. I would love to import something stupid like an AZ-1 and then maybe get some sort of EV for a daily but I'm sure the Taycan will be out of my budget, my friend with a Model S has shown me how stupid a lot of Tesla's design decisions are, etc. But also having a hobby like woodworking and doing an occasional motorcycle track day means owning my own truck would be very handy... (Based on current expected prices, the Rivian is out.) I'm just gonna keep the MS3 for the foreseeable future.
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FWIW I test drove a Focus RS that was going for 29, less than 30k miles on it. The dealer pretended not to know about the gasket issue at all which turned me off. Great car, felt better than the year younger STI I drove as well.
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I deeply, deeply miss my 08.5 MS3. That was such a bonkers little car. So much cleaner looking than the second gen too. I got thousands more for mine than they were going for locally because it wasn't sticker bombed with plastidipped green wheels and monster stickers. It was basically stock. I'm in the NE though and rust was definitely beginning to be a concern. The body was okay but it was already looking like a horror show under the car. I sold it with 50k in 2015. 
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I traded my 08.0 in on a brand new 3 back in 2016. It had a fairly average respray on the roof (stone chips) and some curb damage on a wheel but was otherwise immaculate and had like 40k miles. Definitely still regretting that one but at the time I needed a dead reliable car and I was always a little worried about the Speed3. E. Subsequent owner modded it which is a bit of a shame. 
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gently caress, now I'm sad. I'm going to go do a burnout.
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TheFonz posted:gently caress, now I'm sad. I'm going to go do a burnout. Good man. I really liked my 08.5 until it ate a cam bearing and needed a small block after 1 year and 14k miles. Mazda fixed it and I traded it on my G8, but I still miss it. 
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I have a second gen Mazda3 (not speed  ) and drat do the first ones look better IMO. The joker smile didn't age well even though I know what it was trying to invoke. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Furai
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I miss my 08.5 Speed3  I bought it with 50k miles on it and put almost 50k on it before I got rid of it for my Wrangler.
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I too miss my 08.5 Speed3. It was the first car I ever bought new and I regret selling it. Took a huge bath on it selling it in 2009 after only about a year of ownership. I was scared I was going to lose my job with everything in the shitter at that point, so a car payment seemed like a bad idea. It was a crystal white pearl GT and it was a great and fun car for the short time I had it.
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I like the Speed3, but always wanted a Speed6 because most people have no idea what it is. Also thought it was kind of funny that spiders love them. Maybe I'll buy one someday. Anyways, I dialed in my ride height on my MR2 to where I want it.    
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Mazda assured us that the Speed6 was safe from the spider crisis!
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Rhyno posted:Mazda assured us that the Speed6 was safe from the spider crisis! Sounds like something that a human controlled by a spider host would say.
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We resent that!
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Powershift posted:hoonigan built a rotary powered pit truck with a one-off rocket bunny kit Build video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42u9DQmbS3I
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Wow, we go from talking about Speed3s and making me miss mine, to gorgeous AW11 photos, which thankfully I technically still own my AW11, but it's been in storage for a decade +. More Burnouts to make me feel better.
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MasonF posted:Anyways, I dialed in my ride height on my MR2 to where I want it. This car is grossly hot. What's going on with the tape measures and the aluminum panel? Is this some sort of alignment/camber trick (I have no idea what I'm doing)
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Toe measurement using the ghetto method.
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Do those tires not come in the right size to fit on the rear wheels?
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MasonF posted:Maybe I'll buy one someday. Good luck finding one that hasn't had the emblems cut into an M or has other stupid mods and rust. um excuse me posted:Toe measurement using the ghetto method. He's using toe plates, that's not ghetto at all. Just because it isn't using a fancy machine with lasers doesn't make it work less. That is one bitchin' Mister 2.
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Yea it works, it's just not the current best practice, which is a laser system. Dont get me wrong, I've done it between laser alignments.
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TheFonz posted:Wow, we go from talking about Speed3s and making me miss mine, to gorgeous AW11 photos, which thankfully I technically still own my AW11, but it's been in storage for a decade +. I think I'm the only person in AI to have owned a MS3, loved it, sold it, and don't miss it. I do want another quick car now, though.
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I miss it in the sense of I would love it as a second car that I would not care if I blew up due to upping boost. I do not miss it at all as my only car. It always felt like it was right on the edge of another big thing breaking.
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especially at 125k miles. I feel bad for whoever paid 10k+ for mine at a dealer because they probably got to throw a bunch of bushings and an A/C system at it right away.
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MasonF posted:I like the Speed3, but always wanted a Speed6 because most people have no idea what it is. Also thought it was kind of funny that spiders love them. Maybe I'll buy one someday. Your Mister is very cool. I enjoyed the MS6, having experienced every flavor of Mazda6. White was the color I would have preferred but Velocity Red Mica is one of the best colors in full sun I have ever seen.   Mine was a "Sport" so it had the cloth buckets that were wildly comfortable and had such great bolstering for my size. Far better seats than my 2005 6S Grand Sport leather.
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Yupppppppp. The real issue is ONLY having a big loving car, my desire for a MX-5/FT-86/GTI/Civic has now gone through the roof.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I enjoyed the MS6, having experienced every flavor of Mazda6. White was the color I would have preferred but Velocity Red Mica is one of the best colors in full sun I have ever seen. Yessssss. If the dealership had been sane at all on negotiations, I would have bought a new '04 Velocity Red MSM in late '05. The dealer still had over a dozen of the loving things new, unsold, next to NCs. TheFonz posted:Yupppppppp. "The Wrangler isn't even that big", I tell myself as I look through Craigslist yet again.
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