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Are there any throttle response upgrades for the normal non-Speed Mazda3? I really hate the delay programmed into the electronic throttle when I clutch in.
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I'm thinking of upgrading my Mazda 3 to a Mazdaspeed6 (bigger back seat, more power, AWD is nice). Any known problems or issues with the 2006 model year?
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Feb 17, 2009 02:20
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Frosty- posted:The clutch is really funky and will piss you off until you become immune to it. Yeah I just test drove a speed6 tonight and liked it. I also test drove a GTO and honestly the GTO is a better car for me, more raw power and fun. However the Mazda dealer I was at has had a couple speed6's on their lot for ~6 months now and they aren't going anywhere soon. I'm gonna offer a super hard bargain, take my '05 Mazda3 and I kick in a few grand for the Mazdaspeed6. I get a bigger Mazda with more power and the dealer gets a car that's much easier to sell. It's unfortunate that the speed6 was such a flop--it's not fast enough for the enthusiast crowd and not luxurious for the high end crowd. If they don't bite oh well, but if they do then I get a speed6 for 12-14ish. edit: I thought the clutch was fine on the speed6. I might just be used to Mazda's clutch though.
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Feb 17, 2009 07:18
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GET EM SLUGGER posted:Anyone want to buy a slightly used Accessport for MS6? I'd rather sell it and just buy a downpipe or something. The lack of support for the 6 is bothering me. I guess if I wanted to mod I should have bought an MS3. If I get a speed6 soon I might be interested. What can the access port do with a stock speed6? Can you upload different tunes for more power when you want it? Do you need to get intake, downpipe, etc.? How bad is the lack of support?
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Feb 17, 2009 07:21
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Does a stock '06 speed6 need 93 octane fuel for best performance? I noticed the Mazda page here lists it. I don't think there are any 93 octane stations around where I live though. Wasn't this a big problem when the speed6 was released, they tuned it for 93 but most people can only run 91 so performance suffers?
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Feb 18, 2009 01:35
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Yeah I'm trying to find as many issues as I can to bring up when negotiating with the dealer. I'm hoping I can get one for 13k out the door ('06 sport model with 25k miles).
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Feb 18, 2009 02:21
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DreamOn13 posted:Holy poo poo are they really dropping down that low? When I was looking at the MS3 they were still around 20k or so, and this was about a year ago. They're asking 17900 for the speed6 but between it and another speed6 sitting on their lot for 6 months, the need for 93 octane in an area that only gets 91 and 92, looks only a mother can love (good luck moving these older 6's when the new ones are all over the lot), and a printout of completed ebay auctions where none have sold for more than 13k I think I have a good chance.
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Feb 18, 2009 11:40
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Christ I have to vent somewhere, I'm days away from trading my Mazda3 in for a new car and some rear end in a top hat just scraped the bumper in a parking lot. No note or anything and now I have to pray the scratches will rub out decently. loving Mazda curse! 
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Feb 23, 2009 00:42
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Kynetx posted:Hey, speaking of all this "weather"-related poo poo... I live in the Pacific Northwest and rain is a fair more likely hazard than a couple of snow days (when I'm more likely to drive the '78 F150 anyway), so what's a good "rain tire"? There used to be the Aquatread. Does anyone make anything remotely similar? I would look for good all season tires. Tirerack is nice because people can rate characteristics of each tire like its rain performance, so look for one with high rain performance. I have a set of summer tires with great rain performance and they're fine in these rainy Seattle falls. Be careful about winter this year--if La Nina comes through as bad as they predict we could be in for a repeat of 3 years ago.
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