New Car:
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Topic: New Car:
Posted By: tallen702
Subject: New Car:
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 10:23am
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Erin bought herself a new car yesterday. She got the Mazda 3 Sport hatchback. She almost bought the Mazdaspeed 3 Touring hatchback, but thought the extra $20/mo wasn't worth the extra 100hp. Girls are silly like that I guess. Anyway, it's a nice car, especially for $16,995.00USD ($1,000,000.00CAN). It keeps her payment under $300/mo which is what she wanted and it's still pretty fun to drive. I'll post pics when she gets back from work. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 10:26am
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Pretty nice car. I was driving behing one of those for a while yesterday. Now get her a giant wing and some decals for her birthday. :)
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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 10:27am
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Throw some D's on it.
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Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 10:38am
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dont you drive a mazda 3 as well? also, did she get the 2.0 or the 2.3? |
Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 12:03pm
| Neons, cat-back exhaust, CAI, New Rims, Tints and a 15 inch sub woofer will have her styling while she rolls. |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 12:09pm
| why waste money on a CAI? it doesnt make it sound or look any faster. |
Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 1:04pm
So after she wins a race, she can pop the hood and said "Yeah, even my engine looks better than your car." |
Eville wrote:Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 1:11pm
| she just needs to get some colored wires |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 1:30pm
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For us non-techy car people - what is a CAI and why do I want one? ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 1:35pm
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cold air intake. instead of taking in hot air with less oxygen by volume, it takes in cold air with more oxygen by volume which alows you to use more fuel per cycle which creates more power. it does that by moving the intake location from under the hood to typically inside the wheel well or somewhere else away from the engine. they are also usually insulated to keep the air cold. |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 1:38pm
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Aha. Thank you. Although your explanation seems inconsistent with the posts of eville and cdacadacadd. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 2:03pm
Que what? |
Posted By: Frozen Balls
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 2:04pm
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 2:15pm
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Eville - sorry, lost track of who I was replying to.
This is the exchange on my mind:
But it sounds like you are saying that a CAI does add HP?
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Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 2:22pm
| it does add HP. I was just saying that because all the things he listed were aesthetics that people commonly put on their car to make it look fast, ricers, if you will. the CAI adds horsepower but is located under the hood so no one can see it. His bit about the engine looking better is probably because CAIs are often chrome and colored, making the engine pretty. |
Posted By: notXXscared
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 2:27pm
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Tint it and put in a nice system.
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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 2:55pm
Word. Also, congrats on the new car. ------------- 
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Posted By: PaiNTbALLfReNzY
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 3:03pm
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In before female driver jokes.
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 4:49pm
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She got the 2.3L They don't make the hatchback in the 2.0 configuration. Minimum trim-line you can get with the hatchback is the 2.3s Sport Edition which is essentially power everything, the 2.3l engine, 17" 5 spoke alloy wheels, a nice stereo, bucket seats, etc. etc.
It's a nice car but doesn't stack up to the Mazda 6s Hatchback that I have. Of course, mine's got a 3L V6 in it. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 4:52pm
| the 2.3l duratech is a good engine, same one thats in my focus. nice cars those 3s are. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 5:47pm
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Actually, the 3 doesn't use the Duratech, it uses the MZR engine which is all Mazda made. The only Mazdas which use the Duratech engine are the 6s and the old (until 2004)MVP, which use the MZI edition (ford supplies the block and Mazda works their magic with it by adding VVT and a couple other non-standard additions). Erin's car uses 95% Japanese made parts and is assembled in Hiroshima Japan. It's a good engine, but I'm not sure yet as to how well it will hold up vs the Duratech. I know that my engine is at 75k miles and it is indestructible. The Duratech is indeed a great platform. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 5:51pm
Rambs- I was going for Sarcasm in my post. It was supposed to be a satire on the "ricer" image on any foreign car. As you can see, it failed pretty hard. Eville dead on about Cold Air Intakes. To Tallen- Congrats on the new car. Those Mazda 3s are very nice, a friend has one and I really like it. |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 5:56pm
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Mazdas are fantastic, grats. They last forever. ------------- 
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Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 7:00pm
did not know that. I just assumed that since the 6's used it the 3 would as well, then they have to go making it the same displacement...tricksy hobbitses. |
Posted By: .636
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 7:04pm
Get a new wife ------------- |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 7:24pm
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In before anyone whining about buying "durn furin cars." Oh, and congrats on the new car. ------------- 
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 7:58pm
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Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 7:59pm
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i think i'm the only man that doesn't care about the size of the engine in my car. i'm extremely happy with my 4 banger (lololol). |
Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 9:00pm
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No PCF. I don't care all that much.I need something with some decent acceleration or I will go crazy though. I tend to be doing 80 on the on ramp.... ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 9:04pm
When we go to Skunkwerx this fall well PIMP it like this...
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 9:15pm
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Is that what you did with the golf-cart money?! ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 9:16pm
Ford isn't on the message board anymore. |
Posted By: IMPULS3.
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 9:26pm
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 9:30pm
i wouldn't say im overly concerned about the size of the engine, but i do need something i can haul stuff around it, and possibly toss on a tow ball to hook up to a trailor or something, so i need something that will have decent to good pickup and be able to take a beating |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 10:30pm
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heck, i wouldn't even mind a mini-van. think about it... take the seats out and you basically have a truck with a cab, with the seats in you can haul around at least 6 ladies to a hot tub on the beach. |
Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 10:45pm
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Where does the 7th lady go?
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Posted By: slackerr26
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 11:03pm
she sits on someones lap, duh ------------- 
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 11:31pm
Easy there Detrev. and how does it smell? |
Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 11:33pm
nope that went to hookers and blow... noob -------------
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 23 February 2009 at 11:39pm
Fix'd. |
Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 12:20am
Yeah but what ladies gona wanna roll in a MiniVan LoL. If your gona go that rout you at least need a shaggin wagon from the 70's LOL. I actually had a 1977 Dodge Tradsmann 200 myself good times and a fun big old beast. Mine had the 318V8 with shorty headers to twin glass packs, the exhaust heading out both sides in front of the rear tires.  All kidding aside congrats on the new car, have a buddie with a 2008.5 model very nice little cars. If i were to go back to a car again a Mazda 3 would be on the short list ( comfy fun to drive and affordable and LOTS of room under the hood for goodies). ------------- AGD 68 Automag Azodin KPII Sheridan PGP2K Tippmann Crossover XVR Tippmann ProCarbine Tippmann SL68-II Tippmann TiPX |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 12:23am
| At one point I was | | this close to buying a 73' VW van. Bright blue.... I'm glad I didn't but damn it would have been sweet for a while. |
Posted By: Bruce Banner
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 11:46am
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It is pretty hard to beat the practicality of minivans. And they are full of cool gadgets too.
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 12:26pm
I learned how to drive in a minivan and bought my parents old one from them when they were ready to buy something else. Practical? hell yeah. I could haul my tools around when I was working for a construction company and never have to worry about the weather. I even carried a dead deer inside of it once to the processor. We didn't feel like hoisting the frozen carcass to the roof, so we popped the hatch, threw it in the trunk and away we went.  ------------- ? |
Posted By: IMPULS3.
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 2:00pm
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Posted By: slackerr26
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 2:22pm
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^might get a strike for the language -------------
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Posted By: IMPULS3.
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 2:25pm
As long it's a funny strike, mis coozi. -------------
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Posted By: Frozen Balls
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 2:28pm
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If I had to guess, I would say impulse is the person on this forum who cares least about strikes.
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Posted By: new jersey
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 5:03pm
Tallen, check the mazda with a Geiger counter 
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 11:01pm
| The Mazda3 is nice. My brother has the sedan and it's pretty zippy. The hatchback is alright. Not my cup of tea, but the mazdaspeed3 makes up for the hatchback. I went to the mazda dealership to just look around. I finally found a MS3 and opened the door. While everyone was staring at me, i popped the hood so I could see the turbo. I really want an RX8 even though the MS3 is faster. |