Yep. Counting my wife there were a few more Fords a Jetta VR6, minivans, etc. Gotta say the Pontiac was trouble. V6 Contour 5sp was one of my favorite under-appreciated cars.
The way I see it the MS3 is the SVT Focus that Ford will never build!
Lets see what everyone drove before getting the MS3
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Yep. Counting my wife there were a few more Fords a Jetta VR6, minivans, etc. Gotta say the Pontiac was trouble. V6 Contour 5sp was one of my favorite under-appreciated cars.
The way I see it the MS3 is the SVT Focus that Ford will never build!
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- Cosmic Blue MS3
82 Ford lincoln(free birthday beater)
92 Escort ZX2
99 Ford F150
01 Eclipse GTS
03 Srt-4
02 Lexus Is300
04 Ser SpecV
02 Lightning
01 Cavalier
87 Rx7 T2
88 Conquest
92 Integra Da
Now my MS3, finally found something I liked at a time I could afford it.
92 Escort ZX2
99 Ford F150
01 Eclipse GTS
03 Srt-4
02 Lexus Is300
04 Ser SpecV
02 Lightning
01 Cavalier
87 Rx7 T2
88 Conquest
92 Integra Da
Now my MS3, finally found something I liked at a time I could afford it.
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'85 Nissan 300ZX - My first car. Wrecked three weeks after getting my license because I was an idiot 17 year old with a sports car.
'92 Nissan 240SX - Bought when I wrecked the 300ZX. Got me through HS and most of college. Lots of big plans that never came to fruition. Still own it, and will fix it up one day.
'86 Nissan 200SX - Owned concurrent with the 240SX. Intended to run in SCCA Group 2 Rally. Never happened, sold it for more than I bought it for.
'95 Mercury Sable - Gifted by pops when I crashed the 240SX. Got me from A to B, and through the rest of college. 30mpg highway was hard to argue with. Started giving me problems, and decided it was finally time for me to have a new, nice car, and ended up with the MS3. Traded in for the MS3; dealer gave me $300.
'92 Nissan 240SX - Bought when I wrecked the 300ZX. Got me through HS and most of college. Lots of big plans that never came to fruition. Still own it, and will fix it up one day.
'86 Nissan 200SX - Owned concurrent with the 240SX. Intended to run in SCCA Group 2 Rally. Never happened, sold it for more than I bought it for.
'95 Mercury Sable - Gifted by pops when I crashed the 240SX. Got me from A to B, and through the rest of college. 30mpg highway was hard to argue with. Started giving me problems, and decided it was finally time for me to have a new, nice car, and ended up with the MS3. Traded in for the MS3; dealer gave me $300.
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'01 Civic lx- My First car-Bought outright.
'05 Civic ex- Lease for 3yrs-This was stupid. Car was faster than you might think.
'07 Civic si - Was fun for about 3 months then got frustrated with the lack of torque and 3rd gear issues.
'08 MS3 GT- This thing is the s***!
'05 Civic ex- Lease for 3yrs-This was stupid. Car was faster than you might think.
'07 Civic si - Was fun for about 3 months then got frustrated with the lack of torque and 3rd gear issues.
'08 MS3 GT- This thing is the s***!
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My car before my Speed3:
I drove one of these today;really fun car to drive when the road get twisty. My MS3 is hell of a lot faster however.
94 mustang v6: 140hp outta 3.8L but still broke two motors
91 3000gt vr4: dr650 trubos, 660ccs... fun, fast, unreliable, and heavy
05 wrx: EcuTek dyno tune w/ TBE 230awhp
06 yamaha R1: lolz first bike ever and it had 180hp, sooo nuts, then it got stolen
06 magnum SRT8: great power, no LSD!!! $450/month in gas
98 civic HX: temp commuter 34mpg combined, just broke the tranny so now see below
08.5 black mazdaspeed3 GT: picking this up tomorrow if it arrives on time
91 3000gt vr4: dr650 trubos, 660ccs... fun, fast, unreliable, and heavy
05 wrx: EcuTek dyno tune w/ TBE 230awhp
06 yamaha R1: lolz first bike ever and it had 180hp, sooo nuts, then it got stolen
06 magnum SRT8: great power, no LSD!!! $450/month in gas
98 civic HX: temp commuter 34mpg combined, just broke the tranny so now see below
08.5 black mazdaspeed3 GT: picking this up tomorrow if it arrives on time
89 Ford Probe GT - 2.2L turbo, fast but broke down half the time i owned it (literally)
86 Chevy Camaro - 305, automatic (hated that), bad in the snow, but for for doughnuts
01 Saturn SC2 - econo box, the only redeeming qualities was a good sound system and manual trany
08 MS3 - Best. Car. Ever.
86 Chevy Camaro - 305, automatic (hated that), bad in the snow, but for for doughnuts
01 Saturn SC2 - econo box, the only redeeming qualities was a good sound system and manual trany
08 MS3 - Best. Car. Ever.
FritzTCoyote
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A long list...
63 Corvair Spider (first turbo... sweet)
66 Barracuda ('S' package, Power. Lots of Power.)
65 Ford Econoline Van. Slow, handled like a fart in a shovel, but hauled ass, if you catch my meaning.
65 ish Triumph TR4A. Best handling car, most fun to drive, and the first car I managed to outrun the cops in. Yes, it was on a Very Twisty Road.
70-something Renault R10. Nice car except for the POS automated transmission.
66 VW Beetle. Unkillable. The only car I ever made a profit on.
79 Chevy 4x4 pickup. A Monster. Rusted out too young, but lots of fun in heavy traffic. Even Boston Cab Drivers were afraid of it.
86 Jeep Cherokee. Again with the 4WD. I was living in snow country, and had to get to work no matter the weather. A great ride except woefully underpowered by a crappy GM 2.8 liter v6. 5 speed tranny made it livable, as did the excellent AC, and predictable handling no matter how bad driving conditions got. Oddly enough, I once outran a state trooper with this (it was in a heavy snowstorm, and if he had managed to catch up with me in his Mustang I would have pulled right over).
91 Ford Bronco. Big Ass V8. Hated going around corners. Never got better than 8 mpg. My ex-wife got it in the divorce, and Good Riddance.
02 PT Cruiser. 5 speed, NA. A nice, practical small wagon. By the time I got done tweaking it it was reasonably quick and handled OK.
08 MS3. Duh. The most fun to drive since the Triumph, and far more reliable.
(of course it is competing with memories of my well-wasted youth, when I had more hair, more girlfriends, and more time to play).
63 Corvair Spider (first turbo... sweet)
66 Barracuda ('S' package, Power. Lots of Power.)
65 Ford Econoline Van. Slow, handled like a fart in a shovel, but hauled ass, if you catch my meaning.
65 ish Triumph TR4A. Best handling car, most fun to drive, and the first car I managed to outrun the cops in. Yes, it was on a Very Twisty Road.
70-something Renault R10. Nice car except for the POS automated transmission.
66 VW Beetle. Unkillable. The only car I ever made a profit on.
79 Chevy 4x4 pickup. A Monster. Rusted out too young, but lots of fun in heavy traffic. Even Boston Cab Drivers were afraid of it.
86 Jeep Cherokee. Again with the 4WD. I was living in snow country, and had to get to work no matter the weather. A great ride except woefully underpowered by a crappy GM 2.8 liter v6. 5 speed tranny made it livable, as did the excellent AC, and predictable handling no matter how bad driving conditions got. Oddly enough, I once outran a state trooper with this (it was in a heavy snowstorm, and if he had managed to catch up with me in his Mustang I would have pulled right over).
91 Ford Bronco. Big Ass V8. Hated going around corners. Never got better than 8 mpg. My ex-wife got it in the divorce, and Good Riddance.
02 PT Cruiser. 5 speed, NA. A nice, practical small wagon. By the time I got done tweaking it it was reasonably quick and handled OK.
08 MS3. Duh. The most fun to drive since the Triumph, and far more reliable.
(of course it is competing with memories of my well-wasted youth, when I had more hair, more girlfriends, and more time to play).
88 Bronco II - Learner car
94 Town Car - Driven to 250,000mi
01 F-150 - Blew a tire and rolled four times on Indiana's I-80/90 outside of Chicago. Damn near killed me (see pictures)
87 RX-7 - Lost compression. Lost interest.
99 F-150 Lightning - Ran low 12s. Showed me: Oh. This is what fast is.
08 Mazdaspeed3 - Finally found what I wanted. Fast and small. Still not much for traction but hey... great car for the money. I love it.
94 Town Car - Driven to 250,000mi
01 F-150 - Blew a tire and rolled four times on Indiana's I-80/90 outside of Chicago. Damn near killed me (see pictures)
87 RX-7 - Lost compression. Lost interest.
99 F-150 Lightning - Ran low 12s. Showed me: Oh. This is what fast is.
08 Mazdaspeed3 - Finally found what I wanted. Fast and small. Still not much for traction but hey... great car for the money. I love it.
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