I thought white and true red were MS3 only...

[stevekt]

I'm not quite 40 but it's not too far away!

I didn't like Cosmic Blue at first but after a few members posted photos of their rides it changed my mind. Black and silver looked too plain and red was too flashy. Cosmic Blue was perfect.

 

[Savate]

"Da RED wonz go Fasta!! WAAGGH!"
-Big Bozz Gutsnik

redfc (p5red)

 

[ecniemann]

So a few dealers and some stuff I read said True red was a speed only color as well as white...but i see red and white regular 3's everywhere wtf.

PWNED! Salesmen will say anything to get a sale! They'd tell you it has 450 hp if they thought you would believe it.

 

[mdavis]

throw some dark tint on a black mica and you cant beat that. if you got the 'chrome' package it balances with the wheels nicely. dont need to turn it in to a true ricer with black rims

 

[mdavis]

check this

 

[RadioSilence]

"Da RED wonz go Fasta!! WAAGGH!"
-Big Bozz Gutsnik

I knew there had to be at least one Warhammer player in this thread.

Oh, and to settle it, Crystal Pearl White is the best.

 

[matsuda]

Cosmic Blue: My least favorite. Not necessarily due to how it looks (in some lighting situations it can look pretty sweet) but it's schizophrenic nature would drive me (ironically) insane. I've seen them range from purple (in bright sunlight) to dark grey... and everything in between. Also... sort of a strange choice for Mazda considering the performance nature of the car. Previous gens had colors that stood out from the crowd... matched the inner spirit of the (wannabe) beast inside. No offense but... this color matches the spirt of a toyota sienna better than an MS3.

Yes, and that's the beauty of it. The marketing department of Mazda USA was very smart to offer the car in a sleeper color. I bought the car for its practicality and for the enjoyment of driving it. If my car attracts the same amount of attention as a Toyota Sienna (which in reality seems to be the case), I am quite happy because I want to be virtually invisible. Why someone would feel the need to attract street racer morons, vandals, law enforcement, etc. is way beyond me.

I get to have my cake and eat it too.

 

[MikeHTally]

I knew there had to be at least one Warhammer player in this thread.

Oh, and to settle it, Crystal Pearl White is the best.

Hear, hear. (headbang)

 

[ResilientMike]

Hear, hear. (headbang)

The more I have my CPW, the more I love it compared to the others. A bit easier to clean and looks great even with a few shades of dirt.

Darn Warhammer players -_- (Been playing WoW for 3 years)

 

[CWPspeed3]

I love my CWP, fairly easy to keep clean, cant even see the clear bra on the front and if we ever get those rally armor flaps maybe I wont have light break dust all down the side of my car.

 

[john blutarski]

CWP >>>> everything else

 

[Rayne3]

My 07 Mazda 3 is true red. There were 3 other cars on the lot when I bought this one in January 07 the same colour and features as mine. LOL, got a great deal on it because of that. (sun)

Anyway, I was trading in a gray lease (06, the colour was lighter than the new metro gray) and had a choice between the last black one on the lot or one of the red ones. I chose the red, even though I've never really liked red.

It's grown on me. It took me about a week to get over the retina burning the red causes if you stare at it too long. I still get that every now and then if I'm washing it or buffing out scratches in the sun. Also when I put on or take off the leather front end cover (which in my opinion, the black Mazda front end cover tones down the colour a bit. I also have the tinted moonroof deflector that helps). I see spots for about an hour afterwards.

But yeah, the released the true red in 07 and I think the first part of 08 as a regular colour. Then switched it to a S3 only colour.

I miss the blue/purple colour they had in 06 ... I was going to trade in my lease and order one in that colour. I was severely bummed when I found out they discontinued the colour.

 

[206B3]

Cwp Ms3

My SpeedGT won't be here for another 5 weeks. It's CWP. This is now an option, a $200 option at that. Does anyone (CWP) have pic's with side views so that I can photoshop different wheels? I'm going to visit the gallery after this submit.

 

[CWPspeed3]

My SpeedGT won't be here for another 5 weeks. It's CWP. This is now an option, a $200 option at that. Does anyone (CWP) have pic's with side views so that I can photoshop different wheels? I'm going to visit the gallery after this submit.

I have some pics up and a link to more pics, if none of those work for you i have some more I havent posted yet.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123704768

 

[stephani3]

I miss the blue/purple colour they had in 06 ... I was going to trade in my lease and order one in that colour. I was severely bummed when I found out they discontinued the colour.

Strato blue... my old 3's color I miss it lots but it was sloooooow

 

[206B3]

Thanks, I really like the CWP. A buddy and I ordered cars at the same time, he ordered the Metro Gray Pearl, I had to have the CWP. Nice car you have, I bet you love it, eh?

 

[john blutarski]

I have some pics up and a link to more pics, if none of those work for you i have some more I havent posted yet.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123704768

Holy s*** those are nice pics! (bowdown)

 

[CWPspeed3]

Thanks, the weather has been crap and I've been busy with work lately so haven't had much time for pictures.

 

[redspeed3tk]

its kinda funny that all the pics mazda took of them are red hmmm maybe they know which one was the best...that blue really sucks to color match ha dont hit anything if ya want those bumpers to match

 

[Rayne3]

Strato blue... my old 3's color I miss it lots but it was sloooooow

That's it! I love that colour. They need to bring it back! Nothing has even compared to that colour! I live right by a Mazda dealer (not mine, ironically ... I drive almost 50 miles for my dealer) and they test drive in our neighbourhood, so I still see a lot of them in for service on their test drives.