Recent content by CoachZed

This is the information I just got from Mazda. Take it with a grain of salt, since I'm not sure how much info these customer reps actually have. But it does sound like they plan on making them. "Thanks for contacting Mazda. We appreciate your interest in the MAZDASPEED3. Mazda does plan to...

HUGE 2nd. Armor All is not even good for plastics, it's downright silly to put it on leather.

What have people managed to buy their speed3s for lately? Are dealers still refusing to come off MSRP?

So has there ever been any final resolution to this problem? Any TSB? Does this problem affect the speed3 as well, or just the normal mazda3?

Are those the Mazdaspeed wheels? They look fantastic.

1) The AWD system can predict or extrapolate based on current data, but it can't see into the future. Delays and response lag are inevitable. Haldex VWs and Audi TTs have been doing this for years. 2) Even on a FWD car, it is entirely possible to get the rear to hang out. Drop throttle and...

100% FWD until slippage occurs, with a maximum 50% rear bias as well as the (unconfirmed) rumors that it incapable of rear bias at high steering angles. In effect, it's a less sophisticated Haldex system, which is already not that great.

I went to test drive a speed3 and a speed6 at my dealer and didn't get any farther than sitting in the speed6 before I knew I couldn't live with it every day. The interior is really atrocious--it looks like Mazda made the dash from recycled milk jugs. Add that to the extra weight and "kind...

1. "5 Star Shine" -> http://www.cardetective.com/best-car-wax.html (scroll all teh way down for the link) ---I'm not familiar with this stuff 2. "Klasse Wax" -> http://www.autogeek.net/klashiggloss.html ---Very durable, not the best optically. Good way to go if you only want to wax a...

Great picture... very nice example of a silver speed3. What % window tint is that?

A dumbass vague statement, eh? Well, considering that this, http://www.msprotege.com/forum/search.php?searchid=3054436 , turns up a total of about zero useful posts, I don't think you should be saying a thing. Why shouldn't you drive on ice with ultra-high performance summer tires, which...

Do not listen to this. There are plenty of good reasons to not drive in the snow with summer tires, but ice "shredding" your tires is not one of them.

A word of caution here. There is no way anybody should be clay barring every time they wax their cars. Even using soapy water or detailing spray, the clay is still an abrasive. If you clay every time you wax, you're going to run out of clear coat at some point. Conventional wisdom says clay...

Did anybody here purchase their ms3 from the Countrywide or Evanston Autobarn? What was your buying experience like? Thanks!

I was wondering who was going to be the first to ruin their speed3. (sad1)