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    ms3 07-09 Navi, TWM Shifter assembly, shifter knobs

    Sold my car, and have these upgrades available now Navi is made by finest chinese craftsmen :). It allows for bluetooth handsfree, audio streaming, dvd payback and many other functions i rarely used. comes with gps antenna, remote and a harness adapter already attached for easy installation. It...
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    What Insurance company do you use?

    USAA for me was more expensive than progressive.
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    Thinking about purchasing a 2008...

    I had an MSP before and overall find fit and finish quality on my 08 Speed better. With MSP i remember numerous dealer trips to fix rear bushings clunk and few other quality issues. The only problem i have with my speed 3 is a faulty thermostat that revealed itself within the first 3 month of my...
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    GAS prices, how much is it in your area?

    Yeah i gone up north to SF recently - not any better. Here though some gas stations are straight up gauging prices. There is a Mobil on my way home from work which this morning had 4.89 for 91. And amazingly plenty of people are filling up there... wtf did everyone fail basic math in school...
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    GAS prices, how much is it in your area?

    averaging 4.29 in Los Angeles
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    My MS3 is running great

    Bought my ms3 14 months ago. Now have 12k on odometer. The only problem car had was faulty thermostat at ~3k, which of course got taken care of under warranty. Other than that runs like a champ, and still puts a huge smile on my face when i step on it. Mods are HKS intake, HKS ssq, trz poly...
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    Rotors Fit?

    No
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    Tire Wear

    This is the third car i have that came with Potenzas. The most i was able to squeeze out of 'em is 20k, with proper every 5k rotation. And that is with mostly freeway driving, and only once every other week canyon runs - no track.
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    False Horsepower Rating

    Can care less about the Hp rating. I go by butt dyno, and it tells me that this car makes more than enough power to make my drive entertaining, and when in the mood, surprise folks who think they have fast cars. It also allows me to scare the hell out of my passengers just flooring it in "boost...
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    3 Mazdaspeed 3's spotted today (SoCal)

    I live in Hollywood and drive a cosmic blue. My brother lives with me and has a white one; my friend, who lives a block away has gray one. Also within 3 block radius i see regularly parked 2 black speed 3's and a silver one. When i had an MSP is was a far more rare sighting :)
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    POLL: Former Protege owners?

    Had a titanium msp before. Still miss the handling and stock sound system. But speed 3 is a superior machine in almost every way.
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    I took my exhaust off...

    You know, if you cut the roof off, you will save some weight = moAr fAstar, and you will have the first ms3 convertible.
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    better handling ms3 or msp

    Could not agree more. Dr.Sound's orange msp comes to mind.
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