Recent content by mroffshore

Dave, of your shortlist, what was your second choice?? It appears you are basically in the same situation as I am right now. I am heading out of town tomorrow for Charlotte, NC and Rockingham for the IHRA drag races...hopefully Charlotte has a Speed dealer where I can experience the rush...

Guys, I really appreciate your input...I think some of what I am hearing makes a lot of sense. I do agree...there will be times when we all pile into my car, regardless of owning the Sub (or Bus as my wife calls it). I finally sat in a standard Mazda 3 this weekend...it was very comfortable...

interesting ride...wonder what it takes to put all that on the car...cost, trouble, etc.

The best waxes are a "PURE" carnuba...they don't last long...when you wash use mild soap...Ivory liquid is good...Dawn will pull the wax off. A chamois will pull the wax off too...so a soft towel (micro fiber with no fabric softener in it or a good hotel towel) will dry without pulling the wax...

armor all + bad for everything Want some fun driving...put it on your steering wheel and go nuts on the skidpad.

Great looking wheels...kudos

I'm seeing some pretty high powdercoating prices in this thread...we use a powdercoater in Northern Indiana for our company and he's really fair...I would think he would charge about $25-50 per wheel in a custom color...I think there are some powders that may raise that cost somewhat, but he's...

This is the article that has me taking a serious look at this incredible car...the only thing missing is AWD...the MS6 has it...wish the 3 did too.

Thanks for the input, I am going to try to get up to my closest dealer this weekend if possible and get take a testdrive...hopefully I can put this together. Thanks again.

OK...here's my short list...let me know your thoughts and don't critique that my options are all over the place... MazdaSpeed 3 Infiniti G35 AWD Mercede Benz C280 (new model coming in August) MazdaSpeed 6 Lexus i250 Here are my thoughts... Infiniti...fast, reliable, larger car, smooth riding...