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I'm guessing no one has ever seen this article? RS vs. VIII vs. MR. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedan/112_0503_2005_lancer_comparison/

... And if those cars were to be released in June, wouldn't it be a 2007.5 MS3 instead of 2008?

The tranny mount IS the driver side mount. IIRC, the engine is supported by only three mounts.

Nope... He was a San Jose Police officer. What's funny is that this same cop stopped me last summer when I was driving my old Sentra SE-R. That car had expired tags, a loud exhaust, rollbar, CF hood, etc. It wasn't a car I drove daily, as my daily car at the time had two flat tires. He let...

Stop right there... How do you know the Mazdaspeed CAI for the MS3 only gains 4-6hp?!? No one, to our knowledge, has yet to dyno the Mazdaspeed CAI. The CP-E CAI has been dynoed at around 15-20hp over stock, and while I don't expect the same for the Mazdaspeed piece, it would most likely not...

Paul Newman is 81, and IIRC, he co-drove in the 24 Hours of Daytona a few years ago. Now that man can drive, even in his advanced years!

I don't see why it wouldn't fit. I'm looking at the tire specs for a 215/45-17 Falken ZE-512, and the approved rim widths are from 7"-8". Not sure what tire you have, though.

So a funny thing happened last night. On my way home, I get stopped by a cop. I'm thinking, "What the hell did I do?!?" I roll down the window, and the first thing the officer says is, "Is this a Mazdaspeed3?" He just wanted to check out the car; the officer is an Evo owner. I had my...

Well... Someone else discovered the trick. I found it on another Mazda3 messageboard. http://tinyurl.com/2vcox3

Unlocked the trip computer in my MS3 Sport.

I have not yet noticed a police officer look my way as I drive by. Heck, I haven't even seen anyone in a WRX, STi, or Evo look my way... They must think it's just a regular Mazda3 that just happens to be "arrest-me-red." As for choice in color, I'd just stay way from black in general. Cars in...

Installed the TWM shifter bushings earlier this morning. It's like a brand new car all over again, and I've only had it for a little over a month!

Sold to Rotus8! Thanks for playing. Mods, please close this thread. Thanks!

As the topic title says, I'm selling my stock MS3 wheels and tires. I only put roughly 150 break-in (meaning: gentle driving) miles on these wheels/tires before swapping them out for something else. TPMS sensors are not included; they were removed, and I had the wheels rebalanced with new...

Cosmic Blue :D