Recent content by SpinZero

As a current user of COBB accessport, I have only good things to say about them. A lightly tuned MS3 will make a hell of a daily driver!

In fact I noticed the exact same noise last winter, and asked the dealer about it. They claimed that it was, as you mentioned in the original post, the ignition-abling switch. Any reason why you thought that wasn't it? I had that noise last winter, and it went away as the weather warmed up. Our...

You gotta be kidding. So you think weaving in and out of traffic is "da skill"? Hope your mom gives you some good ol' spanking. I get tickets too, but at least I'm not proud of it, and certainly not retarded enough to think that it somehow proves my driving skill. Plus I know when to slow...

On a related note, I wasn't so sure where to drill the hole even after looking at the manual that came with it. We have a 06 4-door. Does it have to be very precise in location?

Bean Soldier, thanks for the great explanation. (headbang) You're right, I haven't looked at the 3 dyno graphs much at all, and I missed that drop around 5K. That is very interesting. So basically what you're saying is, first something in the electrical system demands peak current at around...

I'm curious about the "improvement" shown on that dyno graph. It's basically less than 1% gain on HP and a little over 1% on torque. Are you sure that this is NOT within the resolution of that particular dyno? In other words, are you certain that if you dyno your car twice in a row without any...

A-chicken, I didn't feel that the tC was "cheap" per se. Actually it seemed like most of the parts were high quality. My problem was that I could tell that Toyota scavenged those parts from other cars, like the crome interior door handle that totally didn't match the overall aluminum trim. It...

Rookie, our 3 is the base S, not touring. I think you got a very good deal, especially considering it was right after MY06 came out. In our case, the $500 zoom zoom live coupon was a great help.

All that with crappy Goodyear all seasons! Now I'm not saying that I'll take a 3 over an STI, but damn that's an awesome number!

Ok guys. Yesteday my wife and I finally got a delivery of an 06 3s 5MT CRM with Moonroof/6CD, auto dimming mirror, and rear wing spoiler. We got it down to ~invoice, and we used the mazda Zoom Zoom live coupon. That equaled $17,110 + tax and registration. May not be the best EVAR, but still a...

I have this strange feeling that this MUST have been mentioned before, but I just can't seem to search it out. What is the weight of stock 16 inch alloy rims? Also, I see that the stock rims have +52.5mm offset, which seems quite high. (that's as high as Subies!) General consensus seems to be...

You know, I think letting-the-customer-keep-the-car-for-the-weekend thingy works really well for Mazda. As good as the 3 (and 6 for that matter) is, there are more sensible choices out there in terms of things like reliability and resale. Rather, Mazda usually makes cars that are emotionally...

Hi guys First time posting here. My wife and I have been looking for a commuter for her for the last few weeks. But I have to admit, me being a car geek and her having been influenced by me for the last couple years, we have been looking at cars that are a little more than just a commuter. Now...