Recent content by vladv

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Check the junk yards and your local craigslist.

Hi, all. New mazda3 hatchback owner. It's a 2005 SP23.

Yeah, just keep looking, I was hunting mine about a month, though it's an auto, cause it is for my wife, she can't drive stick. It came pretty clean and good shape, the only things it needed is 2 new tires and a motor mount.

^ This. You may try to lower the price, I got mine (SP23 version) 2 weeks ago with 121K on odo for 5K even.

I would go with some preventive maintenance first, it's a10 year old car, there always should be something, unless it was meticulously maintained by previous owner. That what I always do to my cars before modding.