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I used to feel that way, and still do about some of them; however, I think drivers (American, at least) continue to get less skilled, more distracted, and less interested in driving. I don't think this technology is necessarily causing that as much as it is that it's more necessary as we decide...

Very cool. I'll be checking that out.

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Yes, I won't be lowering my Mazda3 that much, and I intentionally stayed away from 19" wheels. I made the mistake of going to 18" Enkei RPF1s on my 2005 Mazda3 (OEM were 17"). They looked great, but after bending the lip of my third one on the miserable roads around here, I sold them and went...

I sure hope that's going to be the case. I've seen a lot of first-gen Mazda6 cars around Michigan that don't seem to have a spot of rust on them, and I spoke to someone a while back who swore that Miata owners have had great luck with their cars holding up well.

I installed it Sunday. Took it for a test drive afterwards and then drove it to work today. It sounds great! Not obnoxiously loud, even at WOT, and completely stock-sounding at cruise, and the sound when you get on the gas is an invigorating growl that takes on a more metallic sound near...

I installed my CorkSport intake today. The crappy phone photo makes the intake tube and filter look more orange than they are. They're red, just not as deep a red as Soul Red. The intake sounds fantastic! I was expecting it to sound more like the FocusSport intake I had on my 2012 Focus...

@NicholasChristi, I'll try to get that photo next time I'm out and have daylight. @Bowman, I will likely lower the car a bit. This car appears to sit higher off the ground, and has quite a bit more fender gap, than my 2012 Focus did. Parked in the road in front of our house, it was quite...

Today I had my new wheels (w/ OEM tires) put on. The difference in weight is quite noticeable, both when carrying them and when driving them. I couldn't believe how heavy the OEM wheels with Michelin Xi3 winter tires felt carrying them to the shed after carrying the OZ Racing wheels with OEM...

I had my OZ Racing Alleggerita HLT wheels (OEM tires) put on today. I love the look. I understand many people don't like the solid black wheel look, but I do for certain colors (red, yellow, white, and silver/gray). I think they look especially good on this car with the black accents. I had...

Not sure what you're looking for. If you're stopped, it will display the text on the screen. If you're moving, your only option is to have the car speak it to you.

The OEM wheels are 7" wide.

I have in my notes that they're 50mm, although I don't remember where I got that information from. I know that Mazda tends to use an offset of right around 50mm on all of their modern vehicles.

I received the Tire Rack "Inside Track" catalog/magazine in the mail a couple days ago. I noticed the new Dunlop Direzza DZ102 summer-only tire. I'm a bit excited about it, as it has a high treadwear rating of 460 and appears to be reasonably priced. I'm hoping it will be a great daily-driver...

Welcome! I sure love my 2.5L hatchback. If you don't need the extra power (I love it), the 2.0L will get you a couple MPG better.

I am extremely anal about my cars, and always keep them well waxed (or whatever the product actually uses), and I've owned quite a few cars, all the while living in this area. None of my Fords ever had even close to the rust issues I had with my 2005 Mazda3, even after more miles and more...

18x7.5", 48mm offset

I had terrible rust issues with my 2005 Mazda3s sedan. It was also my biggest concern with buying my 2014 Mazda3s GT hatchback, but I loved my previous Mazda3 so much, and now love this one so much, that I went for it, anyway.

Thanks for the video. It sounds good. I didn't know that either of them had more than one cat. I remember reading or watching something from Mazda about how they only need one because it's nestled within the 4-2-1 header for quick warm-up.

Not yet. Still waiting for winter to take a hike. Hopefully in a week or two it will warm up enough (and stay warm--winter just keeps coming back).