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I joined after I bought my 2002 Protege 5. 👍 It was the 1st new car that I ever owned and still the best surf mobile. I'd put 3 boards and 3 people in there no problem, getting almost 30mpg while out-cornering pretty much every wagon on the road. All for $16k.

There is a 2021 3 that has AWD and a turbocharger. They're getting closer to the glory days! The only reason I don't daily drive a Mazda anymore...They abandoned me for SUVs that don't go on the trail. I always say this, but here I go again anyway: When it was new, the MSP (basically a...

Sorry. Let me rephrase that. :) In 2003, Mazda's compact car was called the Mazda Protege. In 2004, the Mazda 3 was introduced. Therefore there is no 2003 Mazda 3 key. The key fob must be for a 2004+ car.

The wire that powers the cig lighter is really thin and weak. That may have fried when you left the compressor on. I fried mine with a charge cord for my phone! There's a how-to around here somewhere to replace that weak wire but I never bothered because it looked like kind of a nightmare...

2003 was a Protege, not 3. The key/fob's gotta be for a 2004+ car.

Just color. Parchment = Light Beige leather It makes the interior look a little more classy than plain ol' black in my opinion.

Yeah, unfortunately, Mazdas seem to have rust issues. My old MSP and Protege5 both had it, and I live no where near the snow. There's two grades of Japanese steel... Ancient samurai sword and '81 Mazda GLC. :ROFLMAO:

I found this. Hopefully it helps. The website quoted seems to be gone, but don't let the dealer rip you off.

MY MSP was from California and never saw snow. I live a block from the pounding surf though, so the salt around here is airborne. When I sold it, it had under 75K miles on it, had never been wrecked or even tracked and was 100% stock. (Find a sub- 80K mile MSP that's never been modded). I had...

Congrats on the Mazda! Looks like a clean one. I'll bet the interior is pretty nice after sitting in that Impreza, too. (y)

https://edgeautosport.com/wiseco-forged-piston-set-87-5mm-stock-bore-mazdaspeed-3-2007-2013-mazdaspeed-6-2006-2007/ Hope this helps, but Haxir hasn't been here in over a year.

Mazdas are FAMOUS for clunky swaybars. I'd double check those swaybar brackets and endlinks for play. Damn things corner too well for their own good.

Not a Mazda, but we've had Weathertech mats in our 4runner since 2012. No issues ever, perfect fit, they don't slide around, and they really do catch spilled sodas and stuff.

CX-5 0-60 is 6.6 sec Stelvio QV does it in 3.6 That's not minor. Those things are absolute beasts. I rode in one and it takes off like a fricken Hellcat. My friend has had it for three years/ 20k miles with no problems at all. Unfortunately, the price difference isn't minor either. Bang for...

What color is that start-up smoke? white = water Black = oil

If the rears are gone at 12000 miles, there's a problem with your brakes.

Screw that guy. You got yourself a nice car and GTFOutta there. He gets to go back and spend every day in that lousy dealership.

Meanwhile I'm over here feeling lucky if I get 40K out of a new engine. :ROFLMAO:

If I were you, I'd enjoy my new car and not worry about it. Those cars will go for decades if you treat 'em right and in the end, a few dozen miles won't be a biggie, I promise. The guy at the grocery store isn't worried about picking out the best produce, and the guy at the donut shop isn't...

One thing to make sure of is that the clips are placed correctly. If you had to force them at all, they might be backwards. This: