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    Caliper Paint (question about company)

    Is it a spray or brush on? In my opinion brushing it on is _way_ easier. You don't even need to mask anything unless you completely suck with a brush. From a cynical point of view it sounds like an expensive way to buy a can of brake cleaner and a can of engine paint. It mostly depends on the...
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    P5 Noise while cold, still??

    I dropped Mazda NA operations a note and asked about the status of the problem and got the following response: The response was very quick, so it seems that they are aware that we want a fix, and that they really are working on it. Since the VTCS system is an emissions device, it stands to...
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    The Pro 5 Welcome Package

    No paint... What a drag. I got my welcome package yesterday and it just had a magazine and a "quick tips" card in it. I'm bummed - I was kinda counting on the touch-up paint, or I'd have ordered some when I ordered my muffler. Not even any cookies... -jim
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    Sport Exhaust??

    Wow. Easy install. Didn't even jack it up - just reached under and unfastened the old nuts, pulled the bars out of the rubber hangers and put the new one in. On the other hand, I think it's the first time I ever removed a muffler that hadn't pretty much become one with the rest of the exhaust...
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    Sport Exhaust??

    Whew! UPS guy just dropped mine on the doorstep (guess I just made it.) For the folks wondering about the "Mazdaspeed" vs. Mazda vs. RacingBeat issue: it's the same one (with MazdaSpeed etching) as the one in the posted pictures AND is a "Mazda genuine accessory" part #000-8M-C10. I got it from...
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    NBA Playoffs!

    Sorry for your loss (I live in Boston) ;) Fortunately I just managed to get $10 tickets to games 3 & 4 of the Boston/Detroit series. Go Celts :)
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    Ugliest car

    The Aztec is so ugly that calling it ugly is offensive to ugly things. I mean, I'm a big fan of form following function and all, but I can only think of one particular [bodily] function that results in that form...
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    What Options and Price, US

    US$17200 for a 5-spd w/moonroof, ABS, side airbags and polished rims - oh, I guess that's what the sig says :)
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    What you don't like about your MP5

    How about those alleged "cupholders"? Drive gently with a coke in there...
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