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Hi y'all, Its been about 10 months since I last posted to this forum. Or at least, to the old version of this forum - looks like a ton of changes have taken place, and definately for the better! I got sick of all the posts complaining that the SRT-4 is better, WRX is faster, the MSP sucks...

Ok, I bought this car feeling 125% confident that I would never come across another like mine in my hometown, Kincardine, Ontario (pop: 6000). Then I see you, whoever you are, parked outside one of the town's watering holes on main street, in front of Gilleys, at approximately 3:30 pm this...

Well, I've had my MSP for 56 days and 6500 km (yeah, I'm really racking them up!) and during that time I haven't posted nearly as much as before I got the car. Mostly because I've been having too much fun behind the wheel (and surfing E-Bay for my next r/c car). So far, its been fantastic...

...I thought I'd share what 4115 km of built-up Canadian road grime looks like. It's deceiving - the car doesn't look bad but the mica doesn't sparkle hardly at all. A co-worker pointed out that my car paint looked duller than when I picked it up, then when I wiped my finger across the hood, and...

I'm not digging the new front end at all. The Canadian website has been updated (click on gallery for more pics). http://www.nissan.ca/en/vehicles/sentra_ser/config_specv.asp 95% of the interior and mechanics have been carried over, but now there is a "Brembo" package that lets you get Brembo...

Picked it up Saturday from Avante Mazda in Toronto (fantastic dealer). Man, what a terrific car. Its going to be so hard to break it in properly. I've got 200 km on in already, and its seen 4000 RPM about 4 times and 5500 once (had to merge quickly). :p Got a few questions though: 1) My A/C...

Hey guys and gals, Whose car did I see in front of Shoppers Drugmart @ the corner of Coxwell and Danforth on Monday night, say, around 7:15-7:25 pm? It looked like someone with dark hair and shades, but I was driving in traffic so I didn't get a good look.

Well, kind of. It was in the form of a Taurus SEL. :) I was driving along the 401 today and I passed a Taurus in "Dark Shadow Grey Clearcoat Metallic" (just looked it up on Ford's website). Anyone who is curious about how the titanium paint looks on the MSP, go down to your local Ford dealer...

Many of you took the time to fill out the sport compact car survey I posted a while ago (here: http://www.mazdamp3.com/vbb225/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13648 ) Here is why I asked you to take my survey: A few guys (including myself) at GM have been discussing how GM has a bit of a gap in its...

Well, I took the plunge this past wednesday and ordered my 2003 Spicey Orange MSP. I'm going on a 4 year lease. This is my first new car, so I have some "newbie" questions: I need to order new plates. I think I have to go to a MTO licensing office. Once I order the plates, how long does it...

Got a call from my dealer today. Long story short, Mazda isn't sending any Mazdaspeeds anywhere else unless the dealer has pre-sold it. :wtf: There are some leftover 2003's, but unless you put down a deposit, they won't be shipped to the dealer, even if the dealer has previously been allocated a...

I was reading some consumer reviews on Edmunds and I saw someone mention the stumble issue at ~3500 RPM that we've all read about here. Sometimes on an automotive forum, if one person claims to have an issue, everone suddenly has it (the "Chicken Little" syndrome, I like to call it). Please no...

Simple question: If you live in a cold climate, and HAVEN'T developed the rear sway bar clunk with your MP3, please state it here, and your approx. mileage. By cold I mean places like Michigan, and pretty much all of Canada, and anywhere else where it is freezing in the winter.

Well, I went to the autoshow from 10 AM to 10 PM yesterday. My legs felt like I had run a 30 km race last night. Sat in just about everything that was open. Too many nice cars, not enough money (story of all our lives, eh?) Anyway, I saw the 2003 Orange MSP, the 2003.5 Titanium MSP and 2003.5...

You guys and gals are the cream of the sport compact crop, and I would appreciate if you could take my survey. I can't reveal why I am doing this until mid-March, but you won't be disappointed. I hope. Here is the direct link. Thanks in advance.

You guys and gals are the cream of the sport compact crop, and I would appreciate if you could take my survey. I can't reveal why I am doing this until mid-March, but you won't be disappointed. I hope. :) Here is the direct link. Thanks in advance.

Hello guys and gals, I have a big favour to ask you. I need as many people as possible to fill out my survey. I cant tell you the exact reason why I need you to fill out the survey for 30 days. All I can say this: the results of this survey will be of benefit to all of us sport compact car...

Has anyone returned from the Toronto Auto Show yet? I saw they had a orange MSP up on a ramp at the Mazda display during a "preview" news report on Global. Do they have any 2003.5's there, or does Chicago get all the good stuff?

I was reading this article ( http://autos.canada.com/national/researching/RoadTests.aspx?year=2025 ) and it said that the Mazdaspeed Protege, in addition to ABS, has electronic brake force distribution. I've never heard any mention of that, and nothing came up in a search. Can anyone confirm/deny?

Talked to Avante Mazda in Toronto today. Essentially, they don't know when they are getting more Orange cars, and they didn't know anything about "different coloured Mazdaspeeds" when I inquired about their allotment of 2003.5's. Will someone please take a pic of the 2003.5 cars at port so I...