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  1. M

    what is this noise?

    that's a great idea and i'll put the camera in the car
  2. M

    what is this noise?

    well, like i said in the base note, i'm on my way to the dealer for 15k checkup but the issue is, i can't reproduce the noise at will, it's like once a week it does this..
  3. M

    what is this noise?

    this noise is louder than a power steering whine, and definetly not the click from the other discussion. Something is going wrong for sure.. but i'm afraid i won't be able to find it until it breaks.
  4. M

    what is this noise?

    2010 5, sport, automatic. once in a great while, for a period of about 5-10 seconds, will hear a noise that sounds like an electric motor whirring.. its fairly loud, and seems to come from under the car, middle, about where my feet are. Haven't found any way to reproduce on demand. about to...
  5. M

    What have you done to your MS3 today?

    washed and waxed while i listened to my patriots get slaughtered. 27 degrees, washed outside and waxed in the garage. I have the cleanest car in massachusetts today... at least before my 70 mile commute. Now it's kinda dusty. Like the pats.
  6. M

    Where's the block heater plug?

    wish i had it! but i am loving my garage. at work there's some spots with electrical outlets nearby, that would be nice...
  7. M

    Where's the block heater plug?

    HUH? option?
  8. M

    My first interior mod

    wow, nice catch, i never saw it b4 your note....(wow)
  9. M

    *Official MazdaSpeed 3 Owner Registry*

    add me! black mica GT, Shrewsbury MA..... i'm seeing a true red around town, who's that...
  10. M

    tire pressure

    everytime i go to my dealer for service, they set the pressure in all my tires to 30lbs. So now i have a 3rd item to remind them to ignore... 1) no test drive after the service. 2) no wash 3) leave my tire pressure alone and i've had it with 46 dollar oil changes, too. I don't mind them making...
  11. M

    Are TPS necessary?

    believe the federal mandate starts in 08.
  12. M

    Are TPS necessary?

    well it's over 200 bucks. i'm thinking of leaving them off, myself.
  13. M

    Do Shoes Make a Difference?

    once i tried moving my truck (4 speed) in a ski area parking lot with my ski boots on. Try that sometime. and the comment about the wife getting sea-sick cracked me up! I can see my wife over there swaying back and forth as i run through the gears.. i swear she's accentuating it just to bust me..
  14. M

    got pulled over. help !!!!!!!

    wow how bogus to get written up right in front of the in-laws. i thought stuff like that only happened to me.
  15. M

    balance before tire pressure sensors installed?

    it's like $225 for the 4 sensors. Too much for me..
  16. M

    Recall Service Today

    returning the tool directly to the mechanic goes a long way in karma points.
  17. M

    balance before tire pressure sensors installed?

    ok, i didn't understand that the tire needs to be unseated. i guess i'll order the tires and wheels unmounted then...
  18. M

    balance before tire pressure sensors installed?

    hey all, i'm looking at buying a winter tire package from tire rack. I plan to reuse my current tire pressure sensors, i guess i'll have to have them moved to the new wheels locally. will the tires need to be rebalanced after that?
  19. M

    So I went to test drive a speed3...

    sentry west in shrewsbury wouldn't let me drive their red 07 ms3. It was inside the showroom.. the salesman was kind of a jerk about it, telling me "these things sell themselves". So i went home, called around, went to welsley mazda where they were really cool, threw me the keys to a GT with 2...
  20. M

    brake dust removal

    i had a Kia that tilted the side mirrors down automatically when you shifted into reverse. I always loved that feature..
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