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I'm in the same boat... Have had some sort of Mazda in the driveway since 1992. No more since I sold the 5 last year. We might jump back into a 3 later this year or next.

That is actually good to hear. I will sit back and watch your progress and hope you get the results you seek. I've been curiously searching for an 2008-2010 with a stick. Thinking about building another boosted 5. But maybe make this one a little more insane.

I want to be fair to DT. I think he knows what he is doing and have at least seen some anecdotal evidence from others that they are happy with the results. I think the issue with DT is their customer service. I think it is best described as s***. I don't feel any promises or guarantee made by...

Be VERY patient. The money I gave Joe just helped pay his electric bill. I never had anything to show for it.

Never. Draining through the banjo bolt on the drain plug worked like a charm.

300,000? That's like 45 when converted to US measurements right? :D

I think I paid $75 shipped for a leather wheel out of a regular Mazda3 and it took about 10 minutes to swap over. Check car-part.com It's a junkyard search and works pretty well. Steering wheels out of a Mazda3 from 2010 to 2014 should be the same.

Yes but that was 1st gen guys trying to upgrade from 5 speed to the 6 speed. Shifter, cables, speed sensor issues, etc... Pretty much everything was different. Since the 2012+ has the 6-speed already I am hoping you have no issues. Maybe Mazda shared some stuff between them like the shifter...

This is a vague recollection of how it worked on our 2010 Mazda3 which I thought was similar to how the 5 was setup on the 2012 and later years. 1) If you just press and release the window button the window went all the way up or down. Depending on which way you triggered it. 2) If you press...

Sweet. I was always wondering how easy a swap it was for the 2012+ guys that already have the 6-speed versus the 2010 and older using the 5-speed. We know those are a PIA from seeing the 3 guys try it. Is this generally a direct swap except for a slightly different axle? Cables line up, mounts...

Back on topic.... Kinda sucks to see them discontinue the 5. Overall it was a fairly solid, affordable, responsible vehicle that could fit a lot of needs for a lot of people if they knew about it. I've had three of them myself. But after close to 10 years with no major changes there seem to be...

For old people. (wow) http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2014/09/top-10-cars-for-older-drivers.html/11 Well at least it is free advertising.....

Mazda5 marketed incorrectly? How about never marketed at all. I don't recall seeing any magazine or TV adverts for them. I think I originally learned about them from getting one as a rental in Florida back in 2006.

Local market demand plays into this a lot. Personally I think your friend got hosed but that may be the market out there. In ATL area CarMax offered me $9600 on my 2010 Sport with 59k miles on it. The Mazda dealer I bought it from offered $9700 just to beat the CarMax offer. Ended up selling on...

It may be a bigger spread than that. It appears the model the OP is looking at is a Grand Touring and that OTD price includes the 100k CPO warranty. I think real world out the door transaction cost on a new Grand Touring 5 is going to be in the 22.5k to 24k range after you add in taxes, dealer...

I can recall a lot of situations where I was driving spiritedly and didn't get nailed. Not driving like a complete asshat and drawing attention to myself but fast and frisky with a group of other cars. Every time the cop came down on the group I was never the chosen prey. But I am usually...

I've always heard that but never believed it. I mean, the fuel tank is already picking up at the bottom of the tank so it's always sucking up whatever garbage is sitting on the bottom. As a teen I've run out of fuel a LOT of times. Never had an issue. Fill back up, start the car and drive. But...

Assuming they fit without clearance issues, I always lifted the strut or coilover by hand to guide it into the strut tower and hand threaded the nuts to let it hang. I would then attach the lower end to the steering knuckle only after I had the top side connected. Was always easier for me to...

Forwarded your info. You should contact them direct also to follow up.

As noted above, I was never able to actually get the tune. At the time I finally cancelled the order and requested a refund I was advised that "we have a tune".... But not a refund... Is it worth it? I guess it depends on what you want and what you are capable of. The main reason I tried to...