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Nothing against Mazda or FWD. I don't claim to be Michael Schumacher and I had nothing for love for my MS3. Just a personal preference. Anyway, here are some pics of the new WRX, as well as my old MS3. edit: and oh yeah, I would be getting snow tires.

They gave me 16K on the MS3. That's right at KBB. I could have sold it for 18K, but I avoided the hassle plus they gave me other incentives. The WRX I got for 25.9K. It includes the SPT cat back/exhaust (800 bucks). Alltogether that's about 1K discount from the sticker. Plus they added a free...

I just traded in my '08 True Red Speed 3 GT for a '10 WRX sedan. I really enjoyed my MS3; it was a great car. My decision to changed was influenced mainly on the drivetrain: I used to drive an '01 Audi S4 before the MS3, and I underestimated how much I was going to miss AWD. I did mod my MS3 (MS...

The lack of telescoping wheel and tight bolsters unfortunately made the Evo a no-no for me (big guy here). The new WRX is fine (without a sunroof), but leaves less space for the person sitting behind me. An STi would be nice, but the difference in price does not reflect the difference in...

Humm, where are the flames?

Was it very cold when you noticed that sound? My car does the same when it is below freezing. I could have swore I was dragging something underneath the car too. It is a benign issue with the suspension bushings that Mazda is aware of, and goes away after the car warms up.

All I can say was...wow! I've only done autox twice, and that was like 5 years ago, in my old '01 Audi S4. I didn't do so well, not competitive times at all. I ended up quitting. So for this one with my stock '08 MS3 GT I qualified again as a novice. My only goal for the day was to try not...

I recently inquired during my dealer service about purchasing a Mazdaspeed intake for my MS3. They quoted me something like $320 part plus $360 labor. Is the labor that much? Looks liek they are charging me for a 4 hour job.

My MS3 with Blizzaks drives better in the snow than my former Audi S4 with Dunlop Winter sports tires. Edit: forgot to mention that the Audi has Quattro!

Mine does too. Sorry if I hijack something here, but mine just ran out. Where is the deposit? The front one still works. Edit: I will answer my own question, since it's in the manual (d'oh!). It is the same reservoir than the front. Interestingly, the back runs out first while the front still...

Before I say what I don't like about my car, let me start by saying I love my car, and the good things outweigh the bad ones. But since this is about the bad ones, here it goes: Suspension noise in very cold weather (front bushings) Bad HVAC ventilation (fogs up easily in cold/humid weather)...

When I bought mine recently, I inquired about a lease and it was not even available.

I'm in the Des Moines area. I'm not from here originally, though. I'm from the tropics, can you imagine? And yea, lovely weather in Iowa :/ Thanks for that Wikipedia article. I am a total automobile-technical newb, but wanting to learn more in my older age. So I do have one of those things...

yea, like that. what is its purpose?

A few days ago a guy in a heavily modded-looking WRX pulls next to me on a stoplight and looks like he wants to race. I decline and watch him take off and follow driving normally, and notice the WRX is making some weird sounds. Basically it goes like vroooom...psshhh...vrooom...psshh. The...