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Glad to hear that i'm definately not alone! I'm about to rule it out as normal...but even if so, I think it's awefully odd that i've never heard anything like it in any of the other 7 stick shifts i've owned...2 of them being Mazdas and 1 even being a Speed6. How odd.

Well, i'm happy to announce that as of 12/13/10, a new flash of the PCM is available for early 2nd gen Speed3s. I'm not sure if it's the entire Mazda3 line that it applies to, but I know it was available to me. While having my car in for a check engine code dealing with fuel line problems...

Consider yourself on the lucky side of it then. Nothing more awkward then talking to someone with you while sitting on cruise only to notice your getting passed by everyone including semis. Kinda gets annoying after awhile. DBW has some advantages, but i'll take the good 'old vacuum canister...

I asked the dealership about this recently wheni I was in for the popping clutch engagement noise and the tech told me that the reason it is disengaging itself at the end of downhills is because the yaw system is sensing that the transmission needs to downshift due to the change in load, however...

The Speed dealer I bought it from is in Columbus...which is just as far as a couple of people have stated. I'm not a huge fan of Byer's Mazda either. This place wouldn't even left me test drive the car I bought because they claimed that "people that buy these cars want them perfect so we don't...

Well i'm glad I have one person to help vouch for this. I did get one more video today that was actually even louder and easier to hear. If the vote on this is normal, i'm gonna be done with it. The first time I shift and 3rd time I shift you can hear it. 3rd time it's really obvious.

Alrighty guys...finally was able to capture a video/audio for everyone to hear so prove that i'm not just hearing things. It actually turned out a little better then I thought it would, but it still doesn't sound as clear as it does in person. It does at least give you an idea though. You'll...

Alrighty guys...turned out a little better then I thought it would, but it still doesn't sound as clear as it does in person. It does at least give you an idea though. You'll notice by listening that you can hear the tranny softly shifting beforehand, so it's NOT the sound of the car changing...

I might try it tomorrow, although my guess is that it won't be too obvious on a video clip with all of the other sounds that might flood a microphone I know what you're getting at, and it's not the throw-out bearning or transmission noise. The RX-8 I had 3 years ago had the noisest TOB and...

Wow, yeah that'd be great if you could do that sometime. However, it's almost a 3 hour drive, and even with us meeting in the middle (which would likely be Ashland), you're still looking at about an hour and 1/2 drive (90 miles) for each of us each way. As much as i'd love to get this...

Not a bad idea! I think i'll do that...wipe it dry and check again later. It's hard to tell the consistancy of it, as it is either a brown or a red color and very similar viscosity. I'm pretty anal-retentive about making sure I don't miss when i'm filling with oil, but who knows. Thanks for...

So I was just doing an oil change the other day, and I noticed BEFORE doing anything with the oil that I have some type of brownish fluid/residue that is coated pretty thick over a part connecting to the front diff. I'm not completely sure of the exact name of the part, but you can see that it...

Hey guys. I've been noticing some weird popping/thunking sounds when engaging the clutch on my 2010 MS3. Took it to the dealer and he gave me this whole "it's normal in these cars because of the motor mount" BS. Don't believe it for a second. Anyhow, we don't have a Speed dealer anywhere...

Well, for one thing, the car WILL NOT shift any faster or slower in manual mode than it would in full auto. Man-u-matic shifting was basically created for those that don't want the hassle of a clutch but would still like to feel like they can be more involved in their cars operation, if so...

Everyone here is correct...if you get a 2011 MS3 without the tech package, it is the exact same car as 2010. Only difference is tech package now includes adaptive HID, LED tails and rain sensing wipers. Still no moonroof option, which would be the ONLY reason I would ever have opted for an 11...

Manual trannys get better gas mileage because it's a completely different transmission without all of the complications of an auto, not to mention weight differences. An auto tranny with a manual mode is still...an auto transmission...just heavier and more complex. It doesn't change the...

After taking them for a test drive to point out the sound I was noticing, the tech heard it as well and i dropped the car off. When I went to pick it up, they told me that the #3 motor mount wasn't as tight as it was supposed to be, and that physically pushing the engine made a very similar...

Well after 14 months and 16K miles, the thunking has gotten the best of me and I finally scheduled an appointment to get it looked at. Honestly, there's a good likelihood that it'll get blown off, but it'll make me feel a heck of a lot better that I at least got an offical opinion. I just find...

I'm trying my best not to notice this, but it's still getting to me. Trust me...i'm not looking from problems. On my way into work tonight, I even noticed that if you engage the clutch sooner then you intended to (since it's got such a quick pickup), it will also make the exact same, identical...

Thanks for the insight Jamie. Why do you think that some people hear it and others don't then? Could it be that some people just believe it to be normal and others isolate it an out of the ordinary? Shift linkages sound extremely likely, but the hit-or-miss factor of it all is what makes me...