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Wouldn't expect anything less from the Washington comPost.

You find the soft blue illumination under the dash and on the doors annoying, but you want to change it to red? I think that might look pretty good, but very...unsubtle. :)

I don't necessarily put faith in any particular segment of people in general, as there are an abundance of people in the world who lack common sense, but that's exactly my point: the simple fact that not all cars come with all-season tires is common sense...or at least I thought so.

I'm not sure I agree--I think the 'average person' who buys an MS3 is into cars a bit more than your average person, and therefore would know it's sitting on performance tires. I also drove in the snow last Friday night on the stock Dunlops, and barely made it home. Problem is, I got off work...

They have?

^LMAO. Paints a hell of a picture...

Hey, cool...congrats! Wonder if I'll see you around.

I don't mind the silver, but I really preferred the piano black trim in the 08.5-09 Speed3. I think that would look stellar...if it was available (in fact I'd love to replace all the silver trim with it). And actually, of all the red-dotted stuff in the interior, I find the dash pieces the...

I'd be interested! Oh wait. I have an MS3 too. :) I also would love to have a GT interior...the only red stuff I want to keep from the MS3 is the stitching.

The poor slob who overfills his 2.0L should've probably checked the owners manual.

6500 miles and no noises...

I absolutely HATE the auto climate control on this car. In my wife's minivan, you have complete control over which vents you want the air routed through (floor, dash, defrost, or any combination thereof), whether or not you want A/C on, and whether you want fresh or recirculated air. Just set...

It's hard to tell at first, but it's suhailsaeed's signature. A bit on the overly humongous side...

It means a Bluetooth audio device is connected. Pressing the AUX button toggles between AUX input and BT Audio...when in BT Audio mode, your phone (or whatever BT device is connected) should start playing tunes.

I think you meant MS3. :) It does seem that C&D has a blatant bias towards the GTI. I don't really get their distaste for the MS3 interior either, when the GTI's is plaid. While I don't care for the MS3-exclusive red psychedelic pattern, at least it's a little more subtle than the GTI's plaid...

^+1. If they had kept the original seats, the interior would be flawless, IMO. Well, 99% flawless at least. They got rid of the top center console tray in favor of the moveable armrest and an el cheapo detached plastic storage tray. I wish they could have found a way to keep the inside of...

The light in the pic isn't really an accent light, it's a side marker turn signal. The 1st generation 3's had them (see link below), but for 2010 they were moved to the mirrors. It wouldn't make much sense (to me) to add an additional turn signal (or especially just an accent light) on the...

My first change was at 3K miles. I plan to change at 5K intervals and use synthetic from here on out.

Mine's 05/09, and while I've heard the noise, I think I can probably count the number of times I've heard it on one hand. And I'm pushing 6000 miles.

Holy cow, did you witness me totaling my Miata back in June? ;) Seriously, you just described exactly what happened. I waited for a gap between the car in front of me and the car to the left of me, and I punched it a bit too much while barely turning left to change lanes. Ass end got loose...