civic si hb
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Evo is 4 years 50,000 miles. The only reason i know that is my friend just bought a 9 MR and he's slower on the highway, lol
Beginning to loose hope on the MS3
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Evo is 4 years 50,000 miles. The only reason i know that is my friend just bought a 9 MR and he's slower on the highway, lol
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- 2010 Mazda CX-9 GT Dolphin Gray
Ahh no....
Mazda is simply putting itself in line with Toyota and Honda, both who have 3/36 bumper to bumper. Remember the Speed 3 DOES have a 5/60 on Powertrain.
I suppose you would buy a Dodge becasue of their "lifetime" warranty. Anyone whose paid attention to history will see that the majority of cmpanie who offer long warranties are the ones who have the most problems.
Mazda is simply putting itself in line with Toyota and Honda, both who have 3/36 bumper to bumper. Remember the Speed 3 DOES have a 5/60 on Powertrain.
I suppose you would buy a Dodge becasue of their "lifetime" warranty. Anyone whose paid attention to history will see that the majority of cmpanie who offer long warranties are the ones who have the most problems.
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I have an issue of Sport compact Car that has at least 5(five) different tuners
that modded the hell out of the VW GTI about 3 to 4 months before it was in show rooms.. and yes I think @ least 2 of them went above adding 100hp to the crank(nuts)
I took an extended warranty 6 years 72 months good luck to you guys.(cheers2)
No, I wouldn't buy a Dodge. I could never do that to my Mazda.
I had a 3 before this, and I want to keep THIS 3 forever. I shopped around a LOT before I bought my first 3 in '05, and I was set in stone by the time I got it, after 3 months of consumer reports, every online review of all cars under 30k I could get my hands on...So if the powertrain is 5/60, and powertrain includes the engine, transmission, driveshafts, differentials, and the final drive, wtf is 3/36?
The body and headlights, interior stuff??
More numbers
Ok - I have had two days of driving to cool off. Did I say I love this car. Mazda moved from a 3 year / 36,000 mile warranty to 4 year / 50,000 mile a few years back to compete with the upscale brands. However, for 2007 they changed again and offered a dual warranty of 3 year / 36,000 mile bumper to bumper and a 5 year / 60,000 power train warranty. I think it's a good move on Mazda's part but I would like for them to keep the 4 year / 50,000 BTB too.
As for the tuner market - with our limited production numbers - it will take some time to see if we can convince them we are a true buying power. In the meantime - we must continue to support the companies that provide the specialty products for our cars - this way the see an interest and continue to stock and produce new products for our cars.
I think it would be great to get a few clubs going - this is one of the best ways to show off your car and to get others interested in modify theirs. The club scene makes this work - 1) lets other owners see what mods are out there, 2) lets others talk to the owners of the mods, was it easy? How does it sound? 3) and I can go on but you get my point. When I had my miata, the miata clubs really had a thing going. They set up driving events, Saturday project days, weekend getaways and on and on. I'm sure the Mazda 3 owners are out there but to what degree do they want a club. Maybe one weekend a month or every other month. I would love to start something but my priories in life are mainly my two kids right now (ages 3 and 1) maybe a few years back this would have been a project to get going.
Funny thing - I live near Irvine, CA and just about every Saturday a bunch of car guys get together at the Mazda Corporate office to show off their cars - mind you not Mazda's. Porsche's, Ferraris and other high-end cars.
You guys (and gals) are a great bunch, and thanks for listening.
Cheers!
Peter
Ok - I have had two days of driving to cool off. Did I say I love this car. Mazda moved from a 3 year / 36,000 mile warranty to 4 year / 50,000 mile a few years back to compete with the upscale brands. However, for 2007 they changed again and offered a dual warranty of 3 year / 36,000 mile bumper to bumper and a 5 year / 60,000 power train warranty. I think it's a good move on Mazda's part but I would like for them to keep the 4 year / 50,000 BTB too.
As for the tuner market - with our limited production numbers - it will take some time to see if we can convince them we are a true buying power. In the meantime - we must continue to support the companies that provide the specialty products for our cars - this way the see an interest and continue to stock and produce new products for our cars.
I think it would be great to get a few clubs going - this is one of the best ways to show off your car and to get others interested in modify theirs. The club scene makes this work - 1) lets other owners see what mods are out there, 2) lets others talk to the owners of the mods, was it easy? How does it sound? 3) and I can go on but you get my point. When I had my miata, the miata clubs really had a thing going. They set up driving events, Saturday project days, weekend getaways and on and on. I'm sure the Mazda 3 owners are out there but to what degree do they want a club. Maybe one weekend a month or every other month. I would love to start something but my priories in life are mainly my two kids right now (ages 3 and 1) maybe a few years back this would have been a project to get going.
Funny thing - I live near Irvine, CA and just about every Saturday a bunch of car guys get together at the Mazda Corporate office to show off their cars - mind you not Mazda's. Porsche's, Ferraris and other high-end cars.
You guys (and gals) are a great bunch, and thanks for listening.
Cheers!
Peter
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- 2010 Mazda CX-9 GT Dolphin Gray
Every Mazda I've had
Never had anything but small issues at the beginning (covered under warranty within inte 1st 2 years) and then small issues at 100,000+ (blown dash lights, frozen window regulators, uneven idleing).
I'm more concerned about the this being my first turbo car and the how reliablle/durable the turbo pieces are going to be. I'm less worried about the clutch and engine becasue I don't plan on racing this car.
3/36 is bumper to bumper including 02 sensors,all electrical,ECU,fuses,headlights,paint everything,interior.Anything that the cars is made of
Never had anything but small issues at the beginning (covered under warranty within inte 1st 2 years) and then small issues at 100,000+ (blown dash lights, frozen window regulators, uneven idleing).
I'm more concerned about the this being my first turbo car and the how reliablle/durable the turbo pieces are going to be. I'm less worried about the clutch and engine becasue I don't plan on racing this car.
justhavnfun
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who told you you will get 30 whp from a port and polish?! port and polish of a forced induction engine is money fed through a shreader. i think you're going to be disappointed but good luck! oh and i wouldn't put to much into the cai and exhaust upgrade either. cat back exhaust upgrades don't produce much whp. i know thats not a popular opinion on here but it's true. again good luck.
justhavnfun
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i believe that! my son had a tiny rust spot on his mitsubishi eclipse and we brought it in to fix it under warranty. it was only two yrs old. they acted as if they were replacing the entire car! had to wait for the area mitsu. rep to CSI the car. very poor warranty!
cornflaykes
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- 07 Mazdaspeed 3 GT
These guys should have something nice for our cars at SEMA... I will be ther to get all the info and photo's!!!
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- 2002 BJFW, 2007 BK3P, 1979 SA22C, 2005 BK3P
cobb has the springs, swaybars and intake out for the car. i'd like to see more from them too.
Well from the pic above it looks like they will have a FMIC. One thing that I believe hurts the aftermarket for this car is that there are only made for 2 yrs
2007=5,000 units
2008=25,000
So thats 25,000 in the US. Thats not a really big market to go after
Mazda--aftermarket
...(poke)
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- 2002 BJFW, 2007 BK3P, 1979 SA22C, 2005 BK3P
bigger than the MSPs production run though, and there is a good bit of support all things considered for that car.
so... 5,000 + 25,000 = 25,000?
I don't know the numbers for 2008, but for 2007 I believe it was 5,000 units to North America. Keep in mind that the rest of the world has their version of the speed3 as well -- I don't know how many the rest of the world got
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- 2017 Shelby GT350
I cant believe im seeing this thread.......
Try being an MSP owner (boom08) ...Hope was gone long ago my friend. We struggle to survive now.
Try being an MSP owner (boom08) ...Hope was gone long ago my friend. We struggle to survive now.
welcome to the world of owning a limited production car. and a mazda that isn't an rx7 or miata. there will probably be a few more products developed here and there and everything you need will be available but you're not going to have the choice you would if you owned a more common vehicle. on the plus side you don't see your car everywhere which some people think is worth the trade off (confused)
speed3shon
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- 2007 Mazdaspeed3
i dunno which id rather have... everyone and their mother having the car, or everyone and their mother making parts for the car...
