nastynogales
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after waiting a few weeks for the insurance to get my money, i finally brought home the new MS3 tonight. I paid 500 under MSRP, not bad, not good but it had the tech package that I wanted.
im really impressed by the torque this car produces. I'm coming from an S2000 and the late model Civic Si and it's night and day. to have all the power so early is completely different, i don't have to work as hard to get the car moving - not sure that i like that yet. its still growing on me.
i really like the interior appointments, the combination of leather and cloth is nicely done. i am kinda disappointed in the button placement and some of the cheapness of some (not all) of the buttons. the navi and stereo buttons on the steering wheel aren't ergonomically placed - at least how i'm used to things. the volume, audio control, and preset buttons look cheap to me. however, the air conditioning dials and tune/play dial are top notch. And i'm annoyed why the window buttons are not illuminated, but have the blue ambiance light instead shining on them.
the styling is still growing on me too - i had to get black because i know the smiley front end is hideous lol. i've seen some of the M'z custom lip kits for the car and they look sweet - definitely going to get those.
one thing i noticed is that my brakes squeak - not all the time, but i've heard it twice already, and its my first night! i'm hoping this car is not going to be a maintenance beotch - one of my concerns before buying the car.
finally, i'm hoping to do a couple of mods: cai/sri, bov, coilovers, HIDs, LED tail light swap, M'z Custom lip kit, wide/crazy offset WORK rims, window visors, tint, short shifter, shift knob, all weather mats, trunk tray, cargo net....etc
im really impressed by the torque this car produces. I'm coming from an S2000 and the late model Civic Si and it's night and day. to have all the power so early is completely different, i don't have to work as hard to get the car moving - not sure that i like that yet. its still growing on me.
i really like the interior appointments, the combination of leather and cloth is nicely done. i am kinda disappointed in the button placement and some of the cheapness of some (not all) of the buttons. the navi and stereo buttons on the steering wheel aren't ergonomically placed - at least how i'm used to things. the volume, audio control, and preset buttons look cheap to me. however, the air conditioning dials and tune/play dial are top notch. And i'm annoyed why the window buttons are not illuminated, but have the blue ambiance light instead shining on them.
the styling is still growing on me too - i had to get black because i know the smiley front end is hideous lol. i've seen some of the M'z custom lip kits for the car and they look sweet - definitely going to get those.
one thing i noticed is that my brakes squeak - not all the time, but i've heard it twice already, and its my first night! i'm hoping this car is not going to be a maintenance beotch - one of my concerns before buying the car.
finally, i'm hoping to do a couple of mods: cai/sri, bov, coilovers, HIDs, LED tail light swap, M'z Custom lip kit, wide/crazy offset WORK rims, window visors, tint, short shifter, shift knob, all weather mats, trunk tray, cargo net....etc
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