Well, now that I have gotten and driven the MSP, I am not at all disappointed. The wait was definatly worth it. For those still waiting don't give up. The car feels great, handles great, and is very very smooth compared to my MP3.
I will do this kind of point by point as to what impressed me and what didn't.
First thing, the seats, they have got to be the nicest seats I have ever sat in. they feel good, they hold you well, and the material is really cool, don't think that I will cover them with leather after all. The only downside, no adjustable lumbar support.
Stereo, phenominal sound, excellent mounting job in the trunk, came with all the manuals and warranty cards and remote controll. Downside, it is going to take a month to figure out how the thing works, and I don't really like the volume knob because it is flush mounted with the front face and they have carved out a channel around it that my fingers just barely fit into, but if you have bigger hands you may not like it all. Time for the Kenwood, DVD with 7 inch display and touch screen controlls.
Like I needed an excuse. Cheap christmas presents for my friends and family this year
Engine, here is what you wanted to know. The engine is very strong, pulls extremly well even when there was three of us in the car. between 3500 and redline the car takes off, under that it is still peppy. The nice thing is that you feel power through the entire band, not to much power but enough and when you do step on it, it really does take off. torque steer is there but minimal if you hold the steering wheel with two hands you don't feel it at all. Turbo sounds cool, needs a BOV that you can hear, this one is really muffled.
MazdaSpeed exhaust is awesome, not to loud very cool sound, I will try to get a digital video camera or get the goonish guys to shoot a video of the car so you can hear it.
Suspension is also awesome, stiff very litte body roll but yet the car is very smooth on the street. I would have to honestly say that this car handles better than my old BMW 328i that I had, it is very light and sticks to the road well, hopefully the rain and the snow will hold off for a few more days so I can try it out before switching to winter tires.
So much going through my head right now, I can't beleive that I have actually got it. Will be testing it out today and will post more pictures later.
If there is a particular part you want to see or know about just ask and I will try to acoomodate. Have to take the fiance for breakfast she hasn't even seen it yet, I got home very late last night.
Oh one last thing, when I first got to the dealer the car was covered in that white tape and dust and I was initially disappointed with the color, but once they detailed it rolled it out front and I got a good look at it clean, Damn is it ever nice, I mean sparkley under the lights, and very deep tone, I like it very very much.
I will do this kind of point by point as to what impressed me and what didn't.
First thing, the seats, they have got to be the nicest seats I have ever sat in. they feel good, they hold you well, and the material is really cool, don't think that I will cover them with leather after all. The only downside, no adjustable lumbar support.
Stereo, phenominal sound, excellent mounting job in the trunk, came with all the manuals and warranty cards and remote controll. Downside, it is going to take a month to figure out how the thing works, and I don't really like the volume knob because it is flush mounted with the front face and they have carved out a channel around it that my fingers just barely fit into, but if you have bigger hands you may not like it all. Time for the Kenwood, DVD with 7 inch display and touch screen controlls.
Like I needed an excuse. Cheap christmas presents for my friends and family this year Engine, here is what you wanted to know. The engine is very strong, pulls extremly well even when there was three of us in the car. between 3500 and redline the car takes off, under that it is still peppy. The nice thing is that you feel power through the entire band, not to much power but enough and when you do step on it, it really does take off. torque steer is there but minimal if you hold the steering wheel with two hands you don't feel it at all. Turbo sounds cool, needs a BOV that you can hear, this one is really muffled.
MazdaSpeed exhaust is awesome, not to loud very cool sound, I will try to get a digital video camera or get the goonish guys to shoot a video of the car so you can hear it.
Suspension is also awesome, stiff very litte body roll but yet the car is very smooth on the street. I would have to honestly say that this car handles better than my old BMW 328i that I had, it is very light and sticks to the road well, hopefully the rain and the snow will hold off for a few more days so I can try it out before switching to winter tires.
So much going through my head right now, I can't beleive that I have actually got it. Will be testing it out today and will post more pictures later.
If there is a particular part you want to see or know about just ask and I will try to acoomodate. Have to take the fiance for breakfast she hasn't even seen it yet, I got home very late last night.
Oh one last thing, when I first got to the dealer the car was covered in that white tape and dust and I was initially disappointed with the color, but once they detailed it rolled it out front and I got a good look at it clean, Damn is it ever nice, I mean sparkley under the lights, and very deep tone, I like it very very much.
Pulls nicely even with a full car and luggage in the back.
