I'm baaaaack - and I'm impressed.

Grimace

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Hi y'all,
Its been about 10 months since I last posted to this forum. Or at least, to the old version of this forum - looks like a ton of changes have taken place, and definately for the better!
I got sick of all the posts complaining that the SRT-4 is better, WRX is faster, the MSP sucks because of the hesitation, clunk, stereo, transmission, the way the stars are aligned, etc. I'm sure there are still those posts but the excellent FAQs seem to have taken a lot of that garbage away. I mean, it was every other post back then, full of complaining, and getting really tiresome to sift through all that crap to get to the intelligent posts.
Anyway, its been 25000 good kilometers on my Spicey Orange, and I've been nothing but pleased. I've had
-one set of rear sway bushings
-the famous hesitiation on occasion - which I will be getting taken care of in a month when I swap back to my summer tires
-occasional rear deck rattle from the stereo sub shelf
-exhaust rattle, but only with people in the back seat, which isn't often so no big deal

Never had any of the other listed "common" problems, knock on wood, but if I do, its nice to have a place to check for fixes.

Good to see there are still some familiar faces around here like Newf. :)
 
Stick around this time. You might consider the Kartboy exhaust hangers. I think that they might raise the part that clears the axle just enough to shut that rattle up.
 

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Yup, I'm still here too. Iv'e done a color change since you were here just like your old avatar. (I do believe it was U)

367 (mp3yellow
 
yeah, just watch out for the assholes, there are a couple on here, but hey, I think you know, that everywhere there is assholes. It's good to hear, that someone loves their MSP as much as I do...cause everyone knows, I LOVE MY MAZDASPEED
 
LOL, forgot about that picture Heathen. I remember how anxious I was for my new car. :)
Pmpkinhead, your car is purple now!?! Gotta see that, can you direct me to any pictures?
 
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LOL, forgot about that picture Heathen. Time to get my old avatar re-uploaded I guess.

Pmpkinhead, your car is purple now!?! Gotta see that, can you direct me to any pictures?
That picture made me laugh pretty hard and when I saw your post I thought of it immediately. Glad to have ya back. Reminds me of the time back when I just lurked.

I think pmpkinhead has a yellow now because of a little fender bender shown in his avatar.
 
Ahhh I see. Well, yellow is nice too. Its no purple though. LOL
I didn't have "show avatars" turned on so I didn't see the little fender bender... I'm sure it would have buffed right out.
 
Welcome back Grimace, I had asked Newf awhile ago what happenned to you ?
Don't forget the Toronto peeps at toprotege.com . I think you may have been sighted a few times by people there.
 
Thanks MS MSP, I'll check them out too. I know I've been chased a few different times by various Proteges. Always give them the thumbs-up.
Plus there is a Spicey Orange that I always see around my neighbourhood - must live really close, I pass them once a week at least.
 
Welcome back Grimace! I'm not as old here as some (yo, Newf!) but on.

"Grimace At The MSP Lot" is great, good job there Heathen!
 
Hey Grimance I have not seen you on here in a long time, I was wondering what the heck happened to you. Like you mentioned things have changed alot and there are many more people than the original days ;)
 
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Wow, welcome back. I was wondering where you went! I remember you when I used to post under a different account (colonel forbin) a while ago when I was first looking at MSPs, then I stopped looking at them and stopped coming here, and now I'm back again, this time with an MSP hehe. Nice to see you again, don't leave this time!

~brian
 
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