MS3 at high speeds?
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fourthmeal
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Dunno! Stop, drop the car off at a Mazda dealership, and DEMAND they fix it before it happens to you.
All of us who have had this happen, we need to get in front of Mazda's face. I've owned 4 Mazdas not including this one, and I think this is the one that takes me away from them.
All of us who have had this happen, we need to get in front of Mazda's face. I've owned 4 Mazdas not including this one, and I think this is the one that takes me away from them.
I've had the car to 155 and after 145 or so it took what seemed like forever to get the last 10mph out of it, I highly doubt this car would go any faster if the limiter was gone. It may be partially aerodynamics, but i'm going to say the biggest issue is that the turbo just runs out of steam.
WTF MATE said:
Probably true, I doubt too that the car could go much above 155 -- drag and power are problems there. However, I don't ever see me taking it close to that, so I am not worried about it. I would gladly sacrifice power above 120 to have it between 50-80
Or take it here:
http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/bonneville_salt.htm
http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/bonneville_salt.htm
Yes it's hard to beat the Germans at high speed road feel and stability. This old one feels at 120 as stable as at 70.
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IMO the Speed3 is a very good car at high speeds, far superior to my 03 VR6 GTI. I think there's two reasons for it, first the stiffer spring rates and second, there has been some aero attention paid to the car (at least that's what they state in the advertising mumbo-jumbo) in the form of the little winglets around the wheel wells.
On another note, this car has the brakes to be doing those kinds of speeds, many others that are capable of the speed can't do the required stopping (witness muscle cars in previous years that I've owned several of).
I think the car could use much more dampening, even at very high speeds the car is a bit prone to getting bounced, thicker anti-roll bars may also be a solution...
On another note, this car has the brakes to be doing those kinds of speeds, many others that are capable of the speed can't do the required stopping (witness muscle cars in previous years that I've owned several of).
I think the car could use much more dampening, even at very high speeds the car is a bit prone to getting bounced, thicker anti-roll bars may also be a solution...
kneedragger241
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I had a moment of moral irresponsibility one late night on a pretty clear stretch of highway where I played tag with a 300C SRT8.
Saw an indicated 150mph and felt quite comfortable with how the car responded.
The brakes are super impressive.
This car is really too good for being only $21K.
Really, in any car, erratic inputs will upset the car's stability and get you in trouble.
I'm not justifying my actions or saying I'm god's gift to driving because I have a lot more experience and training than the average driver out there, but I'm also not some 18 year old that thinks he can drive because he saw all three Fast and Furious movies.
Saw an indicated 150mph and felt quite comfortable with how the car responded.
The brakes are super impressive.
This car is really too good for being only $21K.
Really, in any car, erratic inputs will upset the car's stability and get you in trouble.
I'm not justifying my actions or saying I'm god's gift to driving because I have a lot more experience and training than the average driver out there, but I'm also not some 18 year old that thinks he can drive because he saw all three Fast and Furious movies.
well honestly the speed is one of the worst cars that i've owned at high speeds....even w/ the tein springs the car still feels like it's all over the place....it feels extremely floaty and sometimes outright dangerous.....my last car was a 2004 Jetta GLI w/ a k04 swap and that car at 140-150 was rock solid....the car i had b4 that was a turbo vr6 GTI 97 drivers edition.....that car i have had up to 150-160 and it felt really solid 2....maybe i need more suspension work done to make the speed feel like the other 2 cars did....the other night i was playing w/ a caliber srt4 on the highway and at about 145-150 the car felt really unstable so i backed off it a lil but it made me realize how much i missed my vw's lol.....(only in the handling at high speeds dept. tho)
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Silver Ecstasy
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All this talk about GTI's. I've never even dared to look at one until today and I gotta admit i'm sorta impressed with the options and features stock on that car!
Yeah they have a lot of features for a stock car in its price range but a lot of those features don't hold up. I hear they have a lot of electrical problems and of course the reliable rating on VW's is horrendous.
I was seriously considering a GTI until I found out how unreliable they are and the fact that there was a certain Mazdaspeed 3 out there..
Silver Ecstasy
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Yeah I have heard about the same.
VW's site is really impressive, and the details and options are actually pretty funny. See: "Alphabet Brakes" and "Grab Handles" descriptions.
Otherwise, less HP and more money. I'm stickin with the MS3.
VW's site is really impressive, and the details and options are actually pretty funny. See: "Alphabet Brakes" and "Grab Handles" descriptions.
Otherwise, less HP and more money. I'm stickin with the MS3.
Yeah I agree I wish Mazda had a site as entertaining as VW. Mazda's site is sort of boring if you ask me.
