lurked arround mazda3club.com for a little bit before comming here (acutaly.. funny story is I found mazda3club by going here but forgot about registering here until just now, and my user name is lozz if anyone is from there )
have a 2000 protege ES I got on july 4th (graduation present)only had 56K on it
when I got the car you could say my 86 year old grandmother probaly knew just as much about cars than I did .. I even had to go-online when I first changed the spark plugs (embarrasing)..
but in the month(s) since then Ive:
added an Injen CAI
changed my oil-twice
changed my brake pads
painted my calipers red
installed stock fog lights
changed plugs/ ignition wires
upgraded my exhaust
drawn out a plan for my car (one word: sleeper)
learned what a "turbo/supercharger" acutaly is..
learned a basic conecept about how almost everything in a car works (from thinking that just because my spedo went to 140, that my car must go at least 140mph..)
added a MP3 strut bar(that was fun..)
added clear parking lights.
(yeah.. might be just a little addicted..)
but most importantly:
that adding stickers and a big ass wing do not add 80HP to you car. lol
yeah.. basicaly everything I mentioned can be considered "bolt on"
but I think it's pretty good for only 2.5months experience. I've gotta say too.. that this and the mazda3club's VB search function is like.. goddly comapred to every other VB based forum I've visited.. only reason I haven't posted 30 threads already is because I find my answer the first time I search
one thing that's becomming more of a problem though is working on my car with only a jack and ramps.. lol only 2.5months and I'm already wanting a garage with a lift.. wonder where I'll be in 6 months >_>
if anyone lives arround where I do (suffolk,south hampton roads area) and knows a mazda group leme know!!... all I've been able to find are a buncha hatchback honda ricer people and a cr*p load of stang clubs..which is the last thing I want >_>
have a 2000 protege ES I got on july 4th (graduation present)only had 56K on it
when I got the car you could say my 86 year old grandmother probaly knew just as much about cars than I did .. I even had to go-online when I first changed the spark plugs (embarrasing)..
but in the month(s) since then Ive:
added an Injen CAI
changed my oil-twice
changed my brake pads
painted my calipers red
installed stock fog lights
changed plugs/ ignition wires
upgraded my exhaust
drawn out a plan for my car (one word: sleeper)
learned what a "turbo/supercharger" acutaly is..
learned a basic conecept about how almost everything in a car works (from thinking that just because my spedo went to 140, that my car must go at least 140mph..)
added a MP3 strut bar(that was fun..)
added clear parking lights.
(yeah.. might be just a little addicted..)
but most importantly:
that adding stickers and a big ass wing do not add 80HP to you car. lol
yeah.. basicaly everything I mentioned can be considered "bolt on"
but I think it's pretty good for only 2.5months experience. I've gotta say too.. that this and the mazda3club's VB search function is like.. goddly comapred to every other VB based forum I've visited.. only reason I haven't posted 30 threads already is because I find my answer the first time I search
one thing that's becomming more of a problem though is working on my car with only a jack and ramps.. lol only 2.5months and I'm already wanting a garage with a lift.. wonder where I'll be in 6 months >_>
if anyone lives arround where I do (suffolk,south hampton roads area) and knows a mazda group leme know!!... all I've been able to find are a buncha hatchback honda ricer people and a cr*p load of stang clubs..which is the last thing I want >_>
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