Nice RED Mazdaspeed6!!!
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thejoker0409
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- 03.5 msp grey
The J spec ms6 wheels are awesome these one suck
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- MP5T / 944
I wish they had stuck the turbo on the 3.0L.. 
CHICO2003 said:
I think theres alot more besides the wheels and the antenae that would keep you from buy this car. Those are cheap to change out.
Now the real deal breaker should be the top mounted intercooler! You'd either have to get a new hood (cheap way) or change it to a front mount (very expencive way) to get any real performance out of it. I bet with a frount mount and a bigger intercooler it wouldn't be hard to make 300hp.
While it may be "cheap" (at least, in your eyes) to replace the wheels and antenae... that's A) when buying a $30k car, too much of a hassle and B) when buying a $30k car, too freakin expensive! I mean, while it's true you can just get different wheels... after spending that much dough on the car, not many of us would have the money!
I mildly disagree. If I've got the dough to buy a 40k beamer, for example, but am swayed at the last minute to get an STi, Evo or the upcoming MS6, then you're right, as a buyer I'd be inclined to buy a new set of wheels if I wasn't diggin the stocks. (and for the record, 99% of the Evos and STIs I see on the road have stock wheels) In addition to the point I'm about to make, the reason for this is because these wheels, unlike the MS6 version, are actually pretty sweet. I mean... BBS???? Enkei???
On to my second point... If I'm not the guy who's in the market for a more expensive car and instead, has to tighten the belt in order to get one of these... (which I think represents a good % of the buyers out there... we're enthusiasts and we want the best/fastest car we can afford... which usually means a car somewhat above our means) In this situation, we're not exactly prepared to shell out another... I don't know, $2-4 grand for a nice set of wheels. The antenae... I suppose... is irelevant. That said, it's pretty weak of mazda not to put the same technology into this car that they did into a car more than 1/3 less in price. (MSP) Though the only time I put on the radio is for AM sports talk, (sirius & mp3 > radio) I'd still think twice about a car with a doofy antenae like this one. It's not like you can just go to pep boys and buy a kit that will integrate the antenae into the rear window. The best you can do is get a shorter version of it... which still sucks. I'm a fan of clean lines on a car and to me, an antenae (sort've like a front license plate) ruins the look.
On to my second point... If I'm not the guy who's in the market for a more expensive car and instead, has to tighten the belt in order to get one of these... (which I think represents a good % of the buyers out there... we're enthusiasts and we want the best/fastest car we can afford... which usually means a car somewhat above our means) In this situation, we're not exactly prepared to shell out another... I don't know, $2-4 grand for a nice set of wheels. The antenae... I suppose... is irelevant. That said, it's pretty weak of mazda not to put the same technology into this car that they did into a car more than 1/3 less in price. (MSP) Though the only time I put on the radio is for AM sports talk, (sirius & mp3 > radio) I'd still think twice about a car with a doofy antenae like this one. It's not like you can just go to pep boys and buy a kit that will integrate the antenae into the rear window. The best you can do is get a shorter version of it... which still sucks. I'm a fan of clean lines on a car and to me, an antenae (sort've like a front license plate) ruins the look.
almost 99% of the mazdaspeeds i see in houston have stock rims. wait...........everyone here does except me and mx3ownsjoo (lives in houston sometimes)CHICO2003 said:
not just a viper..............viper gts-rNolimits said:
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boostisgood said:Glad to see Mazda is sticking with the Mazdaspeed program.
yes, another car that mazda will reduce by ten grand in effort to dump sitting inventory when the year ends
Captain KRM P5 said:yes, another car that mazda will reduce by ten grand in effort to dump sitting inventory when the year ends
hey, i'm down for picking one up if they knock 10k off the sticker... that interior looks hella nice. And it would be great for nebraska winters.
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- 2003 Subaru WRX Wagon, 2000 Miata
yeah, wheels don't look all that hot.... they kind of look like big snow flakes to me.
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- 2002 BJFW, 2007 BK3P, 1979 SA22C, 2005 BK3P
Doodsmack said:
yes there is, its a turbo charged direct injection 2.3 liter four cylinder based off the 6i/3s motor
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- 2003 Subaru WRX Wagon, 2000 Miata
Doodsmack said:
it is turbocharged... it's just hidden all the way underneath the plastic. the intercooler is on top of the engine and is fed by scoops on the underside of the hood. the turbocharger is made by Hitachi.
rednecks_r_us
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- 2003 Laser Blue Protege5
That car looks familiar. I've seen one up close at Mazfest. In fact it filled my mirrors as Randy Pobst closely followed me through some of the corners at Buttonwillow.
