Boosted333
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Absolutely. The Bose in my CX-9 rocks, but in my MS3 - i'm not happy with it.
Sport or GT????
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Absolutely. The Bose in my CX-9 rocks, but in my MS3 - i'm not happy with it.
Super Unique
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The bose in the speed 3 falls short in a lot of ways. Adding an aftermarket subwoofer and amp helps a lot though. Enough to make it liveable. You can get more than adequate sound with that 1 slight upgrade. I have been considering a speaker replacement as well, although thats not quite as simple an upgrade. Certainly worth looking into. There are adaptor plates to make aftermarket equipment fit, however they don't mesh well with the overall look of the dash.
I too debated this for a few days.... 2007 GT or 2008 Sport. I went with the sport. I dont care for bose or wipers, you can buy an hid kit for like $60 on ebay, I dont want to have to take care of leather, and from looking at the 2 side by side the seats "look" the same. The think that kills me about not getting the GT is the LEd tails, and the trip computer.... I liked the trip computer in my 350Z, so I kind of got used to it and miss it.
Don't forget the GT also has lojack, which lets your insurance rate go down, but you can always "tell" them it has it
Don't forget the GT also has lojack, which lets your insurance rate go down, but you can always "tell" them it has it
The 07-08 models didn't have nearly as compelling a reason to go GT as the 08.5. Serioiusly... $1800 is a lot of money people! It can buy you a lot of cool aftermarket stuff... a kick ass stereo system w/in dash dvd/nav, better speakers, amp & sub... and you'd probably have enough left over for a CAI. Now tell me which car you'd rather have.. THAT one or the stock GT. LED tails are cool I guess.... for the jerkoff behind you. HIDs are cool... but hardly worth the money. Plus you can put them in afterwards. Rain sensing wipers... come on!! wtf? those might be useful for your grandma but seriously....
But as I said... the 08.5s with the alacantra are the s***. Not quite sure it's worth the extra money but... second thought... it is. the cool factor alone... plus, unlike that other BS, you actually see/feel that s*** on a daily basis. All the other stuff is just a bonus
But as I said... the 08.5s with the alacantra are the s***. Not quite sure it's worth the extra money but... second thought... it is. the cool factor alone... plus, unlike that other BS, you actually see/feel that s*** on a daily basis. All the other stuff is just a bonus
Hopefully SU gets it in soon, they are backordered.
FrequentFlyer
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The seats in the new GT's alone, if you were to buy them aftermarket or have them recovered with the embroidery would set you back well over $1,000, especially for 4 of them. HID's, the bulbs alone are $200 a piece through Mazda. So, IMO, the $1,800 difference is worth it and with dealers giving these cars away for invoice and below, how many other cars out there can you get with the features and performance of a MS3 GT for $23k? You will not find one.
Some cheap colored bulbs are hardly the same thing as real HIDs.
The guy at the stealership mentioned it for $650, but now that I think about it, he said "we put lojack on all out GTs" so maybe that too was added.
But in the bruchure it says something about a security/theft system. AT least thats what the brochure from the stealership said.
mspeed3 617
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if your getting an 08.5 get the GT, cuz the sport seats look blah
I negotiated on both a Sport and GT with a couple of dealerships, and in the end, the difference was $1,500. At that price gap, the leather/alcantara, HIDs, and six-disc changer were worth it to me. I could give a crap about the LED taillights, auto wipers and auto headlights, so those didn't factor in.
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