My msp's gone

[xxxcool21]

i agree those cars are nowhere near the MSP the msp is a great car for its price but the cobra is a sweet ass ride and dosnt handle to much worse than the msp and i'm an avid driver in the turns-plus if you look around you can get an early 00' cobra for 19k-22k with low miles in great shape...and i've never seen a cobra on the side of the road

 

[No.5]

its a first year car,... if ur gonna keeping crying like a b**** then go buy a american car

Whoah..Dude your missing my point.

Yes, it may be a first year car as a MazdaSpeed, but the MP3 was first. You think that perhaps Mazda would of gotten the rear bushing problem fixed before releasing another problem car.

Sure, there will be problems, but a STALLING car at highway speeds is unacceptable. For those of you not experiencing this, great...hope you never have a problem. But the response from my Dealership as well as the response from Mazda Canada has turned me away from ever purchasing another Mazda.

And judging from members on this board as well as past MP3 b**** complaints, it can literally take years for problems to be fixed.

I've owned numerous cars...none of which compair to the problems I have with my Speed.

I still like the car, don't get me wrong. It's fun to drive, and turns heads wherever I go. Perhaps this is the only reason I still own it.......

 

[smolten]

I guess we are just lucky cuz we don't have any of these problems with the MSP....I love that car and wouldn't THINK of trading it for another car in it's price range......even with the probs you wouldn't get near this much car for the price.......your options are an SE-R and Civic SI, neither of which I'd choose over the MSP. If you're wondering why I didn't list the Focus or the SRT-4...well, yeah....exactly......American cars are not a consideration at any price.

WTF??

Mazda is a division of FORD


H E L L O!!!!

 

[StreetPreacher]

Kwiktsi,

Did you ever drive a talon?

 

[INGREXCO]

good choice, ide rather have a cobra

 

[kwiktsi]

Re: Kwiktsi,

Did you ever drive a talon?

I got my start in DSM's (Talon, Eclipse, Laser). I have been building them for years now and I actually have a 487 whp Talon sitting outside . I have had more DSM's than any other car- at least 25 DSM's..
Joe

 

[Mazdaspeed1]

i really can't believe all these complaints and problems i hear about the MSP.. i haven'te experienced any noises is struts, any stalling.. nothing.. the onlu complaint i have is the damn security system.. that thing goes off for everything. i need to go adjust it. the fireworks last night set it off twice too.
and 2k3- you already have over 10000 miles on yours!! damn. where have you been driving? i'm on vacation and i still only have 2400... had mine for almost 3 months.. of course, school is out too. that saves a lot of daily mileage..

 

[bud_d]

WTF??

Mazda is a division of FORD


H E L L O!!!!

granted, but pretty much everything is still made in Japan. Jaguar, Astin Martin, Land Rover and Volvo's are in the same boat, and I hardly consider any of those American cars.

 

[kwiktsi]

i really can't believe all these complaints and problems i hear about the MSP..

Agreed- a lot of people are blowing it out of proportion . Suspension clunk- it has urethane bushings in it- it is a trade off- put rubber bushings in it, no more clunk- but handling will suffer.. Hesitation is a big issue, but it is able to be worked around simply and inexpensively. Granted, Mazda should take care of it, but for the ease of improving it yourself- I wouldn't consider it a reason to lose $$$ trading the car in. Hell, it is only a $20K Protege- you get a LOT of stuff for $20K in the MSP though that makes it a great value even with it's quirks.. I don't think it should require tuning to run right, but maybe because I am a tuner, it doesn't bother me much. The car is a good deal for what you get. Not that it is chump change by any means, but $20k isn't really a lot for a car these days .
Joe

 

[mspeed2]

what is the kit your talking about have I need it bad for my mspeeds hesitaion please help????????

 

[kwiktsi]

what is the kit your talking about have I need it bad for my mspeeds hesitaion please help????????

Were you asking me that? If so, go to my site- www.joepmbc.com/mazdaspeed.htm and you will see the items there.
Joe

 

[Mazdaspeed1]

twiktsi--- i totally agree with you.. it seems like ppl are freaking out over little things when they're not paying attention to the positives anymore.. it seems like most of the threads on this forum are about bad things anymore. i thought this was suppossed to be a place where we all talk about our cars we love.. to me it just seems like a gigantic complaint forum. i love my orange MSP.. i wouldn't think of trading it in. yes there are a couple of minor things i don't like, but with every good you have bad. i accept that and drive on.. if you other ppl can't, i'm sorry and i hope you get something that makes you happy.