Should I buy mazdaspeed?

[krillin]

If you want a Mazdaspeed, contact me, I'll sell mine to you.

i've been reading some of your posts and it seems to me that you aren't entirely satisfied with your car. why are you selling it, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[EXA4DRIVER]

OK, first off I am new to the forum. I know alot of you will tell me to just use the search, so I have already done this. I have a much greater understanding of the MSP but still have a couple ?'s about it before I buy one.

I live in AZ and its pretty hot here, actually its really hot here!!! Can the MSP take the heat ok. I am kinda scared because of all the hesitation/stumbling issues I have read about. And the fact that alot of you say that this occurs moreso in hotter climates.

Another question is about reliability, are these cars very reliable, and are mazda's in general very reliable? I have only owned a Honda Prelude VTEC(please don't rip on me, I'm not rice!) which has been a pretty reliable car even with 100k miles.

Finally, I just was wondering if some of you could tell me your favorite thing about the MSP.

I have been looking at such cars as the
neon R/T-can't buy it because I know I will never get over the fact that its a NEON
Ford Focus SVT- Don't like the looks-at all
Volkwagon GTI- again not a big fan of the looks
Mazdaspeed - Great looks, great handling, superior stereo. Seems like the best of the bunch but just a little worried about some of the minor problems I've read about.

Anyways, sorry for a long post, but I'm just very interested in the car.
Thanks,
Chad

Dude, just cuz you drive a Honda, it does not mean you are rice Now if you got neon lighting, APC taillights and an aluminum wing sitting on some Tenzo or Konig wheels, then your rice. As far as the cars you are interested in, the GTI 1.8T will be the most tuner friendly out of all of your choices. I used to drive an A4 1.8T so I'm kinda partial to the VW turbo engine. But just the fact you can throw a little bit more than $1,000 in mods (APR chip, downpipe, high flow cat, catback exhaust, drop in filter, upgraded intercooler piping and a forged diverter valve) and pull high 13 sec 1/4's, the GTI is a great choice. Just my .02.

 

[kwiktsi]

Re: Re: Should I buy mazdaspeed?

Dude, just cuz you drive a Honda, it does not mean you are rice Now if you got neon lighting, APC taillights and an aluminum wing sitting on some Tenzo or Konig wheels, then your rice. As far as the cars you are interested in, the GTI 1.8T will be the most tuner friendly out of all of your choices. I used to drive an A4 1.8T so I'm kinda partial to the VW turbo engine. But just the fact you can throw a little bit more than $1,000 in mods (APR chip, downpipe, high flow cat, catback exhaust, drop in filter, upgraded intercooler piping and a forged diverter valve) and pull high 13 sec 1/4's, the GTI is a great choice. Just my .02.

Umm, I have less than $1000 in mods to the MSP and I will go high 13.s or turn it right into the wall if it doesn't .. Just because there isn't a "buy it and make the car quick" kit for the MSP, doesn't mean it can't be tuned by someone who is capable of it .
Joe

 

[EXA4DRIVER]

I hear ya Joe I just like the fact that with the VW 1.8T engines, the chip not only increases the boost, it also adjusts the fuel maps/curves and puts out efficient usable wheel hp, with out having to tune/dyno the car, a true "plug and play" way to increase boost reliablly. I remember when I had my 98 Eclipse GS-T and had such a hard time programing my HKS EVC III boost controler. It was either find an open road where you can get full wide open throttle, or pay to use a dyno. Then you run into problems like getting a higher psi fuel pump yada-yada-yada..... And I guess from reading a bunch of post that you can only boost a max of 10psi with the MSP due to some stalling issues (not sure if this is accurate, just what I read), I'm just a little more partial to tuning a 1.8T due to the reliability But if I had the time and more money, I would love to work on a 2JZGTE Supra......drooool