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estebond008
06-19-2007, 11:20 PM
the other day, when leaving from work, I was greated once again by the unavoidable traffic in Hialeah, FL. while on the two lane street, the left lane was creeping faster than the right lane, so i decided to stay on the left. slowly but surely I approach a '90 nissan 240sx being driven by a young guy with the windows down. ever since I installed my CP-E CAI, i have been expecting situations like these where I could blow off some pressure at drivers with their windows down. so I waited until I increased the gap between me and another car in front of me, then I gave gas and let off...WHOOSH! as I passed him I was halted by the traffic ahead, soon after I hear his loud exhaust come up to my right side and then he asked "that has a turbo?" in a confused manner. ofcourse I told him yes and he became impressed. he then said "go ahead and do it again" as if he couldn't believe it. when he continued going with the traffic he would let me pass him all the time and wave his hand out as if to make me pass him. so ofcourse I passed him an additional 3 times until I lost him at an intersection. im sure others have had similar encounters like this?
I have a mazdaspeed cai installed and I revved my engine while out with the FAGMOB and they asked if I even had a bov. I have plenty of spool sound but I'm just not hearing blow off at all :(
controlo
06-20-2007, 05:30 AM
haha, i do it every chance i get. i pulled up to a 4 way stop on my way home from work and there was an evo to my right. i shifted to second at about 2,500 and floored the pedal so it would spool, then released. its so fun. sssssssssssKSHHH! i'm getting an awesome BOV sound with my injen CAI.
SwampAss
06-20-2007, 08:40 AM
I had an older lady tell me "nice car" in the parking lot at the Super Giant. I think she was being nice because I waited for her to cross. That, or she was a cougar and I totally missed my chance to score some mid 40s trim.
jbiird317
06-20-2007, 08:49 AM
I had an older lady tell me "nice car" in the parking lot at the Super Giant. I think she was being nice because I waited for her to cross. That, or she was a cougar and I totally missed my chance to score some mid 40s trim.
mazdaspeed 3 has the cougar magnet installed from the factory!? sweeeeeet
CTGrey02
06-20-2007, 10:03 AM
I seem to get stares and comments from teenage boys/early 20's guys, and thats about it. No one else even notices the car. I had an SUV full of em drive by with half their heads out the window as they passed me staring at it. With out the badge on the back the majority of em wouldn't even notice the car was anything special.
SwampAss
06-20-2007, 10:08 AM
I seem to get stares and comments from teenage boys/early 20's guys, and thats about it.
Thats why you bought the car though, right? I am not here to judge. You do what you have to do cupcake. (second)
clos561
06-20-2007, 10:18 AM
some kid in a 240 actually asked me the same question..i said yea and sprayed him with the hks vta....we raced and it was a prety big disapointment for him..even tho he said he beat a turbo civic? turbo cars are funny tho...spray people in the grill while i drive by...
whitey4311
06-20-2007, 10:23 AM
some kid in a 240 actually asked me the same question..i said yea and sprayed him with the hks vta....we raced and it was a prety big disapointment for him..even tho he said he beat a turbo civic? turbo cars are funny tho...spray people in the grill while i drive by...
Did you offer him to take over payments?
knowledge007
06-20-2007, 10:24 AM
Sometimes some people don't even believe that what I drive is Mazda. They tell me that I slapped a different engine in it. Then of course I pop the hood if I get a chance and they are astonished.
Swamp, you missed out man, should have hit that trim yo!!!
CTGrey02
06-20-2007, 11:03 AM
Thats why you bought the car though, right? I am not here to judge. You do what you have to do cupcake. (second)
Better than that van with FREE CANDY Scribbled on the side you drive (fuoops) lol
SwampAss
06-20-2007, 11:05 AM
I switched to an icecream truck. I play the music and they all come running TO me.
CTGrey02
06-20-2007, 11:06 AM
Milk shake makes... oh not even worth it, lol
The spot where us FAGMOB go bowling is packed with high school kids. There is a speed bump right in front of the main entrance that has a pretty sharp peak so going over 5mph isn't a great idea. I'm just minding my own business trying not to bang my rims against the bump taking it nice and slow and these little shits yell at me 'ya you are cool shitty ass mazda'
I drive so conservative and I wasn't trying to draw any attention to myself but it pissed me off a little. I wanted to get out of the car and back hand those kids. No respect for their elders :(
Abaddon
06-20-2007, 12:21 PM
One of my neighbors told me that I had a "cute" car....
...I cried for 3 days.
clos561
06-20-2007, 01:22 PM
(lol)
estebond008
06-20-2007, 03:36 PM
on the way to work I was approaching a 90 degree right turn that was several bumps on the floor, so I slowed down below average speed. the woman in the 4runner behind me started getting on my ass as I was making the turn slowly but surely. i wasn't going slow bother anyone else at all, just making sure i dont mess up my car thats all. exiting the turn i gave 50 % throttle to get out of her way onto the left. my 50% was 100% throttle for her SUV so therefore she still remained behind me on the right lane and thats when she pulled out the birdie
BAM! (bird) so eventually i resumed back to cruising speed and she just didnt let off her throttle and stormed past me...people are incredible these days!
So the woman gave you the bird for not flooring it around a turn? Probablly just pissed her vagina is dry and smells like bad fish.
People who drive suv's and camerys usually piss me off the most in my daily driving. Camerys for unnecessary breaking around not sharp turns and suv's for not being able to stay in their own fucking lane.
BHOUST528
06-20-2007, 04:47 PM
Thats hot i miss my old turbo PT Cruiser when i had my intake exhaust and bov people were amazed that a pt had turbo...I took off all the badging so it just said PT Cruiser so it look like a n/a PT it was great. lets just say telephone pole 1 PT cruiser 0 i totaled that car and i loved it.....i loved messin with the guys in there 4.6 mustangs thinkin there ish was fast haha thats y you just got beat by a pt.....TURBOS ROCK(yippy)
SSMS3
06-20-2007, 08:27 PM
A kid in a Cobalt SS stopped after I got out, complimented the car, then asked a bajillion questions. Asked if I'd run it at the track yet but me thinks he was fishing for a race.
On that note, there a crap load of Cobalt SS's around here and with light mods they're a worthy straight line adversary from what I've seen
controlo
06-20-2007, 09:41 PM
i was on my way home last night and some random lifted silverado revved on me. there were 2 bro's in it. so, naturally i ripped it. 45 seconds later, when they caught up, he flipped me the bird. hahahaha. why is he mad? probably cause he wasted 10 bucks revving on me.
knowledge007
06-21-2007, 06:45 AM
A kid in a Cobalt SS stopped after I got out, complimented the car, then asked a bajillion questions. Asked if I'd run it at the track yet but me thinks he was fishing for a race.
On that note, there a crap load of Cobalt SS's around here and with light mods they're a worthy straight line adversary from what I've seen
(lol)
Please...
Hikaru9
06-21-2007, 08:54 AM
Just like CTGrey said no one notices my car which is great. I've gotten stares only from few young kids driving other sport compacts. The last thing I want is to draw attention to myself in my cop infested hometown of Northern VA. In my experience with them, being Asian inside of a Japanese import has been bad enough. >_<
clos561
06-21-2007, 10:00 AM
on the way to work I was approaching a 90 degree right turn that was several bumps on the floor, so I slowed down below average speed. the woman in the 4runner behind me started getting on my ass as I was making the turn slowly but surely. i wasn't going slow bother anyone else at all, just making sure i dont mess up my car thats all. exiting the turn i gave 50 % throttle to get out of her way onto the left. my 50% was 100% throttle for her SUV so therefore she still remained behind me on the right lane and thats when she pulled out the birdie
BAM! (bird) so eventually i resumed back to cruising speed and she just didnt let off her throttle and stormed past me...people are incredible these days!
well i might as well share my birdie story...im driving on okeechobee blvd heading west and i come up to a light and theres a old guy on a harley behind me. the light turns green and i accelertae slowly like i always do to save gas which means im shifting at 2k rpms...its pretty slow and the guy gets mad and starts honking his bike horn at me..i eventually get up to speed and he stays behind me and we come up to another light. this time i knew he was going to try to pass me and the light goes green and he indeed does. i floored it and left him pretty bad and he pulled up next to me and BAM!, i was laughing while he gave me the bird and i waved at him but i was laughing so hard and he shook his head after he gave the big sesame street size bird.(fu)
Right on. When you get the bird it is always good to just laugh at the person. Always pisses them off more. I can't believe how bitchy people can be about something like slow acceleration. I have been granny driving the last week trying to see if I can get 300 miles on a tank and I get a few nasty looks from drivers. Usually the old people in their 50k sauerkraut burners.
clos561
06-21-2007, 10:48 AM
Right on. When you get the bird it is always good to just laugh at the person. Always pisses them off more. I can't believe how bitchy people can be about something like slow acceleration. I have been granny driving the last week trying to see if I can get 300 miles on a tank and I get a few nasty looks from drivers. Usually the old people in their 50k sauerkraut burners.
he was so mad because he couldnt pass me and i was seriously laughing my ass off
whitey4311
06-21-2007, 11:02 AM
I feel you on that since I get all the nasty looks when I slow way down for dips, pot holes, or raised bumps in the road. The guy behind me doesnt give a shit about their car and just plows over them while I slow all the way down to 2nd gear and navigate over them as smooth as I can.
knowledge007
06-21-2007, 11:48 AM
Cali...looking to go back to Cali to get out of this shit hole called Miami. I was raised there in L.A., Downey, Southgate, Lynwood, pretty much everywhere...
I miss it over there sometimes...but then I think of transferring over seas somewhere...??? Decisions decisions...
clos561
06-21-2007, 11:50 AM
Cali...looking to go back to Cali to get out of this shit hole called Miami. I was raised there in L.A., Downey, Southgate, Lynwood, pretty much everywhere...
I miss it over there sometimes...but then I think of transferring over seas somewhere...??? Decisions decisions...
west palm is prety nice..
tsunami
06-21-2007, 11:52 AM
i used to get a lot of compliments on my car when it was in stock form and then when i just had wheels on it from a lot of adults and some kids... now that its as modded as it is i only get compliments from mostly kids, though a lot of the guys i work with like it... i cought one guy trying to impress this hottie walking out to their cars in the parking lot asking her what car she drove and if it was that fast and furious pos he was parked next to (he was driving a rusted out 1992 nissan sentra btw) which was my car and as i proceeded to pass him and the chick he was trying to impress (who i knew) i gave her a nice lil wave and got in my car and drove away with a nice shit eating grin on my face....you should have seen his face it was great!!
knowledge007
06-21-2007, 11:52 AM
Can't transfer over there don't have a terminal...it is nice over there though.
clos561
06-21-2007, 12:04 PM
Can't transfer over there don't have a terminal...it is nice over there though.
terminal? u do accounting or something right
knowledge007
06-21-2007, 12:09 PM
I work for an import and export company in containerized frieght. The largest in the world. We have three terminals in Florida. JAX, MIA, PEV.
clos561
06-21-2007, 12:10 PM
I work for an import and export company in containerized frieght. The largest in the world. We have three terminals in Florida. JAX, MIA, PEV.
what do u do for them?
knowledge007
06-21-2007, 01:36 PM
terminal manager
tsunami
06-21-2007, 01:42 PM
guys try to keep this thread on track if you want to continue talking about this take it to pms or the occupation thread or location thread not in a thread meant to ask about peoples reactions to our cars...
thanks
clos561
06-21-2007, 03:05 PM
guys try to keep this thread on track if you want to continue talking about this take it to pms or the occupation thread or location thread not in a thread meant to ask about peoples reactions to our cars...
thanks
i just farted(usa)
jbiird317
06-21-2007, 03:59 PM
i just farted(usa)
thats hilarious...... grow up and lets get this thread back on topic.
GoFast
06-21-2007, 04:37 PM
personally i kind of like the fact that i dont get many compliments or attention in the car. To most its a nice looking station wagon/family car. 99% of the people dont know what it has in it or what it is capable of. I used to drive an SVT Focus and everyone and there mother wanted to race. In this car...nobody! its wonderful. IMHO it is the perfect sleeper and i like it that way
Sorax
06-21-2007, 05:18 PM
When I first bought my MS3, it was pretty disappointing to get blank stares from my friends when they asked what I got. I like having a sleeper but I wouldn't mind having just a little more name recognition.
BHOUST528
06-21-2007, 05:24 PM
When I first bought my MS3, it was pretty disappointing to get blank stares from my friends when they asked what I got. I like having a sleeper but I wouldn't mind having just a little more name recognition.
HA thats how i felt when i had my PT my friends called it the pt loser till i would take them for a ride then they didnt have much to say about it then...i liked the sleeper look i had going but when i woke her up she was more than willing if yall know what i mean....
Moonpie.Express
06-21-2007, 06:30 PM
personally i kind of like the fact that i dont get many compliments or attention in the car. To most its a nice looking station wagon/family car. 99% of the people dont know what it has in it or what it is capable of. I used to drive an SVT Focus and everyone and there mother wanted to race. In this car...nobody! its wonderful. IMHO it is the perfect sleeper and i like it that way
AMEN!!
blkMs3th
06-21-2007, 06:58 PM
I'm agreeing with the "sleeper and like it that way" crowd. No one notices or cares. Got an up/down/up look from a gti driver that left me feeling a bit dirty though.
Hikaru9
06-21-2007, 09:28 PM
Got an up/down/up look from a gti driver that left me feeling a bit dirty though.
Hmm... -_-a
Mocoso
06-22-2007, 12:25 AM
I have to admit the speed3 is one big sleeper... the only ones that notice seem to be the ones that know about cars and they usually arent the ones being an ar$e on the road.....
Full tank of Gas.... 50 bucks
Nicely equiped MS3 ... 20 something grand
Faces from oh so many Audis, BMW, and Acuras who cant believe this little thing is out accelerating, out handling them onto/on/and off the freeway.... Priceless....
One negative: nobody I mean NOBODY gets out of your way....
Word. Sleeper FTW took that mazdaspeed badge off and went with just Axela so now no one knows what the fuck it is or why they just got left.
CTGrey02
06-22-2007, 07:57 AM
One negative: nobody I mean NOBODY gets out of your way....
I had that problem with the focus too until I started driving with my Fog lights on like I do in the Mustang. People seem to clear out after that. With the Speed3 I drive with the HID's on all the time and it seems to get the same effect. Flip your lights on during the day and see if you get better luck.
jbiird317
06-22-2007, 08:18 AM
on the way home from my golf match last night a car full of kids (im assuming mommy or daddys car) in a Nissan blew by me, did a double take and slowed down to my speed. They were looking out the window and wanted to run... i dont normally do that sort of thing, but i was cruising at 55 in 6th gear, so i just hit the gas. Even using just 6th gear his altima was no match...the comment i got was "Dude! That thing is fast!!!"
ill_eagle94
06-22-2007, 08:52 AM
I usually just get the "Is that car turbo?" or "Did that come stock turboed?"
Yesterday I had a car pull up next to me at a light and the guy was like "Dude does that come with a turbo?" I of course said yeah. Then he looks over to his girl and she goes "Oh, it sounds good." :-)
The other night I was parked and an RX8 with an exhaust pulled up, with a girl driving it. She was there to talk to some of the people I was hanging out with. Then she looked over and goes "Who's got the Mazda over there?" Everyone pointed to me and she just goes "NiiiiiiiIIIIICCCeeeeee!"
chaos4
06-22-2007, 10:02 AM
I have the only Speed 3 running in the COM Sports Car Club track events this year. After being a little tentative at Watkins Glen (My first event with the car and first time at the Glen), other drivers of fast machinery now are quick to comment on their amazement of the way the "grocery getter" (coined by the drive of a NA Porsche 911) runs with them, or wooops butt. At a recent event at Mosport, an STi driver (he set fastest time of the day!) commented that the 3 was making some "crazy power" and he could not over take me on the 1/2 mile, 130 mph, straightaway. (bowdown) I just grin at all the great compliments, but now the secret is out and lap times are being compared to the MS3! (sssh)
www.comscc.org for info on our events and track day results.
MX6toMS3
06-22-2007, 10:51 AM
I saw where you can buy the matching TURBO badge and I'm contemplating buying it. But I think I'll see what it's like a little longer driving it without people knowing what it is.
Especially now that I still don't know how to drive a manual fast, and I still kill it every other day! People would think 'what the F is she doing driving that fast car?'
People in Atlanta are all dicks. I always get shit from high school kids since I look like I'm 17. Some high school kid even yelled shit at me the other day when I was riding my bike. People at work even ask if I'm here to have lunch with my parents. 7 years since I graduated high school and I still have to put up with those pricks :( i blame it on too many rich people around here that spoil their kids and get them cars that they parade around as status symbols. I won't ever race someone unless it looks like it will be worth my time. I'd rather kick the parent's ass with my sleeper ms3 than take their kids.
SwampAss
06-22-2007, 01:14 PM
heh, I saw your MS page. You look like Thom Yorke.
heh, I saw your MS page. You look like Thom Yorke.
Yep just don't have the lazy eye but I have heard that since I was in high school. That or the dorky kid from Road Trip which I take more offense to (no)
http://www432.pair.com/linton/hugg/york.jpg
http://a245.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/32/l_691c28fb2052912367a5a03eb0e918d4.jpg
tsunami
06-22-2007, 02:39 PM
damn man that is a baby face for a 24 yr old or so...
yep yep, i am 24. You should have seen me when I was 2 everyone kept telling me I looked like I was 0.
Doesn't help that I have a super overactive metabolism. Been 125 lbs for the last 15 years. I'm gonna be one of those skinny old men :(
CTGrey02
06-22-2007, 02:51 PM
YES!!!1 Some other asshole is skinnier than me!!! WOOHOO!!!
I could still kick your ass!! lol :)
Sveivo
06-22-2007, 03:07 PM
I wanted to give a compliment to a good looking woman in a True Red MS3 that I saw the other day.
However, she was not aware of my intent, so she proceeded through the gears, shifted into 3rd, poured on the turbo, and the only thing I could say at that point was ":("
SwampAss
06-22-2007, 03:08 PM
I could still kick your ass!! lol :)
if he's as skinny as he says he is....you'll need a scope.
BTW, I got a "your car is so shiny" compliment today. Another cougar! YESS! I am setting up some wrinkled ass. I can't wait. I can get laid and afterwards she can make me cookies or something.
Then I drive off in my Alfa Romeo.......
CTGrey02
06-22-2007, 03:10 PM
Ahhhh yes, the Alpha!
I wanted to give a compliment to a good looking woman in a True Red MS3 that I saw the other day.
However, she was not aware of my intent, so she proceeded through the gears, shifted into 3rd, poured on the turbo, and the only thing I could say at that point was ":("
I never run from another mazda. I imagine our cars like to talk to eachother and that they all get along very well. If I see another mazda3 in a parking lot I always try to get as close as I can even if it means I have to walk a lot longer :) I walk away saying to my car "have fun you too don't get into any trouble while I'm gone"
Ya I'm a dork :P
controlo
06-22-2007, 04:10 PM
i'm the same way Kosh. swampass, that video is so funny. lol.
Hikaru9
06-22-2007, 06:14 PM
YES!!!1 Some other asshole is skinnier than me!!! WOOHOO!!!
I'd win the skinny guy contest! (and "no" I'm not proud) >_<
Kosh's MS3 looks sweet without the front license plate. I only wish I could get away with not having one.
79_Limited
06-22-2007, 06:57 PM
No compliments yet but I can tell you after driving this Kia POS all week while on vacation in Arizona all I can say is:
"I WANT MY SPEED3 BACK."
dread
06-23-2007, 09:22 AM
I drove a pos kia in PR for a week and it sucked, although the ac worked better than my ms3. I was on these crazy mountain roads just dreaming of taking my ms3 on the road.
civic si hb
06-23-2007, 04:23 PM
I usually get 2 comments:
1) What the hell is that?
2) Is that thing turbo?
controlo
06-23-2007, 04:55 PM
thom yorke is a MF Genius. i saw a speed 6 on my way home last night with 4 kids in it... i passed him, going the speed limit and he gunned it and the kid in the front seat waved as if they left me. freakin' morons. i should've ripped em but i didn't have any gas... oh well.
knowledge007
06-24-2007, 10:18 AM
YOU SHOULD HAVE RIPPED THEM TO SHREADS...and then get gass...
Went to Charlotte this weekend and met some friends up there. They all love the car and all said it looks like it gets good gas milage. HAHAHA!
On the way back to Atlanta I made a stop in Greenville, SC and saw a lot of old high school friends. The car is pretty popular in the 18-21 year old girl range which works out fine for me :)
Hikaru9
06-27-2007, 12:06 PM
Went to Charlotte this weekend and met some friends up there. They all love the car and all said it looks like it gets good gas milage. HAHAHA!
On the way back to Atlanta I made a stop in Greenville, SC and saw a lot of old high school friends. The car is pretty popular in the 18-21 year old girl range which works out fine for me :)
It (the 3 hatch in general) is popular with older crowd, too. I see a lot of older women driving them. haha *^_^*
SwampAss
06-27-2007, 12:35 PM
And I thought the older ladies were hot for me. Dang it. The car I had 2 cars ago was a Chrysler 300M sport. The seat leather comes impregnated with ben gay from the factory . I went straight to blue hairs with that one. Used to cruise the bingo halls around 9pm blasting some Perry Como. That's the hook up. If you can stomach relations with someone in their 70s, it's win win. No chance of pregnancy and they make the best fricken dinners you ever ate. I dated this one granny chick who used to pop her hip outta joint.........
MX6toMS3
06-27-2007, 12:41 PM
It (the 3 hatch in general) is popular with older crowd, too. I see a lot of older women driving them. haha *^_^*
haha... yesterday I got all excited because I saw a black hatch come up behind me in traffic. I wanted to show off that mine was cooler than theirs, but it ended up being a middle-aged woman who looked like she cared less. :/
Hikaru9
06-27-2007, 12:47 PM
And I thought the older ladies were hot for me. Dang it. The car I had 2 cars ago was a Chrysler 300M sport. The seat leather comes impregnated with ben gay from the factory . I went straight to blue hairs with that one. Used to cruise the bingo halls around 9pm blasting some Perry Como. That's the hook up. If you can stomach relations with someone in their 70s, it's win win. No chance of pregnancy and they make the best fricken dinners you ever ate. I dated this one granny chick who used to pop her hip outta joint.........
I don't know if it's the generation gap or the language/ cultural barrier since I didn't get some of what you said. lol~ Blue hair? Were they smurfs? o_O The oldest woman who sat in my car who wasn't a family member was 30 (one of my friends). Come to think of it... I don't think I know any grandmas. That might be a good thing.
SwampAss
06-27-2007, 12:48 PM
I don't know if it's the generation gap or the language/ cultural barrier since I didn't get some of what you said. lol~ Blue hair? Were they smurfs? o_O The oldest woman who sat in my car who wasn't a family member was 30 (one of my friends). Come to think of it... I don't think I know any grandmas. That might be a good thing.
I didn't understand it and I typed it. My cold medication is pretty far out.(loser)
Hikaru9
06-27-2007, 12:50 PM
haha... yesterday I got all excited because I saw a black hatch come up behind me in traffic. I wanted to show off that mine was cooler than theirs, but it ended up being a middle-aged woman who looked like she cared less. :/
lol~ I know exactly what you're saying. On my way to work this morning, I spotted a silver 3 hatch right in front of me on I-66, and as I was about to do a friendly wave I noticed it was a lady as old as my mom who probably couldn't care less about cars. >_<
Hikaru9
06-27-2007, 12:53 PM
I didn't understand it and I typed it. My cold medication is pretty far out.(loser)
I feel your pain. My office is arctic cold, and I'm shivering under a tech vest. It's probably like 100 outside right now. (I dare not drive out for a lunch) >_<
blkMs3th
06-27-2007, 01:12 PM
And I thought the older ladies were hot for me. Dang it. The car I had 2 cars ago was a Chrysler 300M sport. The seat leather comes impregnated with ben gay from the factory . I went straight to blue hairs with that one. Used to cruise the bingo halls around 9pm blasting some Perry Como. That's the hook up. If you can stomach relations with someone in their 70s, it's win win. No chance of pregnancy and they make the best fricken dinners you ever ate. I dated this one granny chick who used to pop her hip outta joint.........
there does not seem to be an smilie for shooting coffee out of your nose and onto the monitor, so please visualize one here --->
eddienyny
06-27-2007, 01:13 PM
(hahaspit)
jbiird317
06-27-2007, 01:16 PM
haha he sure got u on that one...
on swamp's attracting the blue haired crowd... when i was in california my rental car was a huge cadillac sedan that was so big i could barely park it...but damn son, granny's were all over me that week!
blkMs3th
06-27-2007, 01:40 PM
(hahaspit)
lol, i suck at teh interconnects
CTGrey02
06-27-2007, 01:56 PM
And I thought the older ladies were hot for me. Dang it. The car I had 2 cars ago was a Chrysler 300M sport. The seat leather comes impregnated with ben gay from the factory . I went straight to blue hairs with that one. Used to cruise the bingo halls around 9pm blasting some Perry Como. That's the hook up. If you can stomach relations with someone in their 70s, it's win win. No chance of pregnancy and they make the best fricken dinners you ever ate. I dated this one granny chick who used to pop her hip outta joint.........
F'n classic dude.
P5inMD
06-28-2007, 12:14 PM
Just like CTGrey said no one notices my car which is great. I've gotten stares only from few young kids driving other sport compacts. The last thing I want is to draw attention to myself in my cop infested hometown of Northern VA. In my experience with them, being Asian inside of a Japanese import has been bad enough. >_<
hey, where are you from? I'm from alexandria with a blue P5
ill_eagle94
06-29-2007, 09:25 AM
'99 BMW M3 Driver: What's under the hood of that thing?
Me: 2.3 Turbo.
'99 BMW M3 Driver: Damn man, what kind of power is it making?
Me: I dunno, it's rated 263 HP at the crank.
'99 BMW M3 Driver: I gotta get a new car, I can't handle this. I just put $6000 into the motor at Dinan.
Me: It still goes pretty good man!
'99 BMW M3 Driver: Yeah, it's ok, 278 HP at the wheels.
Me: That's not bad.
Then the light turned green and we carried on our seperate ways. All this after I beat him by about half a car from a 5mph roll to somewhere in mid 4th, where he launched the car and I went easy in first because of a bumpy area in the road.
Hikaru9
06-29-2007, 09:35 AM
hey, where are you from? I'm from alexandria with a blue P5
I grew up in Fairfax. Now I live in Manassas and work in Sterling. >_<
Went on vacation this past week and everyone I saw told me my car was cute :( I know it is a freaking cute car but it isn't really what I want people to say about it.
phillyb
07-25-2007, 03:24 PM
i've only received compliments from people at the dealership. one of them was from some guy who works at mazda and said, "yeah, we did a great job with this car."
hahaha. he complimented himself. aside from that, i just get looks every now and then from people i pass.
it is a nice sleeper
mckraut
07-25-2007, 03:26 PM
So far I've only gotten one compliment from a stranger, I'm sure mostly due to the sleeper nature of the car.
I pulled up to a little strip mall where this Sprint rep was smoking outside his store and he said "I like your MazdaSpeed3". He only saw the car from the front, so he must know enough about them to tell it apart from a regular Mazda3.
TonyBSRT
07-25-2007, 04:00 PM
Guys say "HAHA, you drive a NEON"! Chicks say "HEY, that's a cute car".
I can't win..................
phillyb
07-25-2007, 04:01 PM
haha. no one knows about this car. it's fantastic. i told one of my friends that i got a new car. now, he's a car enthusiast and a tuner as well. and he asked me what i got. i told him an ms3, and he was like, that's cool. he had no idea. i called him up about a week later asking him questions about blow off valves, and he was like, "you're car has a turbo?!?!?!"
i laughed my ass off
TonyBSRT
07-25-2007, 04:03 PM
haha. no one knows about this car. it's fantastic. i told one of my friends that i got a new car. now, he's a car enthusiast and a tuner as well. and he asked me what i got. i told him an ms3, and he was like, that's cool. he had no idea. i called him up about a week later asking him questions about blow off valves, and he was like, "you're car has a turbo?!?!?!"
i laughed my ass off
You think that's funny, I took my car in for service and the DOdge tech asked me how long it took me to build my car. THEN he argued with me trying to tell me Dodge never made a Turbo Neon!! I left and went to the Toyota Dealer.
phillyb
07-25-2007, 04:14 PM
oh man...that's terrible product knowledge from someone who works on the cars all day...good god
TonyBSRT
07-25-2007, 04:57 PM
oh man...that's terrible product knowledge from someone who works on the cars all day...good god
Yeah, I haven't been back there. It's a little dealership out here in the boonies of Florida. I work at the Toyota dealer and these guys are TRAINED!
phillyb
07-28-2007, 09:48 PM
back on topic
last night, i was driving home at 3:15 and this cat comes up beside me on the right in a tiburon, and rolls down his window.
he asked, "that's the speed?"
i said, "yeah."
he asked, "it's got like 260 hp?"
i said, "about that."
he continues with, "damn...it's got a turbo, right?"
i said, "yeah."
further deepening the questioning, this guy asks me about the srt-4. "i bet you spank on them srt's."
i followed up with, "i haven't seen a lot of them, but i beat an s2000 earlier."
then the light turned green
dalesd
07-29-2007, 05:32 PM
I had an older lady tell me "nice car" in the parking lot at the Super Giant. I think she was being nice because I waited for her to cross. That, or she was a cougar and I totally missed my chance to score some mid 40s trim.
I had a Ford Probe GT. While stopped at a light, and old lady in the car next to me asked, "Is that a GTO?"
I still don't know if she meant the Pontiac or the Ferrari. (This was years ago, long before they reintroduced the GTO.)
http://www.analogstereo.com/images/om/ford_probe.jpg
http://www.philseed.com/images/ferrari-250-GTO.jpg
http://classic-car.y2u.co.uk/Photo_caq/Cl_Pontiac_GTO_3.jpg
yakov456
07-30-2007, 09:14 AM
A guy I work with, I see him every morning. He drives a nice lexus IS 300, exhaust, huge volk rims. So he asks me about my new car one day and looks totally dumbfounded when I explain to him it has a turbo. I thought for sure this guy would know his stuff but it seems like the ms3 really is the sleeper of the automotive world right now. I dont think he knows just how fast I can go(headbang)
Guys say "HAHA, you drive a NEON"! Chicks say "HEY, that's a cute car".
I can't win..................
I know what you mean. I used to drive my parent's strawberry red '95 neon. Everyone said it looked pink :( Looked more like a strawberry margarita to me (freak)
bushrat
07-30-2007, 01:45 PM
I pulled up to my sister's house last night and some kid rides up to me on his bike. "Is that the turbo?" "Yea." And he rode off.
I pulled up to my sister's house last night and some kid rides up to me on his bike. "Is that the turbo?" "Yea." And he rode off.
Reminds me of that commercial with the little kid on the bike "is that a hemi?" but the guy pictures some harley riding biker dude.
SharkDiver
07-30-2007, 03:36 PM
TOday I was going into a gas station to get a drink and a 70+ year old man said he liked my car.He said he was looking for a new car and wanted something that him and his wife could have sex in...LOL I just started launghing and said you could put the rear seats down.Then he started talking about maybe getting VW bug and I told him to goto our local mazda/Ford dealer and have a look around because he will find something better there.I also said you will not be able to have sex in a bug.:D
TOday I was going into a gas station to get a drink and a 70+ year old man said he liked my car.He said he was looking for a new car and wanted something that him and his wife could have sex in...LOL I just started launghing and said you could put the rear seats down.Then he started talking about maybe getting VW bug and I told him to goto our local mazda/Ford dealer and have a look around because he will find something better there.I also said you will not be able to have sex in a bug.:D
(cabpatch)(cabpatch)(cabpatch)(cabpatch)(cabpatch) (cabpatch)(cabpatch)
phillyb
07-30-2007, 05:51 PM
TOday I was going into a gas station to get a drink and a 70+ year old man said he liked my car.He said he was looking for a new car and wanted something that him and his wife could have sex in...LOL I just started launghing and said you could put the rear seats down.Then he started talking about maybe getting VW bug and I told him to goto our local mazda/Ford dealer and have a look around because he will find something better there.I also said you will not be able to have sex in a bug.:D
itp: t3h lulz
clos561
07-30-2007, 06:16 PM
about 1 week ago a guy pulled up next to me and said " are those thigns as fast as they say it is?" and i said "yes" he told me he has read alot about the car in magazines and stuff and he started rolling up his window and i took off from 2nd gear untill the top of third. he pulled up next to me again and had a big smile and shaking his head saying "yeah it is".
then he gave me 50 dollars for being so god dam cool(alright)
SharkDiver
07-30-2007, 06:29 PM
itp: t3h lulz
Huh??Lol
SharkDiver
07-30-2007, 06:31 PM
about 1 week ago a guy pulled up next to me and said " are those thigns as fast as they say it is?" and i said "yes" he told me he has read alot about the car in magazines and stuff and he started rolling up his window and i took off from 2nd gear untill the top of third. he pulled up next to me again and had a big smile and shaking his head saying "yeah it is".
then he gave me 50 dollars for being so god dam cool(alright)
He gave you $50!!What the hell.....
phillyb
07-30-2007, 06:51 PM
Huh??Lol
in this post: the lulz...yes lol
bushrat
07-30-2007, 11:37 PM
TOday I was going into a gas station to get a drink and a 70+ year old man said he liked my car.He said he was looking for a new car and wanted something that him and his wife could have sex in...LOL I just started launghing and said you could put the rear seats down.Then he started talking about maybe getting VW bug and I told him to goto our local mazda/Ford dealer and have a look around because he will find something better there.I also said you will not be able to have sex in a bug.:D
False! My girlfriend in high school had a 99 beetle. The front seats fold forward pretty far, leaving plenty of room on the back bench. You can't lay down but she can ride your lap all day.
knowledge007
07-31-2007, 07:28 AM
about 1 week ago a guy pulled up next to me and said " are those thigns as fast as they say it is?" and i said "yes" he told me he has read alot about the car in magazines and stuff and he started rolling up his window and i took off from 2nd gear untill the top of third. he pulled up next to me again and had a big smile and shaking his head saying "yeah it is".
then he gave me 50 dollars for being so god dam cool(alright)
So where can I meet this guy, I wouldn't mind a fitty.
False! My girlfriend in high school had a 99 beetle. The front seats fold forward pretty far, leaving plenty of room on the back bench. You can't lay down but she can ride your lap all day.
If they were 70+ they may be worried about injury. You aren't as flexable at that age and one wrong move and you need a new hip. Any car with a front seat can accomodate 2 people getting nasty but they probably wanted something with a bit more room to move around and explore the space of the vehicle. +1 for sex in the car.
sgordon59
07-31-2007, 01:23 PM
Here's my 2 cents worth...
I'd say this is the perfect "sleeper". The only people you should expect to get noticed by are ones you race or that know about this specific model.
I really like the looks of the car myself, but really, there are a number of hatchbacks that look kinda like it to the untrained eye (which is most people). If it were a sedan - it would be even more so!
If you want a car that is reasonably priced and "kicks butt", this is it. If you want something you get noticed in, restore a car from the 70's or earlier. Just about any make/model will get lots of comments wherevever you go.
I get more comments about my Restored Jeep or Harleys on any given day than I will probably get on this one in a year.
I LIKE it that way. This "sleeper" is a keeper!
jbiird317
07-31-2007, 01:50 PM
I get plenty of looks in my car, but mostly after ppl hear it :)
and, well if it is truly a restored CJ-8 then I have no doubt that you get PLENTY of looks, those things are sweet (pics?). My dream restore is a '85 M5 or go extreme classic and fix up an old camaro, I would def get some looks in those cars!
sgordon59
07-31-2007, 04:56 PM
Don't get me wrong...it is a great looking car. I just feel that the Speed3 makes its biggest statement by far in the performance area. It's hard to "see" performance for the general public and it doesn't come stock with a lot of "bling".
Case in point...I have two Harleys. One is pretty new and dripping in chrome and has won a few small shows. The other is a 48 year old bare bones chopper. Everybody looks at, and many comment about, the chromed-out springer, but many less stop to talk about the '59 to which I have made quite a few mods and it can outrun the springer. The people that comment about the '59 know what it is - just like I would expect with the Speed3.
Probably nothing more to say here besides this: I have owned/restored/sold many cars and bikes over the years, and I can't see myself getting rid of my new Speed3 any more than I can my Jeep or Harleys. I believe that says it all.
I'll PM you a couple pics of the CJ-8 Scrambler to try to keep this thread clean and focused on the Speed3.
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