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    Clutch Woes

    Took my car to get a quick oil change today (didnt have time to do it myself before an up coming road trip). As I was paying I watched the guy pull it out of the bay stall it three time. He gets out and says "how do you drive everyday with a clutch like that?" I know the MS3 grabs pretty hard...
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    Do you own your speed?

    I just paid her off last week. Took me 18 months! Now a have a little extra $ to throw at her, or save for something new. So like the title sates. Do you own your speed/bank/lease?
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    So whats next?

    Being that you are reading this I am assuming that you are a MS3 owner. I am also assuming that you purchased for many of the same reasons that I did (reliability, practicality, price, and most importantly power/speed/fun). My question is, whats next? What else out there is this much fun to...
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    silver MS3 on the Huey P.

    Spotted a silver De-badged MS3 on the Huey P bridge this morning....are you out there?
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    silver MS3 on Huey P

    I spotted a de-badged silver MS3 on the Huey P Bridge this morning....are you out there?
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    Parreti Mazda New Orleans mod freindly?

    has any one taken a modified MS3 to parreti mazda for warranty repairs? if so how did they feel about it?
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    HELP Oil Leak!!!!

    I noticed this today and took a few pics. I put a red circle around the spot where the oil is coming from. I am clueless, and will be making a trip to the stealership. Any ideas?
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    iPod Bose Hardwire Question

    First of please dont rake me over the coals if this issue has been discussed before. I tried searching with lack luster results. I have the Bose head unit with nav and sat radio (the sat is not active). I would like to hard wire an iPod to the unit so that I can charge it, have a quality audio...
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    what the hell does WOT stand for?

    I understand the concept of what WOT is, but I don't know what it stands for....HELP!
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    Transmission rebuild!

    Took my car to the dealer last week due to a problem with the shifter sticking in first gear from a stop. I just talked to the dealer this morning, apparently there was a 'serious' issue with the syncros, so they had to special order parts from multiple locations. They have no idea when I will...
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    Michelin Radius Wipers $20 @ Wal-Mart w/$10 rebate

    Perfect! I am in desperate need of new wipers
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    Gustav is coming!

    keep you fingers crossed for me. i live in new orleans and a MS3 isnt really a good car to drive in a flood. What do you guys think I should do? 1. Park her on high ground/parking garage and throw a hurricane party 2. GET THE F OUT!!
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    What did your dad do first ride/drive???

    Just a thread to see what everyone's fathers (or mother for that matter) think of our 'lil rice burners'. I swear all of what you are about to read is the honest to god truth. My dad's first drive was the day I bought my car. I had to get it about 3 hours away to find what I wanted, so it was a...
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    worn interior

    when cleaning out my car this weekend I noticed a pretty warn spot in my interior that i had, strangely enough, never seen before it is on the drivers side floor mat, right under the right pedal. apparently i like the 'go pedal' pressed frimly all the way to the floor
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    Sticky Shifting

    I took my Speed in because of a sticky shift in first gear, sometimes it would snag a little but still go into gear, other times (more rarely) it would just stop halfway through the throw. They replaced the shifter lever (I have no idea why) and said I had a cracked bushing, and replaced that...
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    Pull and Dis-assemble my Transmission!?!

    I've had an occasional hitch in first gear, so i stopped by the dealer a few months ago. I heard back from them on friday.... they talked to mazda corporate and have agreed they want to pull my tranny completely dis-assemble it and see if they need to order new parts. if so, order those parts...
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    Should I sell my baby??

    Just looking for some opinions, heres a lil background. So I'm moving to New Orleans from southern Indiana, in august. when i get down there I will be given a company truck (with gas card and insurance). which is only supposed to be used for 'company related purposes' -ha! I also own a...
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    I forgot how much I loved her (my MS3)!

    After logging ~1000 miles over the last three days (driving from southern indiana to uniontown, pa) im my boss's 2005 Chevy Tahoe. In the Tahoe there was all kinds of slop in the steering, when you hit the gas nothing really happened (it just made a lot of noise). Not the case in a speed. After...
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    Moving to New Orleans

    Hi! I just found out i'll be moving to New Orleans in August to work as a civil engineer on the Huey P. Long Bridge. Anyone from the area ever on here?? 2007 Black Mica Mazdaspeed3 GT (stock)
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    just a funny story (non-mazda)

    Its long I know...but hang in there..... Last night I met a couple buddies at a bar. I had arrived before them so I was just sitting outside on my motorcycle waiting for them to arrive. As I was sitting there some kid about my age (24) pulls up in a 1994 Ferrari 348 Spider. Now I understand...
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