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while navigating the confusing snake pit that is the houston intergalactic flight terminal last night, picking up the mrs. from d.c., i wasn't able to keep an eye out as usual for the lack of quality in our road system here.... it's really getting bad around houston... the roads SUCK... nothing...

just curious if i hold the record or not... i managed to get 29,000 miles out of the stock potenzas.... granted they were toast.... just a bit into the wear indicators..... :) i'm pretty good about rotating, and keeping the tire pressure correct....and i haven't been very hard on...

quick question, and i'm sure it's been answered, i just can't find it... will 225/45s rub on stock wheels and stock suspension? and yes, i did a search.... so kiss off..... searching this site stinks!

Merry Christmas, everyone! i hope you are all blessed as much as i am....

do you share your MS3 with anyone?.... i guess i should call mine a loaner, as lately the wife has been hogging the speed. well, i guess it is her car, after all. but geez. i love the way she gripes about the ride, noisy tires, loud exhaust, crummy radio (she's used to me putting 'systems' in...

just had a good idea for a thread.... have had PLENTY of time to think about it all day... just got out of the tundra (wife, college-age daughter, 2 year-old daughter on board).... from kansas back to where i live near houston, i won't bore you with details, but we went up on wednesday...

with all of the crummy weather, a few road trips, buggy early morning coastal trips, etc. about as dirty as i can stand! cleaned up last night... clay bar and wax today!

tire brand and size recommendations needed, please! ok.... after going nearly mad with the concrete noise and the bridgestone potenzas, i'm gearing up for a tire change. my criteria is a bit different from what you guys usually want to hear. and no, i don't feel like hearing the 'you...

guys, i have done a search, but can't seem to find any info on fixing this annoying dash buzz/rattle.... it's coming from around the display area on the center of the dash. any ideas on how to eliminate this?

just made 12k on ours, and purrs like a kitty... only mods it has is a super-dark tint (doctors note in glove box) and a k&n filter. a few tiny nicks in the front bumper area, and one on the hood... it is a daily driver and sees the firing squad every day, sadly. and it appears the paint is...

daughter totaled out our old corolla this morning... took out 8 posts of farm fence on the way to school... backwards.... she is ok... all checked out and cat-scanned... overall the car is pretty intact... no airbags went off. but tweaked and ruined it is... 167,000 trouble free miles.

just changed the oil in the speed last night... 8000 miles, second oil change.. i gave this one 4500 miles. i started running full synthetic after the first oil change.. 3500 miles. you guys running full synthetic (not a blend).. at what intervals are you changing your oil? with regular oil...

showed dad the youtube of 'the adventures of wild child' (that MS3 slot car commercial that everyone already knows about)... he laughed, and almost blew out some coffee when it blows by the porsche and the doors fly off.... dad is gearing up for his street rod project... and i think i found a...

please humor me.. do you guys inherit any turbo lag when installing the front mount intercoolers? back when we were trying to dial in a turbo chev v8 with an intercooler, it was a big deal to try to match it up properly to keep the boost up, and turbo lag to a minimum. kind of made it a...

here in texas, with all the small towns i find myself rolling through, it really helps to have a good TED (Ticket Evasion Device... coined by my oldest daughter).... i'm familiar with the escorts, and passports... not so familiar with the valentine, but i am very familiar with the whistlers...

that is what i heard the other day, talking to some guys i play music with... 'hmmmm... not really', i said. (and correct me if i'm mislead in my research) 'yeah it is, it's the same platform as the focus...' 'sure, so is the volvo S40, i believe... and this car has very little in common...

has there ever been a rear wheel drive platform of the 2.3 engine like in the MS3 or regular 3 series? is this called the MZ engine?

... how do our MS3s, in stock trim, match up to the latest 350z, also in stock trim? i've never driven one of those, and am curious how they hold up against the speed. 300 odd horsepower sounds nice.. RWD sound even nicer. maybe a better comparison would be comparing it to the rx-8, but the...

..... or does the new lancer look like a cylon? hehehehe...

this has been covered, i know, but i keep reading differing opinions on the best practice for warming up and cooling down these cars... some guys let them warm up and cool down for like 5 minutes! this seems a bit extreme... at least for a totally stock car like i have.. it never gets that...