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Thanks for the info - I dunno if I'll want to make the investment for tracking with my current car (RSX Type S), but if I make my plan of replacing that with a 370Z at some point in the future, I'd definitely like to get some track time with that. I've been to a couple solo II events a number...

The NRSCCA Solo II/autox events would be great fun for a Mazda 3. Do you have to go through the orientation to get out at MAM? Is it one-time, or annual?

I guess it could have been funnier - maybe more "unique" than anything. I was following a guy driving a bobcat down residential streets for over a block at crawling speeds. He turned, then went for about 70ft, and stopped. What would you do if you were crawling behind a bobcat for that long...

I hope it's not too bad of form to bump this old thread, but I still have the ballasts/igniters/bulbs for sale if anyone is interested. I'm going to list them again in a few places, will probably ask $200 now.

A guy driving a bobcat totalled my Mazda recently (funny story), so let my loss be your OEM HID gain! I'm not sure if non-HID-equipped 3s come with the harness/plug that go into the OEM ballasts, so I don't know if it's necessarily "plug-and-play", but included are the ballasts, igniters, and...

I've taken all my cars to Metro Glass, just north and west of 84th and L.

Winter and an idiot driver helped scratch up two of my OEM 17" wheels (passenger side). Was seeing if anyone somewhat close to the area might have a pair for sale. I would probably drive up to 4 hours, maybe 6 (Minneapolis/St Louis) for pickup, as I imagine shipping wheels offsets the price...

I really haven't had any issues in the rain either...snow, sure, but nothing out of the ordinary. Of course, I don't drive all-out autox style in the rain (though generally, I don't back down much). Nothing like the rubber on my gf's 97 Saturn. The other day I was taking a little swinging...

I was pretty frightened when I saw I got those over a Dunlop or a Toyo, but they haven't been nearly as bad as I initially figured (again, other than the wear).

I'm still enjoying my 3 after 16 months and 15k miles of ownership. I have a few minor issues that all seem to have relevant TSBs, so hopefully I'll get the stealer to take a look at that the next time I'm in. The one thing that still irks me is the fricking cartridge oil filter. I had the...

I've heard a lot of fans (and used to own an Acura, so know all about radiator fans operating after the car has been shut off) and that doesn't sound like a fan at all, but I should probably check and see if I can open the hood quickly the next time I notice it. This is with the key out of the...

Forgive me for not searching before posting this, as there's probably threads out there addressing the issue already...but I wanted to ask if anyone had noticed their 3 making noises after shutting the car off. I've noticed this a few times, most recently last night after my car had been off...

Yeah, both my front doors. If you took things apart far enough, you could probably get away with sliding a folded-up piece of paper in the right spot. I was going to take the panels off when it got warmer out and see if I could find anything, but Gimmea3S's testimony basically nullifies that...

Nice to come back, take a quick look, and see that no new major problems have developed. For the record... 04 5-spd 4-door, ~7500 miles - interior rattles. Here and there on the dash, pretty prevalent bass rattles on both front doors. Might have them take a look at the doors sometime, but...

Thanks - I read the manual originally, but obviously didn't retain everything :) I thought I remembered reading in the manual that voice prompting on routing to a specific destination can't be turned off - and I was always kind of confused by this, what with the voice button. It's not a big...

Yeah - I've dealt with it by rationalizing to myself that it happened even in my 1.8L 4-cyl acura, so I can't expect buttery smoothness (more like my old 3.0VQ. Which was great and all. But ~20mpg with 91-92 octane fuel wasn't so great). I have some rattling - driver's side mirror included...

It could be worse. You could have bought a new Edsel or Pinto when they came out. There's problems in life. Just remind yourself that they get a lot worse than a light on a dashboard and the lack of cold air in a car, and you'll feel better. All you can do is go through the normal...

Service is always a dealership-to-dealership gamble. People are involved. People can even mess up fast food, or assembly line manufacturing. Obviously there's general trends - and as Mazda owners, we can't expect Lexus-level service in general. But you get, and probably already fully...

That's what I used after I got sick of using my mother's 9600bps university shell :)

There's a new prodigy CD? Nice. I'll have to check it out. I just found my Experience CD last night - I guess it was one of the few that didn't get stolen. Extra bonus.