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About 126k Well that explains it. It was slammed for about 2 years, back to stock now. Knowing what I know now, I most definitely would not have lowered it.

This! I replaced my blown rear shocks and noticed that the trailing arm was moving around more than I thought it should...

Walk away.

I have the same problem when really cold...my starter thingy doesn't want to come out either.

Did the starter replacement solve the issue?

I'm sure with a little creative engineering you could get a LSx in there. (lol2)

I think the only place you'll get OE Mazda rotors is from Mazda themselves...maybe try these guys http://www.jimellismazdaparts.com/ http://onlinemazdaparts.com/ looks like these guys are asking $65/rotor As for what price a shop would charge, I was quoted $179 if they can machine the rotors...

^^ envisioning a track duty MZ5 with 4 racing seats.

If you believe, you can achieve I think they are 17x9 +45 Untitled by Ro_Ja, on Flickr

HOLY CRAP! Find a new dealer!!

No start due to a loose terminal on the starter = human error. Not really an issue with the quality/reliability of the Mazda. On the other hand, I can understand your frustration in the entire situation.

I think that losing faith because of a dead battery is a little unfair. The only thing to really get worked up about is the fluke transmission failure, and it sounds like they took care of that for you. Used cars are always a gamble, and the battery is something so minute anyways. If it was the...

First off; awesome username! Second off; zzzzzip it! As for your ABS issue, I wonder if there is snow/ice packed into the ABS exciter ring and if that would cause the issues that you are having? Can you park the 5 in a garage with a space heater or something? Something that will raise the temp...

I have seen people renting fender rolling tools on ebay like this one.

@OP; does/did your transmission otherwise function properly? If the only thing that is going on is that it won't hold park, it sounds like the parking pawl has failed. I think that it is not a common failure part. Does the car get shifted into park before coming to a complete stop? Did it get...