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The fan control is missing.

wow... thats really weird. they're not that hard or expensive to replace. its the relay unit (if i remember correctly). on the 2001 Mazda MP3 (the prototype per-say for the MSP) those things would go out at around 100,000 miles and need to be replaced. I replaced mine back when i had an mp3. i think mazda fixed the issue on the msp's but anyways... so they're not that hard to replace. pop old one out and the new one in really. i think it cost me like $80.

are all 3 dials missing? because they are all 3 one unit.
 
Just the middle one.


This is the 60k mile MSP....so I'm not even sure if I'm taking this one into consideration moreso than the original car I presented you guys with which had only 33k miles on it.
 
Stopped by the dealership today for that car by the way, took some pics:
 

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Is the one with 33K miles on it still available? I say grab it. Besides, to me anyway, MSP>MS3.
 
33k mile I emailed them today about it, it does not seem to be moving anywhere.

In the mean time I'm reading up on other first time MSP owner accounts...I've never owned a turboed car before...and am not too savvy like a lot of the other first timers with cars in general...trying to study, lol.
 
Wow, you're right...the gauges do look off...lol, I should have sat in the car and taken more pictures...the doors were unlocked and the place was closed but my girlfriend was totally against it, lol.
 
It is definately missing the Mazdaspeed also on the RPMs...so so far I've heard bad things about the black 61k mileage one and the yellow 40k mileage one.

Anything bad about the silver 33k mileage one? lol
 
the silver one looks pretty clean & legit

it's idling pretty high (1500 RPM), but it could have been just started
 
Amount of each color made, per model year:

2003 Model Year
Spicy Orange — 600
Black — 1150

2003.5 Model Year
Titanium Gray Metallic — 1,100
Blazing Yellow Mica — 500
Sunlight Silver Metallic — 500
Laser Blue - 650


Are these colors and models mixed up by the way? The silver one showed up 2003, not 2003.5.
 
some databases may not have the option for 1/2 years, or it could have been an error in entry

and some actually say the silver is an "03.7" color, considering it was released late in the 03.5 cycle
 
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