Looking into a 1st Gen MS3 Reliability?

koziolmp5

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Hey guys so I'm looking into possibly getting a mazdaspeed3 in the coming months and wanted to know how reliable the car is. I'm 17 and I'm not going to have the money to keep dumping it all in the car. Couple hundred is fine, but not couple hundred every couple months. It's been on my radar for quite some time and i love the car. Looks, performance, and practicality is great. Only downside for me is the FWD (coming from a RWD) but it's something I'm willing to compromise for. Heard there was a Smoking turbo problem. And in advance i am looking into probably buying a 2008.5 to 2009 more so than a 2006-08. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
 
Look for one with under 50k on it and that has been taken care of.. Take it to your local mechanic to get checked out if you can. Make sure it hasn't been wrecked or ragged out. Compression test/leakdown/etc if you can.

And yea some of the turbos had issues
 
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