2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3, CWP
Forged internals + GTX2871r
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G ~ MINI (07-19-2021)
It's also been many many many years since I've logged in. Still have the 2009 Mazda3 GT however I took the insurance off for the last 10 months only adding it back in a couple of weeks ago.
Well, very odd day... I pulled out the PRM air filter and put the stock air box back in. The PRM was installed around April 2009, so over 12 years. I still had all the parts, bolts & push-pins. And I'm pretty sure the air filter that is in the airbox is the one that came with the car!
2008 Carbon Gray GT Sedan 5 Speed
Still waiting for an old lanyard to come my way.....
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Adam - Kitchener, Ontario.
Far Far West O'l G! Proud Owner of the Whop-Toboggan Rice Bomb!
FLIPDADY (09-06-2021)
FLIPDADY (09-06-2021)
Holy! I find myself stumbling back to this forum after so many years. Just had an urge to see what was up.
I actually just gave up my 2008 hatch a few months back to my nephew. Still in great shape with 180,000 km, but felt it would be worth a lot more to my nephew who could put sometime in to her. We only really have a need for one car with all thats been going on. Nice to see whats a familiar names, maybe i'll lurk around a bit more.
it's like a ghost-town here!
After 15 years and 362,000km I finally parted ways with my Mazda, I didn’t want to buy I figured $2000 was better then waiting another year and it ends up in the scrap yard lol
A lion would never cheat on his wife, but a Tiger Wood.
I still have mine. '09, I think it has 268k or something. It hasn't been daily driven in awhile.
@aris Well that's sad, thought you'd keep her right to the end. Atleast you got your moneys worth out of her and some change back.
My 3 is still running great and still looks awesome. I'm @395k now. Infact I just updated my audio system, that's how confident I am in her.
I still try to drive her daily (weather permitting) since I don't work anymore. She doesn't see much rain or snow anymore either, lol.
Aiming for 400k+ next.
that’s awesome, the rust was getting bad on mine and me owning two vehicles didn’t make sense, I bought a Ram 4 years ago and still kept my car but after I stopped krowning it 4 years ago the rust has gotten really bad so it was time, but it was definitely sad seen my car leave with its new owner after 15 years of owning it.
Common gripe about the turbo! I came across an explanation on why from Dave Coleman. Unlike a regular turbo engine the torque of the Skyactiv turbo peaks at relatively low RPM and then drops off. That makes spirited driving with a manual transmission a miserable experience. Winding the engine up to the redline and then up-shifting just doesn't really suit the Skyactive turbo engine.
And in my world the automatic keeps my wife happy.... No manual => I don't have to explain why I bought yet another car she can't drive.
I have the CX-30 GT Turbo. The torque fells pretty great in normal driving, if you're interested in the turbo 3 you should take a test drive of one. That's what led me to buy this thing (I'm too tall to fit in the current 3 because of the low roof line but I still think it's a great car).
Well, I now have a Machine Gray AWD Turbo Mazda 3 sedan sitting in my driveway!