New Car!! (non-mustang warning)

I know I'm pretty new around here but....Finally!!! After driving a mustang for 5 years through snow for every winter, I finally have a daily driver so that the mustang can sit in the garage.

Just picked it up on Monday. It's a 2007 Mazdaspeed3 Sport. Completely stock with about 28,000 miles. So far. . .I love it!

Here are the pics (sorry it's a bit dirty):

nice little ride! What type of mpg does it get?

Thanks. Right now the on board information system says it's getting 27.xx mpgs. So it is actually doing a bit better than I expected.

they are nice little cars


i like how it says zoom-zoom on the back...

Buying cars to drive daily and keep the Mustang out of the elements is the way to go.

lol, yea the previous owner put that on there. still not sure if i want to remove it or not.

Definitely

Nice car. I've always liked those things. Sure would be a great DD; better MPG than the stang, but still sporty enough to atleast have a little fun with during daily duty. Just not too crazy about the wing on the back, I like the standard roofline better.

I remember a guy at tech school that had a regular mazda 3 hatch. Had exhaust, some susp, and cosworth intake manifold, and some other minor stuff. For a 4 cylinder, it sounded GOOD.

Thanks. I love this thing so far. I have a friend of mine that talked them up a lot and never realized how nice it was til I got in it and drove one (even after riding in his a few times).

Yea I was listening to a few exhaust clips and I thought they sounded very similar to a wrx. . .but I like the stock exhaust and the noise from exhaust is one of the reason I bought this instead of daily driving the mustang.

Sweet ride. My girlfriend wanted to get one just like that but once she seen they were 6 speeds she said that she couldnt drive it. There is a guy that was running at cecil county with one in the high 13s.

Yea they are definitely quick little cars. I wont be racing this one though...that's what the mustang is for.

Nice! It is nice to have a DD and park the Stang. Mine is now in parts in my garage.

Nice lil car you picked up there, but you still may want to consider a dedicated winter tire for it.

All Season/ Winter tires - Mazda3Club.com


I would much rather see you safe than sorry.

Thanks I appreciate it. I've driven 2 different mustangs through 5 years of snow. . .2 of which I had dedicated summer performance tires on it. Plus, if it gets to the point where I need to worry about my tires for the snow. . .I'll steal the Jeep from my wife

Very nice. I also like the funky shaped tail light in the first photo.

Damn, i didn't even notice that picture. I'm gonna have to remove them all and rehost the originals. . .I hate photobucket.

Nice zippy car.. My DD is a Speed6.... Love it... If you have any left over cash, and your car has Pirelli PZero Nero tires - you may want to invest in a nice set of Hankook Icebears. The Pirellis are a little sketchy in the snow. They are very affordable. I bought a set of stock 15" aluminum Mazda rims off eBay for $225 delivered... Getting close to time to put them on here in Indiana.

nice car looks good
i have a 88 jeep wagoner great in the snow

Sweet little d.d!!Having a d.d will make you fall in love with your tang all over again,or that much more.It almost becomes a treat to drive it once in a while.

Just installed an intake onmy Buddy's speed 3. Took about 2+ hours but it wasn't complicated at all (gotta remove the front bumper though).

You know you cant buy a factory turboed car and not do an intake and downpipe back, I think it's a rule somewhere.

Thanks for the compliments everyone!

lol. guess thats just another rule i'm probably gonna break then. still undecided as to how far I want to dive into this car since it is just my daily driver. Right now it has 20% tint and a aftermarket rear motor mount will probably be coming soon. Not sure how much farther I want to take it.