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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 04:07 PM
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i need to buy a buffer already
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 05:01 PM
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i need to buy a new car already
Fixed.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 01:38 AM
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buy me one

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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 11:37 PM
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 11:37 PM
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Wrong thread!
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 11:37 PM
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O well...



































Lowered?
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 04:20 AM
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blew my driver door speaker on Friday on my way to the coast
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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WTF is a threadstarter?

You have OEM speakers right?
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 01:36 PM
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OEM Bose

and i just found a nice paint chip with a dent in my driver door
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 03:17 PM
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Sounds like you're loving your car.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 03:45 PM
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oh, its just awesome


and you should see my hood/bumper

chips up the ass.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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thinking about TDI for all the highway mileage i do.

itching for a new car again.

TDI Cup Edition looks pretty cool

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...&&aff=national


but i dunno..Jetta=chick car
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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I'm sure mine does too BUT having a white car has its advantages

My sister's brother had a 05 Jetta 2.5 5-speed. That car was a lot of fun. I just don't like the black stripe on the Cup Edition

What's the estimated MPG for that thing? My girlfriend's '12 Elantra got 42 mpg on the way home from SC today. And that's with her crazy ass behind the wheel
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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oh do i miss having a white car
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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I liked it until I saw the seats...What's up with the plaid?
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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plaid is OEM.

leather is optional
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 03:54 PM
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I'm sure mine does too BUT having a white car has its advantages

My sister's brother had a 05 Jetta 2.5 5-speed. That car was a lot of fun. I just don't like the black stripe on the Cup Edition

What's the estimated MPG for that thing? My girlfriend's '12 Elantra got 42 mpg on the way home from SC today. And that's with her crazy ass behind the wheel
i read the owners reviews on cars.com.

mixed driving yields about 35mpgs.

highway has seen close to 50mpgs.

id jump on a TDI, but i dont need to blow 23k on a car right now.

and yea, i dont like the stripe either
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 11:31 PM
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Dude, you should just sell your car and get something else. You've been pretty unhappy with the purchase from the day 1. lol Never seen a MS3 owner who's not very happy.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 08:38 AM
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I would, but since the accident, all i would probably be able to get is what i owe

before the accident, i was looking to pocket about 5k if i got rid of it. that's how good of a deal i got on it.

im closing in on 60k. with the accident, i wont get squat for it.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 10:33 AM
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That's how I feel about the TL. Both the front and rear bumpers have been replaced along with the dashboard. I have the itch to get something new but I would get raped on the price. I'm just going to keep it and get my money's worth.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 10:40 AM
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I'm with you Bryan, but I'm getting rid of the Mazda in a couple months.



narrowed it down to 3 cars, well they are for the wife..

TL
TSX
Highlander (since we will need one soon)
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 10:58 AM
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Since you're considering the TL and TSX, what do you think about the ILX?
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 11:08 AM
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I haven't looked into it yet, I still need to check it out. I was thinking about that this morning on my way into work.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 03:04 PM
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i would like to get into a G37S sedan, but thats more than id like to spend right now

but...my horroscope said a new source of income will come out of the blue
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 04:14 PM
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I drove one, I don't like the interior.

My old boss has one.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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i like the newer ones, not the first gen. I really wanted a first gen coupe when i was wanting to get rid of my TL, but the interior was a deal breaker for me.

I really like the newer ones though. Id get the newer one if i could, 3.7/7AT
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 04:49 PM
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also, i make myself sick every time i wash my car.

I'll upload pics right now
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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Chips on the hood

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryangee87/6939284050/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryangee87/6939286014/
dent from either Cal Poly SLO or Downtown SLO

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryangee87/7085361081/

The car was perfect in towards the end of August after the accident. The whole front end from the fenders forward and entire left side were repainted. The dent in my driver door is the only dent in my car. The front end looks like its been sandblasted already.

I know its from my weekend trips, but this much damage in about 10k is crazy.

I shouldnt bitch too much, the car has been reliable, something that my TL never was. im just a perfectionist when it comes to upkeep i guess.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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That's a lot of rockchips. wow. You should gotten the genpu because rocks get scared of the goofy smile. I haz no chips
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 05:19 PM
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if you look at the second pic, you can see all of the smaller, finer chips
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyasiantl
but i dunno..Jetta=chick car
For what it's worth = yep.

And I too echo the rock chips on a Mazda's hood. My 6 isn't bad, but moreso than Acura for sure. My BMW was the best - through 75,000 nary a chip.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 11:50 AM
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Black's definitely the worst color for showing rock chips and dents. Red's not too much better either, believe me. I suspect you'll have a new car before the end of next month. Just call it a hunch.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 11:51 AM
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or you should just lower your car.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 05:04 PM
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Black's definitely the worst color for showing rock chips and dents. Red's not too much better either, believe me. I suspect you'll have a new car before the end of next month. Just call it a hunch.
Thursday will be my one anniversary with the car. and my tags are due in May. I should get rid of it before then

i got rid of my TL the week before the tags were due, and the day before the car payment was due

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or you should just lower your car.
meh
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 10:33 AM
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I'm beginning to wonder if this thread should be renamed to, "Since everyone else sold a Mazda..." It's too bad Mazda can't seem to work out they issues and keep making fun cars.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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the car has been reliable, but its just the little stuff that gets to me. its been more reliable than my 2G TL-S could dream of.

first the CEL after a month of owning the car, then the accident two months after owning the car, hitting a cat at 60mph right after getting my car fixed, blown speaker, thin, chipping paint.

dont get me wrong, its a fun car and my fiancee loves it, something i couldnt say about the TL, but for once, i would like a car where nothing happens to it.

My TL was a nightmare as far as ownership costs, and the Mazda seems to have bad luck with minor stuff that i cant help.

and i know ive noted this a few pages back, but i dunno how much more shifting my back can take. I kinda strained my back injury last week, so my 2.5 hour drive to the coast was hell
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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Yeah you can't really say those issues, besides the CEL, are due to the car itself. You've just had a string of bad luck with it, nothing Mazda could have done differently. With the issues now with your back it's as good a time as ever to go car shopping. You should at least go look at a car you'd rather have at a dealership and see how much they'll offer you on a trade in. You never know, they have their way of working with numbers so it might be more than you could get with a private sale, especially with an accident it the car's past.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 02:09 PM
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Yeah, dude. Just get something else with an automatic since your back is hurting you by shifting.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 02:44 PM
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I just think its a shame that i cant drive a car with a proper gearbox when my back injury does act up. It sucks, im too young for this shit

I did almost need surgery on it, they said it really wouldnt do anything.
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Now Bryan goes back to an automatic.


Wanna trade!
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