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03-06-2012, 05:49 PM
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New DD
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03-06-2012, 06:54 PM
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Meet Coordinator
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Nice man, should be a fun little dd!
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03-06-2012, 07:04 PM
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Are these fwd? Heard they get great gas mileage.
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03-06-2012, 07:07 PM
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Looks like a fun wagon! The little 2.3s are great engines. What kind of MPG does something like that get in real world driving?
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03-06-2012, 08:36 PM
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nice station wagon. mazda 3's are sharp lookin cars
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03-06-2012, 08:52 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
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People ask me all the time why I didn't buy a WRX or an STI and my answer is very simple, I got WRX bang for used civic buck
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03-06-2012, 11:14 PM
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its smiling at me
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03-06-2012, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by greenformula92
People ask me all the time why I didn't buy a WRX or an STI and my answer is very simple, I got WRX bang for used civic buck
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I like that haha
Ill let you know what average on gas once i get my kicks out of it.
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03-07-2012, 04:55 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Originally Posted by WayFast84
Are these fwd? Heard they get great gas mileage.
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Yes FWD and they apparently suffer from massive torque steer. There are some people who have tried to make them AWD, but the Mazdaspeed 3 has won best FWD car from a bunch of places since it has come out. My brother almost bought one in 2009, but ended up getting a 2009 Subaru WRX wagon instead.
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03-07-2012, 07:38 AM
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Join Date: May 2010
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Originally Posted by 69BirdX
I like that haha
Ill let you know what average on gas once i get my kicks out of it.
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Im averaging close to 24 with my Legacy, you should get better since I am AWD
and here is my car http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=59097
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03-07-2012, 08:40 AM
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cool lookin car, my friend just got done making a custom "Traction Bar/SubFrame" with an extra motor mount.... helps keep the motor from falling out the car lol
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03-07-2012, 09:03 AM
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Saw on facebook, congrats. Should keep commuting fun.
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03-07-2012, 02:40 PM
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nice car love the way they look but slower then balls.
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03-07-2012, 02:54 PM
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cool car congrats i should take some advice from this lol. i went out and bought a 14 mpg DD 
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03-07-2012, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Raist103
nice car love the way they look but slower then balls.
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they run low 14s and 0-60 in 5.3......so for a dd thats fine enough for me
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03-07-2012, 06:06 PM
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cool car congrats i should take some advice from this lol. i went out and bought a 14 mpg DD |
I hear ya there but my trans am got 18-20. Then I bought a motorcycle that got 50 but found out the hard way what happens when a 17 year old turns 10 ft in front of you......
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03-07-2012, 09:38 PM
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Screw the STI and Evo, I love those little Mazdas. I talked my buddy into getting a current generation Mazda3 Sedan with the 2.5. He loves it and really his only complaint is bent wheels from living in Staten Island and driving through Brooklyn all the time.
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03-08-2012, 05:29 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LS1ow
cool lookin car, my friend just got done making a custom "Traction Bar/SubFrame" with an extra motor mount.... helps keep the motor from falling out the car lol
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I'm not sure if it's the same, but my Suzuki's motor is designed to fall straight down in a crash to keep the motor from going through the firewall. Might be similar in the Mazda?
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Originally Posted by qwikz28
Screw the STI and Evo, I love those little Mazdas. I talked my buddy into getting a current generation Mazda3 Sedan with the 2.5. He loves it and really his only complaint is bent wheels from living in Staten Island and driving through Brooklyn all the time.
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I have to side with the Subarus. My brother's WRX ran 13.5 in the 1/4 stock and an STI is just icing on the cake. You can't even compare an STI to a Mazdaspeed 3. A WRX maybe...
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03-08-2012, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 88WS-6
I have to side with the Subarus. My brother's WRX ran 13.5 in the 1/4 stock and an STI is just icing on the cake. You can't even compare an STI to a Mazdaspeed 3. A WRX maybe...
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Sure you can. There is more to a car than outright speed, and even then, the MS3 has plenty. Don't get my wrong, I love Subaru, but the Mazda can't be beat in quality, comfort, and cost. For a DD, that's important stuff. Less so for a fun weekend car, but I feel the Mazda is often overlooked when in reality, it is a blast to drive, even in non-turbo form.
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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03-08-2012, 07:58 AM
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Join Date: May 2010
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Originally Posted by qwikz28
Sure you can. There is more to a car than outright speed, and even then, the MS3 has plenty. Don't get my wrong, I love Subaru, but the Mazda can't be beat in quality, comfort, and cost. For a DD, that's important stuff. Less so for a fun weekend car, but I feel the Mazda is often overlooked when in reality, it is a blast to drive, even in non-turbo form.
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Sit in my Legacy...Its like the Caddy of turbo subarus
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03-08-2012, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by greenformula92
Sit in my Legacy...Its like the Caddy of turbo subarus
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I'd actually love to. I talked my buddy into getting a 09 Legacy after he sold his 340k mile Saturn. He loves it but his only complaint is road noise on the highway. I don't think he got a turbo car though, I think his is the NA 2.5.
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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03-08-2012, 08:16 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
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Originally Posted by qwikz28
I'd actually love to. I talked my buddy into getting a 09 Legacy after he sold his 340k mile Saturn. He loves it but his only complaint is road noise on the highway. I don't think he got a turbo car though, I think his is the NA 2.5.
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Thats a complaint of mine too. The other one is crappy rear wheel bearings. But then I started modding and my exhaust drowns it out lol. Also the NA 2.5 is a loud engine. I do not know why. The interior of the Legacy has been compared to some BMW models and I strongly believe subaru modeled the legacy interior after a BMW model, cannot remember which one
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03-08-2012, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by greenformula92
Thats a complaint of mine too. The other one is crappy rear wheel bearings. But then I started modding and my exhaust drowns it out lol. Also the NA 2.5 is a loud engine. I do not know why. The interior of the Legacy has been compared to some BMW models and I strongly believe subaru modeled the legacy interior after a BMW model, cannot remember which one
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Wheel bearings? I didn't know about that. He lives in Yonkers too so I'm sure he'll be experiencing that soon. But yeah, the interior is lovely, especially the seat bolstering. I love the intuitive dash the best. If you have time, look up the little easter eggs Subaru put into the car. Also, my buddy's older brother opened up a Subaru specific tuning shop in BK. If you are interested in getting some work done, PM me for the shop name. He does good work.
Sorry for the slight hijack. 
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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03-09-2012, 07:16 AM
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yeah we definatly high jacked this. Yeah the wheel bearings are a known problem, Subaru actually extended the warrantee on them to 8 years 100k because they were were failing so much. oh and heres a BMW 5 series interior and a LGT Spec b. interior. this isn't the interior i habe but the shapes are all the same
BMW Interior.jpg
Lgt interior.jpg
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Nice ford * thumbs up*
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