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On another note, I've heard conflicting stories from retailers. Some say air intake will get you more gains...others say exhaust is more important. Now I realize that both would be best, but one can only do so much at a time.
gandalf: I'm loving the new (to me) car. Tomorrow I pick up the front spoiler that was missing when I bought it. Not cheap but it's worth it.
One of our buyers actually took my old Pro to an auction today. Kinda made me jealous to see somebody else in my old car. She sure was a looker.
The Lexus IS interior isn't anything to write home to Mom about. No soft-touch plastics at all. Nice design but I'd rather have a CL or an A4. Just the reliability on those A4's
The aftermarket support for the Protege seems to be growing as well. You can get an AEM or Ingen intake now but I've heard of 2 or 3 others in development. Hopefully competition will lower the prices.
Thanks for your help.
Frank
I think it really depends on what you're after...handling? Speed? Etc.??
I'm sure each group for each car will tout their pluses, as they should. Just get out there and drive them all. That's what convinced me. I looked at the SER Spec-V but the interior was just plain nasty in color and there was also the extra cost. The regular SER was also so much more expensive than the Pro ES that I decided against it as well. When I compared how the Pro ES felt to the others, my mind was made up.
Meade
Meade
And for the under-90mph driving I do, it's just fine most of the time. Could use some more torque when pulling out of tight turns when I'm feeling extra-frisky, but I had a ball yesterday when the weather was nice. Had the windows open, stereo blasting etc. Hee hee.
Good grief, stop being so picky. Yeah, if I didn't have an issue with blowing so much money on a car and didn't need it to be practical for four passengers PLUS their stuff, I'd get an M5 (if I could get rid of all the fancy electric c**p they put into it) or a Porsche 911. However, for my needs and parsimonious personality, my Pro fits the bill very well. It's fun to drive in the twisties, has decent pick-up in local driving, decent passing power on the freeway, economical with fuel, fits me physically, decent cargo space and has been very reliable. I'm happy. That's all that matters to me.
FoMoCo's contemporaneous Tracer was based upon the 323. I recall they had only the hatch and wagon versions, not the sedan. Strange.
Mazda did have a GTX (turbo, AWD, adjustable gas suspension) verson of the hatch. Not many sold, but their owners typically hold onto them unto death (of the car). I still see one every now and then.
BTW, not that anybody will care, but they start digging the hole for my new house today!!!!! Yahoo!!!
Meade
Another nice reason to live in Hawaii. Wish I did.
A house in my neighborhood, should one come on the market, would probably be in the range of $750,000--$1M US.
Don't know how much that is in millimeters
--Dale
Dale...what's with the deja vu?
Keep up. :P
Another nice reason to live in Hawaii. Wish I did.
Meade
The newly remodeled houses in Baltimore, Md. (near the Inner Harbor, where I live) go for $150-200K easily.
http://www.ebaymotors.com then search under "Mazda".
Maybe I'll go blow all that money on a new car! Nah, wife won't let me. Smart girl.
Meade
The 323 GT hatchback's rear I recall doesn't look like an MX3 at all. It had a hatch spoiler, but otherwise looked like a regular 323 hatchback (OK, it had alloys and "special" stickers too).
However, there was a 323 variant sold in Australia called the 323F or Astina that did have a rear shaped like an MX3. In fact, the rest of it really resembles the MX3 (but for the second set of side doors).
Here's one website you can go to to see what these look like. They look very nice (interesting what other regions of the world get that we don't), but I have to admit it looks too short for me to fit into it.
http://www.fortunecity.com/bennyhills/idle/292/cars/mazda_323_gallery/
Also, because the interest rates are so low, my mortgage will actually be lower than my rent for the first 3 months (special rate). After that, the mortgage payments will be slightly higher, but still within my means.
I'm not saying a house is right for everyone, but I think it's a great investment, and it's never to early to invest in yourself.
Pjd58
I just can't justify paying rent. A decent 2 bedroom apartment around here is several hundred dollars more than we are paying for a 3 br/2 bath house with a 2 car garage on almost an acre on the cul-de-sac.
That's because you live in suburban Atlanta. I see appraisals from all over the country and that metro area has to be one of the most affordable places to buy a house. No wonder they have a sprawl problem.