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'It is against the law' is not a statement that people can live by without using common sense. Each of the laws have to be considered in its own merit.
Strictly obeying the law by going exactly at the speed limit in most areas can cause accidents, the traffic flow is usually a good many miles above the speed limit.
Manny
Have been very happy with it, 40,000 miles in 17 months and no problems.
28 MPG in mixed city and highway driving on the last tank of gas.
You can manually select any gear you want with the mazda auto and hold it in the manual mode.
Counter Offer is not foolish. The other side of the coin of a 'rare combination' may mean, 'rare buyers requesting this combination.'
Anyway, the dealer is an experienced bargainer. He will have an answer for you anyway quickly.
Then you can act, knowing that you have done all that you can do.
Manny
Best of luck!
HP:
153 for CA, MA, ME, NY, and VT
160 everywhere else
Torque (lb-ft):
149 for CA, MA, ME, NY, and VT
150 everywhere else
So... my question: The numbers are obviously lower, but how much does the emissions equipment affect performance, if at all? If I bought the car out of state, would I wind up having to install the equipment, anyway, the first time I took an emissions test? Any input appreciated. Thanks.
Cars that are valid for sale in California are marked right on the Manufacturers certificate of origin (cars birth certificate). If it does not say "certified for sale in Calif" you would be out of luck.
Talk to the tirerack.com. If it can be done, they'd know.
Why are you trying to obliterate your car's handling?
The HB and S model sedan share the same brake specs - both have 11.8 inch front rotors and 11 inch rear rotors.
The i model (that comes standard with 15 inch wheels) has smaller rotors 10.9 in the front & 10.4 on the rear.
The clearance between the brake cailper and the inside of the 17 inch wheel is a hair less than 1 inch - I assume with the 16 inch wheels the clearance would be a hair less than 1/2 of an inch.
A 15 inch wheel will rub.
I also don't see why you want to drop all the way down to 15 inch wheels - whats the point?
Bottom of car hits road?
Bottom of wheel well hits top of tire?
Bottom of wheel hits road?
useful info:
http://www.mazda6tech.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=32
your rim size:
http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=25387.0
I do like the look of the 17 inch wheels better - it is amazing how much difference it makes (in looks). The 205 55 16 does have some advantages - lower replacement cost + more tire choices + most tire companies have them in stock (205 50 17 is a special order)
Going to a smaller size rim won't help with your bottoming out issue if you get a correctly sized tire because the overall outside diameter of the tire will be the same.
It sounds to me as though you may have a bad shock if it bottoms out with passengers in the rear seat (unless said passengers are 'somewhat' plus-sized). :surprise:
http://www.finishlineperformance.com/mazda3/docs/0006.pdf
Meade
henroc
Just a guess on my part - but I bet they sold you what they had IN STOCK - according to the Discount Tire by my house then do not keep 205 50 17 on hand - so the must be special ordered. They normally keep 215 50 17 in stock but your choice will be a Kumho or a Yokohama brand tire (made just for Discount Tire). The 215 50 17 will be less than 1/4 of an inch taller - less tan 1/2 inch wider - and should work just fine.
The really bad part about tires that rub - besides the obvious - is they will be more likely to rub the most when you are in a panic situation - turning sharp (or stopping fast) to avoid an accident. That is the worst time for anything to be impacting your ability to control the vehicle.
Get your old tires and money back and go to a reputable tire dealer!!!
fowler3
Of course, you can't switch to 16" tires without getting 16" wheels....
I agree.. just go back, and tell them they put the wrong size tires on your car..
regards,
kyfdx
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I'm a recreational cyclist and need to be able to cart my bike around in whatever car I buy. I thought I wanted a Mazda5 until I test drove one (twice, in fact) and discovered that I couldn't fit either of my bikes in the back without removing a wheel, and the AC really wasn't cutting it for Texas weather. If I'm going to have to take a wheel off, I might as well get the car with more zoom-zoom--a 3. My friend has an '05 3 5-door and I've driven it several times and really loved it.
Do any of you 5-door 3 owners put a road bike in your 3? Can you fit it in the back if you lay the back seat flat and take the front wheel off?
On the other hand, I'm picking my '06 Mazda3 5-door up on Thursday.
I've been watching this and several other Mazda3 forums for a while anticipating my purchase of a new one. I was unsure whether I wanted the 4- or 5-door, but last Thursday I purchased my '06 Mazda3 s 5-door Touring, Titanium Gray with 5-speed manual transmission.
The overall design and utility of the 5-door won out over the 4-door. I'm in love with this thing!
If shipping both ways works out to over a $100 it would seem less attractive than just investing in a new set of rims and selling off your old ones. My understanding is that the rims get bathed in some kind of electrolytic process which has been known for quite a while. I'd wonder if dings / blemishes are hidden or not, whether the results fade or change irregularly after a couple of years and what is the reputation of this company if you have a problem with the results. Going local would make a lot of sense.
p.s. does your lava orange M3 with 17" wheels need to attract more attention?
You can buy new wheels for $500 -
If I needed to have snow tires - I would have purchased some low cost "chrome" wheels and put the snow tires on them - or purchased a set of real nice wheels for my summer tires and used the stock wheels for the snow tires.
I really don't like the cheapo steel wheel with hub cap look - Last time I checked Tirerack you could buy 17 inch wheels for the Mazda3 for about $80 each - delivered.
Well during snow season (December-March) cars morph into Road Warrior replicas: fat tires, black rims, no hubcaps. Meanwhile, on the side of the road there are those with once shiny alloys spinning their wheels.
I have seem several post where people say they paid around $900 for steel wheels and snow tires.
I can go to tire rack - have 4 (16 inch) Michelin snow tires installed and balanced on wheels (not true chrome but will look almost as good) - have them delivered to my house for under $1,000.
$100 extra would be worth it to me - to not have to look at my car with plain jane black wheels every day for 4 months.
BTW - even when the temp was below freezing I would wash my car almost ever week - even if it ment running it through the touch less car wash.
Since winter tire season is about 4 months around here, I could never stand putting steel wheels on my car for that long...
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Yes, snows can be pricy depending on what you're after.
My snow tires + rims cost C$700 (U$600) three years ago which I thought was great. Add plastic wheelcovers if you don't like the all black look.
I lived up north ...
Where was that, Bill?
That is what I would do if I could justify to myself that I needed snow tires. Here on the north end of Denver driving into Boulder every day I only have around 5-10 days a year where I really would have needed snow tires. And on the worst of those days the whole city of Boulder shuts down. So why would I have to go to work. I could justify them on my previous car (92 240sx) as it had rear wheel drive. But now that I have a front drive car and will be getting some decent all seasons I don't feel that the snows are a necessity.
Modock
I recently purchased a new 2006 Mazda 3 hatchback. I am interested in upgrading my CD player to the in-dash 6 CD Changer. I was told by my Mazda dealership that the part costs $449. I cannot find much info on the Mazda in-dash 6 CD Changer. I want to make sure that the price I have been quoted is correct and that the in-dash 6 CD Changer includes a feature to play MP3 files (burned onto CDs). If the in-dash 6 CD Changer does NOT play MP3 files, I am not interested in upgrading. Please let me know ASAP. If you could also email me literature on this player, I would appreciate it. Thank you.
Answer from Mazda (mazdavisitors@mazdausa.com):
Thank you for contacting Mazda. I hope your are enjoying your MAZDA3. The In-dash 6-disc changer is MP3 compatible. As far as pricing goes, each Mazda dealer is independently owned and operated so pricing may vary from dealer to dealer. You may locate other authorized Mazda dealership by visiting our website at www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/loadDealerSearch.action
Follow up:
I burned a MP3 CD using the MusicMatch software on my computer. I took it to a Mazda dealership and tried to play it in a new Mazda with a 6 CD Changer. The disc seemed to be playing (the read-out on the display was normal), but there was no sound. Now I am afraid that the 6 CD Changer does NOT play MP3 files. If it does not, I sure don't want to spend $500 for this upgrade.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE INFO ON THIS???
HELP!!
The CD player in my 2004 will NOT play MP3 files.
The stand alone Mazda Accessories 6cd/MP3 changer is.
The car you tried to play your burnt CD in most likely had the unit included with 1MC package.
ZOOM ZOOM...Mazda Mike