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2009 Mazda3. It has the 2.0 with a 5 speed. Got a fairly decent deal on it. The only issue is on the rear bumper, there is a decent size scrape, so I am repainting that next weekend. It has a few door dings that I might do something about, but other than that it is in nice shape. Overall, it is a fun little car. Still haven’t decided what I am going to do to it performance and handling wise, if I do anything.
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Congrats on the buy, 3’s are fantastic little cars (I shared a 2.3 auto with my brother in high school and learned to drive stick in my uncle’s 2.0). In my experience the 3 handles extremely well on stock suspension (to the point that you don’t really need to change anything unless you’re planning on doing track days or HPDE’s, in which case a coilover set and some sticky tires would make the car even better to drive) but a lot of people on the forums swap out intake, headers, and exhaust to make up for 2.0’s relative lack of power (you can get nearly 160whp just from those 3 mods). Be sure to join mazda3forums.com and mazda3revolution.com as well, the community on those sites is extremely knowledgeable about these cars and willing to help with any questions you might have.
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how many k’s / miles?
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Nice buy! They’re great little cars.
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Welcome to the Mazda family. We've been expecting you
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Welcome to the family! I’ve had my 3 hatch (2.3 auto) for six years now and it’s still a great car. No rust, either. :)
I was on Mazda3Forums but gave up on it a few years ago as everyone was really rude and judgmental. Maybe it's better now? Not sure. But Mazda3 Revolution and MazdaMovement are both great Facebook communities to be part of.
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Amen to that. It’s crazy fun taking this car through the twisties. I have Eibach Pro-Kit springs on mine - more for looks than performance. But it’s still a really fun and great handling car even though it’s an ‘08 with 76k on it.
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Congrats! Did you buy it at a VW dealer (cause that's probably why you got such a good deal...)?
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More 3’s, nice! Congrats. Did you get the Sport or GT version?
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It is the i Touring Value.
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67000
![]() 10/01/2015 at 15:48 |
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Yeah. My dad worked at that dealership while it was still Saturn from ‘99 to ‘09 when he started having health issues. I have known everyone there for basically my entire life, so they hooked me up.
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Nice. Stick shift always best
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nice!