Made the mistake of parking my 3 outside last night

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 01/07/2016 at 11:11 • Filed to: notacamry, mazda3, zoomzoomboom

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And that’s what I blame on my shock mount breaking a block away from home:

Dammit.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 11:13

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Shit.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 11:16

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I’m sensing that this cars was abused in it previous life. Or it’s current one :)

Wacko > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 11:29

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you’re funny, guess that mazda rust is new from last night too.

Everyone I know who has/had a mazda 3 has had that happen to them. or the body shock mount just rusted away.

My first and last mazda was a 2003 protege5 that i bought new, got the dealer rust-proofing done, and the car started rusting even under the rust proofing in less than a year.

Wacko > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 11:38

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you made the mistake in buying a mazda living in the rust belt

Sam > Wacko 01/07/2016 at 11:41

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Every Protege5 I’ve ever seen has rust right about the rear bumper behind the wheel arch. Every. Single. One.

Wacko > Sam 01/07/2016 at 11:41

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don’t open the hood then...

mazda616 > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 11:47

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That sucks. :(

Chasaboo > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 11:49

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I live in California, so I’ve never known what rust looks like before.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 11:52

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I like the steelies though!

Takuro Spirit > Wacko 01/07/2016 at 11:56

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But.... aluminum does not rust...

Takuro Spirit > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 01/07/2016 at 11:57

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Mayyyybe current. Previous owner (since new) was an older gentleman that babied it and only put 94k on it in 10 years.

Takuro Spirit > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/07/2016 at 11:58

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Thanks! I need to find some nice 16’s to fit my summer tires. Not putting the crusty 17’s and shit-in-the-rain Yokohama Ascends back on it.

Wacko > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 12:00

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that mount no, but the rest of the car yes.

I live where -40 days (we had over 10 last year)are quite common and the mazdas are still on the road.

Takuro Spirit > Wacko 01/07/2016 at 12:04

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So far the only things that have broken on the car are aluminum or rubber. Shock mount, motor mount, axle boot..... Not saying there ISN’T the usual Mazda3 rust, but I will say there is surprisingly little of compared to others of similar vintage.

I try to keep it garaged to keep it that way.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 13:21

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Why not do 15s? Would be faster anyways! Then you could throw some Miata wheels on there.

Takuro Spirit > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/07/2016 at 13:22

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Won’t fit over the brakes. Already have 16” tires. 15” Miata wheels are 4-lug.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 13:29

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Lol whoops I didn’t notice the extra lug. I figured mazda would use pretty similar wheels on both cars.

Takuro Spirit > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/07/2016 at 13:37

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Only the NC wheels would work. Shitty thing is, I had a set at my last job that I was going to buy off a guy who I stored them for, but I left, and left the wheels there.

DasWauto > Takuro Spirit 01/07/2016 at 15:42

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That feel, I know it. This was a bit over a year ago. I think the car had ~250k km on it or so.

It’s easy to change, as I’m sure you know. I actually made a fairly long, hopefully entertaining DIY post for it bit never published it. I’ll put it up now while it’s relevant.

RazoE > Wacko 01/07/2016 at 17:47

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That’s why my 3 is so awesome. No rust!