![]() 09/07/2019 at 23:23 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
I’m looking at a Turo Mazdaspeed3 for an upcoming trip to Portland, OR. I have always wanted to drive a gen1 ms3 and I really don’t want to deal with owning one, so this a great opportunity to try it out. I found it funny when looking at the reviews that someone was raving about the AWD the car had...
Thought y’all might enough this!
Also, just watched a long Lexus ad with a bunch of people in black suits. Something about aliens and crazy space weapons. Such a strange Lexus ad!
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![]() 09/07/2019 at 23:54 |
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They got the 6 and 3 mixed up and assumed the extra grip from the LSD was AWD because they’re like me and have experienced neither?
![]() 09/07/2019 at 23:55 |
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All the wheels touch the ground. That's what all wheel drive means, right?
![]() 09/08/2019 at 00:10 |
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Grounded to the ground!
![]() 09/08/2019 at 01:02 |
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Youll like it. I had a n/a 3 stick and second did near 65, 3rd 85. The speed3 i drove was my wifes friends car. It has a shorter second, cause 6 $peeds. The only gripe though. Otherwise it's just a ball.
![]() 09/08/2019 at 01:20 |
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Huh. Usually people mistake my MS6 for being FWD (same story when I had my 323 GTX). Never heard of someone mistaking a MS3 for AWD.
![]() 09/08/2019 at 07:04 |
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Aren’t these cars known for their torque steer more than anything else? Ie a complete inability to get the power down
![]() 09/08/2019 at 11:58 |
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That was my experience with one haha.
![]() 09/08/2019 at 12:09 |
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Yes absolutely, which is why I'm perplexed how someone could confuse that for awd. I even found the GTI to be kind of annoying due to that aspect, so I imagine the ms3 would only be worse. But I'd still find it fun nonetheless.
![]() 09/08/2019 at 12:10 |
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It made me doubletake and wonder if this was some highly modded custom thing but I'm pretty sure that guy is just an idiot.
![]() 09/08/2019 at 12:55 |
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There are some custom AWD MS3s out there, but I guarantee they’re not for rent on Turo lolol
![]() 09/10/2019 at 15:18 |
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FWIW for the longest time I actually thought the MS3 was AWD with a similar AWD system as the MS6. I now know better.
![]() 09/10/2019 at 15:23 |
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Im moreso confused because they actually have driven the car already and clearly enjoyed it enough to write a positive experience about it. I am still probably assuming too much of the general public I guess though lol.