Mom Gotta New Ride!

[Jana]

Very cool!!!! Your mom looks very happy! :D And now I see where you get your poses from ;) Let me know how she likes it (the car!).

[glempo]

Thats pretty cool. i was actually on my way to the mazda web site, cuz i wanna see what the price range is, i gotta get something till i can save up enough for my rx8.

[Halon]

Originally posted by DSMChick@May 13 2004, 10:06 PM
Very cool!!!! Your mom looks very happy! :D And now I see where you get your poses from ;) Let me know how she likes it (the car!).
I think I'd puke if i seen my mom pose like i did that one time! But ya, she's really happy with it. Ya it only puts out 160hp, but it's still fairly quick. I didn't say fast, I mean just quick, it has get up and go, enough for her atleast. I'd enjoy having that as like my daily driver, I really like it. But I don't got 22k laying around for one

[Kracka]

I'm gonna go test drive some stuff tomorrow including some Mazda's and a certain Honda I like. I know Zac Carlson sold his '98 GST for a 3 (5-door, fully loaded, exactly like your mom's) and absolutely loves it so we'll see. I'm not sure why AZ prices are so high, but up here in MN a fully-loaded Mazda6 with 6-cyl and AT will run right around $25k ($26k with side-curtain airbags).

[JET]

Originally posted by glempo@May 13 2004, 10:49 PM
Thats pretty cool. i was actually on my way to the mazda web site, cuz i wanna see what the price range is, i gotta get something till i can save up enough for my rx8.
I test drove an RX8 at the mazda rev it up and was fairly disappointed. The clutch was like an on/off switch (about 2" from disengaged to engaged). The power was decent at first, I knew I would have to rev the rotary, but after 5k it was just a flat power band. It really needs a turbo! There wasn't any rush or anything. It handled pretty good, but pushes at the limit. I did bark the tires pretty good going into 2nd though (no lift to shift :D ).

[Halon]

Phoenix actually has a slightly lower cost of living than MN, but I have noticed car prices are much better in MN though. Maybe it's cuz they rust up there I dunno.

[npaulseth]

It's a fairly decent platform to start modding, same thing at the focus. The 2.3L suposedly takes well to nitrous. That's was Saleen uses in their version of the focus.

[illz]

Originally posted by JET+May 14 2004, 07:21 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JET @ May 14 2004, 07:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-glempo@May 13 2004, 10:49 PM
Thats pretty cool. i was actually on my way to the mazda web site, cuz i wanna see what the price range is, i gotta get something till i can save up enough for my rx8.
I test drove an RX8 at the mazda rev it up and was fairly disappointed. The clutch was like an on/off switch (about 2" from disengaged to engaged). The power was decent at first, I knew I would have to rev the rotary, but after 5k it was just a flat power band. It really needs a turbo! There wasn't any rush or anything. It handled pretty good, but pushes at the limit. I did bark the tires pretty good going into 2nd though (no lift to shift :D ). [/b][/quote]
huh? i've got about 3/4" from engaged to disengaged. i consider it a good thing. remove the clutch fluid resevoir/accumulator thingy replace with braided stainless line, remove slave cyl restrictor.