03-30-2007, 06:46 AM
Anyone (Until April 2) can get the 25 dollar thing, it's on Mazda's website. If you do go to Brown Fairfax, ask for Carlos, he's a hell of a guy.
The thing I especially liked about those guys, is they're a bunch of gearheads. They knew what DISI was and they knew exactly how it worked, which is an oddity in the automotive world.
Scotty -- Even if I didn't get paid, the test drive was completely worth it. For a FWD "shitbox", the 3 has an amazing chassis, in my opinion anyway. It felt solid, capable, like it would take anything I gave it. Man, take that chassis, add a Torsen LSD, tuned suspension, stability/traction control and a hundred freakin' horsepower and if your brain doesn't spontaneously explode, well, turn in your enthusiast card.
I'd say the biggest problem with the 3 was the Speed 3. I mean, it was a car I could see myself driving, even though it was FWD. I *love* the hatchback aspect...it takes balls to bring a 5 door to the US, and Mazda has not only brought it, but said "Hey, here's the five door...with the bigger engine and the Sport suspension stock. You're gonna want it anyway."
I mean, Mazda's all "Hey, we're Zoom-Zoom, all our cars are sporty!" If any other major car company said that, I'd probably laugh in their face. But Mazda, I hesitate...maybe they're not full of shit?
The thing I especially liked about those guys, is they're a bunch of gearheads. They knew what DISI was and they knew exactly how it worked, which is an oddity in the automotive world.
Scotty -- Even if I didn't get paid, the test drive was completely worth it. For a FWD "shitbox", the 3 has an amazing chassis, in my opinion anyway. It felt solid, capable, like it would take anything I gave it. Man, take that chassis, add a Torsen LSD, tuned suspension, stability/traction control and a hundred freakin' horsepower and if your brain doesn't spontaneously explode, well, turn in your enthusiast card.
I'd say the biggest problem with the 3 was the Speed 3. I mean, it was a car I could see myself driving, even though it was FWD. I *love* the hatchback aspect...it takes balls to bring a 5 door to the US, and Mazda has not only brought it, but said "Hey, here's the five door...with the bigger engine and the Sport suspension stock. You're gonna want it anyway."
I mean, Mazda's all "Hey, we're Zoom-Zoom, all our cars are sporty!" If any other major car company said that, I'd probably laugh in their face. But Mazda, I hesitate...maybe they're not full of shit?
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