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yep, just added it in not long ago.

damn i was kinda hoping he would fall off and get ran over.

Replaced the shifter bushings, ahh night and day difference and the new power steering hose= sex. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/SC300/winter%2008/IMG_2424.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/SC300/winter%2008/IMG_2425.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/SC300/winter%2008/IMG_2426.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/SC300/winter%2008/IMG_2427.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/SC300/winter%2008/IMG_2428.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/SC300/winter%2008/IMG_2430.jpg

the main reason as i understand a dealer has either X number days to either sell the car or start paying for a title on the car. When the Mazda dealership closed down they sent all 09's back to Mazda and any other remaining stock was then either auctioned off or sold off. it just happened that these mazdaspeed3's and a few others were actually sold to Toyota. they were sold to Toyota because they sat on the lot for the X amount of days and Mazda began to pay for the cars which means they began ownership. like i said when the Mazda dealership closed they were just sold to Toyota causing the title to transfer.

sold

Bump some one wants a great daily driver!

its a good price but IMO the tires are marginal at best.

PM sent thanks!

ive heard of automotive appearance pros a bit i may give them a call tomorrow and see what they can do for me.

Just wondering where everone has gone to get a clear bra installed on their car, i know i can buy a pre cut kit on egay or other places for $163 but id rather not install it myself. ive asked a few people on here and they dont know of any one and ive even talked with my buddy that deals with paint less dent removal he he doesen't do it. who around Columbus or surrounding areas can do it this weekend for me? name and location would be nice, thanks!

yea haven't told many people yet but i got a 08.5 mazdaspeed3 in pearl white. ill make another thread about it once i clean the car and get some pictures.

were making a run through there April 3-5

If this is directed towards me the only thing I can tell you is that you really need to just chill out, all this is here to do is test each member to see how they interact before they get on to the main forum.

Yea its was over priced back when it was brand new but its still the poor mans supra.

you know its funny how you bash CR for being close minded yet it does seem to me that your close minded and stuck on your stang. don't knock a car until you drive it.

reserved till later

Hey guys just wanted to share my experience with Toyota direct, Long read, short form id give them a C- for their efforts. Every other time in the past we have never had an issue with them. Last week we were getting gas and decided to drop by and see what all they had at the lot left over from Mazda, turns out they still had some "brand new" Mazda’s sitting outside so we decided to see what kind of price we could get or if we could even do any deals on them. *side story* When a dealer ship goes under and then transfers cars to another they are technically transferring title for the car and that car is then considered used. Well we went in to the Toyota dealership and stated talking with a sales man and we got the keys and decided to move the car into the service bay that way it would be light and warm ( we got there around 7:40PM ish so it was late and windy. The sales man then said ok well I can move it for you and sounded very confident in his ability but I now know that was a bad idea. He got in the car, turned the car on and then couldn't even find reverse (6 speed car). Once he found it he tried to back it up revving the shit out of the engine. (Clue number 1) once he backed out he revved the shit out of the car again and stated the car off in 3rd gear (clue 2). He had to stop at a stop sign they have at the dealer ship and he then stalled it right there with us in the car. Got it stated and stalled it again. He finally managed to get the car up to the service bay and got to the door and got out to open the door. I don't know if he was nervous or what happened but the next think I knew I heard the sound of a fart and the un-god full smell of raw shit. Not only does this guy stall the car out but he farts in the car before we even get in the garage. As soon as we get in the garage he says “excuse me real fast I want to check and see if the other people I know are coming by. (He probably left to go wipe his ass). Once he returned he grabbed the plates and we took it for a test drive. I absolutely loved the car driving it and it was such a blast. We went to the sales manager and told him were interested in a few of the cars he has and told him the colors he has and ask for prices. MSRP was $24,XXX on the black and grey car and then $25,XXX on the White one (extra for the pearl paint). This sales manager says the best he can do is $22,345 for the black and gray and $23,345. Not nearly what a "used" car should be going for. We told them OK well ill think it over after we argued with them a bit on it being used. After this happened we were walking out and another sales man approached us and started talking about it and he seemed to know what he was doing. Next day arrives, we decide to go back and look at their white car that they had we found the second sales man and see if we can see the white car. Bad news, they can’t find the car and they have no idea where it is at all. They found the envelope for the car along with the owner’s manual but no keys at all. We looked for the car and then asked for a few people and they said oh the car is in the old Mazda service bay, it’s been there since Mazda closed doors. I said I would like to go look at the car and see if maybe the keys were in the car and so they were. Looked at the car everything was in order except it was missing the trunk mats and then the floor mats. Well we say ok and talking with the sales man we make an offer for the car we felt was reasonable on the car ($19,700 as its "used") sales man said well we can talk about it. After some talking with another manager he said well I can do $21,390 on black gray and $21,480 on the white. Price isn't bad but I could go get a real used one same everything for $19,400 with only 6,000 miles on the car. We leave store and accept that we will now have to go to Dayton to get the other used one. Sunday morning is here and we made up our minds were going to Dayton to look at the car there but hey let’s make one more attempt. So we stop by the dealer again and the general sales manager is there (only man that can make the deals for the cars). we go in and start talking with him and he’s still very firm on the " well it’s a new car" bull shit and so we call the finance person over and ask her about the situation, we said this "if we were to get this car and then finance it, what would it be considered, new or used" she looks at us then the sales manager and says " well it’s going to have to be used since the title has changed hands" BINGO! we talk with the general manager some more and we say well we will meet you half way on your price, FINALLY he agrees to the price of $20,500 for the car. Great were getting the car no more issues right? Wrong. as were filling out the paper work they take the car in and get it detailed, fueled up and ready to go and the sales man comes back and says he can’t find the owner’s manual or second set of keys for the white car and can’t find the owner’s manual for any other Mazda which is bull crap because we saw the manuals 2 days ago! we finished the paperwork I deal with financing and then we made a comment well I’m sure you can get the stuff for us(manual and keys) and they said no we can’t, were not a Mazda dealership we can’t get that stuff. Even better it turns out that to get another key made and programmed for the car we have to have at least 2 master keys. We ended up calling up Mazda USA and they will be sending us a check to cover the price of another set of keys and to reprogram the car and they will also be sending us an owner’s manual.

doc, Like I said when i was last there with andy to help you move the corolla just let me know when were doing it and if there's anything i can do to help, Andy got my number if you need to get ahold of me.

Bump, updated the price of the car. Took delivery of my new car and this needs to go!

i have no problem doing it but the SC300 is a very trickey car to do itself due to lexus putting little holes in the fenders ever 6 inches or so. makes it very hard to do. i personally ended up just shaving the fender liner off.

Up for sale is my DD for the last few years as im looking at getting me a new DD within the next week or so. basic info: 5 speed manual 2.0 liter 4 cyl 133,600 miles to date Dark blue Wagon!!! Roof rack (oem and roof rack delete plates) can carry a good amount of stuff in the back. Mods/Recent Maintenance Tinted windows(no idea the percent maby 15% or 20%) Intake (got from a buddy) MAZDASPEED exhaust(still have the stock one if requested) New Mazda OEM Brake pads front+ rear New Mazda OEM rotors front + rear RR caliper replaced along with the brake line Lowering springs(came on the car, not sure on the brand)(still have stock springs if needed) Tokico HP Blues all the way around (replaced 4k miles ago) OEM Mazda Clutch OEM Mazda Pressure plate Resurfaced Flywheel OEM timing belt done at 115k OEM Water pump done at same time OEM fuel filter replaced last year Replaced the battery recently Blacked out headlights brand new Headlight bulbs (SYLVANIA SilverStar ULTRA Headlight bulbs) Highbeams (purple) replaced both foglights RF control arm replaced Enkei wheels (priced extra) stock wheels have Michelin ICEX on them brand new this season. oil changed every 3,000 miles on the dot. cargo net for the trunk area, rear bumper protector All weather trunk floor mat im sure there is more i just can't remember. this thing has been an amazing DD for me and its a very fun car to drive. Bads that im aware of: small rust on the Mazda badge small rust on the passenger rear quarter panel at the very corner some small scratches on the passenger side dash any questions please ask, just don't ask what car im getting because it will be a surprise! asking $6,000 with the enkei wheels + stock wheels that have snow tires on it. asking $5,500 with enkei wheels te7two has driven the car many times and he can vouch how much of a blast it is to drive. older pics but will get more up once the weather clears and i can wash it along with give it another coat of wax. pictures show the roof rack deletes installed on the car. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/Protege5/IMG_0609.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/Protege5/IMG_0601.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/Protege5/IMG_0598.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/Protege5/IMG_0596.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/Protege5/IMG_0589.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/2zumeunos/Protege5/IMG_0585.jpg

close to 14th and cassady

+1 ill be going there today actually.

unlocked just means that it doesent have to be ran the the manufacture that locked it down. as far as im aware with verizon if you have the sim card for verizon it will work but if you dont, then it will not.

http://www.ohiodrifting.com/webforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10560 (gotta login to view) ill see if i can get you more contact info from him.