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#529 of 548 Audi S3 : German for Mazdaspeed3? by autonomous

Oct 24, 2006 (2:24 pm)

Edmunds' article on the new Audi S3 reveals telling similarities and differences to the Mazdaspeed3. Interesting to see how both tone down the differences from their regularly aspirated twins. The Audi is astonishingly double the price of the Mazda.
 
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=117203?tid=edmunds.il.ho- -
 

#530 of 548 Re: winter tires! [jcrystal] by bigfur

Oct 24, 2006 (2:32 pm)

Replying to: jcrystal (Oct 19, 2006 1:26 pm)
Tirerack now has the 07 3 with 17" rims on there. Just checked it out today.

#531 of 548 Re: winter tires! [bigfur] by jcrystal

Oct 25, 2006 (9:46 am)

Replying to: bigfur (Oct 24, 2006 2:32 pm)
That's the base Mazda3, not the Mazdaspeed unfortunately.

#532 of 548 new owner/tires by solipsism

Oct 30, 2006 (6:24 pm)

Just bought my canadian speed3 in edmonton over the weekend. Didnt really have any plan, just sort of bought it.
 
Anyhow im debating on whether or not to put winters on the current rims and just upgrade to aftermarket rims in the summer like i had already planned to, or get 17" mags and throw some 17s on there. At the dealership the service manager said 17s would be no problem.
 
This is the part numbers he quoted me at:
 
Wheels-mag SR17705000S
Tires 00MI-23-641 (215/50R17)
 
The tires are Mich. X-Ice.
 
Since i live 500km north of edmonton Im just going to purchase them here in McMurray.
 
By the way i just barely got away with this car. The first salesmen i talked to said the car was sold and that i would have to wait until spring to get the next 250 coming into canada. When I came back later to check it out to see if i liked the styling/interior after I talked to another salesmen saying that vancouver owed him one. I asked yet another salesmen at the current dealership about how come the car was sitting in the showroom if it had been sold. He said the guy put a small downpayment on but would require a larger one due to credit. So I hurriedly purchased the car.
 
Anyway, The first 250 in Canada (true-red only) were divided among approx. ~225 Mazda dealerships, and I have heard that 8 of them were sold in Edmonton alone. I imagine the majority will be sold in western canada, as there is a lot of money here. Not saying that they are expensive, just that the demand is probably higher. With the rate they are selling at, I could see Mazda bringing it in as a more regular seller, but as my knowledge of this is lacking it is no more then a guess. I kind of hope they dont, since its a little exclusive, but most people just mistake it for a plain Mazda3 anyway.
 
I am dissappointed with a few things in the car. Such as we dont get the leather trim seats, not heated either as far as I can tell. My door was also out of alignment, didnt notice this right away. And of course i would have liked the NAV and a sunroof and anohter colour then red and the forthcoming white. The blue or grey colour would have been more my taste.
 
Oh and driving on the secondary highways during the snowstorms saturday night on the Potenzas was seriously scary. My traction control light never stopped coming on for 4 hours. I had some doubt about purchasing this car to use in the North after that. Hopefully these tires should help.
 
Also anyone have any word on the perforance exhaust/CAI package they are coming out with? (Dealer installed)

#533 of 548 YES S-plan is available, but at dealer discretion by ms3cb

Nov 02, 2006 (11:14 am)

Replying to: aviboy97 (Oct 23, 2006 11:03 am)
>>True, dealers do not have to honor S-Plan for any vehicle, however, S-Plan is not even being offered by Mazda on the Mazdaspeed3.
 
YES Ford Partner plan has the MazdaSpeed3 priced for S-plan.
However, it is totally up to the dealer whether they will honor S-plan pricing. In the DC area I didn't find a dealer willing to do S-plan, and so far have only have seen one dealer that was adding a premium - $1995 on the MS3GT that was on the lot.

#534 of 548 Re: winter tires! [jcrystal] by bigfur

Nov 06, 2006 (3:38 pm)

Replying to: jcrystal (Oct 25, 2006 9:46 am)
The MS3 runs 18" wheels right?

#535 of 548 Re: winter tires! [bigfur] by pdld

Nov 06, 2006 (9:11 pm)

Replying to: bigfur (Nov 06, 2006 3:38 pm)
Yes, tire size is 215/45/18.

#536 of 548 Re: YES S-plan is available, but at dealer discretion [ms3cb] by aviboy97

Nov 07, 2006 (9:39 am)

Replying to: ms3cb (Nov 02, 2006 11:14 am)
YES Ford Partner plan has the MazdaSpeed3 priced for S-plan.
 
You can price a Mazdaspeed3 at S-Plan, that is very easy. It is dealer invoice. However, S-Plan is NOT offered by Mazda. No Mazda dealer can file S-Plan on the Mazdaspeed3 and have Mazda accept it.
 
I am a Mazda dealer, and I am looking at the eligible products, and the Mazdaspeed3 is CLEARLY it it's own column under "restricted products"

#537 of 548 Xenon lights by ccduff

Nov 11, 2006 (10:30 pm)

Does anyone know if the Xenon lights on the Speed 3 are projectors or reflectors?

#538 of 548 Re: Xenon lights [ccduff] by aviboy97

Nov 13, 2006 (9:22 am)

Replying to: ccduff (Nov 11, 2006 10:30 pm)
Projectors, available only on the Grand Touring as a factory option.

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