There has probably been a thread like this before, but I couldn't find done as of recent.
I drive a 2008 Mazda 3 5-door Touring. Leather seats, moonroof. I've got 2006 Miata wheels and painted the calipers black with Mazda 3 decals. Replaced the ugly long antenna with a stubby one from an Acura RDX. Upgraded to Hawk HPS brake pads and new rotors recently. This is a great cheap car, and the first and only car I've bought new. Mazda knows how to make a driver's car.
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226944_10150242087850127_620130126_8671806_2884478_n.jpg)
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The wife drives a loaded 2005 AWD Murano SL. I like it for the creature features, but it's not the same fun as the Mazda.
Post yours with pics!
I've had the same truck for the past few years now...it's reliable and decent on fuel (compared to other 4x4 trucks)...here's a couple of pics
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-VFNrec2V3CA/TKjzbff-AXI/AAAAAAAAARQ/qMMw_8iigBU/s600/DSCN0983.JPG)
(http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/u392/madjak30/2012%20Truck%20and%20stuff%20pics/IMAG001222.jpg)
My wifey drives a 2012 Kia Sorento SX...really liking that one too, it's a keeper!!
Later.
Here's my DD, '99 2.5RS. Has always been my dream car since i got my first 99 OBS back in ~2005
Shortly after i got her(mostly unmolested)
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll129/steezin_and_wheezin/IMGP0192-1.jpg)
crappy cell photo
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll129/steezin_and_wheezin/IMG_20110225_171245.jpg)
sitting at the office after a couple early morning flat spins :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll129/steezin_and_wheezin/IMG_20101217_081751.jpg)
And here's my newly acquired moto picker - '00 durango
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None of my 4-wheel vehicles are worth taking pictures of LOL
I can't access my fancy photos right now, so here's an iPhone shot. It's a '97 Miata with i/h/e, a roll bar, and only 70k miles on the clock that I picked up as a steal for just a bit more than my GS. As I write this, I'm realizing there are some odd connections between the two - unusually low miles on both (for their year) and both started out in Hawaii in 1997.
Don't shoot me, but for driving around town (orange county) the Miata is more fun. No gear, top down, and handles like a dream. I've owned lots of cars, but the Miata is hands down the best in the fun category. I agree with bombsquad - Mazda makes a car for drivers.
(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg520/swhomrighausen/photo2.jpg)
Nice Miata! I have had a long term dream for a while of getting an old Miata just like that and doing some Miata spec racing. I'm not going to let that one go.
Nice car steezin'. That thing would be a ton of fun in the snow. Wish I had a truck for a picker sometimes too!
My blackberry takes poor pics.
'98 civic HX (gas saver DD)
'95 F-150 (it just sits there, don't use it much)
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/dfranc/IMG00119-20120208-1257.jpg)
Quote from: bombsquad83 on February 08, 2012, 10:59:36 AM
Nice Miata! I have had a long term dream for a while of getting an old Miata just like that and doing some Miata spec racing. I'm not going to let that one go.
Nice car steezin'. That thing would be a ton of fun in the snow. Wish I had a truck for a picker sometimes too!
thanks mang! she's truely a blast to drive. no boost just a little ol' 4 banger, but with pretty much every bolt on you can get. from reflashed ecu -> full catless i/h/e -> kyb street struts and springs -> whiteline rear sway bar with kartboy endlinks.. the list goes on and on haha.
not to start a war, and this is just opinion.. but the subie tops my old mx5 any day of the week! not saying the miata wasn't fun, it definitely was! guess its just something about that Impreza Love :kiss3:
Quote from: steezin_and_wheezin on February 08, 2012, 11:34:48 AM
Quote from: bombsquad83 on February 08, 2012, 10:59:36 AM
Nice Miata! I have had a long term dream for a while of getting an old Miata just like that and doing some Miata spec racing. I'm not going to let that one go.
Nice car steezin'. That thing would be a ton of fun in the snow. Wish I had a truck for a picker sometimes too!
thanks mang! she's truely a blast to drive. no boost just a little ol' 4 banger, but with pretty much every bolt on you can get. from reflashed ecu -> full catless i/h/e -> kyb street struts and springs -> whiteline rear sway bar with kartboy endlinks.. the list goes on and on haha.
not to start a war, and this is just opinion.. but the subie tops my old mx5 any day of the week! not saying the miata wasn't fun, it definitely was! guess its just something about that Impreza Love :kiss3:
No war needed. They are totally different kinds of cars. Those AWD Subie's are a ton of fun too. If I was going the more rally racing direction that would be the one for me.
My icy day ride is a 2006 Jeep Commander. It was actually one of the reasons I picked up the GS in the first place. At 12mpg in the Commander, the 50mpg of the GS makes it pay for itself!
Agreed...very different cars, both of which are great. I drove my cousins tuned impreza sti home from the mountains and it was a blast. When that boost kicked in your internal organs felt it. For me though, I love the open air feeling of the miata, which I can take advantage of year round living here. If I lived somewhere where I had to deal with weather, a Subaru or a toyota 4x4 would be my top pick.
These were the best photos I could find of my car.
(http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/8177/astra2x.jpg)
(http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/9861/astra1b.jpg)
It's an Opel Astra '99. As you can see from the photos it's kind of my winter vehicle. It has tree doors and a two litre petrol engine. Those winter wheels are 15", summer wheels are similar, but 16".
Quote from: bombsquad83 on February 08, 2012, 08:29:12 AM
There has probably been a thread like this before, but I couldn't find done as of recent.
I drive a 2008 Mazda 3 5-door Touring. Leather seats, moonroof. I've got 2006 Miata wheels and painted the calipers black with Mazda 3 decals. Replaced the ugly long antenna with a stubby one from an Acura RDX. Upgraded to Hawk HPS brake pads and new rotors recently. This is a great cheap car, and the first and only car I've bought new. Mazda knows how to make a driver's car.
Holy balls! Almost exactly the same as mine: 2007 Mazda3 5-door touring, galaxy gray, manual, but no leather. I bought it used 2 years ago and have put about 43k miles on it (about to hit 75k). My 3 is my daily driver, but I autox it too. How do you like the Hawk pads? I just put new pads and rotors on but i'm not real happy with the pads, they squeak a lot, despite my liberal use of caliper grease and anti-squeal goo.
I really like those miata wheels, how much did you pay for them? I do have a second set of wheel's, but they're 16" with winter tires. My only complaint with the car is early signs of rust inside the rear wheel wells.
Currently tagged vehicles are my kick ass '95 Geo Prizm, an '02 Dodge Dakota and a '79 Camaro Z28 I've had since high school. I also have an untagged '80 Z28 that is a never ending project (lost motivation) and a '99 Geo Prizm that will be the replacement for my '95 if it ever dies.
-Jessie
'95 Geo Prizm. This is the little Geo that could. I bought it from a customer years ago that didn't want to pay the shop diagnostic fee because he "knew it needed a transmission." I asked him if he wanted to sell it and $600 later it was my sweet new ride. I replaced the $40 clutch master cylinder that it actually needed (which I would have told him if he payed the diagnostic fee for my time/knowledge) and have been driving it ever since. This is the car Adfalchius and I took on a 10,000 mile cross country trip this summer. It is getting close to 200,000 miles now on that transmission the customer knew was bad :laugh:
(http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/jessiedoran/geo3.jpg)
'79 Z28. I've had this car since high school. It is all original with under 40,000 miles. It now sits neglected behind my brothers house. I haven't driven it in 2 years. Maybe this will be the year I restore it to its former glory...
(http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/jessiedoran/79Z28.jpg)
'02 Dakota. I don't have any good pictures of it (never thought to take any before). It has been in my family since new. It carried ver4, Adfalchius, myself, a trailer and 3 bikes to Florida the last week of 2010. It has been a good truck up till last year. It now has a random over heating problem I can't figure out. Radiator and thermostat have already been replaced. My best guess is there is a small leak in a head gasket and it is slowly losing coolant.
(http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/jessiedoran/strapping1.jpg)
(http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/jessiedoran/snow04.jpg)
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Here's my 2000 CRV. Doing tow duty last spring. From NC to TX to SoCal..
Bought it 10 years ago with 44k miles. Today it has 189k miles. Looking good, running good. Been across county twice, towing both times. Also towed my hayabusa from SoCal to Texas and back last october.
Gets crap for gas millage (AWD) but runs strong and paid off.
Sent from my super-duper wack tmobile device using tapatalk.
man, i turn my back a minute, and driving shitboxes goes out of style ? wtf gstwinners ?
post up some pictures of your shitboxes instead of these trailer queens with no miles ! :thumb:
mine: 23 year old toyota pickup
wifes: 17 year old honder waGOON
both shitboxes, but replacing them is $tupid expen$ive
Quote from: manofthefield on February 08, 2012, 04:09:10 PM
Quote from: bombsquad83 on February 08, 2012, 08:29:12 AM
There has probably been a thread like this before, but I couldn't find done as of recent.
I drive a 2008 Mazda 3 5-door Touring. Leather seats, moonroof. I've got 2006 Miata wheels and painted the calipers black with Mazda 3 decals. Replaced the ugly long antenna with a stubby one from an Acura RDX. Upgraded to Hawk HPS brake pads and new rotors recently. This is a great cheap car, and the first and only car I've bought new. Mazda knows how to make a driver's car.
Holy balls! Almost exactly the same as mine: 2007 Mazda3 5-door touring, galaxy gray, manual, but no leather. I bought it used 2 years ago and have put about 43k miles on it (about to hit 75k). My 3 is my daily driver, but I autox it too. How do you like the Hawk pads? I just put new pads and rotors on but i'm not real happy with the pads, they squeak a lot, despite my liberal use of caliper grease and anti-squeal goo.
I really like those miata wheels, how much did you pay for them? I do have a second set of wheel's, but they're 16" with winter tires. My only complaint with the car is early signs of rust inside the rear wheel wells.
That's awesome. Mine's actually an automatic :(. I had to get an auto because when I bought it I was sharing it with my wife a lot more. Otherwise I might have been able to swing the speed 3. Auto has it's comfort advantages too though. I have put all 53k on my car. The Hawk pads are really good. Once I bled the brakes and put some anti-squeal on the back of the pads they were perfect. Great feel after break-in and no noise.
I got my wheels in 2008 from someone on the miata.net forums for $500 for all 4 shipped. They bolt right on and accept 225/45/17's with no clearance issues. They are my summer set-up. I put winter tires on my stock 17" snowflake shape wheels.
Sorry to hear about the rust. That sucks! I knew the old Protege 5-doors had problems with the back wheel wells, but I hadn't seen a newer 3 with any rust yet. No sign of rust on mine yet, and I'm crossing my fingers because I think I'm going to drive it for a few years to come.
Quote from: steezin_and_wheezin on February 08, 2012, 11:34:48 AM
not to start a war, and this is just opinion.. but the subie tops my old mx5 any day of the week! not saying the miata wasn't fun, it definitely was! guess its just something about that Impreza Love :kiss3:
I love Subarus! I used to have an outback(bought it for the dogs haha) but it was a good car. If I was looking for another car I would've bought a Subaru wrx. They look like too much fun.
Anyway, looove my truck, just bought it in August. Aside from motorcycles, I think it's the best thing I've ever bought, don't think I'll ever want to drive a car again. I do miss the heated seats in the outback, but that's easy enough to fix with a heated seat cover someday.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6776578717_8d8340e8a7_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6209/6106727435_7557e31145_z.jpg)
and again, had to buy the access cab for the dogs. It's no where near the space they had in the outback, but they don't chip in on the gas either :icon_mrgreen:
(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6070/6132190978_871477ff65_z.jpg)
2006 Mustang GT. C&L Race Intake. Ford Racing Exhaust. 93 Race Tune. Hurst Short Throw.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/shonole/DSC_0071.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/shonole/DSC_0374.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/shonole/Resized_DSC_0197.jpg)
I know this is boring without pics, but I have a '99 Miata that I've done a few things with (seat heaters, sound insulation, FM Springs, shocks, frame brace, roll bar....) Next on the list now that I'm married and a kid may be in the future is an '09 Honda Fit. Car will be the practical ride, bike is the good time.
Quote from: Juan1 on February 08, 2012, 10:57:44 PM
I know this is boring without pics, but I have a '99 Miata that I've done a few things with (seat heaters, sound insulation, FM Springs, shocks, frame brace, roll bar....) Next on the list now that I'm married and a kid may be in the future is an '09 Honda Fit. Car will be the practical ride, bike is the good time.
Juan, How do you like the FM springs? and what shocks do you have? Eventually it will be time to replace my stock shocks and when that day comes I'd like to spend a little extra and improve the suspension.
2008 MazdaSpeed 3, old picture as the side molding have been shaved and the windows tinted.
Also has, Hypertech tuner,intake, Short shifter, test pipe,slotted and dimpled rotors with stop-tech pads, and stiffer motor mounts.
I hope to appease my modification addition with the much cheaper 2 wheeled option!
(http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h388/Tronspeed3/P4030312.jpg)
Word... This is quickly becoming the mazda 3/mx-5 thread. Nice ride tronspeed3.
I dont have a 4 wheeled vehicle....Bad experiances.
Tried riding one, got cited for improper restraint and reckless endangerment.
Apparently riding a car isn't a good thing.
Nor is dragging a knee out of the door.
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2XdXoCl0rU
Toyota Echo
Well.. Only four wheeled vehicle I've ever owned..
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb97/coolcooljohn13/SprintPhoto_blysjy.jpg)
It speaks for itself... Gave me a good run, when the brakes gave out and the throttle switch burned out... Yeah long story, if your gonna repair something don't use duck tape... 45mph on public road without brakes and no way to cut off the engine, lets say I gave myself a little "shock" when I pulled the spark plug connectors... :(
I only own a 2 wheeled vehicle now.
Mine might be, ahem, exotic - yes, it's Italian but I'm pretty sure no one here knows it at all!
Anyway... 2010 Fiat GrandePunto 1.3-litre Multijet (turbo-Diesel) 3dr, 75 bhp.
My first oil-burner and liking it a lot - so far.
That's me, cheap and cheerful......
(http://www.bbburma.net/CalPrice/my%20car.jpg)
Iknow, I know, steering wheel's on the wrong side...
2002 Mazda Protege5...I don't get it to drive it too often b/c I'm away from home in the USAF.
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/sphsfootballstar/IMAG0165-1.jpg)
Quote from: ohgood on February 08, 2012, 05:22:26 PM
man, i turn my back a minute, and driving shitboxes goes out of style ? wtf gstwinners ?
post up some pictures of your shitboxes instead of these trailer queens with no miles ! :thumb:
mine: 23 year old toyota pickup
wifes: 17 year old honder waGOON
both shitboxes, but replacing them is $tupid expen$ive
The Ram is my
Sh!tbox...it's up to 245,000kms (153,000+ miles) and I'll probably own it for at least three more years before I replace it. (40,000kms ~ 25,000miles per year)...I love my BEATER!!
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7_A6ZS5O4vQ/TDDw81gQP6I/AAAAAAAAAGo/OtxZrmQ655w/s640/photo004.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-COFYjIDcPsA/TnarLT1wN4I/AAAAAAAABZU/G04J2gTjIqw/s600/IMAG001515.JPG)
Gotta take a pic of it hooked up to the trailer, the combination is 60ft long!! (trailer is the reason I have the diesel)
Later.
My daily driver until I move out of the sticks is this 01 Silverado. It gets me where I need to go as long as I quench its never ending thirst.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/16htb1k.jpg)
Glad to see there is a lot of Mazda love on this site. This is my friends Speed6 after I changed the oil, hand buffed the rims, washed it, etc. In return for me maintaining it, I get do drive it whenever I want. It has an upgraded turbo, intercooler, and cold air intake.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/72eiwg.jpg)
Here is my 4 legged ride... Traded him in for the GS
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Quote from: madjak30 on February 10, 2012, 10:21:42 AM
The Ram is my Sh!tbox...
Haha that MT01 actually looks like a moderately sized motorcycle next to your giant truck.
an 88 mazda rx7 convertible. engine is on porch now. car in driveway. my old police car which tried to hump a tree. tree won. its engine is going into the mazda. along with its speed cutoff delete. i can repair the vic, but fwiw not worth it.
in the meantime i ride a goped sport. if im still kickin next summer, ill have the mazda finished. but health is telling me what i shall, and shall not be doing. so car has to wait
Miss piggy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AIR6ESG1Hc
the rx7:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymglixjtqrg
Nice!! We've almost covered all the Mazda's worth mentioning now. :)
Here is Sunshine! Right after her new top.
(http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr264/Toogoofy317/IMAG0065.jpg)
She is sick right now though. When driving over to UCF started to make a clanging sound. Check engine light came on. Nursed 'ole girl the 35 miles back home. Put the diagnostic reader on and said I lost compression to the 3rd cylinder. Cleared it and have drove probably 10 miles check engine light hasn't come back on but is making a strange clank sound and has lost some power. BF thinks it might be water pump. Anybody got any hints? She and Flick went down about a week apart so I focused on Flick and when I get back from Boston it will be time to focus on Sunshine. Want to get her running by August (when Flick is paid off) so I can get another bad day vehicle.
Mary
Quote from: bombsquad83 on February 09, 2012, 07:59:13 AM
Word... This is quickly becoming the mazda 3/mx-5 thread. Nice ride tronspeed3.
mazda3 is the old 323 series right?
Quote from: ohgood on February 08, 2012, 05:22:26 PM
man, i turn my back a minute, and driving shitboxes goes out of style ? wtf gstwinners ?
post up some pictures of your shitboxes instead of these trailer queens with no miles ! :thumb:
mine: 23 year old toyota pickup
wifes: 17 year old honder waGOON
both shitboxes, but replacing them is $tupid expen$ive
:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
Thats all I drive.
You guys got some nice cars!
I just realised my Bike and my Car are the same age!
1989 VN Commodore Wagon with 360,000kms on clock.
1989 GS500 with 23,000kms on clock
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on February 10, 2012, 11:57:16 PM
Quote from: bombsquad83 on February 09, 2012, 07:59:13 AM
Word... This is quickly becoming the mazda 3/mx-5 thread. Nice ride tronspeed3.
mazda3 is the old 323 series right?
It was 323 > Protege > 3
They fill the same slot in the lineup, but I'm honestly not sure how how much they have in common. The 3 does share a lot with the C1 ford focus; many parts say FoMoCo :D
Found a pic of mine:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/manofthefield/2007%20Mazda3/311001_225995017453122_159960587389899_717367_4868314_n.jpg)
Here you go ohgood!
this is my '90 5spd corolla. purchased for $400
has a dumb fart can cause the original muffler fell off on the way to school. the fart can someone gave to me for free at school. so i welded it on.
it has an oldsmobile alero wing on the back and hemi emblems on the fenders. both happend while i was at work (was a mechanic at a body shop) they stuck that stuff on when i wasnt looking.
it has a little over 180k and still goin. for now.
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g422/oz353/DSCN0164.jpg)
4gen. 2002 Camaro 3800
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3692/pa020002.jpg)
(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9646/pa020014s.jpg)
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Quote from: tt_four on February 10, 2012, 07:13:41 PM
Quote from: madjak30 on February 10, 2012, 10:21:42 AM
The Ram is my Sh!tbox...
Haha that MT01 actually looks like a moderately sized motorcycle next to your giant truck.
Whachu talkin' about? It is a moderately sized motorcycle...have you seen the size of a RoadKing or a GoldWing? It's not much bigger than a GS500...
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-C0sOP_bG7d0/TcDI_aGeezI/AAAAAAAABAo/UsTZhBt9MyA/s700/IMAG0010.JPG)
But yeah, the truck is kinda over kill!! But it pulls the trailer nicely :icon_mrgreen:
@KlaXon: Nice Camaro! :thumb: Me likey :cheers: I pretty much like all the years of Camaro/Firebird...I've had two, 1978 Firebird with T-tops & 1986 Camaro...fun cars, if a little heavy...but at least they are rear wheel drive, unlike most in here driving the FWD Rice Rockets!!
Later.
Quote from: simon79 on February 09, 2012, 01:08:37 PM
Mine might be, ahem, exotic - yes, it's Italian but I'm pretty sure no one here knows it at all!
Anyway... 2010 Fiat GrandePunto 1.3-litre Multijet (turbo-Diesel) 3dr, 75 bhp.
My first oil-burner and liking it a lot - so far.
If anyone's interested - here's a pic:
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb174/rizz9000/IMG-0158-mod.jpg)
Well, my car is Mazda of course (what else :icon_mrgreen:). 2005. Model 6 sedan.
Pic taken a couple o' days ago from my bedroom window, the first snow here in a long, long time...
(http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/2815/imag0220hs.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/813/imag0220hs.jpg/)
Ok - turns out nearly everyone on this forum has a bloody Mazda :P
BTW - a close friend has a Mazda3 he's quite happy with.
Here's mine - a 2011 Suzuki Equator with less than 9k miles on it:
(http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt70/rmyers104/610279739_photobucket_11654_.jpg)
And my wife has a 2006 Grand Vitara. I'm surprised there aren't more Suzuki cages on this forum.......
97 Jeep Cherokee Sport.
183,000 miles on it.
She is getting old, but still tougher than nails.
Must be nice to have money? :dunno_white:
Wow, lots of Mazda love on this site! My girlfriend has a grey Mazda3 hatch, I like the car a lot. Not too quick but no dog, relatively easy to work on, seems reliable enough. She got one with leather interior and I like it a lot, comfortable and subtle interior styling. It doesn't piss me off the way 95% of cars today do.
I have an 03 Evo
(http://ivanmegan.crabdance.com/~ivany/pics/car/evo_front_square.jpg)
(http://ivanmegan.crabdance.com/~ivany/pics/car/evo_front_corner.jpg)
Was/is my dream car. Love it :)
@steezin I love your RS. Every time I see those on the road I lament at the direction that Subaru styling has gone. Why couldn't they just keep it the way it was? :dunno_black:
Nice Evo ivany. The Evo is still my dream car. Grew up in Jamaica, a lot of them were imported as used cars from Japan. The first one i saw was the Evo 3 back in the day. My fave one is the Evo 6 but i would take anyone.
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