Mazda 3

**Grimsin** · 04-04-2011

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

For 20G's...I could go well into the 9's...and still buy plenty of beer.

if you have a car. ANY car.. and you put 20k into the motor you can put it into 9's.
thats not his point though. his point is its a good car for 20k, specially with what cars mazda wanted it to compete with(small nissans,honda's,cobalts. etc)

**Taz Magister** · 04-04-2011

Originally Posted by Grimsin

if you have a car. ANY car.. and you put 20k into the motor you can put it into 9's.
thats not his point though. his point is its a good car for 20k, specially with what cars mazda wanted it to compete with(small nissans,honda's,cobalts. etc)

exactly I mean this thing pretty much blows the gtps away stock for stock and in 97 my dad spent 32,000 on his gtp yea it was fully loaded but still stock for stock I would say this is one of mazda's nicest cars

**blueguy** · 04-04-2011

If your looking for a dollar to dollar brawler in that catagory, a Cobalt SS/TC sedan would destroy it...and cheaper too.

**Slowpoke** · 04-04-2011

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

If your looking for a dollar to dollar brawler in that catagory, a Cobalt SS/TC sedan would destroy it...and cheaper too.

It would look allot better too.

**blueguy** · 04-05-2011

Yes.

No.

**dmahlikGT** · 04-05-2011

Cobalt: lean,sleek

Mazda:fat,boring

**ItHurtz** · 04-09-2011

mazda fat and boring?!?! ur crazy. this was mine til she got taken away from me early this week

4 years 8 months down the drain

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**Slowpoke** · 04-10-2011

Originally Posted by ITHURTZ

mazda fat and boring?!?! ur crazy. this was mine til she got taken away from me early this week

4 years 8 months down the drain

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Nice lookin 3, what happened to it?

**ItHurtz** · 04-10-2011

Spun rod bearing, didnt wanna spend $2500 for a replacement engine, needed new rear rim thanks to chicago pot holes, a/c compressor, other engine things under the hood. Got hit on the side from some a-hole who took off so I needed $700 to fix that, then I needed $1500 to fix the front end, most of that cost is because I fabed up pa custom cowl using the skin of the hood.

So I figured in 3 years it would be what I wanted it to be, by then I wouldnt care so I deemed it pointless to keep paying for it.

The rough draft of the hood, never got it finalized

But hey atleast she sounded great! Catless, twin moroso spiral flows into a aerturbine 2525 then split out the back!

YouTube - Smetters2006's Channel

SO I traded all this for a 2000gtp that needs a new engine and currently are swapping it out now. Smart idea? we will see haha

**FoSHO99** · 04-10-2011

I've seen a few newer speed 3's with a few mods and they look pretty dece actually

**blueguy** · 04-10-2011

Red 3 = meh.

**footballplaya3k** · 04-11-2011

Originally Posted by Taz Magester

exactly I mean this thing pretty much blows the gtps away stock for stock and in 97 my dad spent 32,000 on his gtp yea it was fully loaded but still stock for stock I would say this is one of mazda's nicest cars

You can't compare cars like this that came out 10-13 years apart unless you take technological advances out which obviously make a difference, at least that's how I see it.

**Taz Magister** · 04-16-2011

Originally Posted by footballplaya3k

You can't compare cars like this that came out 10-13 years apart unless you take technological advances out which obviously make a difference, at least that's how I see it.

your right but Im sure for 32k in 1997 you could find a much nicer car than a gtp

**DCGTP** · 05-09-2011

My friend from high school had a 2008 2.3 and we were messing around lined up at a stop light going up a hill i had my 2005 gp base no mods what so ever. i had my friend in the car and he had a friend in his car too, light turned green and we both punched it. through first gear we were fairly close but i pulled ahead at about 35 and gained more and more up the hill by 60 i was 3+ car lengths up on him. My girlfriend has an 08 mazda 3 too its quick but its so light it cant handle multiple passengers well. I drive an 05 gtp now and theres no way the mazda 3 not speed3 could beat the grand prixs without being turbod or well modded

**PhantomGTP** · 05-09-2011

Not going to lie I like those lil Cobalt SS they are nice cars.

**afallucco** · 05-10-2011

Originally Posted by PhantomGTP

Not going to lie I like those lil Cobalt SS they are nice cars.

If they didn't have a lot of problems I would have bought one.

**blueguy** · 05-12-2011

What problems to they have minus the power steering recall and the cheaply done interior?

**Grimsin** · 05-13-2011

I think there is a reason they junked the coblat line within 5-6 years and started with the cruise. i had 99 sunflower gt and i thought it rode better and faster then the cobalt did and my car was 5-6 years older then the new cobalt(years ago when i was looking for a newer car).
Just my opinion.

**SDGTP99** · 05-13-2011

Originally Posted by GNO

I just bought a speed3. When they were healthy, my GTPs would've been able to get enough out of the hole, that the speed3 wouldn't have been able to make up for it at the top. But that's a bone stock speed3. With a bump in boost and some tuning, the speed3s are pretty wicked. The straight line is not their strong point, they're more built for the twisties. After picking up the speed3, I pulled next to my wife in the 09 GXP. She thought I wanted to race, so she had the jump, and I wasn't able to catch up.

09 GXP? Not possible.

Mazdaspeed's are nifty cars. I'm considering a MazdaSpeed6 when I sell off my GTPooh