Mazda 3 MPS BBR????
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General costs where fine tbf, general parts were mainly ford bits so cheapish, plus i worked for mazda at the time which was a bonus! Bit thirsty but found insurance was dirt cheap. Modifications were tough to come by back then though and very $$$$$$
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I actually looked at these before getting my 4th Impreza (5 year gap since the 3rd) but was put off by fwd setup. Shame as the 6 MPS has 4wd.
I don't care what anyone says, anything over 250bhp, on British roads, really needs 4wd to use the power properly. Or you end up like the MPS, ST, Gti etc all pulling the power back in 1st & 2nd gear. Where is the fun in that?
As a fast straight road, mile muncher, I'm sure the MPS is great.
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Those limiters are bollocks , in british weather you just modulate your right foot and im still faster than most .
Yes if you drive like a *** it will spin for fun and using launch control in the damp is just full of lols.
However once into 4th or on a motorway your off .Even if i had 4wd i wouldn't push it in wet/icy conditions.
It is a much better car overall than a subaru but every time that hawkeye sti on my estate drives past my house i dribble and so does the mrs when she hears it .
Yes if you drive like a *** it will spin for fun and using launch control in the damp is just full of lols.
However once into 4th or on a motorway your off .Even if i had 4wd i wouldn't push it in wet/icy conditions.
It is a much better car overall than a subaru but every time that hawkeye sti on my estate drives past my house i dribble and so does the mrs when she hears it .
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Those limiters are bollocks , in british weather you just modulate your right foot and im still faster than most .
Yes if you drive like a *** it will spin for fun and using launch control in the damp is just full of lols.
However once into 4th or on a motorway your off .Even if i had 4wd i wouldn't push it in wet/icy conditions.
It is a much better car overall than a subaru but every time that hawkeye sti on my estate drives past my house i dribble and so does the mrs when she hears it .
Yes if you drive like a *** it will spin for fun and using launch control in the damp is just full of lols.
However once into 4th or on a motorway your off .Even if i had 4wd i wouldn't push it in wet/icy conditions.
It is a much better car overall than a subaru but every time that hawkeye sti on my estate drives past my house i dribble and so does the mrs when she hears it .
I would hardly say it was better than the Impreza if you can only really use the full power once you are into 4th.
For a bit of a giggle, I floored the throttle in 1st at 5mph in my WRX last week. The weather was absolutely hammering it down and I just wanted to see what the grip limits were. I already knew that is was pretty good having fitted some brand new Goodyear F1's last year.
I got a tiny amount of wheel spin and then she just gripped. Now, I got into 2nd and backed off as I knew all I needed to know.
Cornering is also a joy. I rarely get understeer, even when it is like a monsoon. You don't have to be driving fast to get understeer either. My wifes Peugeot 107 is truly laughable in comparison. Even when we fitted decent tyres, it just falls over when it starts to rain.
I'm sure the Mazda is a very capable car. I wouldn't have looked into them if they weren't. But having spent 5 years away from the Impreza breed, coming back to my WRX just underlines why I just love 4wd. It just does it. No fuss, no drama.
Can't wait for the snow to arrive.
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And if you hardly use the motorway?
I would hardly say it was better than the Impreza if you can only really use the full power once you are into 4th.
For a bit of a giggle, I floored the throttle in 1st at 5mph in my WRX last week. The weather was absolutely hammering it down and I just wanted to see what the grip limits were. I already knew that is was pretty good having fitted some brand new Goodyear F1's last year.
I got a tiny amount of wheel spin and then she just gripped. Now, I got into 2nd and backed off as I knew all I needed to know.
Cornering is also a joy. I rarely get understeer, even when it is like a monsoon. You don't have to be driving fast to get understeer either. My wifes Peugeot 107 is truly laughable in comparison. Even when we fitted decent tyres, it just falls over when it starts to rain.
I'm sure the Mazda is a very capable car. I wouldn't have looked into them if they weren't. But having spent 5 years away from the Impreza breed, coming back to my WRX just underlines why I just love 4wd. It just does it. No fuss, no drama.
Can't wait for the snow to arrive.
I would hardly say it was better than the Impreza if you can only really use the full power once you are into 4th.
For a bit of a giggle, I floored the throttle in 1st at 5mph in my WRX last week. The weather was absolutely hammering it down and I just wanted to see what the grip limits were. I already knew that is was pretty good having fitted some brand new Goodyear F1's last year.
I got a tiny amount of wheel spin and then she just gripped. Now, I got into 2nd and backed off as I knew all I needed to know.
Cornering is also a joy. I rarely get understeer, even when it is like a monsoon. You don't have to be driving fast to get understeer either. My wifes Peugeot 107 is truly laughable in comparison. Even when we fitted decent tyres, it just falls over when it starts to rain.
I'm sure the Mazda is a very capable car. I wouldn't have looked into them if they weren't. But having spent 5 years away from the Impreza breed, coming back to my WRX just underlines why I just love 4wd. It just does it. No fuss, no drama.
Can't wait for the snow to arrive.
as for the 4wd 3 ,thats davids and hes basically took the 4wd system from the cx-7 suv (as its the same platform) and grafted it onto a 3 .Now all the bits are new hence the cost .IMO he is mad
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