slickRick - My MZ3 s

slickRick · Post by **slickRick** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:54 pm

Here are some pics of my 2004 Mazda3 s....

Post by **jomotopia** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:58 pm

nice lookin ride.

do you have a short shifter? looks like there's a good bit of extra shifter boot in there, or is that just the way it comes?

Post by **Johnf514** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:54 pm

Damn - the 3S looks good in black!

Nah, that's a normal shifter - it's just low and has a bit of excess shifter boot around the lever. I want one now!

dklkse · Post by **dklkse** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:29 pm

Nice! Always good to see other MZ3s around here.

What's up with the pink stripe?

Sypher · Post by **Sypher** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:29 pm

seems like the 3's and the 6's have the same shift knobs... they look nice, but I find they're a little bulky

< N I C K > · Post by **< N I C K >** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:05 pm

I prefer the Mazada3 saloons to the hatchs.

What size engine has she got - 2.3 straight 4?

Sypher wrote:seems like the 3's and the 6's have the same shift knobs... they look nice, but I find they're a little bulky

Bulky as in long?

Post by **Johnf514** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:17 pm

< N I C K > wrote:What size engine has she got - 2.3 straight 4?

All Mazda3 S's come with the 2.3L I4 that makes 160HP/150FT-lbs. Nice little engine, although I'm unimpressed with the fuel economy (24/29).

jcprov21 · Post by **jcprov21** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:52 pm

Nice looking man.. I love the red stripe down the side...

Post by **Johnf514** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:58 pm

dklkse wrote:What's up with the pink stripe?

jcprov21 wrote:Nice looking man.. I love the red stripe down the side...

Sypher · Post by **Sypher** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:47 pm

< N I C K > wrote:
Sypher wrote:seems like the 3's and the 6's have the same shift knobs... they look nice, but I find they're a little bulky
Bulky as in long?

no the knob itself is bulky... as in teh knob is a little big for my liking, but I guess it's because Im used to a smaller knob on the civic

slickRick · Post by **slickRick** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:02 pm

Thanks for the comments, I like the 3's knob, its size makes it easy to grab, my hand fits perfectly on it. I need to get a new knob though, that one's getting a little dirty.

Johnf514 wrote:
dklkse wrote:What's up with the pink stripe?

jcprov21 wrote:Nice looking man.. I love the red stripe down the side...

Actually, it's two stripes one red, one white.

Badmojo · Post by **Badmojo** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:45 pm

Are those the 16" wheels? Black looks great but I'd probably lose the pinstripe...

I really liked the shifter in my 3 too. The only things I didn't like about the car was that it was difficult to heel-toe and I found the throttle was a bit too sensitive. Gas mileage was decent with the 2.0L and it was still peppy around town.

< N I C K > · Post by **< N I C K >** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:56 pm

Johnf514 wrote: All Mazda3 S's come with the 2.3L I4 that makes 160HP/150FT-lbs. Nice little engine, although I'm unimpressed with the fuel economy (24/29).

They've a Mazda 3 MPS version I believe - from memory it's a twin turbo 2.3L S4. But I can see from the standard wheels it's not the MPS version. That's not a criticism because the 16" wheels probably give a better ride.

The 24/29 mpg will be using the US gallons. So to convert to a measurement I'm familiar with that's about 29/34 mpg using UK gallons, or between 8.5-10L/100km. That's not too bad considering the power you're getting. 0-60 mph in between 8 or 9 seconds..?

six · Post by **six** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:37 pm

The Mazda3 MPS is a single-turbo 2.3L MZR DISI I4.

Sypher · Post by **Sypher** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:58 pm

and IIRC, the MPS verson only came in a hatch form