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« on: September 03, 2010, 12:14:43 PM » |
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Got tired of the boring Focus, and after paying off debt (no other debts now sans student loans and the car) and seeing my FICO score go up 160 points in a year, I figured it was time to treat myself to a new ride.    2010 Mazdaspeed 3, 260 hp, 280 ft./lb. torque, 6-speed, Bluetooth, aux input, leather heated seats, traction control, fully loaded. Got it for a steal too. Love the car so far. Puts a s***-eating grin on my face every time I nail the throttle but it's very docile if you want it to be. My girlfriend hasn't ever really been in fast cars (not that this is a rocket, but it's respectable) and I did a quick 0-60 run and she was screaming like it was a rollercoaster ride lol. Supposedly people are getting sub 6 second 0-60's and high 13's in the 1/4. I didn't buy it it to be a track car, but that extra power on tap with the turbo is really fun. Quality is far beyond anything I expected, everything doesn't feel like cheap s***ty plastic and the door has a solid thud when closing. I'm not going to go mod crazy but the car has easy gains with the addition of a CAI and it really needs a short-throw as it sits up too high compared to what I'm used to. The throw itself isn't bad for a stocker. |
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« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2010, 12:55:32 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2010, 03:40:03 PM » |
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Pics of the girlfriend
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« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2010, 03:48:47 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2010, 07:54:53 PM » |
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Nice job on both Dan
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« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2010, 06:59:34 PM » |
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« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2010, 01:33:09 AM » |
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Just bought a DDM HID kit (35W, 5000K) for $50 shipped. HID kits are insanely cheap, I had no idea. The car has projector halogens, ideally you should have HID housings for the kits, but a bunch of folks have been using these kits on the Mazda forums in the 2010 model for a year now and no one has complained of malfunctions or melted housings. Pretty good deal!
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"I don't really like handjobs. I don't like things you give me that I could give myself. Except when I do it, it's a hundred times better. It's like making Emeril Lagasse a microwaved cheeseburger for dinner. Think about the face Emeril would make if you made him Hot Pockets; that's the face I make when I'm getting a handjob."
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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2010, 06:23:18 PM » |
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That interior lighting burns my eyes.
Will you be taking LSD when you drive it?
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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2010, 08:47:08 PM » |
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That interior lighting burns my eyes.
Will you be taking LSD when you drive it?
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2010, 08:49:36 PM » |
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20% tint!    Now I'm debating winter wheels/tires. 16x6.5 steelies and 205/55/16 Michelin X-Ice Xi2's, or 17x7 cheap 7-spokes with 215/50/17 Xi2's. I've got a hookup at Belle Tire for the tires and Michelin has a $70 rebate on a set of 4 tires right now. A lot of reviews say they're on par or better than Blizzaks. About $220 savings with the steelies, but not sure I want to look at them all winter. |
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« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2010, 06:34:42 AM » |
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« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2010, 08:33:54 AM » |
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The car looks really good. Full tint on windows is not smiled upon here though.
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« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2010, 01:55:47 PM » |
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The car looks really good. Full tint on windows is not smiled upon here though.
I've already been pulled over once (speeding through a construction zone at 7 AM on a Saturday, ugh) and he didn't hassle me about the windows. My other option was 35% on the fronts and 20% on everything else, or just 35% all the way around. 20% looks awesome and doesn't make it hard to drive at night like 5% did with the old Mustang lol. |
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« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2010, 06:24:58 PM » |
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What kind of mileage does that thing get? I may replace the Honda one of these days.
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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2010, 01:54:52 PM » |
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What kind of mileage does that thing get? I may replace the Honda one of these days.
I do mostly highway miles (now that work is an 80 mile round trip) and get anywhere between 23 and 25 MPG on average. |
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« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2010, 02:37:36 PM » |
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That's it? Damn.
No thanks :rofl:
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« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2010, 02:45:22 PM » |
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LOL, well coming from t3h Civic, anything is going to look terrible comparing mileage.
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« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2010, 03:02:02 PM » |
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Believe it or not, the 2012 Focus is on my radar and close to or right at 40mpg.
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« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2010, 07:03:50 PM » |
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Ford has begun doing a lot of things right. My detail buddy has the new 2011 5.0, and his wife drives the 2010 Fusion Hybrid. On both cars the fit and finish are exceptional. The interior features are on a par with, or exceed my wifes 08 Bimmer. Very impressive.
It really grabs ya when his wife hops in the car to back out of the garage, and no engine starts...it just silently backs out. I'll think seriously about a Ford car when it's time. The truck stays with Dodge.
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« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2010, 07:25:22 PM » |
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my wife bought a '10 edge, pretty neat ride, has plenty of pep for a 3.5 V6, with a 6 speed auto, it shifts into 2nd at 6K RPM at WOT. I and the boys drove it over to Austin last month and got 25 MPG at 85-90MPH.
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« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2011, 03:22:13 PM » |
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I hear the price of gas is gonna peak over 4 bucks a gallon again soon.
You made a wise choice Dano.
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« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2011, 05:15:07 PM » |
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So the tint came off the front windows lol. Got harassed for it after getting a rolling stop sign ticket, then again a week later when I got pulled over for "speeding." I had my cruise set at 61 in a 55, cop pulled me over and said I was going 70. I told him no way in hell, so he wrote me a fix-it ticket for the tint instead.
Turbos are so fun in the cold. This thing hauls ass. Too bad it's Michigan and I can only haul ass across the pothole-ridden, arctic tundra of a highway system we have.
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« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2011, 05:38:32 PM » |
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Are you ever gonna leave bankrupt detroitlet?
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« Reply #23 on: January 20, 2011, 06:17:48 PM » |
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Are you ever gonna leave bankrupt detroitlet?
I'm applying to two grad schools during summer, both local, so I'm strapped down for at least another 3 years. For my first few years out I'd like to stay local, or at least in a big city, and when I'm tired of it I'll do the boring 9-5 clinic visit stuff out in the boonies maybe. |
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"I don't really like handjobs. I don't like things you give me that I could give myself. Except when I do it, it's a hundred times better. It's like making Emeril Lagasse a microwaved cheeseburger for dinner. Think about the face Emeril would make if you made him Hot Pockets; that's the face I make when I'm getting a handjob."
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« Reply #24 on: January 23, 2011, 08:06:20 PM » |
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Grad school is the best way to relocate. Get out of there while you're young, it's easier. Grad school leads to networking and job offers and then the next thing you know you'll be buying a nice house, in Detroit. Wife with family there, kids with all their grandparents there and next thing you know you'll be retiring, in Detroit.
Going back is easy.
At least apply to grad schools in other parts of the country and see what it's like.
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« Reply #25 on: January 24, 2011, 05:57:31 AM » |
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Well then there's the girlfriend thing. She's stuck in her job, and we've been dating near 2 years. Who knows what'll happen there before the year is up.
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« Reply #26 on: February 05, 2011, 11:18:58 PM » |
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Is she "stuck" in a job or does she have a career there? Big difference. And FWIW, if you do stay in Detroit you are forever banned from ever b****ing about it.
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« Reply #27 on: February 06, 2011, 11:43:47 AM » |
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She's stuck. Her degree is cell & molecular bio but there's barely any jobs for her here.
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« Reply #28 on: February 06, 2011, 03:29:51 PM » |
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Speaking of new car. I should be picking up a Fusion hybrid this week. Yay.
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« Reply #29 on: February 07, 2011, 10:59:20 AM » |
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Tell me you'll be upgrading the grandma rims.
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