What's next - Mazdaspeed 3 replacement - Page 2

lemming · 03-15-2016, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by John V

Civic Si doesn't scratch the itch of a hatchback / wagon. I bet if I pressed her there are two things on that list that are non-negotiable: hatchback and manual transmission.

I'm not an SUV fan, but I bet we would both positively love a manual Macan.

just to help guide the input here --what are your feelings (you and M) about the 128 or 135i? just curious what feedback you have on that (while on this topic).

that written, do we feel like Mazda will not release the next gen Mspeed 3 soon?

Josh (PA) · 03-15-2016, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by lemming

just to help guide the input here --what are your feelings (you and M) about the 128 or 135i? just curious what feedback you have on that (while on this topic).

*John V* the 1 series is the ugliest thing on the face of the earth. Worse in fact than a blobfish. *John V*

John V · 03-15-2016, 06:49 PM

I really do think the 1er is hideous. It also doesn't come in a hatchback (in the states). Having sat in a 1er, the interior is also not nearly up to the quality it should be given the price of the car. They may drive fantastically, but it's not for us.

*clyde* · 03-15-2016, 07:14 PM

I think your wife is a car girl at heart. It's the only way to create such an impossible to meet set of criteria.

Chalk me down as another vote for the ST even though it doesn't have an LSD and the wacky interior. The single tone leather of the ST3 makes it marginally better than the multi color seats in the ST2 cars. The base cars with base seats and less intimidating display stack are even less boy racer arcadey, but then you can't have HID, etc.

Mileage isn't great in them either, but they're cheap and pretty bulletproof.

If she'd like a test drive in an older one, let me know. Might want to wait for me to get new tires (next week, I hope) so I can take off the snows, though.

John V · 03-15-2016, 07:43 PM

I just took the snows off of the MS3 tonight. I did the Boxster last night, and it reminded me this morning that I had all winter to change out the one bad TPMS sensor and failed to :argh:

Thanks for the offer, we need to have you guys up anyway, so that could work.

ff · 03-15-2016, 07:58 PM

Does the GTI still have that nasty DBW throttle lag?

*clyde* · 03-15-2016, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by John V

I just took the snows off of the MS3 tonight. I did the Boxster last night, and it reminded me this morning that I had all winter to change out the one bad TPMS sensor and failed to :argh:

Thanks for the offer, we need to have you guys up anyway, so that could work.

I may also soon have some parts to install on the Focus, too, that I could probably use some supervision...or heckling.

John V · 03-15-2016, 08:43 PM

I'm pretty sensitive to that kind of thing and I didn't notice it in the '15 I drove recently.

Jeff_DML · 03-15-2016, 09:53 PM

I was thinking the new 4 cylinder Macan for my wife

Yeah gti with performance pack sounds like a good option for yours.

wdc330i · 03-15-2016, 09:57 PM

Macan is on the shortlist for my next car.

03-15-2016, 07:14 PM	#14
clyde Chief title editor Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 26,599	I think your wife is a car girl at heart. It's the only way to create such an impossible to meet set of criteria. Chalk me down as another vote for the ST even though it doesn't have an LSD and the wacky interior. The single tone leather of the ST3 makes it marginally better than the multi color seats in the ST2 cars. The base cars with base seats and less intimidating display stack are even less boy racer arcadey, but then you can't have HID, etc. Mileage isn't great in them either, but they're cheap and pretty bulletproof. If she'd like a test drive in an older one, let me know. Might want to wait for me to get new tires (next week, I hope) so I can take off the snows, though. __________________ OH NOES!!!!!1 MY CAR HAS T3H UND3R5T33R5555!!!!!!1oneone!!!!11 Team WTF?! What are you gonna do?

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03-15-2016, 06:49 PM	#13
John V No more BMWs Join Date: Apr 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: Ram, MS3, CX-5, RX-8 Location: Glenwood, MD Posts: 14,753	I really do think the 1er is hideous. It also doesn't come in a hatchback (in the states). Having sat in a 1er, the interior is also not nearly up to the quality it should be given the price of the car. They may drive fantastically, but it's not for us.

03-15-2016, 07:43 PM	#15
John V No more BMWs Join Date: Apr 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: Ram, MS3, CX-5, RX-8 Location: Glenwood, MD Posts: 14,753	I just took the snows off of the MS3 tonight. I did the Boxster last night, and it reminded me this morning that I had all winter to change out the one bad TPMS sensor and failed to :argh: Thanks for the offer, we need to have you guys up anyway, so that could work.

03-15-2016, 07:58 PM	#16
ff . Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 13,514	Does the GTI still have that nasty DBW throttle lag?

03-15-2016, 08:43 PM	#18
John V No more BMWs Join Date: Apr 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: Ram, MS3, CX-5, RX-8 Location: Glenwood, MD Posts: 14,753	I'm pretty sensitive to that kind of thing and I didn't notice it in the '15 I drove recently.

03-15-2016, 09:53 PM	#19
Jeff_DML Old Fart Join Date: Oct 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: T4R,GTI Location: San Diego Posts: 8,560	I was thinking the new 4 cylinder Macan for my wife Yeah gti with performance pack sounds like a good option for yours.

03-15-2016, 09:57 PM	#20
wdc330i dogged Join Date: Dec 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: '22 M440 xDrive GC Posts: 13,282	Macan is on the shortlist for my next car.