The car is gone. It was a fun ride and CMZ ia a great club for the petrolheads.

Never did see a Speed3GT on Top Gear!

I'm selling my house/property/cars and hope to travel this coming summer.

It is a great car for me as your is I'm sure. I remember when you became a member, "Tut"

For Sale 2008.5 Mazdaspeed3 GT Crystal White Pearl 25120 miles currently Overall stock with exception of Cobb short shift kit, K&N air filter, auto-dim/compass rear view mirror, weather-tech floor pans and Eclipse Tinting clear bra. Have original Mazdaspeed mats and gear shift. Stock Bridgestone Pot...

No, I'm not totally buying Sil Terhars viscosity hypothesis. Quite the contrary, I'm on the 11th oil change since July 2008. 5w-30w Synthetic blend and Mazda filter. I'm concerned that I've followed Mazda recommended maintenance to a tee and I still face some mechanical failure that has nothing to d...

According to Sil Terhar Motors Mazda Service- Stephan in Broomfield, you car should not be vulnerable if you use 5w-30w Synthetic Blend at recommended intervals with approved oil filter. They are seeing issues with cars that are not maintained to above criteria. Changing viscosity is an issue, accor...

So I'm a little bummed and concerned about two SSP letters I received from Mazda in January 2012. One letter addresses the VVT noise and/or timing chain noise on 2007-2010 L3T engines that includes Mazdaspeed3. The other letter addresses the "specific repair of heavy white smoke from exhaust tail pi...

Thanks for all of your input. I'm in Boulder County and I watch the dealer lots for Speed3's. There have been 4 so far that have been sold, each in less than one week. I played the "I'm interested in a used car" trick and learned that all sold for a minimum of 22K. Times ticking on trade in values, ...

My 2008.5 CWP MS3gt is going to be three years old July 8th, 2011. It has 18,550 miles on it. It's stock with addition of Cobb short shift kit, K&N filter, weather guards and clear bra from Eclipse. I have had zero problems with it. It runs great and is now getting really good mileage 26/34. No ding...

I'm nowhere near 27mpg going from Lafayette to Jeffco (RMM...sorry) or to Boulder. 33mpg open highway but only 340 per tank when the warning illuminates. I don't drive hard at all but I must be driving a lot harder than normal. My Speed is stock with I-Pike 205-60 16's snows. 5000 total miles If one...

Clark, Svc Mgr at Sil Terhar, says he's aware of it, takes about 1 hour and I can wait while they do it. He does have to order parts however. If I install it, it will not be covered under warranty. Looks to me that the repair is simple, two tools and Johnny Black Label. He also said he will have to ...

I have a subtle rattle coming from, I guess, the dash nearest the windshield. Can't find it's origin. It just started about three months ago. Sounds like plastic vibrating against glass but I don't know. Maybe it's resonating through the a/c vents. I read a thread somewhere about S3 rattles but don'...

Shift kit install went off without a hitch. MOVOVR, you were right on the money. 1/2 hour and the boot is an issue. I removed the boot from it's frame, measured 3/8 inboard of the extisting relief cuts on the boot and cut new reliefs (these cuts slip over the 8 tabs and one pin that holds the boot i...

I haven't done anything yet. I don't have good luck with plastic parts in cold weather. I even called Mazda Parts to price all of the plastic pieces. Turns out you have to buy the entire shift assy @ $400 so F that. Car's in the garage and haven't even driven it in the snow yet. Bought winter wheels...

Movovr- Thanks for the response. The instructions that came with the shifter were poorly copied, black & white and nondescript. I typically look at the pictures and that's enough, then if it doesn't work I'll read the instructions. The pdf shows the boot and a rectangular frame attached to it. Is th...

I had Flatirons call COBB and ask if they have a installation PDF for the Speed3. They did!

I would upload it but it's larger than 48.8kb


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