Black 08 MS3. Now making @390hp! Woo-Hoooooooo!!!!
Chicago, IL.

Pearl White '08 Speed3, just hit 650mi. Waiting to finish breaking in the engine so the fun can begin.

Oil
 

Thank you. BTW just a couple of days before I race evo, I check my oil it was light, but after that race I checked my oil it become much darker. We were pushing 100 for 2 or 3 miles. It was fun. But still founder about oil. This is my first turbo engine.

Thanks.

Just sold my RX8 and bought a Pearl White 2008 MS3 yesterday. Guess I gotta change my avitar and member name

Pearl White MS3 GT
Purchased June 28, 2008
Portland, Oregon

I too love my 2007 speed3! I did something a bit different though.
The dealer had mine sitting around for a while, i guess cuz it was a sport and not a GT.
So he made me a pretty fair deal on it. Anyway my sport has the leather interior, i had the dealer put it in... It came out very sweet! I also had the dealer install the cold air intake, the bigger cat back exhaust system, the silver gas tank lid, also had the windows tinted. And wheel locks put on. It just turned 9500 miles on it yesterday. I also run the amsoil dominator synthetic 5w-20... Anyway it is a real sweet ride and I'm very proud of it!

Wolfin

Sounds like you had this dealer over a barrel. Include a picture if you get a chance. One thing I thought that the recommended oil weight was 5W-30. Please advise, thanks.

BOB9995

Hello Bob9995,
Ill have to work on a pic.. as far as oil yeah the book says 5w-30 I could run that as well
I just chose the dominator 5w-20 this time. Like with the old type oil there is 10w-40 &
10w-30 pretty much a persons choice... I may go back to the 5w-30 next time.
But I feel that amsoil is the very best on the market, and I really feel that there synthetic will not let me down... Oh and no didn't really have the dealer over a barrel
Just called at the right time. And got lucky. Hope to hear back from you!
wolfin2004

2009 Speed3
 

am i the first 2009 to post here?? just picked up my 09 MS3 GT in crystal white pearl last week. looks like i too am gonna have to change my username, etc.

09 Speed 3
 

2009 Metropolitan Gray MS3 GT
Purchased November 7, 2008
Huntsville, Alabama

:blue:

Hey what's going on everyone I'm new to this site and new to the mazda family so just dropping in to show some love.

07 Black Mica MS3
Indianapolis area

07 True Red, Speed3
Winston-Salem, N.C.

I'm in as '08 MS3 owner
 

Bolingbrook, IL.

Bought my '08 Speed3 6 months ago and still brings a smile to my face everytime I turn the key. Cobb short ram arrived yesterday, and can't wait to throw it on!
There are a few Speed3 around here. Alot are catching the boost bug.

2008 MS3 GT Metro Gray
 

I bought my '08 Metro Gray MS3 GT this past summer and am enjoying the hell out of it. I've got the winter tires on it; good thing because it snowed today.

Minneapolis MN

the wife and me bought an 08 cosmic blue speed 3sport. the salesman said the cosmic blue was the rarest color lol. i can see this is not the case. we needed a 4 door car for our baby that is due next month. so we bought this when we found out she was pregnant. so far we have around 24000 on it and it gets better with every mile. no tickets yet either thak goodness.

Holy cow, three posts in two days. I think I'm gonna faint. Welcome.

07 Black Mica MS3
St peters, MO

Got it about a year ago, bought it Cheap almost totaled with 14k and repaired it... LOVE IT!

'09 True Red GT

Still miss my Speed 6...

Mazdaspeed Accessories Sale!!
 

Hi all you Mazda Speed lovers!!! We are happy to offer you a great service and discount for the remaining days of December! Help us move some speed parts!!

ALL MAZDA SPEED ACCESSORIES HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 10% OFF THE LOW WEBSITE PRICE! CHECK US OUT, WE HAVE MANY ITEMS IN STOCK! QUICK SHIPPING, GREAT SERVICE!!

HERES A LINK TO GET YOU STARTED!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

http://www.buyourmazdaparts.com/inde...duct_list&c=57

sup everyone. new to this site.

08' black mica ms3

Bought one a week ago. Love it

2008 White GT

2007 speed3
 

2007 Speed3
black mica sport
had it since July-07 23000 mi.
no go fast mods all my mods are on my sa rx-7
block-a-chip on the hood and mirrors
window tint
window net between the fron seats to keep the dog out of the front seat
mazda 6 17" wheels for winter wheels
daily driver
keeping it stock for warranty/ reliablity reasons.

Welcome, There's plenty you can do and not affect warranty/reliability.

A really stupid question coming up
Drum roll please...

What is the difference between a Mazda 3 and a Speed3?

I have a Mazda 3, 2008 1.6L, automatic, power steering, air conditioning, electric windows.

I live outside of the US

You may know the MS3 as the Mazda 3 MPS/Axela. It's a high power version of yours.

Mazdaspeed is the American badge for Mazda performance cars. The Speed 3 comes with (among other things) a bigger 4 cylinder and a turbo making 263hp from the factory. It looks very simmilar to the 3 except for the 18 in. wheels, wider fenders, bigger tail pipe and slightly taller spoiler in back.

Thanks for the clarification.

To me the plain 3 sounds more logical in these strange economic times where more economical is better.

Why? It only cost around 5-6k more and gets almost the same mileage.

The mileage will depend on how you drive it... Anyone put anything other than 93 in the MS3/MPS? Any problems?

Speaking about the economy factor of the MS3, a few days ago I drove out to visit a cousin in PA from the Bronx, NY and my gas mileage was 28.9 miles per gallon. Not bad at all for a Speed3. My average speed for the trip was about 65. Used the turbo aspect of the car only once or twice...


BOB9995

MS3 fuel economy
 

The best I've done with my '08 MS3 is 29.1 on an all highway trip, the worst is 20.0 while driving like an idiot. In the cold winter months (very cold this year) in MN I have averaged around 22.5. Not much worse than I did with my '06 3s hatch and LOTS more fun.

schlagelk

By any chance are you using syn oil in your car? My run was the first time I made a long trip on a crankcase full of Royal Purple 5W-30 synthetic , wondering if the syn produced an increase in my gas milage.. Really didn't clock my milage prior to the addition of the Royal Purple.

Thanks

BOB9995

MS3 fuel economy
 

I'm using regular oil as the Mazda dealer gives free oil changes every 3750 miles for the first 50K. I'm going to switch to synthetic oil after that.

Speed3 GT 07
 

San Luis Obispo. Ca