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Old 05 May 2007, 10:33 PM
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I'm thinking of a new car and Mazda have recently brought out the speed 3 GT which is front wheel drive and 265bhp for $23,000 ($2 for the pound) I wondered if anyone had any experience of them, although I'm not sure if they're in the UK.........

The other options will be a new 2008 Impreza in the Autumn.......

2007 Mazdaspeed 3 - Road Tests - Car and Driver November 2006
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265bhp through the front wheels should tell you all you ned to know...
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looks stunning, what the 2008 subaru wished it looked like!
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Its a pity you yanks dont get LCR's if your looking at that overpowered thing.
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Its a pity you yanks dont get LCR's if your looking at that overpowered thing.
Whoa whoa whoa! Don't call me a yank!!!!
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Old 06 May 2007, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris L
265bhp through the front wheels should tell you all you ned to know...

Audi S3 anyone
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Isn't it called the Mazda 3 MPS over here?
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What for 11k ?
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so its doubled in price for us then
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What the Yanks pay in $ we pay in £. Always has been and always will be
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tought the MPS was 4wd? probly wrong tho, tis a very similar car..

and on the new impreza front, there is a new daewoo/chrysler that is identical, and i think the grille on it even looks nicer than the new impreaza lol
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Originally Posted by dpb
What for 11k ?
Yep, the main benefit to living here is the cheap cost of living, the new impreza wrx will be under $25,000, so less than 13 grand english!!! Like a kid in a "candy store"
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Originally Posted by MattW
Audi S3 anyone
Have a little think about that statement mate
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Originally Posted by TimmyboyWRX
tought the MPS was 4wd? probly wrong tho, tis a very similar car..

and on the new impreza front, there is a new daewoo/chrysler that is identical, and i think the grille on it even looks nicer than the new impreaza lol
The Mazda6 MPS is 4wd, not sure about the 3.
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Originally Posted by NotoriousREV
The Mazda6 MPS is 4wd, not sure about the 3.
the 3 is FWD
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its supposed to be easy on torque steer aswell, they softened the front up a bit..

and yeah, the £ to $ thing is annoying!!

buy a Roush Mustang instead
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Originally Posted by chrisola
its supposed to be easy on torque steer aswell, they softened the front up a bit..

and yeah, the £ to $ thing is annoying!!

buy a Roush Mustang instead
I was thinking about a Mustang, it would work here as there are few, if any, corners on most journeys! I'm going to start test driving in the next week or so, I probably have up to ten desirable-ish cars on my list at under 15,000 pounds.....
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Originally Posted by Dracoro
Have a little think about that statement mate

Haldex so in a straight line it is FWD No one mentioned corners
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