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Old 11-30-2010, 01:01 AM
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The end of the maxima road for me

I recently got a 2010 Mazdaspeed 3 so I'm selling the max. I've previously had a 4th gen and 5.5gen and it's time to move on to newer things. The .org has been extremely helpful for the past few years and it'll be tough to move onto another forum. I'm sad that I never really finished my 5.5gen like I really wanted to

A little tribute to my past maximas.

4th gen

Altima coupe wheels
AE'd lights
buncha little stuff

5.5 gen



BC Coilovers
Wheel spacers
Magnaflow Rear section
Berk Intake
Rear Spoiler
Front Lip

New Car


Also picked up another new toy recently

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Old 11-30-2010, 01:36 AM
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I'm sorry but that front is ugly.....
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Old 11-30-2010, 01:44 AM
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^I'll admit, it is a lil weird
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bike = win
mazda = little getting used to...probably a fun little thing though. Maybe there's an aftermarket grille that would look good.
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nice bike

mazda is ugly as hell, but at least it smiles for you so you dont have to when you look at it
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cant get w/ that front end either...
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Old 11-30-2010, 08:42 AM
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That MS3 looks so HAPPY!!!
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Old 11-30-2010, 09:00 AM
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I honestly hate the way they redesigned the new ms3 front end. But it isnt a bad car and is pretty fast for the price. I dont think I woulda gotten rid of the max for it though. But good luck with it.
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That bike is nice but that MS3 front end is terrible. Not a bad car overall though.
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let me know how much you letting ur max go for...
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Old 11-30-2010, 09:18 AM
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yea the front of the 3 is kinda weird looking. That bike looks sick...what are the specs?
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Old 11-30-2010, 10:42 AM
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Those new Mazdas are some of the ugliest looking cars I have ever seen in my life.

However, I'd still drive a Mazdaspeed 3. That car can move.
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Originally Posted by M1RAG3
yea the front of the 3 is kinda weird looking. That bike looks sick...what are the specs?
It's a '05 gsxr600
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Originally Posted by 95 maxima se
let me know how much you letting ur max go for...
U have a pm
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Originally Posted by roggeezy

New Car

Win 263-hp / 280 lb-ft of torque in a 4cyl before upgrades

If you havent already, hit up the mazda247 forums

I like the front end, well, obviously, I bought one similar. It takes some gettin used to, your on a Maxima forum, so mazda WILL get bashed a little. That car is so fun to drive, and it's the perfect modding platform. Plenty of aftermarket out there for it already...to bad they failed and kept the same motor as the previous gen...should have redesigned the 2.5L to go in like the N/A 3's

and you have to admit, the wheels are pretty nice for stockers

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Nice pick up. Great performance for the money.. Good luck and keep us posted when you mod it..
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Nice power on the Mazda but like all the front looks a little off but car its cool seen one and a sub WRX Hatch bout to go at it on the freeway looked almost the same!!
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If you have been following the Mazda Concept cars you know that this is a direct effect of teh WIND concept but it just doesn't "flow" like the concept at all. Eiethr the wavy bumper needs to go or the big vent in the hood, but together it is jst too busy.

Other than that, you will love that car. For aFWD car it is pretty fun to drive and a sweet car for AutoX.
the Mazda Concepts


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Yah, its too bad the front is a little weird. Hopefully sometime in the future someone will come out with an aftermarket bumper reshapes the grill area. As of right now tho it doesnt bother me, the car is way more fun to drive than the maxima.
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Originally Posted by roggeezy
Yah, its too bad the front is a little weird. Hopefully sometime in the future someone will come out with an aftermarket bumper reshapes the grill area. As of right now tho it doesnt bother me, the car is way more fun to drive than the maxima.
^^^ thats all that matters!
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mazda is ugly as hell, but at least it smiles for you so you dont have to when you look at it
i want this as a sig so bad! but i has no more room,
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Old 12-06-2010, 01:59 PM
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Wow, Austin loses another Maxima owner....
Enjoy your new ride.
I bought a CX7 last year with the 2.3 and its pretty fun to drive.
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The MS3 is terribly ugly but is a great performing car so gotta take the good with the bad, plus thats what the after-market is for.
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yeah im not feeling the Mazda's frontend either lol

i know alot of people were disappointed when Mazda came out of the "smiley" bumpers, most wanted the previous gens bumpers back
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out of curiosity how much did that MS3 go for?
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They let it go for 21.5k + TTL
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sad to see another maxima go.. congrats on the new purchase, keep us updated with what you do to it!

are you parting out your car? i'm sure some people would be interested in those coilovers
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^^The car is gunna be parted in a few weeks when I get time to take everything off.

I have:
Berk Intake w/ AEM filter
BC coilovers
15mm project kics spacers with built in studs
25mm ichiba spacers with built in studs
AE door sills (black)
ID half roof spoiler
Stillen front lip
Front weathertech window visors
Racingline front strut tower bar
Custom Maxima Test Pipe
Magnaflow Axle Back
and more..

I'll make a thread when I get all the parts off
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The ONLY thing killing the front on the MS3 is the vent/flaps in the grill. Thats not like that on the N/A 3 and it shouldn't be on the Speed 3. WAY to busy. I also think the angle and reflections the camera got added to the business
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to each thier own my friend... congrats on the new whip and the toy!

enjoy and be safe on that bike man!
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so long fellow maximite, sad to see ya go. i never liked mazda's (only FC's & FD's), i guess when ford owned them i just saw mazda as a ford with a mazda emblem. quality sucked, but ever since ford drop them (or mazda) they have been coming up in quality and their name is getting a good rep now with out them. i'm just slowly accepting them as a "hey, i MAY consider a new mazda someday" lol...
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Only question that comes to mind is what the hell were the designers thinking when they designed that front end.
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i would have gotten the last body style MS3 but whatever.
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think I saw your Max in the Cafe 101 shopping center before. let me know how much for the coilovers
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Sorry to see another Tungsten Blue disappear off of the radar but congrats on the new rides. That Gixer should be a fun ride, sure it's not going to be as quick as other bikes, but it'll still out accelerate a Corvette. As for the 3 I've always liked Mazda's chassis. They handle beautifully and the motors always seem to be a little more powerful than they should be. Sure I loathe the look of a smiling car (IE the current Mazda line up and the Acura TL) but when the competition is seeing nothing but your taillights in the twisties it doesn't exactly matter does it?


BTW put me down for those wheel spacers.
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ms3>maxima i think the ms3 are sick and hella quick.
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In the same car class I might have gone for the cobalt SS over a MS3 (stouter bottom end and far better tuning options with a similarly amazing chassis). Regardless, the MS3 is a great option for the current selection of FWD turbo vehicles. Hope you enjoy it.
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I'm sure that Mazda is a great car, but man that Maxima is vastly cooler.
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Mazda makes great cars.
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