JG Pasterjak wrote:RexSeven wrote:Mazdaspeed3: Aside from the aforementioned cupholders and skid plate, I would like to add the battleship-like turning radius and the thinnest, weakest paint I have ever encountered on a car. Sometimes I wonder if I should just get the whole damn car repainted because of all the scratches, pits, and wear spots in the paint.
Cupholders: Hmm. I guess my stubby arms don't interfere so much. Never really noticed this.
Skid plate hole non lining up: +1. Yeah. WTF? First time I changed the oil I totally thought I was doing something wrong.
Turning radius: Indeed. She feels nimble until you try to pull a quick U-ey when the light turn yellow.
Paint: Mine's (red '08) holding up great, and it's not often garaged (like, hardly ever). What year? What color?
jg
on the turning radius, i found that with a bit of power it would tuck the nose in a little better than without, and probably reduced the radius by a few feet, still pretty wide, but probably because of the big 18" wheels.
mine was sunlight silver, and while the paint looked great when washed/claybarred/polished/waxed, it was only a mm or two thick, and developed a lot of rock chips not just in the front of the hood, but on top and on the a-pillar as well.
