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Has anyone here got a Mazda 3 MPS?


Chris Wilson

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Well found, I looked for ages! Thanks for that. I will have a go in one, I don't really like FWD at all, but the engines in them are good, and they look discrete, but have a reasonable turn of speed and not desperately bad economy. Finding small, quick RWD cars is hard these days... Thanks for the warning about the torque steer! Have you got one? Mazda6 is too big. Cheers.

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Well found, I looked for ages! Thanks for that. I will have a go in one, I don't really like FWD at all, but the engines in them are good, and they look discrete, but have a reasonable turn of speed and not desperately bad economy. Finding small, quick RWD cars is hard these days... Thanks for the warning about the torque steer! Have you got one? Mazda6 is too big. Cheers.

 

I don't have one, no. Wouldn't touch one with someone else's bargepole. Focus ST wagon or ideally Octavia vRS for you.

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Focus is far too flash looking, I like very discrete cars that don't get nicked or attract "unwanted" attention :) Plus I will wreck the inside in a month, so don't want to spend too much ;)

 

I refer the honourable gentleman to the below:

 

I don't have one, no. Wouldn't touch one with someone else's bargepole. Focus ST wagon or ideally Octavia vRS for you.
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7k TOPS. Minimal toys and gadgets preferred, nothing French or French engined. Room for a BIG dog in the back, discrete looks. Decent performance, reasonable economy. No diesels.

 

Would a petrol BMW 1 Series not fit the criteria? You'd find a nice one well within you budget, it's small, RWD, comes with a manual box, you can find a model without sat nav etc.

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Owned the 3 MPS (Mk 1) and currently own the Focus (Facelift Mk 2).

 

The MPS is a decent car, well spec'd for the price (Bose sound system is great). It's quick enough for what it is but like most stock turbo car's it runs out higher up the rev range.

What i didn't like about it was the crashy ride and the handling in general. The faults about them are well known about - turbo seals are prone to go, VVTi actuators etc.

It has loads of space and a massive boot and is ideal for moving stuff or animals.

 

I have the focus just now and would recommend it over the MPS in pretty much every department as an every day car. MPG wise, on the commute I averaged 32mpg in the Mazda and approximately 27-30mpg in the Focus - mixture of Motorway, A and B roads.

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7k TOPS. Minimal toys and gadgets preferred, nothing French or French engined. Room for a BIG dog in the back, discrete looks. Decent performance, reasonable economy. No diesels.

 

I did look at the Mazda 3 MPS and sussed at about £7K.

 

How about this. Nice car to ruin with a big dog.

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/1-series/bmw-1-series-130i-m-sport-le-------------2007/5080044

 

H.

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7k TOPS. Minimal toys and gadgets preferred, nothing French or French engined. Room for a BIG dog in the back, discrete looks. Decent performance, reasonable economy. No diesels.

 

Not sure what mileage your limit is but:

 

Audi A3 Sportback - plenty of choice under that budget - with big or medium engines dependant on your fuel economy preferences. can easily go discrete

 

Impreza Wagon - tbh they used to be flash but today they are only flash if modded up with kits and driven by people with baseball caps. if its stock they look fine and blend in amongst the rest. And the newer hatchback type is as blended in as you can get. really dumbed down the garishness on the 2008/9 onwards

 

just to note I think hatchbacks are as bulky as estates, size is quite deceptive these day.

 

Estates - Legacy B Spec (poor economy) or Octavia RS. if I was reasoning with the wife - 7k on a reasonable economy hatchback vs 4-5k poor economy but awesome performance? 2k difference for petrol would last a fair few years £20 extra each fill at worst / £2k would equate to? 100 tanks approx 30k miles for £2k

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