Mr. Dalvin
03-31-2007, 08:40 PM
Hey everyone,
I'm new to the province (moved from Vancouver) and new to the forum. We (wife and I) bought an '07 CWP Mazda Sport GT w/ luxo pkg about 3eks ago and we finally brought her home today :bana2 . After test driving a few of it's competitors, it was a no-bainer for me...although she was leaning towards the Civic for awhile.
A bit of my car history . . . the road to the 3, if you will.
First car was back in '95. Was a Red 1990 RX-7. Had it for 5 years and it was a really fun car! Gorgeous rotory motor that I had no problems with. I KNOW...crazy...not a single problem with it and it sounded amazing.
Here is my (old) project car...well, I sold it before coming out here. I'm still mourning the loss! She was a beast! Started out as a 94' 320i...ended up with a 99' M3 motor, 3.91LSD, 3-piece Speedline's, and a ton more go-fast parts. 0-100 in a tick under 5.0s and could run the 1/4 in the high 13's. She could run with the best of them and was a reliable daily driver.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/8.jpg
Then, I picked up a 91' Integra GS 2.5yrs ago. Took us across Canada and was a solid A to B car. After driving the BMW, it was certianly a shock to the system, but it did it's job...all the way up till we sold it today!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/6.jpg
And now we drive a CWP Mazda 3 that is about 40kms old now. We had to wait for it to come from port in Vancouver and when it arrived it only had 3 kms on it. It'll feel good to know that we drove pretty much every km on her.
Now for some pics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/20.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/1-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/10.jpg
I never thought I'd drive a white car, but I'm really diggin' this paint on this car. IMHO, it looks great. Steering feel is good. Of course, it's no BMW, but still very good. Taking on and off-ramps at 100+km/h is a breeze and makes merging onto the highway easy. Handles better than any of its competitors, that's for sure. There's enough power to make things entertaining and I'm hoping it'll make my long-ass commute less painful. The car feels more expensive than it was, although, I must say, it wasn't cheap! Haha.
In any case, hope I can come out to a few meets and meet some of you. Although I *think* the modding bug is nowhere near, I know that it doesn't take much to get me back in the game. For now, she's bone stock and will remain that way :chuckle If anything, those rims need to go! Definitely not a fan. Anyways, that's my story.
Cheers,
D
I'm new to the province (moved from Vancouver) and new to the forum. We (wife and I) bought an '07 CWP Mazda Sport GT w/ luxo pkg about 3eks ago and we finally brought her home today :bana2 . After test driving a few of it's competitors, it was a no-bainer for me...although she was leaning towards the Civic for awhile.
A bit of my car history . . . the road to the 3, if you will.
First car was back in '95. Was a Red 1990 RX-7. Had it for 5 years and it was a really fun car! Gorgeous rotory motor that I had no problems with. I KNOW...crazy...not a single problem with it and it sounded amazing.
Here is my (old) project car...well, I sold it before coming out here. I'm still mourning the loss! She was a beast! Started out as a 94' 320i...ended up with a 99' M3 motor, 3.91LSD, 3-piece Speedline's, and a ton more go-fast parts. 0-100 in a tick under 5.0s and could run the 1/4 in the high 13's. She could run with the best of them and was a reliable daily driver.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/8.jpg
Then, I picked up a 91' Integra GS 2.5yrs ago. Took us across Canada and was a solid A to B car. After driving the BMW, it was certianly a shock to the system, but it did it's job...all the way up till we sold it today!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/6.jpg
And now we drive a CWP Mazda 3 that is about 40kms old now. We had to wait for it to come from port in Vancouver and when it arrived it only had 3 kms on it. It'll feel good to know that we drove pretty much every km on her.
Now for some pics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/20.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/1-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/dalvin79/10.jpg
I never thought I'd drive a white car, but I'm really diggin' this paint on this car. IMHO, it looks great. Steering feel is good. Of course, it's no BMW, but still very good. Taking on and off-ramps at 100+km/h is a breeze and makes merging onto the highway easy. Handles better than any of its competitors, that's for sure. There's enough power to make things entertaining and I'm hoping it'll make my long-ass commute less painful. The car feels more expensive than it was, although, I must say, it wasn't cheap! Haha.
In any case, hope I can come out to a few meets and meet some of you. Although I *think* the modding bug is nowhere near, I know that it doesn't take much to get me back in the game. For now, she's bone stock and will remain that way :chuckle If anything, those rims need to go! Definitely not a fan. Anyways, that's my story.
Cheers,
D