View Full Version : Did your speed3 come with a red oil MSP cap?
Hi all,
Just wondering whether your speed3 came with the red mazdaspeed oil cap as a stock option?
http://media.nextautos.com/images/MazdaSpeed%20Oil.preview.JPG
The reason I am asking is because I just got pointed out recently that I should have got one, and I only have the normal black cap. Confirmed with my pictures that I took the first day I got the car, the red cap was never here.
I am working with Agincourt mazda (where I bought the car) to get me back one, as someone must have stole it before delivery. The service manager doesn't have a solid idea on whether the speed3 came with it standard or not, and by ordering it with my VIN, she only received the regular black ones. Please cast your vote and/or leave your comment, I'll be forwarding this thread to her.....I want my cap back :(
Thanks all,
Chris
repoman_2
06-22-2009, 07:15 PM
This came in the glovebox with the MS3. The plastic one was installed on the engine from the factory.
Mazda3X2
06-22-2009, 07:17 PM
This came in the glovebox with the MS3. The plastic one was installed on the engine from the factory.
Mine was the opposite, red Mazdaspeed one installed, plain black one bagged in glovebox.
SKYMP3
06-22-2009, 07:32 PM
Mine was the opposite, red Mazdaspeed one installed, plain black one bagged in glovebox.
Same here :)
alhope34
06-22-2009, 07:42 PM
Red one was on the car and I got no useless black one. I am 100% sure all Mazdaspeeds come with the Mazdaspeed oil caps. My salesman even pointed out on delivery that some mechanics at some dealers like to take the Mazdaspeed caps off MS3's and MS6's and put on normal black ones and sell the MS caps. They are worth $60 new or something around there.
repoman_2
06-22-2009, 07:56 PM
Same here :)
This just means that who ever PDI'd the car did it right. The technician is supposed to install the red one when the PDI is completed. Off of the truck they are found in the glovebox
hatthi
06-22-2009, 08:24 PM
Mine came with it installed.
stormin84
06-22-2009, 09:13 PM
only the red for me....
Cosmo77
06-22-2009, 09:48 PM
I always installed the "Red" cap....b/c it looked cool....and it wouldn't fit my old 626 LOL...
I have some old "black" caps from blown engine's if you really really want one LOL
MSMitch
06-22-2009, 11:45 PM
I only have the red one on mine - you dun been had!!!
You can see it on just about every photo review of the MS3 - some articles even mention it as one of the distinguishing features (like the big arse intake isn't enough) :)
Mine was in the glove box. I actually prefer it that way... I got to install the red cap AND peel the plastic covers off the "Mazdaspeed" door sill trims.... Probably means that nobody took the time to do it, but I'm anal and prefer to do that stuff myself. My car also had like 37 km on the odo when I picked it up. I made sure nobody decided to "test" the car :P My 07 Mazda3 last year was picked up with 300 km and I was pissed...
monty0501
06-23-2009, 04:37 AM
Mine came with it installed.
Thanks everyone for chiming in. I guess 16:1 ratio is pretty much saying that I should have got one..? :(
Thanks everyone for chiming in. I guess 16:1 ratio is pretty much saying that I should have got one..? :(
Yes. The Mazdaspeed3's came standard with the Mazdaspeed oil cap.
I have one on my MS6. :)
Karen Lee-McNair
06-23-2009, 10:51 AM
Hi all,
Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Karen Lee-McNair, and I am the Service Manager at Agincourt Mazda. I too, found it odd that the red oil cap is actually listed as an accessory part rather than the standard black oil filter cap attached to the VIN number, but being that everyone has received 2options, that explains a lot.
Thank you for taking the time to fill out this poll, but as per my previous emails with CY88, I am already dealing with the dealer that originally PDI'd the vehicle, and the red cap has already been ordered.
Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions, concerns, or would just like to experience the Agincourt Mazda Service experience.
Thank you for your Mazda patronage,
Karen Lee-McNair
Hi all,
Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Karen Lee-McNair, and I am the Service Manager at Agincourt Mazda. I too, found it odd that the red oil cap is actually listed as an accessory part rather than the standard black oil filter cap attached to the VIN number, but being that everyone has received 2options, that explains a lot.
Thank you for taking the time to fill out this poll, but as per my previous emails with CY88, I am already dealing with the dealer that originally PDI'd the vehicle, and the red cap has already been ordered.
Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions, concerns, or would just like to experience the Agincourt Mazda Service experience.
Thank you for your Mazda patronage,
Karen Lee-McNair
Thanks Karen for stepping up to this issue. Karen has been a great help for any requests that's service related.
I wouldn't hesitate to contact her for any of your service needs. She'll take good care of you. (Sales department might be a different story)
Looking forward to getting my cap back!:bana2
I think all 07, 08 Mazdaspeed3 do come with Mazdaspeed oil cap. However I think later year model, ie 09 does not come with one.
Karen Lee-McNair
06-23-2009, 12:51 PM
Regardless if the red oil cap was supposed to come with the model or not, we all know how much CY88 loves his MazdaSpeed! and he will have a RED MazdaSpeed oil cap very soon!! :chuckle
kid_icarus
06-23-2009, 01:05 PM
mines came with a red cap
i have never seen a black one haha
btw cy88
what kind of camera/lens did you use for that shot of yours...
i can never find a good picture for my true red....
i think the problem is when there's too much sun
pictures seem to always work best on the red at dawn or in shadows....
ugh
mines came with a red cap
i have never seen a black one haha
btw cy88
what kind of camera/lens did you use for that shot of yours...
i can never find a good picture for my true red....
i think the problem is when there's too much sun
pictures seem to always work best on the red at dawn or in shadows....
ugh
Hey, I am on Canon 5D with 24-105L lens. Yes, it can be tricky to catch our car's color. My suggestion is to have your monitor calibrated, shoot your pictures in RAW (if you use a DSLR), and fine tune the color accordingly.
-Chris
Regardless if the red oil cap was supposed to come with the model or not, we all know how much CY88 loves his MazdaSpeed! and he will have a RED MazdaSpeed oil cap very soon!! :chuckle
Yup, you have no idea how much I love this car ;)
kid_icarus
06-23-2009, 03:20 PM
hey chris!
wow that's a pretty good lens you're working with
i just picked up an slr recently which is why i ask
but thanks for the suggestions
i gotta learn the tricks of the trade a lil more
i just find sometimes the red turns into... honestly.. a SEA of red.... and it looks very very soft..... so hard to capture the fine lines/curves of the car.
hey chris!
wow that's a pretty good lens you're working with
i just picked up an slr recently which is why i ask
but thanks for the suggestions
i gotta learn the tricks of the trade a lil more
i just find sometimes the red turns into... honestly.. a SEA of red.... and it looks very very soft..... so hard to capture the fine lines/curves of the car.
For our car, it already has a decent amount of lines (if it's clean). It will take a few trial and error to get the shot that you like. Ask me any questions via pm if you feel the need to :pop
Fobio
06-23-2009, 03:28 PM
it's nice to have a dealer step up and take care of one of our own.
Fobio approves this thread.
Karen Lee-McNair
06-23-2009, 04:01 PM
it's nice to have a dealer step up and take care of one of our own.
Fobio approves this thread.
Thanks a lot Fobio! I appreciate the acknowledgement! I was working with Honda for 10 years, and now Mazda for 2, and the one thing I know for sure is that Japanese car owners LOVE their imports!
I guess I've been a little ignorant to the forum world, because I'm amazed at how many Mazda owners are regularly on this site!
I was thinking of putting some kind of promotion for all TORONTOMAZDA3 members, let me think of something and I'll keep you all posted! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I may not always be right, and I may sometimes make mistakes, but I'll do my best to ensure all of my customers are HAPPY and treated FAIRLY!! and contrary to some other dealers' practices or customers' beliefs, at Agincourt Mazda Service, we're not out to rip you off! - we're out for your loyalty!!
Hopefully some of you will try us out at AGINCOURT MAZDA!:)
(http://www.agincourtmazda.com)
JashiK
06-23-2009, 08:12 PM
I had the red one on. No black one.
optiklenz13
06-23-2009, 08:19 PM
so this means I won't get a red cap because my car is an 09? i'm picking it up on Friday, any input from the 09 guys?
FRCEFED
06-24-2009, 02:12 PM
Picked my 09 up last week and it had it.
i did not get any MAZDASPEED oil cap with my 2008.5 Speed 3....
i just got the regular black plastic one.....
did i get shafted????????? i think i did and i am very upset now.....very :flaming
alhope34
06-24-2009, 04:08 PM
i did not get any MAZDASPEED oil cap with my 2008.5 Speed 3....
i just got the regular black plastic one.....
did i get shafted????????? i think i did and i am very upset now.....very :flaming
Yes, you got shafted. Go back to your dealer to collect your free prize!
this kind of BS drives me crazy....god i hate the 'dealership experience' more than going to the dentist....
my only hope is that one day we can order cars straight from the manufacturer at a set price and have them delivered to the door...totally bypass the dealer altogether
alhope34
06-24-2009, 04:24 PM
this kind of BS drives me crazy....god i hate the 'dealership experience' more than going to the dentist....
my only hope is that one day we can order cars straight from the manufacturer at a set price and have them delivered to the door...totally bypass the dealer altogether
Then a lot of honest people would be out of a job and a lot of families wouldn't have food. There are good and bad people everywhere, no matter where you go or what you do.
Fobio
06-24-2009, 04:30 PM
this kind of BS drives me crazy....god i hate the 'dealership experience' more than going to the dentist....
my only hope is that one day we can order cars straight from the manufacturer at a set price and have them delivered to the door...totally bypass the dealer altogether
There was this brand...but I think they are no more...but may come back in Canada...
Saturn! :chuckle
alhope34
06-24-2009, 04:34 PM
There was this brand...but I think they are no more...but may come back in Canada...
Saturn! :chuckle
Saturns were great cars prior to 2003 when GM didn't put too much of their attention on them. My dad has owned 3 pre-2003 Saturns and all 3 have had less problems than my MS3. My uncle still has his '95 SL with over 450,000kms on it. Nothing done more than regular maintenance.
jspeed_3
06-25-2009, 07:36 PM
i got my car at AGINCOURT MAZDA also and i never got the red oil cap. i never bothered asking for it since i didn't know for sure it was suppose to come with the car. be nice to have it though.. ill drop by agincourt sometime and see what they can do for me..
BlK98Cx
06-25-2009, 08:25 PM
yes it did....and the regular one in my glove compartment
sammifan
06-25-2009, 09:33 PM
I had the black one installed and the red one in the glove box.
i got my car at AGINCOURT MAZDA also and i never got the red oil cap. i never bothered asking for it since i didn't know for sure it was suppose to come with the car. be nice to have it though.. ill drop by agincourt sometime and see what they can do for me..
Talk to Karen, she's aware of the issue and she's currently helping me!
oakville mazda stiffed me for mine :complain
Karen Lee-McNair
06-26-2009, 11:57 AM
i got my car at AGINCOURT MAZDA also and i never got the red oil cap. i never bothered asking for it since i didn't know for sure it was suppose to come with the car. be nice to have it though.. ill drop by agincourt sometime and see what they can do for me..
Do you mind PM'ing me with your VIN number, so that I can check on your delivery date.
Damn dealer trades! They're gonna be the death of me!
Let me see what I can do for you.
WhiteSpeed3
06-26-2009, 01:37 PM
i had mine only cuz the sales manager at prima took it off the car when it came in with the shifter knob cuz there were some techs at other dealerships taking them during PDI. its knda sad this shit happens but it does and anyone that got screwed over should go complain.
BoOdOg
06-26-2009, 02:31 PM
Red one was on the car, no sign of the black one lol
dreadlock
06-28-2009, 11:20 PM
just got the black one =(
bought mine used so I assume the previous owner sniped it. dealer claimed it didn't exist when I brought it up, still hassling him but so far no luck
optiklenz13
06-28-2009, 11:42 PM
got mine with red oil cap.. and the stock one in the glove box..
Zoom Zoom Boy
06-29-2009, 01:46 PM
Mine came with the red Mazdaspeed cap. Did not receive a regular black one in the glovebox.
I wish the Mazdaspeed cap was black with red lettering like the rest of the logo's in the car, instead of red with white lettering. Never understood why they did that from an aesthetic point of view.
unnervingfalcon
06-29-2009, 06:06 PM
I noticed mine didn't have it when I got it home from the dealer. They ordered one in for me because it was suppose to have one.
strakz
06-29-2009, 06:10 PM
I guess I will be heading over to Ajax mazda and grabbing my red cap :flaming
BlK98Cx
06-29-2009, 08:17 PM
you also might want to check it after an oil change from the dealer if your red one still there....i've heard stories where the red one is swap after an oil changed from the dealer....just a heads up!
dreadlock
06-29-2009, 08:43 PM
I guess I will be heading over to Ajax mazda and grabbing my red cap :flaming
Who did you deal with? I just bought mine at Ajax from Mickey, he was claiming not ALL speeds come with it...
alhope34
06-29-2009, 08:46 PM
Who did you deal with? I just bought mine at Ajax from Mickey, he was claiming not ALL speeds come with it...
ALL MS3/MS6's DO come with it, he was lieing to you.
JamesDL
06-29-2009, 08:59 PM
i heard the 09's dont come with them?
alhope34
06-29-2009, 09:00 PM
ALL MS3's come with them. Why would they suddenly get rid of them for the last model year in the generation? Also seeing as how the '09's are the exact same as '08.5's, which I know for sure come with them, it would seem very odd suddenly all '09s don't have them.
JamesDL
06-29-2009, 09:07 PM
Good to know as i pick my speed3 up tomorrow
optiklenz13
06-29-2009, 09:08 PM
^woooot.. pick up days are always exciting. where are you picking it up?
JamesDL
06-29-2009, 09:12 PM
Elite Mazda
optiklenz13
06-29-2009, 09:12 PM
congrats bro..
dreadlock
06-29-2009, 10:11 PM
i think because i bought mine used i'm still out of luck. i may be heading over there on thursday so i'm going to keep hassling
Scottobot
07-03-2009, 08:55 AM
I finally had a minute to look under the hood and it looks like my '07 didn't come with one. Another one of those little disappointments from Mazda of Brampton. Seeing as how my car's over a year and a half old I doubt they'd do anything for me at this point.
I finally had a minute to look under the hood and it looks like my '07 didn't come with one. Another one of those little disappointments from Mazda of Brampton. Seeing as how my car's over a year and a half old I doubt they'd do anything for me at this point.
well i would suggest mentioning it the next time you are in the dealership...from the sounds of it - it seems to be common practice at certain dealerships...i'm willing to bet that they know exactly what happened to your oil cap and they will source you a new one...probably out of the glovebox of a new unit that is sitting on the lot
acechikita
07-14-2009, 09:54 PM
Mine came with a black cap but it says mazdaspeed 3 on it.
Is that what you mean when you say you got a black one? Or is it plain?
alhope34
07-14-2009, 09:58 PM
Mine came with a black cap but it says mazdaspeed 3 on it.
Is that what you mean when you say you got a black one? Or is it plain?
This is somewhat what the plastic Mazda oil cap looks like...
http://www.theautochannel.com/autoparts/images/products/engineparts/z385961492.jpg
This is what the MS3 oil cap looks like...
http://media.nextautos.com/images/MazdaSpeed%20Oil.preview.JPG
acechikita
07-14-2009, 10:03 PM
This is somewhat what the plastic Mazda oil cap looks like...
http://www.theautochannel.com/autoparts/images/products/engineparts/z385961492.jpg
This is what the MS3 oil cap looks like...
http://media.nextautos.com/images/MazdaSpeed%20Oil.preview.JPG
Mine looks like the red one but it's black (it says ms3). I'll take pics tomorrow if I remember. My speed is an '07. It also didn't have metal plates inside the door but my dealer surprised me and put one on the driver's side. I think the '07s were largely overlooked on a few things...
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