New Mazda owner

[shawnmcw]

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and am the new owner of a 2017 mazda sport GT. So far i'm loving the car :D

[Derek195]

Welcome


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[shawnmcw]

Thanks, and i'll be adding pics once i've had some weather that's good enough to take some decent ones :)

[natspriceless]

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and am the new owner of a 2017 mazda sport GT. So far i'm loving the car :D

Welcome!

Have you planned out any mods yet?

[shawnmcw]

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq83/shawnmcw/my%20car%20shiny_zpsyhubut3v.jpg

[shawnmcw]

So far i only got the optional wheels, i chose to have the mazda M008 wheels in 18 inch size and they will be installed thursday, i only got the car friday :D

[Kaelito]

So far i only got the optional wheels, i chose to have the mazda M008 wheels in 18 inch size and they will be installed thursday, i only got the car friday :D

Welcome!

M008? Great choice! I got that but I regret I didn't upside to 18s

[shawnmcw]

In my case, the GT came with 18s standard so it's just a case of swapping the wheels but keeping the tires. I don't really plan to mod since i was able to spec the car the way i wanted it anyway. LED headlights and so forth. I went from a 2011 Hyunday elantra touring with over 355000km on the clock to this. To put it lightly the change is rather noticeable ;) lol

[natspriceless]

So far i only got the optional wheels, i chose to have the mazda M008 wheels in 18 inch size and they will be installed thursday, i only got the car friday :D

Nice! I took delivery with M002's and still love them :)

When you get a chance, check out the 3rd gen thread http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?66022-2014-Next-generation-Mazda-3-mega-thread&highlight=mega+thread

[shawnmcw]

Those are great wheels too, i just went for the M008s because the little bit of polished accents to them will go with the small amount of chrome on my car and make the black stand out i think. At least that's my theory and what i hope because i haven't seen the effect in real life yet :P

[FD22]

Welcome!

[jeff7670]

A 2011 with 335000km woah! Are you putting the same mileage on your 3?

[shawnmcw]

nowhere near. Most of that mileage was from when i lived in new brunswick up to about 4 years ago. When i moved here i had about 280000km on it and put the rest in the 4 years since. So no it will not be getting that sort of mileage that quickly :)

[shawnmcw]

I have now received the wheels i specified, here's a pic of how the car looks, i'm happy though :)
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq83/shawnmcw/2017-06-01%2019.20.36_zpsx1m3brew.jpg (http://s436.photobucket.com/user/shawnmcw/media/2017-06-01%2019.20.36_zpsx1m3brew.jpg.html)

[S.F.W.]

Looks good, now you just need to swap out the dealer plate covers for TM3 plate covers.

[shawnmcw]

yup, and i'll be picking those up tomorrow i think :)

[shawnmcw]

I ended up getting there too late to pick up the plate covers, will be going again saturday morning to get them though because i can't make it to the dealership after work early enough. I hate dealer coverplates, but have them on until i get the TM3 ones :)

[S.F.W.]

I ended up getting there too late to pick up the plate covers, will be going again saturday morning to get them though because i can't make it to the dealership after work early enough. I hate dealer coverplates, but have them on until i get the TM3 ones :)
shawnmcw I can also mail you a set if it makes things easier for you. Send me a pm.

[shawnmcw]

Thanks for the offer but that's ok, i'll be going to achilles Mazda on saturday. This time i'll play it smart and go in the morning though ;) hehe

[shawnmcw]

btw, here's a better shot i took over the weekend :)
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq83/shawnmcw/2017-06-03%2020.16.28_zps73xfzo8x.jpg (http://s436.photobucket.com/user/shawnmcw/media/2017-06-03%2020.16.28_zps73xfzo8x.jpg.html)

[shawnmcw]

and now i got the cover plates, also picked up a the rubber mat for the back of the car while i was there in fact. Will be taking more pics but want to clean the car first, she's looking like an insect graveyard on the bumper at the moment ;)