4 people looked at it and never bought it because the paint is horrible, and I am sure the previous owner had PUKED in the trunk. He said it was a sandwich that he left in the trunk over the summer. I have puked before, and I know that ain't no sandwich.
The tires are also in horrible shape. The front left wheel bolt was broken.
The wing is broken as well, just have the bolts sticking out from the hatch.
The interior is in amazing shape though, and same with the electrical system.
After haggling for a while, I got him down to 1800 dollars. He took it.
Driving in St Louis winter one morning, I slid in 1" snow. I was driving about 25 MPG making a left turn and then BOOM! Front wheel drifto! Slide right into my work parking lot.
Paint is in horrible shape.
Interior is in amazing shape for being a 95.
So the wheels and tires must go, and it must go now. I bought a set of Motegi MR7 for 150 dollars. The tires were bought for 30 dollars each at this store called Cheapies in Alton IL right down the road from the wheel store. They have this huge warehouse of tires and you have to go in and look for a set that you like. I spend 1 hour looking for tires that are the same brand and model. After I found it, they mount and balance it for free. The wheels and tires were 270 dollars out the door. Not bad I think.
Wheels, Motegi MR7. Tires, Bridgestone Potenza G019.
The next task for me is to paint this MX3. Now, I am not going to give this car a 3000 dollars paint job as it was quoted to me by 2 paint shop. I bought the car for 1800 bucks, why the hell would I spend that much money to paint it? I can't really justify it. However, I do want it to look better than before.
So I start gathering parts.
Got a rear wing from ganue.
Struts from Night Shade
GS Lip from wagZE (broken and need huge fixing) need some fiber glass work.
I took 5 days off from work and start the process of painting my MX3.
First is sanding... and sanding... and sanding.
Then I spray Rustoleum Satin Hunter Green with a spray gun, using an actual spray booth.
The result is what I wanted, a better paint job. I am not looking for perfect, just better.
I was lucky at a junkyard today. Found a good condition of rear mudflaps for $10 dollars. The car also have a set of front mudflaps, let me know if you need that. Also found a Mazda emblem with the plastic pieces unbroken. Sand them down last night and will paint the mudflaps Green and the emblem black.
