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92GS_STL_MO · Post by **92GS_STL_MO** » February 10th, 2005, 4:20 am

I'm 23, 24 in March
I bought my white 92 GS MTX in 1999 swapped motors in september of 00 after reading the article "Rapid Transit" in the march '00 issue of Sport Compact Car, featuring the Corksport MX-3. When all my buddies were into hondas and made fun of me for tinkering on my MX, think it's hard getting parts now? then it was really a pain. blew my first 2.5 in 01, swapped with a low mile 2.5 later in 01. car was totaled jan of 02 (I still have her though one of the benefits of owning 5 acres lol) REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR RECIEPTS!!!

Bought my red 93 GS on ebay with the insurance money from the 92, remember the reciepts I was talking about? well I fought them with the reciepts for all the labor and custom work (I only had liability, and it was the other drivers fault) in the end I got enough to pay for the car on ebay and drove a rental from St. Louis to Dallas Fortworth area TX and drove my baby home, been SPENDING on her ever since.

A buddy calls me up and asks if I still like those little Mazdas, my reply ...duh well next thing I know I have a blue 93 GS MTX for a grocery go getter. best part is it was only 50 dollars and "please get it out of my driveway" I think the sale of that one may finance further projects for my baby but thats all up in the air

And your right about tallying up the costs of "playing" with an mx-3 I know I have spent ungodly amounts of money over the last six years but I think that if I add it all up (in the process,with a speadsheet) that dollar for dollar I will have had more satisfaction with my MX-3 collection than ever having to finance a new ride. My parents have a 05 accord that has been in the shop 4 times for minor / major repairs, I remind them of this everytime they suggest or question "why don't you get a new car?" I think that I understand more about MY car than most of the mechanics at the local mazda dealership, they all wanted to see the 2.5 swapped into my ride, then actually compared it to a stock 1.8 off the used lot to see if I was fibbing LOL!!! This car has been a great ride and everyone of my friends agrees it matches my personality. so in the end all the loot was worth it

ejuco · Post by **ejuco** » March 2nd, 2005, 12:36 pm

18 when i got my first mx..now im 20 almost 21..had to get rid of mines recently had too many problems..now im looking for another one..come on guys help a chick out

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » March 2nd, 2005, 1:19 pm

Heh.. 37 and fartin dust

My MX-3 is my 9th project car to date.. Should be interesting to see where this one ends up in the next couple of years..

Tunes67

ovendenk · Post by **ovendenk** » March 2nd, 2005, 1:28 pm

i'm 22 from ottawa, ontario. had a 92 gs for 2 months in summer of 03 (soooo many problems with that one). now have 93 gs and have had her since september 03 and she's still running strong (most days, lol) with 270k km.

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » March 7th, 2005, 2:59 pm

mymx.3 wrote:Got my RED mx-3 just last March. For me to say what my age is ... ya right!

Would Deb be 51 this year?

MX3newbie77 · Post by **MX3newbie77** » March 7th, 2005, 3:30 pm

I'm only 17. I have a 1992 MX-3 GS MTX with a blown engine. I got it a little over a year ago with a kinda working engine. Started collecting parts for my KL-ZE though...

snellgrove · Post by **snellgrove** » March 7th, 2005, 4:34 pm

I'm 19, about a month til im 20.. I got my GS on the 19th of Febuary...

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » March 8th, 2005, 12:08 pm

I've mad my Mx-3 since i was 21, i just turned 24 on Feb 8, and my car will be paid off in June this year as well (w00t)

She's an early 1992 with the squared Mazda symbol. I bought her with 109'000km from an old guy, original owner

What i've spent on her so far, neglecting regular maintenance, wich is very minimal (i wanna add this up as well, most prices are approx, should include tax, shipping if applicable not calculated):

Custom Plates: $250
Engine Swap, incl preventative maintenance parts, some upgrades and labor: $5500
2.5" Stainless Exaust: $700
Headers (not installed yet): $250
17" Rims and Tires (Used): $960
Pioneer Deck + Install and IP-Bus RCA input box $1100
2 Optima Red Top Batteries + Battery relocation kit $700
15" Touchscreen (bought 1, sold it at a major loss and just bought a new one that has a smaller bezel and better screen) $1000
CarPC (including all the upgrades done over the 2+ years) ~$2000
Bodykit (not installed or painted yet) $1000
Broken underbody neons (my fault) now needs new inverter: $300
El Cheapo 180w Amp and wiring kit: $250
2x used 8" subs that need to be replaced: $80
800w A/C Inverter $100
250w DC/DC Power Supply for the CarPC: $300
Hatch shade that got stolen: $200
Sterring wheel and hub (not installed yet) $150
Front and Rear Corksport strut tower bars: $200

Holly bajebus! $15040 at a conservative guestimate ...and well worth it

Planned for end of this month/early next month:
Gas tank: $180 incl tax*
New Brake and Fuel lines : ~$200, but wasn't quoted for stainless steel.*
*Needed and will happen
Install headers and "hi-flo" cat, and if my buddy gets it for me like he's suppose to, a short shifter.
Brembro Rotors and Ceramic Pads (I may change my mind on this setup, haven't done much research yet on exactly what i want, and if my dental bill gets coverd by work) $600

I would love to pull off a GroundControl & MazdaSpeed Spring/Strut setup or an AST Sport-Line coil-over kit before the Ottawa Mazda Meet in end-May, if that happens, than the bodykit is going to get installed and the whole car painted. I have most of the cash saved up for the paint job, i'll just put what little bit thats missing (i had it saved up for with my new job requiring an appt - first and last month rent - plus the 626 breaking down leaving me with a $200 towing bill, i had to eat into that a bit

) into the line of credit

nos92mx3 · Post by **nos92mx3** » March 8th, 2005, 1:00 pm

Im 18 going on 19 in august and my rs was a 16th birthday present to myself.
Best 500$ ive ever spent.

jimishadow · Post by **jimishadow** » March 8th, 2005, 5:56 pm

Chino921 · Post by **Chino921** » March 9th, 2005, 12:21 pm

Got my '92 precidia when I was 18, Had her for 3 years now.

Chiggles · Post by **Chiggles** » March 10th, 2005, 1:32 pm

26 and I got mine just 4 months ago.

mymx.3 · Post by **mymx.3** » April 8th, 2005, 10:16 pm

Yes I'll be 51 on Monday

and probably the oldest that posts on here too!

Typhoonk · Post by **Typhoonk** » April 8th, 2005, 11:04 pm

I thought there was a guy on here from texas, that was 83 and never wore his seatbelt (was a hole thing on here two months ago)

freyguy_412 · Post by **freyguy_412** » April 10th, 2005, 3:23 pm

I'm 19 (20 in June) and got my car in Sept right after my 18th B-Day. Almost the two year anniversery for my RS. God damn... two years already? I gotta hurry up and get a better job so I can get some real performance parts for this car.