ajscorsa
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deffo seems alot of kit for the money.
Been looking at tuning them and it seems as though no one can map them due to mazda locking the ecu pretty well.
they limit tourqe in first and second gear, has an lsd and stuff. I rekon it'll be pretty fun to drive.
just need to find one now. seems like there quite rare lol
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lostboy
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Been in one around croft (I was passenger  ) but never the less, fuck me it was seriously quick, the instructor guy said it was faster than the Porsche Cayman that I went out in.
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ajscorsa
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good to hear 
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DaveyLC
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Originally posted by ajscorsa
they limit tourqe in first and second gear, has an lsd and stuff. I rekon it'll be pretty fun to drive.
It needs to limit torque, its a fooking animal 
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CORSA NUT
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Don't remember the clutch being overly stiff Davey  maybe a tad but nothing you'd call bad?
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DaveyLC
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The one I drove was worse than my Impreza and they are renound for being stiff.. She told me its normal, all of the ones they drove before buying it were stiff.
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CORSA NUT
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I've never got the whole Impreza stiff pedal thing! You must have had an uprated item.
The 4 i'd had/have have never been stiff in the slightest! Now the 182 i had for a whilke was a tough one  when you got used to it it was fine though.
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
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Originally posted by ajscorsa
they limit tourqe in first and second gear, has an lsd and stuff. I rekon it'll be pretty fun to drive.
It needs to limit torque, its a fooking animal
Lots of fwd turbo cars do this now. My st does it aswell. Its just protecting the clutch from getting killed.
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whitter45
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
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Originally posted by ajscorsa
they limit tourqe in first and second gear, has an lsd and stuff. I rekon it'll be pretty fun to drive.
It needs to limit torque, its a fooking animal
Lots of fwd turbo cars do this now. My st does it aswell. Its just protecting the clutch from getting killed.
and to aid traction
mk1 Focus RS did it limited to 170lbs/ft in first 2 gears
Thast why reviewers said third gear was devasting quick
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DaveyLC
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Originally posted by CORSA NUT
I've never got the whole Impreza stiff pedal thing! You must have had an uprated item.
The 4 i'd had/have have never been stiff in the slightest! Now the 182 i had for a whilke was a tough one when you got used to it it was fine though.
My current one is obscene.. My JDM STi classic was stiff but the UK turbo's I've had were not so bad.
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pow
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They are lovely cars but I'd actually die at the queue in the post office
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DaveyLC
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And if that didnt kill you the petrol station would
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ajscorsa
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meh im used to an averidge of 13 mpg it cant be any worse than my golf lol.
the tax is a killer at 400 for the year though lol
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Pablo
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I looked at that after my RX8, lush cars!
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ajscorsa
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yeah i've got my heart set on one now, providing i like the drive anyway.
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BarnshaW
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i pay 440 quid tax a year on the mondeo, bargain.
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ajscorsa
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really? im only £210 a year on my golf turbo lol
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MarkM
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Awesome cars. I would have one but the £400 odd tax means I would never own one.
It would kill me handing that over.
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lostboy
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Wait wut? £400 per YEAR just for tax?
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AndyKent
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To be fair, if you're used to a sub-twenties mpg a few hundred quid for tax isn't going to hurt much.
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MarkM
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Originally posted by AndyKent
To be fair, if you're used to a sub-twenties mpg a few hundred quid for tax isn't going to hurt much.
I could afford the tax at £400 odd...it would just kill me handing it over!
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deano87
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Would absolutely love a Mazda 3 for my next car. Shame they are holding their values too well, especially the dervs.
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mwg
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Few white ones on autotrader
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Graham88
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They are awesome cars. There's a black one that goes to the local race strip and the thing rips. It's clearly had alot of engine work but it's still seeing off Cupra K1's and the likes. I think they look awesome too.
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CORSA NUT
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Bollocks to the Tax mate just got for it
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