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01-12-2010, 02:02 PM
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Well, I took a look at the white one today. It seemed slightly dirtier on the inside but that may just be because the interior is so light. It drove well and all four tires have pretty good tread left. The rear two tires matched (brand & model) but the front two matched neither the rear nor each other ... kind of odd. Overall, though, I liked it. I'm taking it to a Mazda dealer on Thursday to have it inspected. The one issue was the DSC light (swervy car?) was on. The batter had died and they had to hook it up to a charger so I don't know if that was the problem or not. I'm sure Thursday's inspection will let me know.
Or will it go away after doing a full rotation of the steering wheel(?) (left to right, lock to lock) I believe you do this in the same situation but this gets rid of the "DSC OFF" light.
01-13-2010, 04:02 PM
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Well I'm wary of any car with too much work done to it. I prefer my cars to be near stock. So no loss on the other one IMHO.
With that sand interior either get good leather protector/cleaner or trade out that interior with someone with a good condition black leather GT. Personally, I think the sand makes the interior richer and brings a bit of light and contrast to the interior or it'd just be black everywhere.
I hate it when people replace pairs of tires of different brands. That tells me they were neglectful of tire rotation and were not car enthusiasts. It also tells me that someone probably didn't drive that white one all that aggressively.
The DSC light should go off and there is that steering wheel process. This happens when one replaces battery/loses battery power.
So what kind of tires are on it and are they willing to deal?
With that sand interior either get good leather protector/cleaner or trade out that interior with someone with a good condition black leather GT. Personally, I think the sand makes the interior richer and brings a bit of light and contrast to the interior or it'd just be black everywhere.
I hate it when people replace pairs of tires of different brands. That tells me they were neglectful of tire rotation and were not car enthusiasts. It also tells me that someone probably didn't drive that white one all that aggressively.
The DSC light should go off and there is that steering wheel process. This happens when one replaces battery/loses battery power.
So what kind of tires are on it and are they willing to deal?
01-13-2010, 04:36 PM
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On the rear are two Goodyear Eagle RS-As. Fronts are a Bridgestone Potenza RE040 and a Falken Ziex. All four have good tread, but as I said they're mismatched. I'll probably buy a couple of Continental ContiExtremeContact DWS tires and get rid of the Bridgestone and Falken. I'd buy a couple more RSAs but from what I've read they're pretty mediocre tires. I'd rather get the Contis and then get a couple more in a few months.
I like the sand leather a lot. I'll just need to give it some good conditioning. I have a bottle of 303 Aerospace in the garage. I'll give the inside a good cleaning with either the 303 or some Lexol (assuming I get the car :D).
I like the sand leather a lot. I'll just need to give it some good conditioning. I have a bottle of 303 Aerospace in the garage. I'll give the inside a good cleaning with either the 303 or some Lexol (assuming I get the car :D).
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