Mazdaspeed 3 BUYERS GUIDE: What To Avoid/Look For!

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Komentáře • 114

  • @masked_turk
    @masked_turk Před 3 lety +26

    I need this for later on when I get a speed thank you🙏

  • @isaacv.3766
    @isaacv.3766 Před 2 lety +14

    I picked up my Speed 3 from the dealership that was dealer cared for until it was turned in at 100k miles. Full work history on it and everything. Charged me 13k with a 36k mile repair warranty. I pay nothing on anything broken in that period. It’s bone stock too, which is a gem.

    • @1970borntorun
      @1970borntorun Před 2 lety +2

      That seems a little high, actually. I just found one in excellent condition, Red, with Navi for $9800.

    • @cchan92roso
      @cchan92roso Před 2 lety +2

      @@1970borntorun depends on which gen, personally gen 1 is a touch high, gen 2 is the right price point stock, I'd expect 18K$ for a 2013 tech package GT 30K miles ( not KM ) from a dealer.

  • @jkon156
    @jkon156 Před 2 lety +6

    I'm at the beginning of the video so this may be mentioned.
    For the Gen1 fellas like myself, these are the points of pain for me that I wish I knew about before buying.
    Oil cooler replaced, VVT done, AC compressor replaced, carbon cleaned recently, compression test
    I had to rebuild the motor from scratch a few miles after I bought it. Jumped time and mangled the valves. now my oil cooler has given up and mixed oil in my coolant. it never ends but this platform, coming from a VW guy, IS SO MUCH FUN AND WORTH THE PAIN

  • @rbgking5654
    @rbgking5654 Před 3 lety +21

    I own both a gen 1 and gen 2. And honestly your right on all that. I made a mistake when I bought my gen 2 and it had a bad turbo and vvt problem. Now there both running strong. And I can honestly say. My favorite car is the speed 3. By far. And Iv owned a evo and a wrx before. And i prefer the speed 3. There’s just somthing about them there special 😀

  • @aidanyork6846
    @aidanyork6846 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the vid man I’ve been looking at speed 3s for a while now gonna on in September and this vid helped out a lot

  • @EJisthatU
    @EJisthatU Před 5 měsíci

    Love this video cuz I have literally just bought a unicorn 🦄 Stock White 2013 speed3 250k highway kms and going to be working on it!! Watching your vids for tips , thanks man keep up the great content !

  • @pav2k351
    @pav2k351 Před 2 lety +1

    Hey thanks so much for making this video! Looking for a Mazda 3 MPS for a second car and I know they're reliable but there are always little things to look for

  • @joseisraelbriones8950

    great video brother! thanks for the info!

  • @Malkav
    @Malkav Před 2 lety +6

    One thing I'd also look for is if there's any transmission fluid leaking out of the shift pivot shaft. That means the shift pivot seal needs to be replaced. I learned a lot from my first gen1 purchase, which in hindsight I should've stayed away from. Compression, leakdown test, check shift pivot shaft, check history if vvt was done, check for rust, check hood for paint chips (highspeed driving). Never again.

  • @drastic_3619
    @drastic_3619 Před 2 lety +2

    My gen1 speed has ~72k miles. Bone stock other than a Cobb exhaust and Corksport injector seals. Absolutely love it so much. Love your content super informative👌🏻👌🏻

    • @cchan92roso
      @cchan92roso Před 2 lety +1

      The OE HPFP can't keep up with the power the speed makes, suggest you do upgraded fuel pump internals and you'll be okay!

  • @18onyx18
    @18onyx18 Před rokem

    I cant wait to be able to buy one of these had my old subie let me down but this looks way better!

  • @mazdaspeedg2380
    @mazdaspeedg2380 Před 3 lety +1

    Killing it with the content man 🔥🔥 giving me motivation to upload more consistently

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 3 lety

      Thanks bro, you should! Haha

  • @cchan92roso
    @cchan92roso Před 2 lety +8

    It's all personal preference as to what a person wants to do to their car.
    Before actually doing some bolt on power mods, I would personally start with the bolt on modifications for preventative maintenance components, then go with the suspension setup along with wheel and tire setup to really dial in the balance of the vehicle, then power mods along with a professional tune from PD, Drama or freek.
    For me, I'd purchase from private sellers as well, I'd be asking for upgraded HPFP w/receipt, compression test, leak down test, smoke test, checking plugs, valve cover rattle for vvt tensioner/chain issues, a year of receipts showing oil changes for every 3-5K miles driven. Anything around 75K+ miles, the vvt as well as the turbo should've been replaced/rebuilt.
    If the car smokes just a bit and it's fairly transparent at idle at the exhaust and it's straight piped that's a norm, but if it's catted from the dp to exhaust and smoking at idle or cruising ( depending on blueish tint or white smoke ), chances are the PCV/turbo seals/head gasket needs replacing and at the same time might as well do a diamond PCV plate to future proof for a DCC VTA setup, and Chris Wards K04 rebuilt billet internals turbo.
    Gen1 I'd look into doing a spin-on filter conversion.
    If RMM, PMM and TMM ( motor mounts ) are OE, chances are they'll go soon after just the 100K+ mile mark, might as well do a set of Damond mounts or personal preference on motor mounts like Cobb, Corksport, SURE, Megan Racing and others alike that are machined billet aluminum.
    At this point if everything feels great and you don't need any power mods ( the car is already 268HP ), the vehicle is practically unmolested besides preventative bolt on maintenance as well as installing an accessport to monitor important numbers. The person is good to go on mods/vehicle purchase.
    The speed3/6 is fading away with all the zzb kids pushing the car, breaking it and selling it as runs good, drives good with eBay replacement parts only to get hosed by repairs a few thousand miles down the line or accidents happen and people are doing full part outs because parting out costs more than selling a blown car as a whole depending on the price of mods that were put in to begin with.
    Correct, mods don't raise value, but the ludicrous thinking of the speed community is parting out fully on a blown speed which is ass backwards to me so the actual thinking of preventative mods doesn't necessarily "raise the value" of the car but keeps it well normalized so the buyer doesn't really overpay on a vehicle that already has bolt ONS they'd think about doing.
    Unlike the ford FiST/FoST community, this vehicles price point is up to the private sellers averaging the prices because dealers will do 70% Markup from KBB private values.
    Depends on maintenance and user mods and condition of vehicle too.
    Gen1 100K miles 6-10K.
    Gen2 100K miles 9-15K.
    This is my personal thoughts of recommended prices.
    Finding a unmolested unicorn speed will start to cost just as much as a decked out 3 because of the rarity and people won't realize that until they see outrageous prices and be toxic about that's too expensive, seller smoking crack, etc.

    • @NickVillecco
      @NickVillecco Před 2 lety

      Found a 2013 with 90k moles for 16k, im really tempted to go buy it

    • @bigsam5588
      @bigsam5588 Před rokem

      You should go UK and import them to us they are like £3000-6000
      Gen 1 and 2 it's because our dumb gov tax these cars yearly on co2 commission.
      About £500 on gen 1 and £350 on gen 2
      That's why it's cheaper here

    • @lyianx
      @lyianx Před 5 měsíci

      Receipts? Pah.. Good luck with that. Besides, all that receipt will tell you is when they purchased the oil, not when they actually changed it. Thats alot of paperwork to keep around. IF i ever plan to do any mods, I'll likely just keep a single sheet (like a spreadsheet) listing whats been changed, and the date & millage it was changed. But so far, i havent done anything to mine, and really dont plan to. I *may* do the HPFP at some point, which ill document, but that'll likely be it. I actually like mine as stock.

  • @LikquidDutch
    @LikquidDutch Před 3 lety +7

    GEN 1 owner here heavily modded had mine since 2008 I will hold on to this car as long as i can . It's super realiable and make's 397 whp and I beat on her all the time . These motors are very stout and will last you a long time I run 22lbs on 93 and 25lbs on e85 on my BNRS3 still on my stock block now on 6 years including the original clutch .

  • @joycouple4834
    @joycouple4834 Před 3 lety

    Just what I needed! 😊

  • @Snufflwuffle
    @Snufflwuffle Před 2 lety +5

    Just bought a white 2012 speed3 4 days ago 55k miles and it’s bone stock this video definitely helped a lot

    • @haikonglu7533
      @haikonglu7533 Před 2 lety

      price?

    • @Snufflwuffle
      @Snufflwuffle Před 2 lety

      @@haikonglu7533 19,000$ usd.

    • @tobiasseliger5517
      @tobiasseliger5517 Před 2 lety

      ,

    • @cchan92roso
      @cchan92roso Před 2 lety +3

      Hella overpriced, but maintain and preventative maintenance+future proofing mods will have the car keep essentially 65% of it's value.
      Read up on everything you can soz you won't go ZZB, have fun with the car!

    • @Snufflwuffle
      @Snufflwuffle Před 2 lety

      @@cchan92roso of course of course unlike most people who want a speed I actually do my research and not one of the people who want to push 430+ hp without taking proper steps ya get me!

  • @tomtolentino7575
    @tomtolentino7575 Před 3 lety

    Excellent tips buddy. First Gen. owner here, and definitely not selling mine till she totally dies. Had it for 13 years, and super reliable for me at least, as well as well maintained with all the maintenance history😇👍 only mods done to it were just aesthetic 👍

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 3 lety

      That’s incredible!

  • @bryangamez8848
    @bryangamez8848 Před 2 lety

    Bought a ms6 with corksport intake. Cpe down pipe and catback… sales guy said its stock and “they come like this”. Awesome deal

  • @Hondasonly
    @Hondasonly Před 5 měsíci

    That intro was a vibe 😂👌

  • @zantyzander2945
    @zantyzander2945 Před 3 lety

    On your personal opinion bruhh, what wud be the TOP 5 performance mods? Great content famm keep the videos coming 🤙🏽👍👌

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks man! And will definitely will make a video about that now that you say that. Thanks for the idea, so you’ll have to wait for those answers from my opinion. 😅😁

    • @zantyzander2945
      @zantyzander2945 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jjms3 can’t wait famm.!! Keep the videos coming 👊🏼👌🤙🏽

  • @Michelle-414
    @Michelle-414 Před 6 měsíci

    Confirming oil change is huge. I have a friend who has had a MB roadster for maybe seven years and has never changed the oil. She doesn't drive it much is the excuse. I'm thinking about a Speed 3 and will take note. Are they all this low to the ground?

  • @Mauro-pb6iq
    @Mauro-pb6iq Před 3 lety +2

    i was gonna buy one but the i noticed a head gasket leak from a dealer

  • @Tkay_One
    @Tkay_One Před 2 měsíci

    I’m looking at one this girl is selling that she’s had for like 10+ years it’s fully bone stock and it’s reasonably pretty clean too however the ks are right up their 260000 kms she stated in her description that most of it is all highway mileage should I go for it? 😅

  • @WrapThatJimmy
    @WrapThatJimmy Před 3 lety +2

    in the gen 1s you have to remove the bumper to get to the headlights, so dont be alarmed by a slight misfit. I had an issue where a ballast kept burning out and I had to take it off and put it back on three times in one week in the winter, and those clips are fragile... no mods on my car, just removed bumper for headlights on a 11 year old car. Just a heads up

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 3 lety

      Yeah man they are pretty weak lol

  • @crazygrape1907
    @crazygrape1907 Před měsícem

    are you actually averaging 10.7L/100km?? that's what i average in my 2017 3 w the 2.5. i would gladly take an extra 80hp + manual transmission for the same fuel economy. but the speed3s need >91 octane right?

  • @s141jzonboost
    @s141jzonboost Před rokem

    There's a lot I'd like to add to this if anyone is searching for an mps, especially with regards to the engine.

  • @Robsshortreels
    @Robsshortreels Před 8 měsíci

    What are some thoughts of a 13 MS3 156k miles stock with the long block replaced about 2kmiles ago?

  • @aidenmiller7589
    @aidenmiller7589 Před 8 měsíci

    Should I buy a first gen it only has a intake and exhaust but I know the intake can cause problems without the high pressure fuel pump should I get it or nah

  • @LeonardoContreras
    @LeonardoContreras Před 5 měsíci

    How much do you think a 2010 Mazdaspeed with 125k miles should be listed at? Well taken care of

  • @davidcopus1341
    @davidcopus1341 Před 2 lety

    I bought a 2011 Mazda3 2.5... automatic/manual option.
    83k miles stock.... I replaceD the back passenger sway bar and now my gas gauge is acting wonky. If it's not full it thinks it's empty... Then corrects itself. Outside of that I love driving the car. It has about 120k on it now... I've driven across the country twice... Mostly highway miles. Engine sounds great.
    But way over priced by the time I pay it off. But I had zero credit... At a dealership. In Oregon.
    Moving to Indiana saved me over $100 on insurance for the same plan.

  • @fazebot2405
    @fazebot2405 Před 3 lety

    If the car has an aftermarket hpfp best believe it has been ran thru like crazy. Mine is lowered on some rims and that all, engine is 100% stock and running better than my newer car. Is plenty fast from stock.

  • @leslie7872
    @leslie7872 Před 3 lety +1

    The cheapest one I could find was a $6,800 with 225,000km all stock but a high pressure fuel filter. idk sounds to good to be true

  • @clockwather
    @clockwather Před 2 lety +1

    Should've watched this sooner lol. I just bought a Mazdaspeed 3. It has full bolt ons. Like chatted downpipe, catback exhaust, intake, rmm, upgraded top mount intercooler and so on. I was planning on taking apart of hpfp to take a look to make sure it has the internals on it but it looks like someone has done it because I can see their tool marks. I'm going to tear it apart regardless to just have that piece of mind. I don't mind it being modded, if something goes wrong I can always fix it at work. It's just now I have nothing to do on it lol.

  • @01K4TA
    @01K4TA Před rokem

    Hey Bro, where can I get the body kit for gen 2 ?

  • @RealLoganWalker
    @RealLoganWalker Před 3 lety

    I just found a 1st gen ms3 with only 70k miles on it at a used dealership and they want 8,995 for it. I think I can trade in my current car to help with that and then i’ll try to work a bunch this summer to help pay for it. Any advice on buying? like paying for it? Anything I should know that’s not in the video?

    • @cchan92roso
      @cchan92roso Před 2 lety

      Can't tell unless you open the fuel pump but upgrade HPFP, if dealer has garage I'd ask for a compression, leak down and smoke test to validate healthy engine and no vacuum leaks, 180PSI across all 4 cylinders, 10% within range of each other. No stuttering at wide open throttle from 3kRPM going into full boost.
      Check idle smoke at exhaust, if it's almost fully transparent white and disappearing quickly you're okay, if it's blue, oils burning somehow, if you can't see through it, best believe head gasket is done, turbo seals are done or the PCV needs replacing.
      Other than that maintenance is key and the car can last you 200K miles.

  • @marcosjaramillo8260
    @marcosjaramillo8260 Před 3 lety +1

    Your my twin lol I bought a gen 1 drove it and fell in love didn’t check jack shit and it took a crap on me lol, luckily I got rid of it now I have a Gen2

  • @davidwaggonner7089
    @davidwaggonner7089 Před 2 lety +1

    "door dings are a reason to walk away" your a nut job (im smiling) ...if thats a reason to walk away you should consider my bone stock 2008.5 speed3 with 89k and is on its 3rd set of tires.. that's right 3 sets only. your advice is good to a point. My advice would be to find a speed with as many dings in the door as possible. Likely it is in a garage with a family car and doesn't see much use. other than dings from moms car from the kids. I guess i see things differently than you.

  • @infadelakainf
    @infadelakainf Před 2 lety +1

    Wish I had this when got my Speed6. One month after purchase the motor went

    • @cchan92roso
      @cchan92roso Před 2 lety

      2.5 swap, forged rods and Pistons, regap ringlands, tune professionally and I think you'll have a decent little AWD rocket.

    • @infadelakainf
      @infadelakainf Před 2 lety

      @@cchan92roso I replaced with a stock motor with 64k

  • @ItsGasMaskMan
    @ItsGasMaskMan Před 3 lety

    I seen a Mazdaspeed 3 with 109k miles for $4,000. Really tempting

  • @justinmorales6487
    @justinmorales6487 Před rokem

    okay so i bought my ms3 when i was looking for a mini copper s/jcw but i saw a ms3 for 7,800 and it looked clean and i texted the guy and he said sum one was looking at it but they didnt buy it cuz it was too fast he said and i went and it was modified but nicely and i bought it and i do know the owner and i got it for 7,5 with 112k miles motors clean i opened it and now its big turbo :)

  • @NewDemons666
    @NewDemons666 Před 3 lety

    Love my 2nd gen. Wish it was red and as clean as yours though 😭 cant wait to go built motor! I think my rings are shot

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 3 lety

      Thanks man! Haha and that’s sick hope it turns out good

    • @NewDemons666
      @NewDemons666 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jjms3 hoping to make 350-400whp on 93. Stage 1 built long block from speed performance, fbo and cst4

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 3 lety

      @@NewDemons666 sounds like a mint setup!!

  • @devincabbagestalk5510

    Bro cut the music for a cold start he’s reached god level car guy

  • @NewDemons666
    @NewDemons666 Před 3 lety +1

    Bought the first one I seen and it is indeed, clapped

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 3 lety

      Happens to the best of us man 😂

  • @mikahdogg5055
    @mikahdogg5055 Před rokem

    I've wanted a speed3 forever and I just got a trade offer for my gti but the speed3 has 150k miles and my gti is at 110k is that worth it or is the car about done?

  • @luislh9
    @luislh9 Před 3 lety

    I got mine stock only a intake and a bov I got a half unicorn 🦄 lol I did he rest mods

  • @Amir.YouTube857
    @Amir.YouTube857 Před 2 lety

    How are you my friend, what is the size of the tires?

    • @cchan92roso
      @cchan92roso Před 2 lety

      Some go bigger just a bit at 235/40zr18's

  • @FuriousGerbil5
    @FuriousGerbil5 Před rokem

    Selling a gen 1 mazdaspeed3 cosmic blue gt, 140k miles 2nd owner no modifications located in Utah lmk 6gs flat

  • @jenzim3639
    @jenzim3639 Před 2 lety

    you did exactly what i did. i saw it and bought it.... then stuffed 20,000 grand into it.

  • @givenraeglorioso2779
    @givenraeglorioso2779 Před 2 lety

    i just bought a 2012 266k km mileage plus the engine is only at 110k, 4500 cad,

  • @anthonymcnatt3799
    @anthonymcnatt3799 Před 2 lety

    Yo do another buyers guide because.

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 2 lety +1

      In the works!

  • @justinmorales6487
    @justinmorales6487 Před rokem

    i think a well build car is worth a bit more.

  • @antweeezzyyyantop6743
    @antweeezzyyyantop6743 Před 2 měsíci +1

    what about 11300 2010 70k miles

    • @adrianjames7143
      @adrianjames7143 Před 2 měsíci

      That’s not bad I had a 2011 for 12500 at 55k

  • @FredoShottaz
    @FredoShottaz Před 3 lety +1

    I see one at a dealership with one owner looks completely stock at 244kms it also had one owner who was a lady so I’m hoping I can grab this car soon 😭

  • @TriggerofPain
    @TriggerofPain Před 2 lety

    I just picked up last month 2012 MS3 49k miles. bone stock, 2 previous owners, at a dealership for 13k

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 2 lety +1

      Damn bro that’s a slamming deal

    • @TriggerofPain
      @TriggerofPain Před 2 lety

      Crystal white pearl. And I'm enjoying it everyday

  • @jamarhall6378
    @jamarhall6378 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm say I got lucky on mine 09 speed it had 75,237 miles on it and I got it for 8,000 from a small dealership it had full Exhaust turbo smart blow off Valve cobb intake it had the top mount Intercooler on it

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 3 lety

      Sick bro! Nice

    • @jamarhall6378
      @jamarhall6378 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jjms3 yea what is funny is I was looking for a speed6 but when I call the dealership they sold it like 1 day before I called and they told me they have a speed3 here if I want to look at that and I seen it and I got

  • @cro_zeus_dorian8851
    @cro_zeus_dorian8851 Před 2 lety

    In my country there is 2 of them to buy... so rare... and i want one so bad XD

    • @vellymagagula6490
      @vellymagagula6490 Před 2 lety

      What country is this? I hope it's not south africa 'cause I'm looking for one ey😅

  • @marcosjaramillo8260
    @marcosjaramillo8260 Před 3 lety

    What’s your ig bro!

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 3 lety

      @jj.ms3 link in description 😁

  • @wraith9166
    @wraith9166 Před rokem

    buying used always take it to a trusted mechanic before purchasing. its a rule I live by

  • @stratsteveo106
    @stratsteveo106 Před 2 lety

    Why do they all smoke?

  • @SynRacing
    @SynRacing Před 2 lety

    I just bought a 2013 That is bone stock with 60k miles

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 2 lety +1

      Nice!

    • @SynRacing
      @SynRacing Před 2 lety

      @@jjms3 heck yeah! Excited to start slowly putting things together on it

    • @cchan92roso
      @cchan92roso Před 2 lety

      Upgraded HPFP and you're good to go! Have fun with the car and don't go into boost under 3K RPM or full boost in 6th gear and zzb won't happen to ya!

  • @LawrenceTimme
    @LawrenceTimme Před 5 měsíci

    If a car is modified, its worth significantly less.

  • @avelardovalle1121
    @avelardovalle1121 Před rokem

    Lmfao I came here for advice on the car. My man talked whole video nothing but bs 😂

  • @bradake9970
    @bradake9970 Před 3 lety

    Half of this video is homeboy saying buy stock. And dont get bamboozled

    • @jjms3
      @jjms3  Před 3 lety +1

      I see too many guys buying a speed with a bunch of mods that they have no idea about lol. Better to buy stock if you’re new to the platform and haven’t done your research properly.

    • @bradake9970
      @bradake9970 Před 3 lety

      I have a 2007 2.3 but its automatic . it only has like 113.000 on it im trying to decide if i should build it up or cut my loss

    • @cchan92roso
      @cchan92roso Před 2 lety

      @@bradake9970 MS3's only come in manual. Buying an unmolested car means you get to choose your own path and upgrades or not do anything to it besides upgraded HPFP because once the car is rare AF and gone, it'll be private sellers marking up big time.
      Supply and Demand at it's best.