This is my first time on this forum, so I don't know if this is the right thread.
I apologize if it isn't.

I've been looking at speed3's for awhile now, but I also do like the evo.
My price is 26k, but I can get a speed3 for 24k OTD.

What do you guys think of the speed3?
Could I get a decent 06 evo with low miles for that money?

 

wait until april and see how is Ralliart 235hp, 260tq, AWD, SST for 25K. There is nothing wrong with MS3 IMO

 

How does the ms3 compare to the evo in competition?
Stock to stock

 

Yeah there is; FWD.

- Patrick

 

what kind of competition, it a drag the evo will take it.

 

nothing wrong with a speed 3....and for 24k otd, thats pretty good and is a much better deal then a honda si. Resale for the evo9 is much better tho.....

 

'07 Mazdaspeed 3 = 5.4 in 0-60 & 14.0 in 1/4
'06 IX MR = 4.5 in 0-60 & 13.3 in 1/4
I've seen a few IXs in the mid $20,000s. Get the IX. A lot of mods available, better rep, & looks better. Check the for sale section of this site, as well as craigslist, cars.com, autotrader, & carmax. Don't forget to get a carfax report.

 

get a nine you wont regret it my friend just got an evo for 18 thousand out the door

 

Im looking at 2005-06.
Are the 06's the ones that are 6spd?

 

They are both good cars, but totally different. The Speed3 is a good car that is a little sporty. Much better utility because of the hatch and a much better daily driver with better features. The Evo IX will outperform it in every aspect, but the Evo is a bare-bones racecar that happens to be street legal. All depends on what you want.

I just sold my Evo IX because I needed a car with more utility. The Speed3 was on my list.

You should test drive both cars and see which feels better to you. It will also be difficult to find a used Evo IX that hasn't been modded or abused. So, take that into consideration as well. The Speed3 will be brand new, the Evo may have been abused like a cheap hooker.

I also sent a note to the moderators to move this thread to the Evo I-IX section before all the Evo X fanboys jump all over you for posting in this section.

 

'07s are 6 speed. Why a mazdaspeed 3 & not the 6? The 6 has AWD, where as the 3 is FWD.

 

it doesn't

 

Both 05 and 06 come in 6-speed versions...these are considered the MR Edition.

 

If that's your budget, why not the MS6? Waaay closer in comparison (AWD) and faster than the MS3.

 

The ms6 has a horrible AWD system. And it's a heavy car.
I've been on the mazda3forums, and the mazda6club for a while, and there are a lot of posts about the speed6 having problems. And it wouldn't fit me.

Even though the speed3 is FWD, it handles pretty damn well. I don't mind the torque steer either.

And sorry I didn't know what the MR edition was, figured I could just ask hah.