what ya'll think
 

i found a 2007 ms3 for 19k with 11k miles

fully loaded with nav

good deal?

What color? That sounds like a great deal.

One thing I should warn you about is the thin paint.
























Oh wait, that is just to easy. :D

its black

thin paint?

i thought mazda have better paint job compare to mitsubishi

We have an 08 BLACK MS3 Grand touring, but no navigation with <5K miles for 21k. So i'd say that's a pretty good deal! We gave more than that on trade for this one.

wow that sounds good

i was thinking taking to the dealership to have inspected but i was worried some dealerships here is not as honest ( i had a friend sold a car and he worked with the dealer so they lied about the car sold to the new owner )

any suggestion to inspect the car?

It could be me, but I have read about other people complaining how the paint is thin on the hood. Let me put it to you this way. My car was not driven in the snow/winter and I do not tailgait people. In 9 months time, my hood needs to be repainted.

Where are you located? I work at mazda dealer so our's always go through inspection before there put on the lot.

but your best bet is to find a private shop and get it checked out.

i'm in virgina kapoosh1 but i'm buying it from a private owner

and kurt you have a ms3?

Yes I have one.

so any suggestion when i test drive the car?
how do i know if the car has been abused?
lets say i bring it to the dealer would they be able to know if the car has been abused or any body damge?

look in the yellow pages for a certified mechanic who can do a full look over

The only thing I got to say is watch the paint. It is thin. Mazda has been no help with this. Personally, I would not recommend the car to anybody just on that fact alone. As of now, I am looking at taking a huge loss by trading mine in. I do not forsee me keeping it much longer. Just yesterday, the trim on the back door popped of when I opened it.

There are quite a few MS3 owners that are having the same paint problem that I am having.

Take the car to a mechanic you can trust and let him look it over.

what year is your ms3?

i just drove the car and it runs fine since it was night time i can't inspect the car really good but we are meeting again in the morning

only problem i notice is when i shift from 2nd to 3rd gear i hear a clunk as i shift into 3rd its not like my evo that i had which refuse to get in gear it is still smooth shifting

Mine is a 2007. You shouldn't hear a clunk when you shift from 2nd to 3rd.