# Test Drove a Mazdaspeed 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 25, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-mazdaspeed-3/37608 "2007-10-25T15:31:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 40
**Author:** ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-mazdaspeed-3/37608/40 "2007-10-28T15:31:51Z")
[quote=“Minglor,post:34,topic:37608"”] I test drove the GTi and it was a large disappointment. Fit and finish of the car was decent. But everything else meh. I wasn’t happy with the way the suspension felt, powertrain was craptastic. I would take the mazdaspeed over the gti. Newer s4 is a good option but gas mileage would be the suck. I would like to drive a mazdaspeed3 with the powertrain upgrades solo mentioned. Might help the major issues I have with the car. I would be more interested in one used to get rid of some of that initial depreciation. [/quote] i was going to suggest that. pick one up with 10-15Kmiles for 18 or less i bet. and you would love it. just raced an 01 m5(3nd gear 30mph) and i pulled 2 cars on him till 5th(110) at which point he caught up/passed and began to walk away. we did this 3 times with THE SAME result each time(need tune/downpipe and i would have held him off --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-mazdaspeed-3/37608)._