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M0esmac

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Apr 25, 2012
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Collected my 2015 C200 w/ AMG-kit few weeks ago. Got private "personalised" plate and got the windows tinted today. Now just need to de-badge it and I'm done with it for a year or two. Then onto E class I will go. :)

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EDIT: And the de-badging is done. Here it is:

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Juicy Box

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Sep 23, 2014
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I'm really digging Mazda's styling lately. Might have to take a test drive one of these days.

Agreed, love the styling on the Mazda's right now, however now AWD 6 is a killer for me, bring back the MazdaSpeed editions! Great chassis, just needs more power :D

I agree about Mazda. There design is looking pretty nice these days, but really lack the power they had from a decade ago.

I bought new, and still have the 2003 Mazda Protege5, and it looks great, handles nice and even better with suspension work, but really lacked power. It is super slow. Even the 2003.5 MazdaSpeed Protege was pretty slow, it was basically the protege 2.0, with a turbo on it.

The MazdaSpeeds after 2003 had the power, but I wasn't a fan of the looks. Now, they are swinging back to looking great, but super slow.

Lately, Mazda seems to really want to hold on to being most fuel efficient automaker, so they won't put out anything that might mess that up.

Here is my Protege5
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iTouch

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Sep 12, 2007
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Replaced the rear with a MTech and CF diffuser. M3 front rep. Pretty happy with the end result.
 

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BrettApple

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Apr 3, 2010
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Bringing this thread back into this month with a little update since my original post here. New TRD Pro wheels, new tires, Magnaflow exhaust system, OEM Audio Plus sound system, tonneau cover, LED interior lights, yada yada yada. Lol. Just finished making it mine at the end of last month, done for the moment I hope.

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The new tires have been a champ off road and I've yet to get them anywhere close to their capability. Flown though plenty of muddy country roads though.
 

Ben Dixon

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Sep 16, 2008
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Stafford, UK
I picked this up just over a week ago. 600 miles later and I absolutely love it. It's a 2016 Peugeot 208 GTi. It's a world away from my old 206 this replaced and it's got CarPlay too!
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The-Real-Deal82

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Jan 17, 2013
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I picked this up just over a week ago. 600 miles later and I absolutely love it. It's a 2016 Peugeot 208 GTi. It's a world away from my old 206 this replaced and it's got CarPlay too!
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How do you find Peugeots reliability Ben these days? I've had a couple of older ones and they've always suffered with electrical issues. It would be nice to consider a Peugeot again as there are so many about and good value. :)
 

Ben Dixon

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Sep 16, 2008
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How do you find Peugeots reliability Ben these days? I've had a couple of older ones and they've always suffered with electrical issues. It would be nice to consider a Peugeot again as there are so many about and good value. :)

I've had a couple of Peugeots over the years. Some most have been pretty reliable. It's mainly standard stuff that needs replacing like pads and tyres but I have noticed that the CS joints in 206's tend to fail more often than I would have liked. I'm hoping for more reliability out of the new one though.
 
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