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Post subject: New MPS owner  Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:33 pm |
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Hi All My names ben, 19 from the southampton area and have just purchased a 59 reg facelift Mazda 3 MPS, cant wait to pick it up in a week or so. Im changing over from An abarth punto so looking forward to the extra oomf!
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:10 am |
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Welcome! Nice to see another person from the south 
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BenBrunton
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:32 am |
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where abouts in the south are you based?
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:34 am |
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BenBrunton
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:00 am |
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cool, cant wait to just pick it up now!
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:42 am |
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Hello and  , i am sure you will enjoy it 
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:19 am |
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Jeeez 19?!
Good for u and nice choice... Would have thought a lad at ur age wanting a hot hatch would have opted for something like a FRS
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:19 am |
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BenBrunton
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:23 pm |
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The FRS is to chavvy for me!
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:30 pm |
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to the forum. Which is more, the car or your insurance premium ? 
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:45 pm |
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Insurance is (only) £1700, which is less then most my friends pay on saxos!
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:21 pm |
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Hi and welcome, £1700 doesn't sound too bad for someone your age, but i could never have afforded that when i was that young!
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:29 pm |
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Enjoy the car, and no doubt you'll be perusing the mods available 
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:58 pm |
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Hello and
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Post subject: Re: New MPS owner Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:23 pm |
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just the agonising few days wait now till i can pick it up, definately the envy of all my friends at the moment!
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