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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 01:58 PM
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Originally posted by dubster99
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nope...aztec green GS-R sittin on my old SSR's...one piece headlights...and old school AMS 3-piece wing

but it will probably never happen
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 02:00 PM
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Originally posted by rich
nope...aztec green GS-R sittin on my old SSR's...one piece headlights...and old school AMS 3-piece wing

but it will probably never happen

OOOOHHH I didn't know you still had the SSR's....I concur.

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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 02:05 PM
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Originally posted by dubster99
OOOOHHH I didn't know you still had the SSR's....I concur.

i get offers for them all the time...but u know it goes


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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 02:10 PM
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what everyone else said.


the only thing is, i personally have yet seen a "regular" mazda thats old (other than some FC owners) that doesnt have much problems.
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 02:10 PM
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Originally posted by rich
i get offers for them all the time...but u know it goes


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I know mang, I know.

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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 02:13 PM
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aztec green g2 gsr is the OG GSR! :eek3:
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 02:20 PM
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I never really liked the Aztec Green. h:

What do you need a beater for? Does it snow in San Jose?
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 02:28 PM
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Some cars that have low miles on them, yet are old themselves have more issues than newer cars with high miles on them. I personally feel it's worse to let a car sit in a garage than to drive it and beat it a little. You will probably need new brakes(rotors rusted completely from sitting inside or out), tires, shocks, hoses, belts, plugs, wires, and the intake maybe all "varnished" up from old gas. Personally, I would take a long hard look at it.

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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 02:32 PM
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My grandma has a '91 Chevy Lumina with probably ~45k miles on it tops. She lives in Chicago and for most things she takes the bus, but she drives to certain places and the car does get used on a fairly regular basis. Maybe a few times a week.

My parents have a '96 Chrysler Town & Country that has about 62k miles on it. It was primarily my mom's daily driver for a while and now my little brother drives it to school. It has always been used on a daily basis but aside from the occasional family road trip it generally only is driven on short trips around town. Well actually now that I think about it in two summers that I've worked at a summer camp near home I had the thing as my primary vehicle and put a good 6-7k miles on it in my assorted driving around.

Anyway, the point is that just because a car has unusually low mileage on it doesn't mean that it never gets used.
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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I had handed down to me from my father an 85 Accord HB (back in the day about 10 years ago) that he only drove 7 miles round trip to work. It had about 80K when I got it and since it had never been driven hard, everything broke on it once I got a hold of it. If you break in a car the right way, it'll last forever.

I'd be very skeptical about a granny-owned cream puff Mazda like this one.
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