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Cheers for the input guys much appreciated. I actually just pulled the trigger on an 09 Focus XR5 with 20,000km and a great list of mods.

Fantastic little cars with unbelievable power, plus that 5...

The car is to be used as a daily so I don't want to spend more than around $24k which would put the newer model out of budget.

Seems its mostly about how well they have been serviced and a bit of...

What kind of costs are associated with repairing the turbo seal or timing chain problems ?

Good to hear, the BRZ was impossible to get into second at all when cold!



My Mrs has a Mazda 3 sport and the shift feels like a truck, I assumed they would be very different gearboxes though?...

Seems to be a combination of both according to;

http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/forum/f505/official-2nd-gear-dead-thread-134845/

Looked like a pretty serious issue over there?

Thanks for the threads mate i will look into it more. Re the gearbox problem, it seemed to be the main issue over on MazdaSpeed 3 forums in the states, basically causes the second gear to pop out...

Hi ladies and gentlemen,

I have recently sold my BRZ with the intention of downsizing to something cheaper and more practical and found the 07-08 model Mazda 3 MPS Sport to be a great looking...