Great bones, was my (summer) daily for 4 years. EVERY bolt has been removed and coated with anti-seize. EVERYTHING under car has been disassembled and reassembled during poly bushings or 1.8 upgrades so everything comes apart like butter now, which is most attractive thing about any car IMO.
New in past year with less than 3k miles:
Poly bushings all around including diff mounts
Shifter gasket
EBC yellow brake pads w/ 4 rotors & 2 calipers
Ball joints
Tie rod ends
Maintenance in past year:
Royal Purple engine oil change (9/15)
Motorcraft tranny oil change (8/14)
Redline diff oil change (9/15)
CAS o-ring replacement (11/14)
Heater core hose under CAS (11/14)
Clutch Master (8/15)
Clutch Slave Cylinder (8/15)
Upgrades in 4 years of ownership:
4.10 Torsen w/ stub axles (best axle design IMO)
1.8 OEM brake brackets (better stopping power)
1.8 OEM JDM motor (noticeably more power than USDM)
1.8 door cards w/ pocket
Racing Beat front tubular sway bar w/ poly bushings
KYB AGX shocks w/ racing beat springs (rides a little rough)
MazdaSpeed competition motor mounts
Bosal Headers
RoadsterSport exhaust w/ new cat (installed 1/15 have receipt)
Rear Hitch = cheater chassis stiffening
New soft top looks/works great
Tons of other small misc. (M edition spoiler, GV lip, Track Dog radiator cover, grill, stainless sills, ebrake & shifter boots, etc)
Interior:
No rips in fabric
No cracks in plastics
Disclosures:
Car looks great at night, when wet, or from 10ft away. Holds a polish for a few weeks before fading back to matte red again, clear isnt peeling just faded. May hold a professional buff? 1 pimple on driver side rear quarter (spare alternator in trunk flew across), 2 smaller dents on driver side front fender, chipped paint in places (flaking on front bumper), 1 large dent passenger side lower quarter in black bed-liner area, NO RUST! Body is straight and solid otherwise. She looks really pretty with make-up (polish) on, but isn't that pretty in the morning (4 weeks later). She comes with NEW PAINT (in a can) as a parting gift from me. Had plans to paint, but decided to go a different direction. Also, interior lights don't work & a/c was removed during 1.8l upgrade (unnecessary 40lbs). Comes with clean CarFax too! Register as a classic and never have to go through the USSR of CT emissions testing!! Comes with some other small misc. OEM spares. Cooper tires are great condition, '03 LS rims are fair condition. She's never left me stranded and is the most reliable sub-$3,000 car on the market. manual 5 speed, obviously.
