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Old Feb 3, 2019 | 05:43 AM
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First Day photos!
2010 GT with the 6 speed
120,000 miles when I took delivery

Is there any way to find the previous owner?
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 08:15 AM
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About to hit 121,000 on the way home today!
Read up on pre-mixing and decided to give it a shot. ~7oz to a full tank. Gas mileage stayed around 21mpg but the car runs smoother and seems to have more of a growl at idle. But that last part might be in my head.
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 08:38 AM
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Welcome to the club. Looks great, especially for the miles. Any idea of engine history and condition?
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 08:56 AM
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Unfortunately, no. I did the “restart while warm/cold” test a few times across multiple test drives but that really means nothing. I’ve looked up a rotary mechanic local to work but I’m always running so I haven’t taken it in yet.
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 04:24 PM
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Hey, another sparkling black mica S2!

Welcome to the forum. Can't wait to see what you do with it!
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 04:39 PM
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Hey, another sparkling black mica S2!

Welcome to the forum. Can't wait to see what you do with it!
Thats some color! Never seen so much flake in a factory paint job.
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 06:33 PM
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Another GT! Nice.

So you got the useless factory nav as well?

Carfax will give you some ideas on the history of the car, but it won't show you who exactly the previous owner is.
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 06:35 PM
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You can call Mazda North America with the VIN they'll give you the engine and recall history.
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 07:05 PM
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You can call Mazda North America with the VIN they'll give you the engine and recall history.
S2 has only one recall so far, which is the passenger side Takata airbag recall.

Depends on where you live, this may or may not be available in your area, although I would expect this to reach everywhere in North America by now.

My local dealer has placed a little yellow sticker on the underside of the hood after it's been performed. There should be some indication, usually a sticker, to show it's been done.
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 08:34 PM
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Useless NAV: Check!
As far as I can tell the airbag hasn’t been changed. The dash is cracked all around where it is.

I was actually hoping the last owner would be on here and recognize the car. Would be nice to know if the engine was original or not and also the name of the wheels.

Edit: Also, the factory fogs are gone. Any place I can source these or is it not worth the time?

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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 09:01 PM
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LOL yes, I am not alone. Very few GTs actually come with the factory nav, hence why I am keeping it.

The airbag recall doesn't replace the cover, so even if they replaced the airbag, they would put your old cover back on.

A dealer will be able to tell you the engine history as Loki mentioned.

You can look on Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market and see if there are any GT/R3 8s in junkyards near you. If you still have the electrical connectors for them, then they should just pop in easily.
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 09:10 PM
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Thanks, that all makes sense.
Any idea why someone would remove the fogs in the first place?
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 09:14 PM
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Thanks, that all makes sense.
Any idea why someone would remove the fogs in the first place?
could be any reason from it had a body kit, owner didnt like the look, one was broke and po didnt want to fix it for inspection, po believed it restricted airflow to oil coolers........
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Old Feb 12, 2019 | 06:13 PM
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It’s not totally useless 😂
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Old Feb 12, 2019 | 07:20 PM
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It works, it's just very outdated. The most recent update I can find is from 2014.
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Old Feb 12, 2019 | 11:46 PM
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Can I update it or would I have to take it to the dealer?
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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 12:01 AM
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Can I update it or would I have to take it to the dealer?
If you are lucky, you may be able to find some newer navigation DVDs online.

Denso just killed the support altogether, it seems.
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Old Mar 9, 2019 | 04:41 PM
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Quick shot when I got to the hotel. 😎
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Old Jun 7, 2019 | 03:43 PM
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Welp...
At 129,500 this baby got bad enough I couldn’t shift. In my naivety I bought a new master and slave cylinder and installed them only to find the problem wasn’t resolved. Time to run a bead.
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