Why is the 04 so upright?
02-03-2004, 01:31 AM
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You don`t mean that 
. I wouldn`t get rid of your wife....she`s a great night out.
Geeks, us? Nah..... we just talk about the differences between a model. Thats just normal.
. I wouldn`t get rid of your wife....she`s a great night out.Geeks, us? Nah..... we just talk about the differences between a model. Thats just normal.
02-03-2004, 03:39 AM
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The car gaps are not more than the pre 04's but the 04 with the biiger wheels is higher overall.
My measurements on an 04 with half a tank of petrol:
gap between tyre and wheel arch
Front: 54 mm
Rear: 44 mm
Height of wheel arch from ground level
Front: 670 mm
Rear: 667 mm
My measurements on an 04 with half a tank of petrol:
gap between tyre and wheel arch
Front: 54 mm
Rear: 44 mm
Height of wheel arch from ground level
Front: 670 mm
Rear: 667 mm
02-03-2004, 11:21 AM
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Originally posted by Mole
I had an 00 and then a 03 and they did not change by any noticeable amount. I would want it to look how it is in the brochure, are Honda doing a bit of giggery pokery with the photos or putting some sand in the boot? All s's need to be lower, if you pull up alongside an Mx5 the Mazda is alot lower. The wheel arch gap seems to be exagerated the bigger the wheels. If you look at some of the pics of people running 18s the gap is more noticeable. Shame the japs dont seem to have got this one.
I had an 00 and then a 03 and they did not change by any noticeable amount. I would want it to look how it is in the brochure, are Honda doing a bit of giggery pokery with the photos or putting some sand in the boot? All s's need to be lower, if you pull up alongside an Mx5 the Mazda is alot lower. The wheel arch gap seems to be exagerated the bigger the wheels. If you look at some of the pics of people running 18s the gap is more noticeable. Shame the japs dont seem to have got this one.
02-03-2004, 01:44 PM
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The Mazda is a tiny , tiny car in comparsion to the S. There is a guy that lives in the same block off flats as I do. Both cars are sometimes parked next to each other and my car is much larger than his. The wheels look tiny in comparison too