| Need opinions about MAZDA3 [message #797034] |
Tue, 04 March 2008 18:33 |
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I'm looking into buying a Mazda3 (unsure whether it'll be used or new)
and I wanted to get people's opinions on it. I've heard from one
person that it tends to break down a lot and I was wondering if that
was consistently true. I was also wondering how it drives (I haven't
test driven one yet).
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| Re: Need opinions about MAZDA3 [message #797073 ] |
Wed, 05 March 2008 00:11 |
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Lisa wrote:
> I'm looking into buying a Mazda3 (unsure whether it'll be used or new)
> and I wanted to get people's opinions on it. I've heard from one
> person that it tends to break down a lot and I was wondering if that
> was consistently true. I was also wondering how it drives (I haven't
> test driven one yet).
We've got a 2007 5 door and absolutely love it. We've made trips from
Houston to Rochester, NY, Harrisburg, Pa and Crestview Fl and have
never had a problem with it. The only things that I would like improved
are 1. The dash lighting is hard to see under some conditions (heavy
sun from the back) and
2. The seats could use a little more padding.
The IDEAL car, as far as I'm concerned (I just can't convince my better
half) is the Mazdaspeed 3 (1 more gear and about 60% more HP).
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| Re: Need opinions about MAZDA3 [message #797101 ] |
Wed, 05 March 2008 04:46 |
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In article
<546805c2-372d-445e-a91f-53b495efe870 [at] d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
Lisa <LisaPelegrin [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm looking into buying a Mazda3 (unsure whether it'll be used or new)
> and I wanted to get people's opinions on it. I've heard from one
> person that it tends to break down a lot and I was wondering if that
> was consistently true. I was also wondering how it drives (I haven't
> test driven one yet).
Check the April issue of Consumer Reports, which is on sale now. This
issue reviews cars, and rates them for reliability and other factors. I
am pretty sure the Mazda 3 is one of the models they reviewed or rated.
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| Re: Need opinions about MAZDA3 [message #797115 ] |
Wed, 05 March 2008 06:12 |
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On Mar 4, 11:33=A0am, Lisa <LisaPeleg... [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm looking into buying a Mazda3 (unsure whether it'll be used or new)
> and I wanted to get people's opinions on it. =A0I've heard from one
> person that it tends to break down a lot and I was wondering if that
> was consistently true. =A0I was also wondering how it drives (I haven't
> test driven one yet).
It certainly couldn't be worse than other vehicles. When I was in
Kuwait in support of OIF in '03-'04, my unit obtained a Mazda 3 as a
staff car for missions outside our base (military vehicle speed limits
were dangerously slow in the area). The posted SL on the freeways was
120 km/h (74 mph), and the traffic flow ranged between 140 and 200 km/
h. The car handled it adequately, and lasted until the end of my
unit's mission there.
Good luck.
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