Advantages: build quality, looks, dash materials, road noise, bose sound system,engine power, rarity, Disadvantages: suspension may be harsh for some, stupid parcel shelf. traction can be poor
Having owned my Mazda now for about a week I believe I can safely say that I am extremely please with all aspects of the car. lets take you through a few areas...
EXTERIOR
From the outside the Mazda 3 is a Marmite effort. People either love the look, or you hate it! I for one think it is gorgeous, loosely Represrnting the Unique Mazda RX8 it has pround arches, cat like tail lights (get it TAIL lights "meow" he he, oh nevermind) and a sweeping smiling ... ...as standard, and they are alot more attractive than most factory fit wheels. Also being 5 spoke they show of the all round Disc brakes and make the alloys very easy to clean.
BOOT SPACE
Like the Albert hall, this car boast a ginourmous boot space. however the extended bumper on the sport model (longer by 2cm than ts2 etc) can cause problems when trying to put heavy items in boot, this puts strain on the back. The parcel shelf is a pain only half ...
barrytv 22.01.2007
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: very helpful Review of Mazda3 2.0 Hatchback
Advantages: Roomy, attractive look, quiet drive Disadvantages: drive is a little dull
When you have a look at the Mazda 3 it reminds you a bit of Marmite. You either love it or hate it. I hate Marmite, but the look of this car instantly attracted me. It reminded me of a good woman. Curves in all the right places but ample of it to make it comfortable. It looks modern but at the same time there is something quite retro about it. I have heard it described as a grandad car too, though not so sure about that.
When you get inside it has ... ...3 people in the back and as the driver you can move your chair back a good distance without impeding the passenger behind you. There is plenty of storage room, with two compartments in the middle and one of the largest glove compartments I have ever seen. The boot is large but not very wide. I have to put my golf clubs in at an angle which is strange for a car of it's obvious size. You feel safe due to it's size, but for a hatchback I have found ...
redahmeid 19.09.2007
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Advantages: drives beautifully Disadvantages: tyre problems
It's nice to drive, very fast and has just a moderate amount of space in the boot . Not any use for 4 people's luggage. Mine has been fairly reliable over 2 years - problems with the automatic wipers and headlight levellers - apart from one serious fault - it grinds up the inside edge of the rear tyres! How can that be? - my dealer says he can't help so I'm off to beard Mazda in their den. I wouldn't have thought it was a boy-racer's car. Insurance ... ...wonderfully low, at least for this female pensioner. (Yes, just because we've lived a bit we haven't given up on nice cars). On the other hand the mpg is horribly low at speed so I'm thinking of getting something a bit more economical but can't budge my head actually to do it. I obviously do like this car. ...
sheepfold 13.01.2008
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: helpful Review of Mazda3 2.0 Hatchback
Advantages: Nice leather interiour, runs well, had no problems with the car. Disadvantages: Scratches easy, always looks mucky
Had this car since september 2006 and is therefore a 56 plate.
This car is a good looker, i have it in matalic black which looked really nice but we didnt realise how mucky it gets. We are constantly washing the car to make it look presentable, scratches show up really bad on this car. I have a black leather interiour which is really nice got no hastle with it, best way to clean inside is to get some leather polish from a car shop this makes everything ... ...sound system in the car best sound system i have ever had it a car it has an amplifyer under the passenger seat and a bass under the drivers (i think not sure which was round it is)
but all in all this car is deffinatley worth all of its money and i would deffinatley reccomend this car to anyone lookin for a new car! ...
kenworthy20 02.11.2008
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Mazda3 2.0 Hatchback