"And to think I almost bought one..."
Tell me about it! I was almost certain on a Mazda 3 Sedan before the tC commercials came out!
Tell me about it! I was almost certain on a Mazda 3 Sedan before the tC commercials came out!
Poofed a Mazda 3
Heavy contender when I was in the purchasing mode, the Mazda 3 ran real nice, but was too dampened for my tastes. Would have actually owned it instead of the tC, but the dealer treated me poorly.
AAR, poofed a Mazda 3 4-dr yesterday morning on the way to work. He wanted to race, but I was hesitant due to my car just coming off the driveway. I always like a nice warm-up before the race. Took him anyway w/o really cranking the RPMs. All I can figure is that he must have had an automatic. According to C&D, the mazda 3 5-spd is pretty comparable......
It was fun anyway and no one was injured. Once I had hit 60 and he was a length behind, I just coasted. No need to excite the local law enforcement any more than needed.
Cheers!
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AAR, poofed a Mazda 3 4-dr yesterday morning on the way to work. He wanted to race, but I was hesitant due to my car just coming off the driveway. I always like a nice warm-up before the race. Took him anyway w/o really cranking the RPMs. All I can figure is that he must have had an automatic. According to C&D, the mazda 3 5-spd is pretty comparable......
It was fun anyway and no one was injured. Once I had hit 60 and he was a length behind, I just coasted. No need to excite the local law enforcement any more than needed.
Cheers!
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My fiance was looking at a Mazda 3 too earlier this year... lol. If this is true for most of us... Mazda must be hurting...
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I'm another near-3-buyer...
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If I read the C&D article correctly, the 3 in 5-spd is as fast as the tC. Only the Mini-S was faster.
The problem I had, and I think most of you had, is that the 3 is sooo dampened, that it does not feel as fast. I wound out both the test drive tC and the 3. It is a preception thing. The tC sounded fast and felt fast. The 3 did not sound fast, so it did not feel as fast. But come to think of it, it cranked. But if the butt does not feel it, does it really count? Sort of like the bear in the forest joke.
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But I did like the 3s' guages better and the extra room. The room stuff is superflous to me as I am the only driver, but I could carry more if I "wanted" to. The gauges were just plain cool, despite the oddly laid out dash.
And yes, the 3 is an excellent seller. I wanted a 5-spd in anything but white. Went to buy a Velocity red one (real cool color), but the salesman jerked me around by not telling me it had been sold. I retaliated by buying the tC.
People say hindsight is 20-20. In this case, I know I got the better car!
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The problem I had, and I think most of you had, is that the 3 is sooo dampened, that it does not feel as fast. I wound out both the test drive tC and the 3. It is a preception thing. The tC sounded fast and felt fast. The 3 did not sound fast, so it did not feel as fast. But come to think of it, it cranked. But if the butt does not feel it, does it really count? Sort of like the bear in the forest joke.
But I did like the 3s' guages better and the extra room. The room stuff is superflous to me as I am the only driver, but I could carry more if I "wanted" to. The gauges were just plain cool, despite the oddly laid out dash.
And yes, the 3 is an excellent seller. I wanted a 5-spd in anything but white. Went to buy a Velocity red one (real cool color), but the salesman jerked me around by not telling me it had been sold. I retaliated by buying the tC.
People say hindsight is 20-20. In this case, I know I got the better car!
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The 3 is a nice ride but i am ot a fan of four doors or wagons, Coupes for me please. One thing it does have is HIDs!!
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Just did some research...
Ford owns a 33.4% equity stake in Mazda. Perhaps more importantly, though, Ford owns 50% of a joint venture with Mazda which is responsible for producing Mazdas for sale in the U.S.
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That's a little more say than I want such a legendarily terrible company to have in the design and manufacture of my car...Just my opinion, though.
Ford owns a 33.4% equity stake in Mazda. Perhaps more importantly, though, Ford owns 50% of a joint venture with Mazda which is responsible for producing Mazdas for sale in the U.S.
That's a little more say than I want such a legendarily terrible company to have in the design and manufacture of my car...Just my opinion, though.
Raced my second 3 hatchback this morning on my way to work, I know this one was a five speed because I heard him hit second gear as I pulled away from him. When I started to really pull on him in 3rd I think he felt silly and slowed down. Another 3 bites the dust.
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Mazda3s are made in Japan. I drove an auto hatch - not that crazy. My co-worker has a hatch 5-speed. I'll drive it one day, see what it's made of
I liked them, especially hatch, but Mazda dealer was a butt which cooled me down a bit - enough to wait for several months and buy a tC
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