Ps3alltheway
01-23-2012, 06:02 PM
Alright , right now i'm at 97 K on my 2010 M3GT 6 Speeds , and I think it is a good time to review the car .
I've had it for 2 years and a half now and I did a lot of highway , It is a fun car to drive , the sound system is awesome , the ''nervous'' steering feeling is a something I absolutely love about the Mazda 3 , I have the 2.5 and I find it has decent torque ,most of the time I don't need to downshift to pass someone . It is a fun car to drive , it is good looking and the clutch is pretty easy .
The car is still solid going , my brakes are still 50 % good , I have no signs of Rust (had it rust proofed the first year and last fall)
Reliability : Ok since i've owned the car I had a few problems , first off at around 60 000 k , I've started to notice a squeaking sound especially when i was shifting from first to second gear on cold temp ... after having to go at the dealership a few times I've got them to find out it was a Transmission Mount that was bad and replaced it under waranty .
I also found out the front lights where burning the lenses , got them replaced under warranty .
Now recently I've noticed that the squeaking sound has returned , it is probably another tranny mount that is failling , I'l have to go back at the dealer for that ..
Also , I don't know if it is happening to you guys , but it seems that in Cold temp , I'm having an issue with shifting from 1st to 2nd gear , its so freaking hard!
I am also earing a click click noise when depressing the clutch on the first shift , I am suspecting the throw out bearing .
So that is about it , so far I love the car , but I don't know if my next is going to be a Mazda , so far my ass is saved by my extend warranty , but seems like the 3 is no problem free , especially comparing to my gf's 2004 civic with 160 k that has had no problem at all yet .
I've had it for 2 years and a half now and I did a lot of highway , It is a fun car to drive , the sound system is awesome , the ''nervous'' steering feeling is a something I absolutely love about the Mazda 3 , I have the 2.5 and I find it has decent torque ,most of the time I don't need to downshift to pass someone . It is a fun car to drive , it is good looking and the clutch is pretty easy .
The car is still solid going , my brakes are still 50 % good , I have no signs of Rust (had it rust proofed the first year and last fall)
Reliability : Ok since i've owned the car I had a few problems , first off at around 60 000 k , I've started to notice a squeaking sound especially when i was shifting from first to second gear on cold temp ... after having to go at the dealership a few times I've got them to find out it was a Transmission Mount that was bad and replaced it under waranty .
I also found out the front lights where burning the lenses , got them replaced under warranty .
Now recently I've noticed that the squeaking sound has returned , it is probably another tranny mount that is failling , I'l have to go back at the dealer for that ..
Also , I don't know if it is happening to you guys , but it seems that in Cold temp , I'm having an issue with shifting from 1st to 2nd gear , its so freaking hard!
I am also earing a click click noise when depressing the clutch on the first shift , I am suspecting the throw out bearing .
So that is about it , so far I love the car , but I don't know if my next is going to be a Mazda , so far my ass is saved by my extend warranty , but seems like the 3 is no problem free , especially comparing to my gf's 2004 civic with 160 k that has had no problem at all yet .