wanted to buy a used mazda 3, need advise

[superpoxy]

Hi, im just new to this club. can anyone give me some points in getting a mazda 3? thanks.

[aris]

Hi, im just new to this club. can anyone give me some points in getting a mazda 3? thanks.

Look for rust..these cars rust

[ThatGuy19]

let people know more specifics. How much $ you want to spend, the year you want, will you finance or pay in cash, auto or manual, sedan or hatchback etc...
There's a lot of people here that will give you awesome advice. Gl finding your mazda 3!

[izoom]

good choice lol.. u actually have a lot of choices...best one probably would gettin it from an actual mazda dealer if u dont mind spending little extra....cars that come from mazda dealer tend to be in better condition compared to smaller car dealerships...but if u know a lot about what to look for in cars...best deals are always in private sales...in kijiji...or other sites...it will actually all depend on how much u wanna spend..plus always test drive the car...and if u can afford get it checked by a mechanic ...

[izoom]

btw everything i said was all pointed towards buying a used mazda 3....there is also a classifieds section in this forum...check it out...heres one of the mazda 3s thats on sale..

http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/sh...h-88-000-Miles

[sarujo]

Start by searching and reading the forums here. Everything you want to know has already been discussed.

Hi, im just new to this club. can anyone give me some points in getting a mazda 3? thanks.

[lownoise83]

I actually just registered to give you some advice. I just bought a 2006 sport Gt with 65800 km for $10500. The thing is mint but took me a month and a half of searching before i came across it. I personally wouldn't go older then the 06. For one thing the car got a lot safer in 06. They threw a bunch of airbags in the thing that year , the earlier models had a crappy crash test rating. For TWO, rust is obviously a concern with the crap metal on these cars so the newer the better. For Three.. 06 is the 3rd year of production and so a lot of the bugs were ironed out.

I personally think that going with Mazda dealer is a waste of money..forget used car dealers aswell...full of auction cars and snakes to sell them to you. Plus the Mazda 3 has been selling great for years so, there are so many deals to be had going private.

Seller must legally have a UVIP ( used vehicle package) . Buy CERTIFIED!!... Carproof or carfax is nice but accidents are not always reported. When you find what you like... at a fair market price..TEST DRIVE ON HIGHWAY TOO!! then.. TAKE TO MECHANIC!!!...before buying. Lucky for me my brother is a mechanic. Well thats that..

Side note...kijiji and autotrader have a 2008 mazda3 sport GT with 32000 kms going for $15900. The car is great.. other then a few minor paint scrapes. I test drove it and its perfect. The person selling it needs to find a replacement before selling it so i couldn't wait it out.. but it's a deal

hope that helps

[izoom]

I actually just registered to give you some advice. I just bought a 2006 sport Gt with 65800 km for $10500. The thing is mint but took me a month and a half of searching before i came across it. I personally wouldn't go older then the 06. For one thing the car got a lot safer in 06. They threw a bunch of airbags in the thing that year , the earlier models had a crappy crash test rating. For TWO, rust is obviously a concern with the crap metal on these cars so the newer the better. For Three.. 06 is the 3rd year of production and so a lot of the bugs were ironed out.

+1 well said

I personally think that going with Mazda dealer is a waste of money..forget used car dealers aswell...full of auction cars and snakes to sell them to you. Plus the Mazda 3 has been selling great for years so, there are so many deals to be had going private.

Seller must legally have a UVIP ( used vehicle package) . Buy CERTIFIED!!... Carproof or carfax is nice but accidents are not always reported. When you find what you like... at a fair market price..TEST DRIVE ON HIGHWAY TOO!! then.. TAKE TO MECHANIC!!!...before buying. Lucky for me my brother is a mechanic. Well thats that..

Side note...kijiji and autotrader have a 2008 mazda3 sport GT with 32000 kms going for $15900. The car is great.. other then a few minor paint scrapes. I test drove it and its perfect. The person selling it needs to find a replacement before selling it so i couldn't wait it out.. but it's a deal

hope that helps

+1 well said

[superpoxy]

I actually just registered to give you some advice. I just bought a 2006 sport Gt with 65800 km for $10500. The thing is mint but took me a month and a half of searching before i came across it. I personally wouldn't go older then the 06. For one thing the car got a lot safer in 06. They threw a bunch of airbags in the thing that year , the earlier models had a crappy crash test rating. For TWO, rust is obviously a concern with the crap metal on these cars so the newer the better. For Three.. 06 is the 3rd year of production and so a lot of the bugs were ironed out.

I personally think that going with Mazda dealer is a waste of money..forget used car dealers aswell...full of auction cars and snakes to sell them to you. Plus the Mazda 3 has been selling great for years so, there are so many deals to be had going private.

Seller must legally have a UVIP ( used vehicle package) . Buy CERTIFIED!!... Carproof or carfax is nice but accidents are not always reported. When you find what you like... at a fair market price..TEST DRIVE ON HIGHWAY TOO!! then.. TAKE TO MECHANIC!!!...before buying. Lucky for me my brother is a mechanic. Well thats that..

Side note...kijiji and autotrader have a 2008 mazda3 sport GT with 32000 kms going for $15900. The car is great.. other then a few minor paint scrapes. I test drove it and its perfect. The person selling it needs to find a replacement before selling it so i couldn't wait it out.. but it's a deal

hope that helps

hi, thanks for the advise. hopefully i could land my own m3 before the end of the year. it'll be a good gift. thanks again.