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Re: Feedback from 3 owners re: A/C [bigfur] by zzoomp09
Jul 27, 2007 (5:33 pm)
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Replying to: bigfur (Jul 22, 2007 10:23 am)

I have a MZ3 GT 2.3 5dr and I feel a bit of power lost with turning the A/C on, but not significant and hardly noticeable. I zoomed past a Civic Si and a Sentra 2.5 SeR with the A/C turned on.
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Re: Feedback from 3 owners re: A/C [zzoomp09] by lateralg
Jul 28, 2007 (6:54 am)
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Replying to: zzoomp09 (Jul 27, 2007 5:33 pm)

When going to WOT (Wide Open Throttle) the A/C compressor is turned off.
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Re: Feedback from 3 owners re: A/C [lateralg] by bigfur
Jul 31, 2007 (6:26 pm)
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Replying to: lateralg (Jul 28, 2007 6:54 am)

Well i found a way to solve my A/C problem. I traded in my beloved M3 last night for a 07 honda elephant (or was that element). I feel i fit better in it and living in minnesota the awd is great. Having used the a/c today in this car the difference is simply amazing. Not taking away from my 3, i loved that car, but when it comes to a/c this one blows colder and doesnt effect the engine at all that i have noticed.
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Re: Feedback from 3 owners re: A/C [bigfur] by mazdrvr
Aug 01, 2007 (1:41 pm)
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Replying to: bigfur (Jul 31, 2007 6:26 pm)

Sorry to hear about giving up your 3... But you need to get what you needed. The Element is pretty cool. My friend had one & i couldn't believe how big it was inside! Maybe get some bigger tires & rims for it!
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Mazda Awarded First Place by chikoo
Aug 03, 2007 (1:17 pm)
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http://www.mazda.com/publicity/release/2007/200706/070612.html
  
Mazda Awarded First Place in Auto Bild Magazine’s “Quality Report” for the Third Year Running
  
HIROSHIMA, Japan— Auto Bild, Germany’s largest car magazine, has ranked Mazda in first place in its highly respected “Quality Report” for 2007, which was published on June 8. This was the third straight year that Mazda has been awarded first place in this annual report.
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Traction Control by enaj
Aug 04, 2007 (9:05 am)
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I am planning on buying a Mazda3 s touring and want to know if the traction control can be turned on and off. Someone told me that I might find it difficult getting up hills in the snow because the traction control will not let the car wheels spin, which might be just what is needed to climb a hill.
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2004 Mazda3 by sstrecker
Aug 04, 2007 (6:08 pm)
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I am looking at purchasing one with 95000 miles, anyone have any thoughts??
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Re: Traction Control [enaj] by roadburner
Aug 04, 2007 (6:47 pm)
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Replying to: enaj (Aug 04, 2007 9:05 am)

I am planning on buying a Mazda3 s touring and want to know if the traction control can be turned on and off.
 
Yes.
 
Someone told me that I might find it difficult getting up hills in the snow because the traction control will not let the car wheels spin, which might be just what is needed to climb a hill.
 
As "Someone" if he/she has ever seen a vehicle moving forward on an icy hill with the wheels. The reason you may want to disable the traction control is to allow you to "rock" the car forward and backward if you become stuck in deep snow.
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Winter Tires by JBaumgart
Aug 04, 2007 (7:49 pm)
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I just purchased a set of winter tires mounted on a new set of wheels from TireRack.com. When we bought the car earlier this year (March) the stock 17" tires (Grand Touring Sedan) did not do well in the snow. In fact, we could not get up our driveway on just 3" of wet spring snow.
 
I went with 205/55HR-16 Dunlop Winter Sport M3's, which were on closeout at $72 each, on 16x7 Kazera KZ-S's ($99 each):
 
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=runWheelSearch&showRea- r=no&filterSize=16&filterFinish=&filterSpecial=&initialPartNumber=KZS025S&autoMa- ke=Mazda&autoModel=MAZDA3+s+4-Door&autoYear=2007&autoModClar=
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Re: Winter Tires [JBaumgart] by roadburner
Aug 05, 2007 (5:27 pm)
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Replying to: JBaumgart (Aug 04, 2007 7:49 pm)

Good move; I recommend winter tires to anyone who has to drive in winter weather on a frequent basis. If, as you did, you buy an extra set of wheels then it will only take an easy 45 minutes(or less) to perform the swap yourself.

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