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Re: MAJOR Warranty Repair and Mazda's Impressive Service [silverhunter] by roadburner
Feb 23, 2008 (7:42 pm)
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Replying to: silverhunter (Feb 23, 2008 5:34 pm)

Do you know if the marginal safety ratings of the 3 are with or without side curtain airbags?
 
Without.
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damage from a flat tire by mazdrvr
Feb 24, 2008 (3:36 am)
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Sorry, this might sound dumb but i wanted to know... Early this morning driving in a residential area (speed limit 35), a family member using my car, got a flat tire. The thing is that i know that they were not driving over speed limit (slow driver) so is it possible for the flat driving 35 mph to cause a split in a alloy wheel? Also, the side of my bumper "unhooked" from the body which of course caused the bottom of it to get scraped! The thing i don't get is (on my old Protege) when a tire blew driving on the freeway, it did not cause damage like this; my wheel just had some minor scratches and nothing happened to the body of the car.
Also, several months ago, my TPMS light went on & i had Mazda check it & all 4 tires were below pressure; is that weird a thing to have all 4? I hope i don't have bad tires.
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Re: damage from a flat tire [mazdrvr] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Feb 24, 2008 (10:23 am)
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Replying to: mazdrvr (Feb 24, 2008 3:36 am)

Sounds like they hit a pothole doesn't it?
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Re: damage from a flat tire [Mr_Shiftright] by mazdrvr
Feb 24, 2008 (3:36 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 24, 2008 10:23 am)

Possibly but the funny thing is that i drove the same route earlier in the day & don't ever remember seeing any potholes. it's a newer area so the road is nice. ???
All i can say is that this is a expensive flat tire!
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Re: damage from a flat tire [mazdrvr] by roadburner
Feb 24, 2008 (4:19 pm)
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Replying to: mazdrvr (Feb 24, 2008 3:36 am)

Also, several months ago, my TPMS light went on & i had Mazda check it & all 4 tires were below pressure; is that weird a thing to have all 4? I hope i don't have bad tires.
 
The tire pressures were probably adjusted while the ambient air temperature was very warm. As the ambient temperature drops so does the tire pressure- which is what I suspect happened in your case.
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Re: damage from a flat tire [mazdrvr] by roadburner
Feb 24, 2008 (4:21 pm)
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Replying to: mazdrvr (Feb 24, 2008 3:36 pm)

Possibly but the funny thing is that i drove the same route earlier in the day & don't ever remember seeing any potholes. it's a newer area so the road is nice. ???
 
Are there any high curbs?
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48,000 Maintenace by joeduppa
Feb 24, 2008 (7:57 pm)
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Has anyone out there done maintenace the 48,000 mile mark. just curious what was done and the approx cost. I have a '06 Mazda 3 sedan 2.5l Grand touring. Also, need new tires soon, anu ideas? thanks. Joe
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Re: damage from a flat tire [roadburner] by joeduppa
Feb 24, 2008 (8:04 pm)
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Replying to: roadburner (Feb 24, 2008 4:19 pm)

I live in Nj. there are some places that put Nitrogen in the tires. Nitrogen supposedly does not expand or contract with ambient temp. Just once in Nov, it went from 60 deg to less then 30 in 24 hours.
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Re: damage from a flat tire [roadburner] by mazdrvr
Feb 25, 2008 (9:41 am)
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Replying to: roadburner (Feb 24, 2008 4:21 pm)

No high curbs either. Just nice smooth, wide roads.
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Re: damage from a flat tire [joeduppa] by mazdrvr
Feb 25, 2008 (9:45 am)
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Replying to: joeduppa (Feb 24, 2008 8:04 pm)

I've heard about nitrogen too. The Toyota near me uses nitrogen & Costco.
What happens if your tire blows out, will it explode?
I was thinking of getting nitrogen put into my tires.
 
*Thank you guys for the replies! (I guess i have a slight case of bad luck!)

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