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Replying to: mattinla (Aug 06, 2004 3:37 pm) I drove over a speed bump yesterday the same way I also do and was a little startled by the noise it generated -- my old car (96 Sunfire) certainly never sounded like that over a bump! But once noise over one bump isn't enough to have me too worried yet. |
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| I sometimes get a strange noise when I go over the speed "humps" next to my house. Kind of a creaking sound - like a rubber bushing is rubbing - seems to be coming from the front suspension. I can go several weeks without the noise - and then it will come back for a few days. | |
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...and it too has the noisy suspension bushings over large irregularities. Can't report on the AC yet - it hasn't been warm enough here to test it - but it is forecasted to become hot again on Monday and Tuesday. If I still have the car then, I'll report back. This one has an April build date. Odo reads about 3700 miles. |
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Would like to put mud flaps on my new Mazda 3 hatchback to minimize stone chips thrown up from the low profile tires. My understanding is that the standard Mazda 3 sedan REAR mud flap (available from Mazda) will fit on the 3 hatchback but the standard FRONT mud flap will not because of the 3's side sill extensions. Has anybody found an aftermarket mud flap that will work well on the front of the 3 hatch? Also, the standard (interior) rearview mirror has a ball joint for adjusting the mirror at the point where the mirror bracket comes into the mirror itself. There also APPEARS to be a second ball joint on the other end of the mirror bracket, where the bracket fits into the window attachment mounting. On my 3 this second apparent ball joint at the window mounting is frozen in place and can't be moved. Is this normal? I wish it were a true ball joint so I could nudge the whole mirror assembly up a tad, but no luck so far. Would appreciate any comments from those who know. |
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I just filled up for the 3rd time and my mileage was just over 33. I was driving probably about 80/20 highway/city, but the highway was mostly 75-80 mph. Considering the size of the tank, I can get 400 miles before the light comes on. Quite impressive.
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Replying to: mattinla (Aug 06, 2004 3:37 pm) |
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Well, we had our 3i sedan rental out today in 93F weather, where it had to sit outside the shopping mall for quite awhile - a good test, in other words. Using recirc and the highest fan speed had the interior in reasonable shape within a few minutes - probably not as fast as our '03 Corolla, but not unacceptable either. Went to fresh air and fan speed 3 for the rest of the trip home, and I would describe the AC performance as below average but still acceptable. Not up to Toyota / Denso standards, but not awful and not a showstopper if I were in the market for the car. This car is an April build, and has about 3800 miles on it. My main reactions are positive - I think there is more road noise than I'd like, and the ride is still on the firm side for my taste [but a VAST improvement over the Protege], but it is quick [even with the smaller engine], fun to drive, has good braking action, and seems at least average in the interior finish dept [this one has some plastic-on-plastic noises from the area of the glove compartment that I could easily solve if it were my car]. Overall, I would say that Consumer Reports' test results and comments were right on - by a slight margin, probably the best in class right now...notwithstanding the weak-but-still-OK AC. How acceptable it would be in Phoenix or Houston is another matter, of course...
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| Folks I found a scratch on my Mazda 3 and called the dealer and they told me to bring it in, while I was there I told them about the weak AC and Acceleration. The service manager told me that they have been getting many complaints about the AC because of the humidity this year. They tested it and said it is outputting 42 degrees and said you will not get better than that, they said that on a 100 degree day that will feel like 70 degrees but it is actually in the 40's. They also checked the acceleration and told me it was fine, they did test drive found nothing, did a computer check and there were no upgrades, they told me the car will feel it when the AC kicks in. Well, they gave me a loaner and over the next 3 days fixed the scratch and did not charge me anything. Overall I was happy with the service and did feel they did the best they could do. I am fortunate to have the moonroof and feel that helps release the hot air faster. I may do the TB Mod, has anyone had positive results from that? | |
| I was rear-ended the day after I bought my Mazda3 and it has been over 4 weeks and I have still not seen my car. The window on the hatch was busted in and the hatch was pretty much destroyed. The dealership where I bought it took it back the next day and said they would get the parts and fix it. Apparently parts for the Maxda3 are hard to come by. It took them over three weeks to even get the parts and at one point they were telling me that it would take 6 months to get the new hatch. I'm not sure if the dealership is just lying to me or if it is Mazda's fault for having horrible parts distribution. Has anyone else had problems?? I feel like rear-end accidents are fairly common. | |
| What does the insurance company say? Most of them would total a car before they would pay for six months of rental fees. | |
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