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Re: Check it Out! [themistocles]
by pat HOST
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Jul 18, 2007 (6:26 am)
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Replying to: themistocles (Jul 17, 2007 9:55 pm)
If you would send me an email when you see something like that, I'd really appreciate it. That will get me here faster than if it's just left for me to stumble on in my regular rounds (which is what just happened). And by the time I've seen your post, I've already seen the problem. 
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Re: Civic and 3 [psy]
by ecofun
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Jul 18, 2007 (6:49 am)
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Replying to: psy (Jul 17, 2007 5:11 pm)
I would love to hear your reasons for switching to the Mazda3. Was it simply a matter of being gun shy about going back for another Civic? If so, why did you choose the car you did.
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Re: Have Both In Our Garage [eldaino]
by psy
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Jul 18, 2007 (6:37 pm)
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Replying to: eldaino (Jul 18, 2007 6:14 am)
It had 10k miles on it when stuff started going wrong. At 41k miles that was enough.
I still like the new Civics. i just got a bad one.
psy
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Re: Civic and 3 [ecofun]
by psy
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Jul 18, 2007 (6:50 pm)
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Replying to: ecofun (Jul 18, 2007 6:49 am)
I just didn't want another Civic. I would have done a hybrid if they came with a MT. Im not a small car AT or CVT type of fellow. I enjoy the art and act of driving.
To tell you the truth. I would have rather had a Lancer RallyArt. But the dealer had no 07's left. Being stung by a 06 Civic. There was no way I was going to do a first year Mitsu. And the nicer motor wont be out until 09 I think it is.
So this left the 3. It has features Civic doesn't. TCS is a big one. It handles very well. Corners better than a Civic,dx,lx,ex. And it will stop better also. I also wanted more low end grunt. The 3 is easier to drive than the Civic. The better low end helps a lot in ease of drive ability.
I will miss the fuel economy I was getting in the Civic. I hypermile a lot on my daily grind to and from work. I was getting high 40 and low 50 mpg tanks out of the Civic before I traded it.
I expect mid to high 40 mpg tanks out of the MZ3 after its broke in. I expect good things from this car. 
psy
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Re: Wow..... [mldj98]
by sploar
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Jul 19, 2007 (12:29 am)
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Replying to: mldj98 (Dec 27, 2005 7:01 am)
I agree! And what is with the 3's 6" wide brake pedal? My foot gohatt stuck between the brake pedal and the console. How could I buy a car from a company who would make such a glaringly idiotic mistake? Plus I didn't like the heavy steering. And can a Mazda 3 touch Honda on a lease? I sincerely doubt it! The one thing I did like about the Mazda 3 was the speed. But a little more speed to sacrifice mpg doesn't sound good to me. Like another guy said, if I wanted speed I'd go for REAL speed, a vette or m3 or something.
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- #1259 of 1333
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Re: Civic and 3 [psy]
by sploar
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Jul 19, 2007 (12:32 am)
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Replying to: psy (Jul 18, 2007 6:50 pm)
Wat problems did you have with your Civic? And was it attributable to being a first year model?
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Re: Civic and 3 [sploar]
by eldaino
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Jul 19, 2007 (8:29 am)
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Replying to: sploar (Jul 19, 2007 12:32 am)
more than likely, but i had a first year model too, and aside from the visor thing and a few weird sounds here an there that were not worth my time; i had no problems with it. I think his was a lemon, and they do exist, from every manufacturer.
I had 23k on mine before i traded it in; she was 11 months old.
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$2200 for bad A/C
by cz75
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Jul 22, 2007 (7:10 am)
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Friend's A/C just died on his 2004 3i - bad compressor. $2200 to fix. I'm glad I bought the Si after driving all the 3s models that had awful A/C, even when it "worked." I guess my perception that Mazda is garbage, a Japanese Ford, has been reconfirmed.
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Re: $2200 for bad A/C [cz75]
by themistocles
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Jul 22, 2007 (8:11 pm)
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Replying to: cz75 (Jul 22, 2007 7:10 am)
i felt similar about driving the mazdaspeed 3, and almost everyone i know whos drivin it, just thought it was horrible at just normal driving around, and even trying to shift in a hurry. for instance, i got to test drive it twice, then when i was with my friend at a mazda dealership, the salesmen took me for a ride in one cause i was bored while he was doing crap. well even the salesmen was having to look down and see where he was shifting. lol. and like ive said a million times, the seats feel like something youd sit in at a mcdonalds, i actually thought there was a layer of cardboard behind the thin layer of foam.
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Re: $2200 for bad A/C [cz75]
by mrblonde49
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Jul 23, 2007 (6:37 am)
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Replying to: cz75 (Jul 22, 2007 7:10 am)
I guess your perception is shared by very few, as the Mazda3 continues to have great sales and get great reviews
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