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Howdy all, My dealership let me take home a Mazda3 iTouring for the night. I liked it a lot but had some questions: 1 -- A couple times during the night, when I went to brake, the edge of my foot was also pressing down on the accelerator *at the same time*. Basically, I was performing a heal...

Hey guys, just wanted to share my oil analysis I got back from the lab with everyone. So far it's looking really good. Couple of notes: I run my car pretty hard at times meaning I do quite a few WOT runs in second and third hitting the limiter. Shes got about 11k miles now and still going...

I got so much helpful insight here when internet shopping the Mazda3 SGT hatch. Finally went to drive it and it is a really great car. Problem - they had a Mazda6 GT in white and, wow, it was one of the most striking cars in appearance I have seen. Now I hate trunks, and sedans sound so...

I've mentioned before that I've been having all sorts of problems with my 3... especially the brakes. Well it's been in the shop for almost a month now. They can't fix it. They've changed the callipers, brake lines and the ABS module. Wheel alignment is perfect... tire pressure perfect. The...

Hi all, I'm hoping to buy either a 2014 iGT or a 2015 sT (manual hatch either way) within the next couple of months. The decision will basically come down to whether the extra oomph provided by the 2.5L engine is worth the ~$2k premium (not to mention the extra fuel cost), which is obviously a...

Hey guys, been looking for a new car and this was the most active Mazda 3 community I found IMO so registered here. Took a test drive in a 2014 Mazda 3 sGT hatch and I was very impressed with the drive. The sales manager let me test out the performance and we took long stretches of road so I...

So I finally got around to test drive the Mazda 3 2.0 with all the tech features, and here are my impressions The good - Tech features are amazing, practical and work really well, from blind spot monitoring, to the active display to the adaptive cruise control, they work great! - The ac is...

Hey there folks! Road Magnet is seeking a volunteer in the Baltimore region to help with their R&D to develop lowering springs for the 2014 Mazda 3 since the 2010-2013 springs are not compatible as I discovered in my own tests. For details on what is required see my thread here The payoff? You...

Hi there, Before the Kit Kat 4.4 upgrade my bluetooth and infotainment worked fine. I just updated to KitKat today. The infotainment will not download any text messages. I would get a text and would hit the update, it spins for a while and swill say unable to download. I have tried unpairing...

I thought I start a separate discussion regarding IIHS Narrow Offset Barrier Crash Test which only apply for Models built after October 2013. I just bought a 2014 Mazda 3 hatchback about 2 weeks and it was made on 9/2013. I bought the car only after seeing the IIHS crash test rating but I did...

Finally got to do a real test drive of the new 2014 3. Had the whole family there this time. We took turns sitting in all the seating positions and had thumbs up reviews from everyone. The seats are comfortable and supportive. I love the back seats. It's like they took the front seats and...

I stopped by my dealer to show off the CorkSport prototype exhaust on my 6. As soon as my salesman saw me, he came running out with the keys to their brand new 2014 2.5. Took it for a spin and I have to say I'm very impressed. Reminded me of my 2010 2.5s, but noticeably quicker and of course...