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#1 ·
Hello all,

I'm looking to buy 2011 or 2010 Mazda3 s GT Hatch manual. Is there anything I should look out for? Is the clutch still an issue? The clutch issue is the only thing really holding me back.

There's a 2010 with 54k miles and a 2011 with 24k miles.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
 
#7 · (Edited)
my 2010 has 86000 miles on the original clutch, starting to show age but its still good.

Be gentle and do your maintenance and she'll be fine.


*Bleed the clutch at the same time with brakes, the bleeder is near the oil filter. It uses the same reservoir as the brake fluid. have competent folks do it.
 
#14 ·
where are you located? I drove 8 hrs to S. Florida from N. Florida to save a couple grand. The market you're shopping in makes a huge difference. My 2010 had 33k when I got it, GT plus tech and nav and all the goodies - $16k out the door. Would have been right up at $20k in Tallahassee where I live. 8 hrs to save 4k is worth it. Plus you get the joy of driving your "new" car for 500 miles which is a great place to learn all about it.

In fact, there was a base 2010 2.0 sedan with 30k miles on it on sale here in town for $16,500 at the time we purchased our 3...
 
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