Originally Posted by Guess

Mazda sucks. Plain and simple. They build the engines and tranny to barely handle the power they have, with abuse or any modifications, the tranny is done for. Trust me, I had a tranny go at like 18,000kms, and an engine go at 400kms (four hundred.. ) in a 2.3 Mazda 3.

Interior gets annoying after a while. The only positives were good suspension, good brakes, and a comfortable driving position.

2 Major negatives for me are: 1. It doesnt float. 2. Lug nuts dont like to hold on.

For $38k i would rather drive something from a german automaker with a little less power.


Plus, like NeonSRT said.. Who the hell decided to make this a fwd car? What use is that.. it behaves exactly like a VW trying to hook up off the line.