Mazda Mazda3 Usados en Venta en Chowchilla, CA

I purchased this vehicle because my mother and sister both had one and loved theirs. This has hands down been the best car I have ever owned. I love the sporty/fun body style of the car. It gets great mileage, it's pretty comfortable and I love the dual transmission feature. That comes in handy whenever my family and I go to the mountains. This car also have a fantastic safety rating and I love the stabilizing feature. I have two children who are actively in sports and this car has survived the last four years while retaining its quality. Two things I wish my Mazda 3 had are: 1. a sun roof and 2. a 6 cylinder engine. While it's a pretty powerful little car once it gets going, it does struggle a bit on the incline in hilly areas and in the mountains. I've owned this vehicle for four years and it has not broken down once. I have not had any work done on this vehicle aside from routine maintenance. Mazda customer service is unbeatable. Mazda has a 100,000 mile warranty on the transmission and engine. There is also a life-time warranty on brakes, you just pay the labor and parts are free. Once I really needed an oil change before vacation but I couldn't get an appointment at the dealership in time. The dealership had me come in so they could check my fluids and top them off until I could come in for the scheduled oil change and they did not charge me a single cent. I am confident in saying that when I'm ready for a new car it will be a Mazda.

This was actually the first vehicle I owned. I was driving around my parent's Corollas before then, and I can definitely say that I prefer the Mazda3 for the same price range. It handled pretty well in most cases (although, not so well in the snow), it is really "fun" to drive. You hear a lot of people say that with Mazdas, and I think that they are just have very responsive handling. If I could change something, it would be that the dashboard lining has started to come off a bit... I think that, over the years, the interior is going to diminish, so I'm enjoying my ride while I can now. I've noticed that the headlights are also starting to become a bit foggy. No rust or anything yet, and it's been everywhere, from the snow to the sand. As far as driving performance goes... well, it's not that powerful. And I don't think it really needs to be for most people. I say that if you need power, you should get the Speed3 instead. I've heard people say good things about that. I have really had no problems with it though, and I have driven it across the country and gone on road trips a ton of times. What helps is that the stock audio quality is actually pretty decent, and the electronics inside, although basic, are really nice touches.

Mazda takes a great amount of pride in the notion that their cars are designed with the driver's experience at the front of their minds. I upgraded to a 2012 Mazda3 from a 2008 Honda Fit, which was also a good car, but not in the same category as the Mazda3. When I started looking for a replacement for my Honda, there were a few requirements: the car had to seat 4 people comfortably, be able to carry some cargo (have a hatchback), get reasonably good gas mileage, and be fun to drive. The Honda did those things, but barely. I chose the Mazda3 because 2012 marked the first year of their Skyacitv technology, which was focused on making a gasoline engine more efficient, rather than employing a more expensive hybrid-electric drivetrain to improve fuel economy. That entailed lightened engine internals, a new 6-speed manual transmission, and a stiffer frame to name a few features. The entire package made for a car that handles very well, is fun to row the gears in, and gets upwards of 40 miles to the gallon on the highway. The car literally checked all the boxes for me. The build quality is quite good for a car in its price range. The fit and finish of the exterior panels is perfect – no odd gaps or height differences. The same is true of the interior. When I test drove the car, I was surprised at how close the interior came to my friend's 3 series BMW in terms of quality. My only gripe is that there's a good amount of hard plastic inside, but that's difficult to avoid without bumping the price up. And even though the materials aren't top-shelf, the execution is as good or better than I've seen in any other car – especially American cars, which I almost never even consider because the interiors are so cheap feeling. I love the suspension on the car. 4-wheel independent suspension is part of what makes the car handle as well as it does. A lot of other carmakers use a torsion beam for the rear suspension in cars that compete with the Mazda3 and was something I disliked about my Honda Fit. The only thing I wish was different about the Mazda3 is the horsepower. 155 is certainly sufficient and it gets out of its own way just fine, but I feel like a 2.0 liter engine is capable of more these days. Granted, there's a balance to be struck between power and fuel economy, and this car leans in the economy direction, which is one of the reasons I purchased it. But as most car enthusiasts will say, more power is (usually) never a bad thing.