I love the mazda3. Great gas mileage, great interior, comfortable, sporty ride. I have very few misgivings about this car. One of the few being space, the trunk is rather small and the front end is longer then I would normally like but it still works out in the end. I still love every thing about it.

I was originally drawn to the Mazda3 because of its previous year's styling. Although the new year's styling was a little less "classic" to me, it was still a nice-looking car, in the price and style (hatchback) that I wanted. Buying the car was a little stressful, as it took me a few different dealers to find one that seemed willing to work with me on a good price. I don't remember what I paid for it, but it was on trend with the research I did (probably close to invoice). Once I started driving the car, I really enjoyed the pickup and speed it had -- it is lightweight and easily takes off at the stop light or on the highway. It is not very big, but I've folded the seats down and fit my bike inside of it, so I know it is capable when I really need it to be. The one thing about the interior I don't love is that all the screens are different technologies (one LED, one dot matrix, a couple different colors, one LCD, etc.) that makes it look unrefined. I also dislike the way the low tire sensor is attached to the wheel. Those sensors broke on my car and instead of just replacing the part, I had to replace the entire wheel. It was also difficult for the garage to figure out the problem -- it took a few visits to a few places before one mechanic finally figured it out. I don't know if I will buy another Mazda, but if they keep up the good work on creating attractive vehicles, I will definitely go test drive another one. I don't think they have an electric option yet, and that is one thing I would like to see from them.