Owner Reviews
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Top Dealers In Virginia Beach, VA
- Hall Mazda Virginia Beach
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2014 Mazda Mazda3 - Mazda 3: not even close to usable.
The Mazda 3 follows the Mazda 2 as the "cheap toy car" in the companies line-up, in fact, in certain areas in the country the Mazda 3 completely replaces the Mazda 2. The issues are similar, you have a combination of a cheap basic car with decent built (Toyota) with a nice stylish look with inefficient parts (Kia).
The Mazda 3 will look stylish and will boast about features to get you excited. All of this at an affordable price point new, and near dirt cheap used, however you are basically getting nothing more than a car you'd only really buy if you go 2-5 minutes down the street to the grocery store maybe a few times a week.
The Mazda 3's internal design is pretty bad and will be the source of likely most problems buyers will face. It's to easy to have multiple parts break in a smal... (more)
Story
None have occurred. It was a short-term car without much of anything memorable happening.
Pros
Good style, easy to buy and replace default parts with custom parts.
Cons
Too easy to damage, weather can cause problems, can't go too fast, bad at terrain off the road.
2007 Mazda Mazda3 - Mazda 3 - Better Than Many Alternatives
First of all, a Mazda 3 was not our first choice. We only considered it because Ford bought Mazda, and the prices were good. After a test drive, and a little haggling, we were on our way.
The car itself handles good except on ice. For some reason it likes to play slip-n-slide even though all the weight is on the front end and it's front wheel drive. Keep a close eye on your antenna as well. Ours has been stolen five or six times. Ours came with a 6 CD changer, sun/moon roof.
One thing you HAVE to do is change the oil regularly. See, it doesn't have a regular oil filter, but a cartridge that fits into a plastic housing.
The next thing to remember is that once something goes wrong, there's a cascade effect. Ours started a short time after a leak in the valve cover gasket popped up.... (more)
Story
This is the first car I let my daughters drive.
Pros
Plenty of room
Decent gas mileage
Telescoping steering wheel
6 CD changer
Cons
Once one thing goes wrong more follow in short order
Plastic filter cartridge housing
Needs more than the average amount of preventative maintenance
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2010 Mazda Mazda3 - Hall Mazda Virginia Beach
The salesman. When we first came on the lot he offered his help if we needed it, but wasn't pushy about anything. Any questions we had, he answered without having to look anything up. We didn't buy on the first or second visit to the dealership and he was still patient with us throughout the process.
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