2014 Mazda 3

[basti08]

This is super impressive. Was able to use it in Mazda's head to head with Michele B.

Super. Impressive. Great value for its price. Scalpel sharp steering is very telepathic and the chassis is so obedient. Handling is almost neutral, producing a very mild, predictable understeer. Yet the ride is never annoying. Compliant. This car will inspire you to drive. Impressive.

[NAML]

Pls disregard

[NAML]

[QUOTE=Louie Anson Ng;2363291][quote=NAML;2363276

ok sir, will you be picking up these items personally?[/QUOTE]

Will pick up the items from your shop. I am also interested in the TPMS and back camera compatible with the head unit of mz 3. Would appreciate if you could pm the price if you could source these items. Thanks

[Louie Anson Ng]

[quote=NAML;2363350]

Will pick up the items from your shop. I am also interested in the TPMS and back camera compatible with the head unit of mz 3. Would appreciate if you could pm the price if you could source these items. Thanks

As of now there are no avaiable backup cameras fitted for the new Mazda 3 as they've only recently hit them market. We expect availability of more accessories in about 3 to 4 months

[larry0609]

Great review by Niky http://www.topgear.com.ph/drives/rev...skyactiv-2-0-r


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[SiRbossR]

Beautiful and amazing shots there Niky!

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[dosbydos]

Provincial driving....short trips only. 5.02 km/l for 2.0 hatchback

[NAML]

Provincial driving....short trips only. 5.02 km/l for 2.0 hatchback

Mine is purely city driving, 10-20 km/h average speed with lots of short stops due to traffic, istop on, short burst of speed, consumption ranges from high 5 to low 6 km/l. Noticed though that consumption is better if the car is driven hard in the the city. Bit weird. Car feels very light though. 2.0 sedan

[NAML]

I heard a lagutok once when I hi
t a curb on the driver side with the steering at full lock but never heard it again even in deep potholes. Maybe it's the suspension components seating in? Do you hear it regularly sir?

By the way, has anyone heard a buzzing sound like a vibrating cell phone on the dashboard when driving over coarse asphalt? It doesn't come up on big potholes. Seems to be coming from the steering column. You can only notice it when you look for it deliberately, but it's driving me nuts.

Sound is only audible when going through humps at an angle and at slow speed. Its not there when going through potholes or other road imperfections. You only a very solid "thud" sound for that.

As for tire pressure, i normally inflate mine at 38 front, 35 back. I"ve checked the tire specs and it says max 51 psi although the recommended tire pressure as shown in the side door is 32 front, 29 back. All psi by the way.

Heard the vibrating sound also but its normally present when going through rough asphalt. I think this is the "road noise" mentioned in several of the reviews on our mz3. Any other pavement the vibrating sound is absent.

[Walter]

Best to follow the tire pressure indicated on the door sill.

[NAML]

I usually hear that when I drive by humps, but instead of the front I'm hearing it from the right rear passenger side. Last Thu it was so evident that upon arriving home I checked on my car's rear wheels and I've noticed that the right rear wheel, compared to the left rear wheel, is higher. I'll have it checked today as I'm scheduled for my first month PMS.

Regarding tire pressure, I'm following what the manual says which is 36 PSI.

I'm driving a 1.5 aluminum silver hatch.

That was also my initial observation, right rear passenger side, but the more i observe it the more i think its coming from the front passenger side. Hope CASA would be able to identify the source.

By the way, sir, do you happen to be from the antipolo/cainta area? I think i saw your silver hatch one time going to floodway. Pretty hatch by the way.

[Athas]

That was also my initial observation, right rear passenger side, but the more i observe it the more i think its coming from the front passenger side. Hope CASA would be able to identify the source.

By the way, sir, do you happen to be from the antipolo/cainta area? I think i saw your silver hatch one time going to floodway. Pretty hatch by the way.

Thanks sir NAML. It might have been me though I'm from Q.C.

Done with my first month PMS. Everything is okay according to the mechanic, including the wheel alignment. The only thing that wasn't checked is the fax tone sound that's seemingly coming from the dashboard on the driver's side. He said it'll take about a day to really check that as they need to detach some parts, which is also giving me second thoughts if I'll push through with the diagnosis or not.

For the other M3 owners, have you experienced this in your units? It's quite faint and only noticeable when the radio is off and the vehicle is moving.

[dennis.manapat]

Was able to test drive this baby...WOW!!! agree with basti08...very nice ride indeed. Class na class talaga...my wife and i decided that we'll get this...test drove other cars...fiesta ecoboost and ecosport...this one is the best. plus maluwag pa... 1.5L sedan by the way yung ni-test drive namin.

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[JohnM]

Last time I asked our red Laser 1.3 hatch is still running around in Davao

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[17Sphynx17]

Went with a different direction and chose not to purchase the Mazda 3. The DI was hovering at 3% to 5% depending on which dealer I asked and I would not really be able to get real value out of the Yojin3 knowing I only average around 10k kms per year on my drives. I would lose out immediately about 17.5k php. I wish there was an opt out of Yojin 3 and we could take the 35k out of the MSRP, but sadly there is none.

The 1.5L I was considering doesn't appear to be as efficient as I hoped it would be and it is quite a heavy car for its power. Looking at the 2.0, it would completely blow my budget out of the water.

I do believe this car is worth a look and would be reliable but the way it is marketed here pushed me into looking elsewhere.

Emotionally, I really love the car, but I also have a practical side which I have to take into account. Maybe next time. =)

[NewbDriver]

Went with a different direction and chose not to purchase the Mazda 3. The DI was hovering at 3% to 5% depending on which dealer I asked and I would not really be able to get real value out of the Yojin3 knowing I only average around 10k kms per year on my drives. I would lose out immediately about 17.5k php. I wish there was an opt out of Yojin 3 and we could take the 35k out of the MSRP, but sadly there is none.

The 1.5L I was considering doesn't appear to be as efficient as I hoped it would be and it is quite a heavy car for its power. Looking at the 2.0, it would completely blow my budget out of the water.

I do believe this car is worth a look and would be reliable but the way it is marketed here pushed me into looking elsewhere.

Emotionally, I really love the car, but I also have a practical side which I have to take into account. Maybe next time. =)

There is a post in this thread that there is a dealer in Tarlac that offers 0% DI (but then again you would need to have your car delivered to you).

I have bought a 2014 Mazda 3 1.5, and I agree that it is not class-leading efficient, but I guess it is good considering it is a heavy car. Among my choices back then (2014 Altis, 2014 City), I believe the Mazda 3 is the most value for money in its price range second to the Nissan Sylphy.

[17Sphynx17]

There is a post in this thread that there is a dealer in Tarlac that offers 0% DI (but then again you would need to have your car delivered to you).

I have bought a 2014 Mazda 3 1.5, and I agree that it is not class-leading efficient, but I guess it is good considering it is a heavy car. Among my choices back then (2014 Altis, 2014 City), I believe the Mazda 3 is the most value for money in its price range second to the Nissan Sylphy.

Funny you should say that =P... That's exactly where I went after closing my doors looking at the Mazda 3. =) It was up there with the Mazda 3 for me as a a more practical but less emotional choice, if that makes any sense. =)

[NewbDriver]

Funny you should say that =P... That's exactly where I went after closing my doors looking at the Mazda 3. =) It was up there with the Mazda 3 for me as a a more practical but less emotional choice, if that makes any sense. =)

I absolutely understand.

In my case, I felt that if I'm going to buy something that I am going to use for quite a while, might as well go to what I feel I truly want. And my "reasoning" for convincing myself to go with Mazda 3 is that some shortcomings of the Mazda 3 vs. Sylphy in practicality are "liveable" or tolerable for me. Plus, the Mazda 3 is the ***ier car! (Binata pa kasi eh)

[aRTie]

I would not really be able to get real value out of the Yojin3 knowing I only average around 10k kms per year on my drives. I would lose out immediately about 17.5k php. I wish there was an opt out of Yojin 3 and we could take the 35k out of the MSRP, but sadly there is none.

Sorry sir but i did not understand your concern here. Kahit naman mababa odo reading, you will still have your pms every 6 months for 3 years.. and regardless of the kilometrage, papalitan pa rin nila yung oil mo. Mine was only 2900 km when i had my 6 months maintenance and pinalitan pa rin naman nila yung engine oil.

In any case, congrats on your new Nissan sir! I own and love both brand.
I'm happy with the direction both companies are going nowadays.

[17Sphynx17]

Sorry sir but i did not understand your concern here. Kahit naman mababa odo reading, you will still have your pms every 6 months for 3 years.. and regardless of the kilometrage, papalitan pa rin nila yung oil mo. Mine was only 2900 km when i had my 6 months maintenance and pinalitan pa rin naman nila yung engine oil.

In any case, congrats on your new Nissan sir! I own and love both brand.
I'm happy with the direction both companies are going nowadays.

Actually, that is the problem I have with it. You have not yet even reached 5k kms and they changed your oil (a complete waste of resources - both peso and material). It is what Ford also does through a voucher system that comes with their purchase and they are forcing you to avail of the service immediately eventhough you don't yet need it.

With fully synthetic oil, I can run the vehicle up to 10k kms without needing any interval in the middle to have anything serviced to the car. It rationalizes the parts and labor done to my vehicle (as well as expenses incurred) as well as minimizes my need to have downtime on the vehicle just for servicing.

All our petrol cars are serviced once a year only sometimes one year and 2 months because my whole family's route is roughly around 10k kms per year as well. The PMS states there are some work they do at a 5k kms interval but they can just do that at the 10k interval anyway.

I never had a problem with any of our cars as a whole family as I monitor almost how all our vehicles service intervals to make sure we don't miss it when it does reach 10k kms.

The fact that they force you into servicing a vehicle which has not yet actually reached the PMS odo interval is just a "pampalubag loob" that you actually got the service you paid for, but you didn't need it yet to be honest. I know they still did it, but you didn't need it yet. Which is one of my biggest complaints with Yojin 3. It wastes parts and materials for those that don't need it yet.

Ford does the same and actually kept calling me about my cousin's car because I became her point person at Ford because her dad who uses it doesn't really remember to have it checked.

So essentially Mazda also learned that from Ford and I feel are milking majority of the buyers with the Yojin3 because you've advanced service payments for 60k kms worth of service which you have not yet reached.

It doesn't make sense as well for them to replace everything when they are still in good working order, so what happens to the good parts that were replaced on your vehicle. Are they trash or resold as refurbished parts outside? They are technically genuine parts right?

Makes you think. and I really hate that feeling that I am being hoodwinked as I know it doesn't make any logical sense to make me go to have change oil when I have only clocked in 2k kms on a fully synthic/semi-synthetic oil in my engine.

I know there are soome golden rule of thumbs used by most owners which are
regular oil - change every 3 month/2500kms
semi synthetic - change every 6 months/5000kms
fully synthetic - change every year/10000kms

But i've repeatedly done the following (actual servicing interval)
regular oil - change every 6 months/5000kms
fully synthetic - change eveyr 1yr and 3 months /10000kms

I've never really used semi-synthetic but i go by odo reading if I use it. I do check the oil dip stick if it becomes "sludgy" or dirty but it doesn't from what I've experienced.