2019 Mazda 3 BP

[travajante]

Mazda Unveils Mazda3 TCR | Inside Mazda

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[go-to-guy]

Mazda Unveils Mazda3 TCR | Inside Mazda

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Wow! Love the front and sideview.[emoji1303] Not a fan of the spoiler though.

[JohnM]

Saw a white hatch, errr, sportback yesterday in BGC

[jojopad]

Ah, the discerning![emoji106].. At the rate you're digging, you'll quickly outgrow & regret the 'newbie' handle, sir.[emoji4]
Worry not about iStop. There are reversible tricks & methods to keep it constantly off w/o using the iStop button. Flipping the hood switch is 1.... And, the CTEK habit will soon become automatic.
Limited rear visibility & root crop riders are a cautionary & valid concern. That may need a lil warming up to. Good thing humans were programmed adaptive. You'll learn to compensate.
All that said, please keep us posted on what you'd finally choose. I've confidence it will be the ideal 1 for your needs....& wants. Meantime, while the wait away by imagining em mods. Good luck, sir![emoji4]


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Travs is right about the iStop. For my case I just turn it off right after starting the engine. My only concern with my 2.0L variant is the expensive enhanced flooded battery (EFB) replacement (more than 11k pesos). The battery should ideally last longer by regularly charging it with CTEK. For condo dwellers who don't have an access to a power outlet, regularly charging the battery can be a concern.

[travajante]

The battery should ideally last longer by regularly charging it with CTEK. For condo dwellers who don't have an access to a power outlet, regularly charging the battery can be a concern.

Yeah, there's that.[emoji852]


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[vinrem]

Travs is right about the iStop. For my case I just turn it off right after starting the engine. My only concern with my 2.0L variant is the expensive enhanced flooded battery (EFB) replacement (more than 11k pesos). The battery should ideally last longer by regularly charging it with CTEK. For condo dwellers who don't have an access to a power outlet, regularly charging the battery can be a concern.

But sir, d ba the istop battery and the battery for the car itself are one? So the battery will will more or less die after 2 or 3 years, in my case I haven't turned off my istop since I bought it and the battery lasted 3 years yata, so you mean if I turned off the istop will it last longer?

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[travajante]

But sir, d ba the istop battery and the battery for the car itself are one? So the battery will will more or less die after 2 or 3 years, in my case I haven't turned off my istop since I bought it and the battery lasted 3 years yata, so you mean if I turned off the istop will it last longer?

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Your road, traffic climate & use conditions may be batt friendlier than ours, good sir. You won't get iStop to activate as often when you do mostly freeways, I assume...so, it's as if it were OFF. This is the reason why the US never got the system. No use there.

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[vinrem]

Your road, traffic climate & use conditions may be batt friendlier than ours, good sir. You won't get iStop to activate as often when you do mostly freeways, I assume...so, it's as if it were OFF. This is the reason why the US never got the system. No use there.

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We have 4 seasons here sir Travs, and the car is for pure city driving, in my 4 years of use, I only used it maybe around 5-6 times on the freeway and during traffic my travel of 8kms is around 1-1.5 hours.

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[togmolodon]

But sir, d ba the istop battery and the battery for the car itself are one? So the battery will will more or less die after 2 or 3 years, in my case I haven't turned off my istop since I bought it and the battery lasted 3 years yata, so you mean if I turned off the istop will it last longer?

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Depends on the battery brand, turning off i-stop right after the engine started did not help me extend battery life, in fact it even shortened it, did not even last a year compared to not turning off which lasted 6 months longer.

As I've said it depends on battery brand, now using Yuasa, so far so good.

[travajante]

Depends on the battery brand, turning off i-stop right after the engine started did not help me extend battery life, in fact it even shortened it, did not even last a year compared to not turning off which lasted 6 months longer.

As I've said it depends on battery brand, now using Yuasa, so far so good.

Ummmm, Motolite formerly?

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[vinrem]

Depends on the battery brand, turning off i-stop right after the engine started did not help me extend battery life, in fact it even shortened it, did not even last a year compared to not turning off which lasted 6 months longer.

As I've said it depends on battery brand, now using Yuasa, so far so good.

I'm now also using yuasa sir.

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[Nelson de Leon]

Yuasa was my stock battery that did not last beyond 1&1/2 years... [emoji26][emoji26]

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[travajante]

Yuasa was my stock battery that did not last beyond 1&1/2 years... [emoji26][emoji26]

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Remember, we dunno how long the duration was from factory to purchase, good brother. Add that to the 18mos.

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[Nelson de Leon]

Remember, we dunno how long the duration was from factory to purchase, good brother. Add that to the 18mos.

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I'm sure mine was quickie because I got mine when this model delivery are trickling due to demand.

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[Archerfish]

Yuasa was my stock battery that did not last beyond 1&1/2 years... [emoji26][emoji26]

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I didn't know you already replaced the stock battery. Mine is still running fine and now approaching it's second year.

However, I don't know what brand do I have right now.

[Nelson de Leon]

I didn't know you already replaced the stock battery. Mine is still running fine and now approaching it's second year.

However, I don't know what brand do I have right now.

Wow that's nice! I guess your regular everyday long trips are proving to be really advantageous.

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[Archerfish]

Wow that's nice! I guess your regular everyday long trips are proving to be really advantageous.

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Most probably, plus the CTEK battery charger.
[emoji3]

If I may "edit" your post, I do a weekly long trip one way to work and another one going back home. In between is, a 3 km trip stop and go.

Right now, I'm not using the car for two weeks so I'm on CTEK for 24/7.

[togmolodon]

Ummmm, Motolite formerly?

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Yes, Motolite. First buy lasted 14 months fortunately still under warranty, replacement however only lasted 6 months give or take I think despite i-stop turned off. Second buy still a Motolite lasted more than a year, luckily Mazda finally ditched Motolite, and now I'm on Yuasa (replacement).

[travajante]

Yes, Motolite. First buy lasted 14 months fortunately still under warranty, replacement however only lasted 6 months give or take I think despite i-stop turned off. Second buy still a Motolite lasted more than a year, luckily Mazda finally ditched Motolite, and now I'm on Yuasa (replacement).

6mos? Motolite has a special stash for warranty swaps?[emoji44][emoji13]
Why Motolite doesn't market Exide, a Varta-competing foreign brand whose Oz-Asian division they now own, beats me.[emoji849]
Good thing Mazda finally went back nippon in GS Yuasa.[emoji106]

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[Archerfish]

Good thing Mazda finally went back nippon in GS Yuasa.[emoji106]

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I just confirmed this a few minutes ago from a friend who works in Motolite. She said that they no longer supply the battery for i-Stop. She added that she is using Motolite Excel on her CX-5. For now, she said that the battery is good.