All New 2017 Mazda 3

[jojopad]

Well, what matters most is brake feel. The 3 has good stock brakes...& look who makes those OE pads....

Akebono.[emoji4]
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Brake feel is good, actually really good and smooth! There was this youtube vid review on the 2017 M3 by Kelley Blue Book, the reviewer said he finds the brake feel really enjoyable [emoji16]

[StockEngine]

I’m on a solo roadtrip now! Awesome drive!
(Don’t worry I just photoshopped the plate out [emoji6])




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best red in the market. saw the cx9 in red and it wasnt as stunning 🤔

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[travajante]

Brake feel is good, actually really good and smooth! There was this youtube vid review on the 2017 M3 by Kelley Blue Book, the reviewer said he finds the brake feel really enjoyable [emoji16]

Agree. BBKs unnecessary. They only add unsprung weight. Simple upgrades on pad type, stainless braided lines + good dot 4 will take it to another level.

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[Nelson de Leon]

best red in the market. saw the cx9 in red and it wasnt as stunning [emoji848]

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I think vehicle colors are also size dependent especially sa red. I also noticed that too.

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[Allanrafael]

Hi Sirs,

Just joined tsikot.com bec. of the new Mazda 3. Hoping to learn from the gurus here.

[travajante]

Hi Sirs,

Just joined tsikot.com bec. of the new Mazda 3. Hoping to learn from the gurus here.

Welcome to the forums, Allan sir, What 3 variant do you have? Pics & plans, please.[emoji4]

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[nowey13]

Can’t decide which color to get! Aaahh. The dilemma of a first time buyer. Lol.

I love the Soul Red but my wife and conservative mom have this ridiculous belief that Red cars are prone to accidents and that color Red attracts lightning. Crazy.

So crossing out the Soul Red. sad.

Now, i’m Torn between
Jet Black and Titanium Flash. Oh wait, Eternal Blue seems cool too.

Which onneeeeee?? lol

[StockEngine]

first car... study waxes and sealants and maybe hard coats and let the pros do it 😉

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[RedlineJunkie]

I’m on a solo roadtrip now! Awesome drive!
(Don’t worry I just photoshopped the plate out [emoji6])




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Beautiful and ***y! [emoji3]

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[travajante]

Can’t decide which color to get! Aaahh. The dilemma of a first time buyer. Lol.

I love the Soul Red but my wife and conservative mom have this ridiculous belief that Red cars are prone to accidents and that color Red attracts lightning. Crazy.

So crossing out the Soul Red. sad.

Now, i’m Torn between
Jet Black and Titanium Flash. Oh wait, Eternal Blue seems cool too.

Which onneeeeee?? lol

Careful w/ black, sir. It can be stunningly reflective but will be difficult to maintain & keep clean. Swirls will be more visible. Plus, among the colors, it is the softest. More into hardness....Fredrick Mohs created a scale from 1 to 10, for measuring and determining hardness. Hardness refers to the measure of resistance a surfaces has to abrasion. Talc is rated at 1 while a diamond is rated at 10. Titanium dioxide, the substance used as pigmentation in white paint, is rated at 7 on the Mohs scale. As far as pigments go, titanium dioxide is very hard. By contrast, black paints, (single-stage), are soft. The pigment used to make paint black is Carbon black, which has a Mohs hardness rating of 2.
So technically, is going the opposite, white, better? Ummm, not exactly. Generally speaking, single-stage white paint is the hardest paint detailers will ever work on. Titanium Dioxide is used as pigment. This can be more a problem than an advantage. Sub-surface defect removal in single-stage white paint is two-fold: It is hard and automotive paints tend to be very thin. White paints are so hard that when you try removing a scratch, you often end up putting in more, smaller scratches surrounding the scratch while potentially only marginally removing the original scratch itself. Kinda self-defeating and in some cases, risky as you might cut into the primer. Detailers use rotary buffers. With good polishes and the right buffing pad, the rotary buffer makes paint defect removal easy, except on white paint. The reason is that rotary buffers create heat between the pad and the paint surface. If heat build-up becomes excessive, you can burn the paint. The paint hardness requires more pad pressure, which creates more heat and increases the chances of burning the paint. And....White is the least rewarding to work on as it offers no visual depth or reflectivity. It is difficult to get any reflection even when the finish is brand new and in a highly polished condition.
Tit Flash & Blue are beautiful, but if you want the easiest to maintain? Silver.... Reflects heat, camouflages dirt, doesn't yellow, stays new longer, ages well.
If you're like me who doesn't mind boring, go silver. The 3 is among the few cars out there that looks great in any color anyway.[emoji4]
But, their premium colors, Soul Red & Machine Gray, are the most stunning.[emoji16]

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[nowey13]

so it’s like I was reading a science book here of some sort. haha. thanks though for the input. there’s additional cash for those premium colors if I’m not mistaken. it’s like buying your favorite choco butternut over dunkin donuts. darn. grey looks stunning too! ok I might get the Titanium instead.

Careful w/ black, sir. It can be stunningly reflective but will be difficult to maintain & keep clean. Swirls will be more visible. Plus, among the colors, it is the softest. More into hardness....Fredrick Mohs created a scale from 1 to 10, for measuring and determining hardness. Hardness refers to the measure of resistance a surfaces has to abrasion. Talc is rated at 1 while a diamond is rated at 10. Titanium dioxide, the substance used as pigmentation in white paint, is rated at 7 on the Mohs scale. As far as pigments go, titanium dioxide is very hard. By contrast, black paints, (single-stage), are soft. The pigment used to make paint black is Carbon black, which has a Mohs hardness rating of 2.
So technically, is going the opposite, white, better? Ummm, not exactly. Generally speaking, single-stage white paint is the hardest paint detailers will ever work on. Titanium Dioxide is used as pigment. This can be more a problem than an advantage. Sub-surface defect removal in single-stage white paint is two-fold: It is hard and automotive paints tend to be very thin. White paints are so hard that when you try removing a scratch, you often end up putting in more, smaller scratches surrounding the scratch while potentially only marginally removing the original scratch itself. Kinda self-defeating and in some cases, risky as you might cut into the primer. Detailers use rotary buffers. With good polishes and the right buffing pad, the rotary buffer makes paint defect removal easy, except on white paint. The reason is that rotary buffers create heat between the pad and the paint surface. If heat build-up becomes excessive, you can burn the paint. The paint hardness requires more pad pressure, which creates more heat and increases the chances of burning the paint. And....White is the least rewarding to work on as it offers no visual depth or reflectivity. It is difficult to get any reflection even when the finish is brand new and in a highly polished condition.
Tit Flash & Blue are beautiful, but if you want the easiest to maintain? Silver.... Reflects heat, camouflages dirt, doesn't yellow, stays new longer, ages well.
If you're like me who doesn't mind boring, go silver. The 3 is among the few cars out there that looks great in any color anyway.[emoji4]
But, their premium colors, Soul Red & Machine Gray, are the most stunning.[emoji16]

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[travajante]

so it’s like I was reading a science book here of some sort. haha. thanks though for the input. there’s additional cash for those premium colors if I’m not mistaken. it’s like buying your favorite choco butternut over dunkin donuts. darn. grey looks stunning too! ok I might get the Titanium instead.

Haha...Tit Flash is lovely, too.[emoji4]


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[Kimchijiji]

And here i thought kts normal. Please give is an update regarding your trip to casa

I think you're right, it's likely the pedal hinge noise. I could be one of those unlucky ones who have this problem. When the car is on full stop (with park brakes engaged), the noise is really noticeable when the pedal lifts. Compared to older M3, it's really noisy considering that I use the same foot driving style, same to what you have described.

I think the best way to see if this is a defect with my unit is to compare it with other units at the casa. I have already requested a scheduled checkup for this.

[ValHallen]

Just got my 3. Excellent driving experience, though I love the soul red, I think this is the weakest link of the car so far. Had a few chips on our first out of town ride. Any paint shops around QC who can work on soul red? For future reference lang naman.

Hi! I got my M3R SR Crystal last Dec but only got to really drive it 2 weeks ago when I got my OR/CR. It's pretty cool, a breath of fresh air to drive. I noticed that, in the past week alone, 4 small paint chips had already appeared - all of them on the front hood. I haven't noticed any small rocks hitting the car during my drives. Something to do with the engine heat maybe, causing the paint to be brittle or crisp? Do you think glass/ceramic/etc coating can minimize the chipping? Sorry for the many questions. I'm still a newbie here.

[jojopad]

Tit Flash & Blue are beautiful, but if you want the easiest to maintain? Silver.... Reflects heat, camouflages dirt, doesn't yellow, stays new longer, ages well.
If you're like me who doesn't mind boring, go silver. The 3 is among the few cars out there that looks great in any color anyway.[emoji4]

This is the primary reason why I chose silver. My wife and I really prefer soul red but I went for a color that's easy to maintain. It's a minimalist, low profile color that still looks fine even after days of rain and mud splattered at the sides (of course I still make an effort to keep it clean if the weather forecast is good).

[Shutterbug]

Tit Flash is nice too... It's close to the Machine Grey... but at least you don't pay premium na.

Haha...Tit Flash is lovely, too.[emoji4]


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[Shutterbug]

Hi Professor! do these apply also to pearl whites?

Generally speaking, single-stage white paint is the hardest paint detailers will ever work on. Titanium Dioxide is used as pigment. This can be more a problem than an advantage. Sub-surface defect removal in single-stage white paint is two-fold: It is hard and automotive paints tend to be very thin. White paints are so hard that when you try removing a scratch, you often end up putting in more, smaller scratches surrounding the scratch while potentially only marginally removing the original scratch itself. Kinda self-defeating and in some cases, risky as you might cut into the primer. Detailers use rotary buffers. With good polishes and the right buffing pad, the rotary buffer makes paint defect removal easy, except on white paint. The reason is that rotary buffers create heat between the pad and the paint surface. If heat build-up becomes excessive, you can burn the paint. The paint hardness requires more pad pressure, which creates more heat and increases the chances of burning the paint. And....White is the least rewarding to work on as it offers no visual depth or reflectivity. It is difficult to get any reflection even when the finish is brand new and in a highly polished condition.

[travajante]

Hi Professor! do these apply also to pearl whites?

Haha. No prof here[emoji14]...yes, basically, whites are tougher...Pearl Whites are a challenge to touch up, too.

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[bugsmobile]

Haha...Tit Flash is lovely, too.[emoji4]

Well, I'd have to agree that a tit flash is lovely hehe

Yeah, the silver is easy to maintan, hindi halata yung dumi!

[jojopad]

And here i thought kts normal. Please give is an update regarding your trip to casa

Sure will do. Is the brake pedal noise from your M3 similar to these?