Mazda2 [MERGED]

[daimengrui]

Are we talking about a City? Thought the thread was Mazda 2? *confused*

[jrn05112008]

We recently got our Mazda 2 true red and we have been using it for more than a week. It is fun to drive and handling is great. Unfortunately I had to return to Mazda Greenhills the other because suddenly the tail brake lights was always lit. They found out that the brake switch malfunctioned and had to replace it. I told them to make sure they report this incident as this is safety issue.

[Type 100]

wont filling up the gas tank result in some spillage (as i read in some of the threads/forums)?

Fill up only until the pump reaches the automatic shut-off point.

If you continue filling up after that point, you risk bursting the fuel lines with excess fuel.

[Gen. Miting]

wider and larger diameter tires are the ones that contribute to poor fuel consumption.

kung di naman kaya ng gulong yun body ganun din

[laswoosh]

We recently got our Mazda 2 true red and we have been using it for more than a week. It is fun to drive and handling is great. Unfortunately I had to return to Mazda Greenhills the other because suddenly the tail brake lights was always lit. They found out that the brake switch malfunctioned and had to replace it. I told them to make sure they report this incident as this is safety issue.

hehe sa mazda greenhills mo ba kinuha yan? if sedan yan, malamang yung pinost ko na picture yan yung kotse mo... hehehe

[kenkoyski]

what is bothering me more is sobra layo ng city driving FC ko sa as compared sa highway.. 6.5-7 vs. 12 - 15?? labo. Also since the mazda makati guys seem to have no clue on this.. baka naman may alam kayo na pwede ko i-suggest na check nila?

[locoroco777]

I saw one sa malolos....its nice...but I think the china haima brand really made a good clone...

[vincem]

hmm its appears that mazda cars still aren't fuel efficient. thanks for the feedback

[lamborghinione]

what is bothering me more is sobra layo ng city driving FC ko sa as compared sa highway.. 6.5-7 vs. 12 - 15?? labo. Also since the mazda makati guys seem to have no clue on this.. baka naman may alam kayo na pwede ko i-suggest na check nila?

Heavy traffic ba route mo? or short trips city driving lang? Mababa talaga FC pag ganito. My Mazda 3 averages only 7km/L heavy traffic city driving but zooms to 15 to 16km/L Highway driving 90 to 100km/h speed. Maganda aerodynamic design kasi mga Mazda kaya maganda ang FC sa highway.

Anyway, FC of Mazda cars will improve dramatically beginning 2011 with the introduction of fuel efficient Mazda SKY engines and transmissions.

[laswoosh]

Read your owner's manual. It has instructions on how you should drive your Mazda 2 for the first 1000 kms. All important instructions, reminders regarding your car are already written in the manual.By the way, share with us your actual city FC. Happy driving!

Will start city FC next week after holy week =)

[Gen. Miting]

what is bothering me more is sobra layo ng city driving FC ko sa as compared sa highway.. 6.5-7 vs. 12 - 15?? labo. Also since the mazda makati guys seem to have no clue on this.. baka naman may alam kayo na pwede ko i-suggest na check nila?

yeah i suggest you check out the new housing units in the provinces

kidding aside, this is a clear example of what i have been talking about in the subaru thread. subaru engineers never had an idea what driving in manila with all those stop and go jeepneys, pedicabs, pedestrians, tricycles in the streets.

american cars or american-like cars seem to suffer the similar fate. our ford explorer EB goes down to 4km/liter in city then 8-9km/liter in highway nlex, sctex.

our previous chevy venture goes down to 3km/liter in city then 6-7 km/liter in highway.

there is a pattern here, halved talaga ang fc mo while in metro manila.

so malamang tama nga iyan figures mo since mazda is still a ford to begin with.

[scharnhorst]

how about the other mazda 2 users? kamusta FC sa city?


*kenyoski: ano daily route nyo sa city?

from bigbigcar:

With the new-ish engine and the automatic transmission, we averaged around 10 km/l in our time with it, but that included acceleration testing, heavy traffic and two 160 km/h blats on the highway. In normal driving, we estimate we would have gotten around 12 km/l mixed, but that’s still a rough estimate. When we get our hands on a car with a run-in engine, we’ll know for sure. As it is, it’s similar to the Jazz in the same conditions.

there is a pattern here, halved talaga ang fc mo while in metro manila.

so malamang tama nga iyan figures mo since mazda is still a ford to begin with.

The mazda 2/fiesta was designed mainly for the japanese and european markets

and it doesn't share the engine and transmission with the ford fiesta.

Your examples all had large displacement engines, which will never equate to good fuel consumption in the city. This applies to all cars, be they european, japanese, or american.

[tsupermario]

baka naman sobra traffic. try switching to other gas like petron xcs

[daimengrui]

May trip computer ba yung m2? Baka naman defective

[kenkoyski]

how about the other mazda 2 users? kamusta FC sa city?


*kenyoski: ano daily route nyo sa city?

from bigbigcar:




The mazda 2/fiesta was designed mainly for the japanese and european markets

and it doesn't share the engine and transmission with the ford fiesta.

Your examples all had large displacement engines, which will never equate to good fuel consumption in the city. This applies to all cars, be they european, japanese, or american.

i travel around 26kms per day.. back and forth from makati to the pier area (sa may Manila Hotel) traffic is bad but compared to my 323 before 1.6l na carb pa i can make do with around 1k per week of gas. ngayon 1.5k na inaabot (last month lang yung 323 kaya pareho lang gas price ha! lol).. haay.

to compute the FC every week, i wait till 1 bar nalang sa fuel gauge, then full tank which is around 32.5 liters, reset trip meter then compute FC pag 1 bar nalang ulit. so i think no mistake naman in the way i compute the FC

[laswoosh]

i travel around 26kms per day.. back and forth from makati to the pier area (sa may Manila Hotel) traffic is bad but compared to my 323 before 1.6l na carb pa i can make do with around 1k per week of gas. ngayon 1.5k na inaabot (last month lang yung 323 kaya pareho lang gas price ha! lol).. haay.

to compute the FC every week, i wait till 1 bar nalang sa fuel gauge, then full tank which is around 32.5 liters, reset trip meter then compute FC pag 1 bar nalang ulit. so i think no mistake naman in the way i compute the FC

hmmm mali ata ah. diba dapat full tank mo muna kotse mo, reset trip meter, drive for 100km, then full tank ulit, take down how many liters was consumed, then divide the 100km with the liters consumed.

ako i put 10 liters of gas sa m2 sedan m/t ko when i received it sa greenhills dealer, although i dont recall yung km sa odometer, naka 110km na ako, kaka 1 bar palang. sabi sa manual, mag flash yung 1 bar and yung letter E pag "malapit" na maubos yung gas. pag nawala yung 1 bar at yung letter E nalang natitira mag flash, you better get gas na, pero tatakbo pa car.

[laswoosh]

May trip computer ba yung m2? Baka naman defective

meron dapat pero tinanggal for models sold sa pinas. pati yung 6 disc changer nga din ata wala eh ...

[_Qwerty_]

typical for small automatic cars.. malakas talaga FC pag city driving..

[laswoosh]

hmmm mali ata ah. diba dapat full tank mo muna kotse mo, reset trip meter, drive for 100km, then full tank ulit, take down how many liters was consumed, then divide the 100km with the liters consumed.

ako i put 10 liters of gas sa m2 sedan m/t ko when i received it sa greenhills dealer, although i dont recall yung km sa odometer, naka 110km na ako, kaka 1 bar palang. sabi sa manual, mag flash yung 1 bar and yung letter E pag "malapit" na maubos yung gas. pag nawala yung 1 bar at yung letter E nalang natitira mag flash, you better get gas na, pero tatakbo pa car.

i dont know gaano ka reliable, pero sabi ng SA ko 4km daw yung naka record sa odometer ko nung kinuha ko yung m2 sedan m/t ko sa kanila

[kenkoyski]

hmmm mali ata ah. diba dapat full tank mo muna kotse mo, reset trip meter, drive for 100km, then full tank ulit, take down how many liters was consumed, then divide the 100km with the liters consumed.

ako i put 10 liters of gas sa m2 sedan m/t ko when i received it sa greenhills dealer, although i dont recall yung km sa odometer, naka 110km na ako, kaka 1 bar palang. sabi sa manual, mag flash yung 1 bar and yung letter E pag "malapit" na maubos yung gas. pag nawala yung 1 bar at yung letter E nalang natitira mag flash, you better get gas na, pero tatakbo pa car.

malabo lang siguro explanation ko.. but that is exactly what i do