Mazda owners!
 

Hi folks,
Planning to buy a Mazda (sedan) and just wondering if anybody has any experience with the Mazda 6 or 3 in Australia. ;)

Cheers,

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I've got a 3 and very pleased with it. I had a Focus and an Astra in the past and it knocks the socks off both of those.

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We've had a 3 for 3 years - can't fault it.

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Thanks mates.

- Happy to hear your comments on 3, good choice!

- If want to go for 6 it makes sense to wait until April when new 6 arrives here...

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I had an old 323 for the last couple of years and it served me well. I know a couple of people with Mazda 3s who are also very happy. In fact I planned on replacing the 323 with a 3 but somehow bought a Falcon :confused:

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Just bought a Mazda 6 hatchback automatic. I wanted a hatchback around that size as find it more practical but hatchbacks, manuals & diesels all seem rare...well within 1 week of looking!

Very happy so far and they seem well rated. Ours is a 2.3(maybe 2.4) petrol and averages about 9 litres/100Km which is pretty good (2adults 2 kids in mostly). Didnt fancy a big 4litre guzzler after the falcon stationwagon hire-car, smooth as it was.

...only snag is servicing every 10,000Km and just noticed in fuel cap it says use 95? RON unleaded which isnt the cheapest unleaded as I have been filling it up with :blink:


HTH :)

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Great comment.
Cheers,

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We just bought a new Mazda 3 Maxx Sport and we absolutely love the thing...

Only thing i can pick at is the air con doesn't seem as 'icy cold' as the Toyota Corola we hired beforehand, but it's still good and does the job fine.

If buying a 2nd hand one, look at the seat condition, as the older cars had different seats made with fabric that would snag on everything.

Other than that they are very good cars, and one of the safest on the road apparently, as they have 6 airbags.

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Yeah, my air-con isn't as cold as most cars I have been in too. I might try getting it re-gassed at the next service. You are supposed to use it regularly and if you don't use it over winter or it sat on a forecourt for months you can get that problem.

The only other thing I can fault is that getting it into reverse gear (manual) isn't always easy.

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I think its a Mazda thing because our Tribute is the same. Wanneroo Mazda tell me its normal.

Hope you haven't had an awful night ;)

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we have a mazda 6 sports a lovely car so smooth to drive cant fault it :)

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Hubby had mazda 3 sport in UK and loved it, but has just recently got himself a Mazda CX7 and looooovess that one.

Jo

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Thank you everybody!

Has anybody got any idea on

1- Fuel consumption (usual city driving)
2- Costs of ownership (warranty, spare parts etc.)


Thanks very much,


Cheers,

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we have got the wagon 6 (20mths old) - one thing I hate is the fuel gauge, esp when compared to the data but showing it's est of how many Kms left. It stays high and say, reaches half way on the guage, but you know you have done more than half a tanks worth of kms, the can have sudden drop near the end, and the low fuel light comes on when the data thingy reckons there are on 16kms left - not too bad in the city, but something to watchout for in the middle of nowhere!

I also did not like the huntman on the back window when I was driving today :eek:, but I think that is an optional extra

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Ive got a 3. Had it for just over a year, bought new. I think it's great. i would agree, A/C not "icy cold" though now I've had the windows tinted its a lot better. The servicing every 6 months is quite a cost, compared to other vehicles. Only trouble I've had is the manual gear knob sticker falling off (even when they replaced whole knob as apparently is a known fault, still happened again) and my rear windscreen washer likes to leak a bit every time I turn the engine on. Will get it looked at next time it's in.

Fuel economy seems pretty good. The 2 litre engine has a bit of zip in it. and the interior dash looks pretty cool!

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Thats a Ford fault too though. I had 2 Fords in the UK that had that problem. (try to put it into reverse...wont go...depress the clutch slightly, then it goes in ok)
My wife's mum has a Ford over here and it has the same fault.

Must admit i haven't noticed this problem with our Mazda (yet!).

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Hi,
We bought a Mazda 3 new here when we arrived, test drove 5 cars and it and the Elantra were the best (rejected the Corolla, focus and Astra). Chose the Mazda in the end as we wanted a hatchback, great car, minor niggle is that the front pointy bit is low so when parking it often gets caught on the kerbs, very minor point, otherwise great car. We bargained 3k of the price (26k down to 23K).

Cheers

Chris

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We had a mazda 6, no problems whatsoever with it, OH loved it, sturdy car that held the road really well.:thumbsup:

Carmel

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zoom! zoom! zoom!

Just had to do that!:huh:

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The Mazda6 is a great car - especially the diesel.

I'd buy one.

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Am I right in thinking Ford own Mazda?

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hi all , had a mazda 6 lux sports since new just over 3 years old now and i think this post tempted fate , the alternator failed today just out of warranty:curse: and the cheapest quote i have had is $746 :eek:all parts have to be genuine mazda .other than this nice car no problems.

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I should really get DH to respond to this as he knows what he is talking about. We had a Mazda 6 TS 2 (diesel) and it was a fantastic car to drive and reasonably economical. DH says he would never have one again though because of all the faults it developed. The electric windows failed regularly, there were problems with the seatbelts, the diesel pump packed in but worst of all, the engine seized up and needed relacing entirely due to the oil disappearing in the space of a week. There was no warning to say the oil was about to run out. Of course there was a bit of an argument about who was responsible and Mazda claimed that our model needed the oil checking every few days! It did say that in the handbook.

Make sure that you keep an eye on the oil level if you get this model.

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Yes they do - or at least part of it - in fact the fiesta and mazda 1 were pretty much the same car with only the badge being different.

So shared faults maybe not a surprize.

Mazda generally get a good rep for well built and nice to drive motors though.

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They must have some kind of agreement as my Courier is badged as Ford yet it's 100% Mazda Bravo built under licence in Thailand
Yep it struggles to go into reverse sometimes

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Barb,

1 - Our Mazda 6 2.3 petrol avg's 9 L/100Km with 2 young kids 2 adults in mostly ~ V. GOOD by Aus standards!
2 - service evrey 10,000Km $200-350ish, Mazda provide a 2yr/40,000Km warranty I bought ours with additional 2yr dealer warranty. Theres tons of 3s & 6s on the road in Melbourne so reckon parts must be reasonable.

I reckon you wont go far wrong with them, check some motoring reviews out, the 6 came out well. The 3 & 6 appear similar in size but I have only been inside a 6 !

Try and get a low mileage and if you need piece of mind choose Mazda dealer and make most of Mazda or dealer warranty.

Zoom Zoom SB :D

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Blimey...thats crazyness :blink::confused:

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They now have a 4 year warranty as standard.

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Thanks,
Great advice.