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4.5 out of 5 stars

Awsome

heybailey, 01/07/2004
2004 Mazda 3 s 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
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Love this car, didn't mention Build Quality or Reliability because I've only had it a few days.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Mazda3

LeBron, 01/07/2004
2004 Mazda 3 s 4dr Hatchback (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
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Good Performance/Handling. Quiet engine. Solid structure. Excellent design inside and out. Don't know about reliability yet.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

My Little Mazda

mazda3driver, 01/01/2009
2004 Mazda 3 s 4dr Hatchback (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
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I bought my Mazda3 in Nebraska and drove it back to Vegas. That's 1255 miles. I got an average of 24-26mpg the whole way. Not bad, but definitely could be better. This includes the driving in Colorado. If anybody has driven through there, you know what I mean. I got about 24 in that area. Your auto-stick really comes in handy up those hills. I was in 3rd gear up most of them. While in Nebraska, it was really cold. For some reason it didn't want to start early in the morning at 0 degrees. Not sure. After it was started, everything was fine. Took a couple times, but it did start. I tried putting heet in the gas tank, but didn't seem to do anything. The tail end likes to slide in the snow. A+

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5 out of 5 stars

Bang for the Buck!

thebrakeman, 09/26/2005
2004 Mazda 3 s 4dr Hatchback (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
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Purchased used with about 24k miles. Titanium Gray, black leather, 5-speed, ABS/airbag package, 6 CD/moonroof package, TPMS/Xenon package. Previous car was '89 Ford Probe GT, which was a Mazda clone. I really miss the low rpm torque from the Probe's turbo (Mazdaspeed3 will be awesome!), but overall, I can't be happier. I could have purchased a new '05 Ford Focus ST (5-speed, same 2.3L Mazda motor) for about the same money, but the Focus interior and features STINK compared to the Mazda3. Also test drove several Dodge SRT-4's (TURBO!), but again, the interiors were not livable compared to the 3 (not to mention the race car open exhaust).

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Just a test drive......

bearcatsvc, 01/10/2004
2004 Mazda 3 s 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
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The test drive was very nice. The dealer was a little pushy. I have just begun to search for a new car and this one might be it. The Mazda Symbol on the front and rear of the car is absolutly huge, tone it down Mazda. Radio was kind of weak, the shift were not as crisp as in the 6 but the clutchs pick up position was better. The handling was sweet tight but not quite as good as the out going protege. It better than the protege in someways, more of the same in others.

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