Used 2006 Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M) Consumer Reviews
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Excellent Vehicle
Mark, 09/03/2005
Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is one sweet car. Well priced. Grand touring package comes with heated seats, xenon lights, sunroof, leather, etc.; basically everything. The transmission in the '06 was bumped up to 5 speed. Fit and finish are almost perfect. Styling in and out matches the great performance of the car. The 168hp engine is just fast enough to be fun but not unsafe. It is quick off the line and the smooth shifting make it both a pleasure and fun to drive.
Great Job Mazda...
Mazda_Owner06, 11/24/2006
Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I do have to admit that this car, exceeded my expectations. I came from a 2003 Honda Accord and the Accord does not compare to this Mazda. The driving, handling, styling and fun factor for this car has been done well by Mazda. I've got 11,000 miles on this car, so I felt that now would be a decent time to put down a review. Among other compacts I would go with this vehicle. It also the best pick vehicle in its category. This rating is for a S-Grand Touring with Navigation model. I'm also getting 25-28 MPG, which is better than expected. Plus the paint does not chip like Honda and unlike Honda, I have had no squeaks or rattles. The interior's fit/finish is well done.
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Fun car, minor annoyances
Craig, 04/07/2006
Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is a fun car to drive, quick and handles well. Has a solid build feel and lots of bells and whistles. Having said that i am already thinking of getting rid of it, heres why: I am tall, 6'6" and with the sunroof the car is for a 6'5" tall person. The steering wheel does not have a comfy place for your hand on long drives. There is no remote truck release. I bought this instead of a Civic for fun factor and it is fun. I get 30 mpg average which is also great considering the way I drive. Leather is cheap almost like plastic, but the heated seats are great; heated mirrors would have been nice, but you can't have it all.
Much sharper than my Civic
Michdee, 12/10/2005
Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I just bought this car and gave my '01 Civic to my teenage sons. I have the fully loaded version with automatic transmission, leather seats, moon-roof etc. Drive is very smooth and has great pick-up for a four cylinder. Looks very sharp. I really wanted a small car with heated leather seats and it is very hard to find unless you want to step up to a luxury car in the $35K plus range. Surprisingly the gas mileage is not good. I get about 19 MPG (mostly city driving - I average 17 MPH). I was hoping for a little better than that. Car looks more expensive but everyone knows how much it costs so that doesn't mean much.
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MAzda3, 06/20/2008
Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The car is great. The paint is terrible. It chips and scratches too easy (my purse chipped my paint). The interior sucks. The floor mats are cheap, the plastic door panels are poorly made, scratch way too easy and the plastic piece around the gear shift, well the silver paint is coming off of that from the heat. So yes I like this car, it runs great but the quality of the interior and the paint is very poor. Although I do like the car I would not buy it brand new again. Go for the used it's not worth as much as it costs. Depreciation on this car is terrible.