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4.88 out of 5 stars

First Mazda

BBK, 12/30/2007
2008 Mazda 3 s Sport 4dr Sedan w/Prod. End 12/07 (2.3L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I had to buy a new car. We've purchased Hondas since 1980. A lot of bang for the buck compared w/ a Civic. Solid build quality. Great drive experience. More standard features than Civic. Bigger engine.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

I LOVE THIS CAR

MIALT, 04/14/2009
2008 Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I spent a long time looking at cars and this is the best bet for the money. I live in New England and have no problems in snow, mud, or rain. The traction control works wonders. The features of the grand touring have everything I need. It handles like a charm and I find I get about 26 mpg with both highway and city driving. The manual is a blast, the stereo is phenomenal. There is a bit of cabin noise when your on the highway but I usually have the radio up. Overall, I have had no problems with this car and plan to keep it for a long time.

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5 out of 5 stars

I love it

newowner, 02/26/2008
2008 Mazda 3 i Sport 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I have recently purchased a Mazda 3 and love it. It is a fun and stylish car with excellent handling. It also is much roomier than you would expect. I am happy I choose it over simlar cars in its class. It delivers the most bang for its reasonable buck.

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5 out of 5 stars

Wow!

Jay, 08/02/2007
2008 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Sedan w/Prod. End 12/07 (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

This is truly the best available vehicle retailing under 20k. It has all of the benefits of a Civic with supperior styling. The interrior is even on the lower trim models is nicer than many more expensive vehicles. If you test drive an compare it to a Civic, Jetta, or Sentra you will be blown away. The car is flat out awesome.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Fantastic car - better than expected MPG

archway, 07/22/2008
2008 Mazda 3 s Sport 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I switched from a very reliable and efficient S-10 after 15 years of daily use. Almost 2000 miles on the Mazda3 so time enough to review: really good interior comfort (I'm 6'2), great acceleration with the 2.3 L engine from a stop (though not quite as eager when merging onto the highway), and stylish, masculine exterior. I like that this is close to the end of the production cycle so the bugs are mostly (hopefully) worked out -- learned this lesson from the '93 S-10. This is really 2004's best car with fewer trouble spots and 2008 technology and safety equipment. Best of all, I have averaged a better than expected 32 mpg with roughly 70% highway driving and heavy A/C use.

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