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Great Car for the Money
darth_flatus, 09/12/2011
2011 Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.5L 4cyl 5A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Bought my 5 door Grand Touring new about a month ago. Absolutely love this car. I consider myself a car "junkie" who loves to drive. I drive about 1,000 miles per month for work, and let me tell you, this car makes it a completely different experience to drive. The handling is great, the 2.5L engine feels like a V6, the seats are comfy...I could go on and on. My friends, family, and neighbors are all intrigued by the look of the car and once they get in and ride in it they walk away impressed. The backseat is a little tight on leg room, but, my kids fit just fine. Averaging 25 MPG do far with mixed but mostly city driving. Good numbers when you consider the power the engine puts out.
Fun to drive but noisy.
mka2, 06/13/2012
2011 Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.5L 4cyl 5A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
I bought the car at the end of 2011 and currently have 10k miles on it. It's fun to drive, corners on a dime, very responsive and accelerate smoothly. The interior is nice however the seats are not comfortable. Controls are well placed and the car has a lot of nice technology. The GPS is difficult to operate and very annoying. A $200 aftermarket GPS will solve this problem. From day one, I thought the road noise is a bit much however after the first tire rotation the noise became unbearable. Mazda is aware of the quick tread loss and will not do anything about it.
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New clutch at 20k miles
chris_1, 07/30/2013
2011 Mazda 3 s Sport 4dr Hatchback (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
14 of 17 people found this review helpful
I first took my car in to the dealer when I noticed the clutch slipping after I shifted or when I accelerated at freeway speeds. Now, after 16 days, I finally have my 2011 Mazda 3 back with a completely new clutch assembly. Mazda paid 50%, not including the rental car. My final bill: $700 (not including the rental car cost for this time). They replaced not only the clutch disc, but the flywheel and associated bearings and parts. Apparently they consider replacing the clutch at 2 years / 20k miles to be "normal wear and tear" and not under warranty. In my opinion, the fact that it wore out so quickly, in itself, means it was defective.
First new used car, and I love it!
jugar123, 08/09/2014
2011 Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.5L 4cyl 5A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
I've bought this car about a month ago and put about 2,000 miles, and let me say, its amazing to drive. It handles the taconic curves like nobodies business. I love the bucket seats, makes the car feel like a sports car. I do have to admit, the back seat is a little tight for tall passengers, but its not a big deal at all. It's a perfect commuter car in my opinion. I average out 28-30, while doing 75-80 with the AC which is amazing. A full tank gets me about 450-500 miles that's mostly highway mileage . Great car.
Well I have owned 2 that should say something
Kevin Spears, 11/28/2016
updated 06/05/2019
2011 Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.5L 4cyl 5A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
My first mazda 3 was an 08 2.3L hatch. great car did not have cool tech features like the newer one but reliable and fun to drive, got totaled in a wreck so I decided to buy another. The 2011 is a big step forward tech wise, granted I cannot fairly compare as the 08 was a touring (middle trim) and the 11 is a Grand Touring(Top trim and fully loaded on top of that) but the HID lighting is superb(did run into a rather expensive issue right after purchasing the car used with the HID assembly leaking water but it was fixed and just a seal issue that can be remedied easily by a home mechanic or shop), lights up the night very well the adaptive HID is nice it turns with the steering and has auto height and vertical adjustment built in. LED tail lights are nice, less maintenance more brightness for people behind to see. The bose stereo is really nice has good mix of treble mid and bass and plays loud for a oe stereo. bluetooth pairing is easy and has not given me any problems on the car end (all my issue have been phone compatibility and minor, more like things my phone cant do) the 6 cd changer does mp3 cds which is nice the sat radio is great (bought used and it functions, for now will not buy it when it stops though) the nav screen is too small for a nav screen (newer 3's have better screens, and i did not care mine even had this) and updates for the maps in the nav are $200 from mazda so its practically useless, the fuel economy, range and maintenance reminder are much more useful features this screen displays, it can also display music info their as well. it gets what i expected and a little bit better mpg wise, its not as good as other cars this size but not the worst, and the fun driving experience is worth some extra gas. it has a ton of "personalization" features but only a handful can be changed without a special computer plug in at the dealer costing $125 locally at the time of writing. the power driver seat is nice and comfortable, the leather seems to be of good to great quality especially at this cars' original msrp. the dash is rubbery and feels solid and upmarket, the materials inside are nice and seem to last, the exterior paint is good, gets rock chips on the front somewhat easy but nothing bad. it handles excellent, my 08 was a 5 speed manual and unfortunately I could not find a good manual one this time so the 11 is an auto but it shifts smooth and decently fast, the manual mode helps alot and be warned it acts like a manual and will let you over rev. the brakes are about my only bad spot, as they seem a little weak, However after doing further research the car has a pressure sensitive pedal, not really a pedal position sensitive so the feel is just different than I have been used to, its part of the brake assist. I went and tested and sure enough if you hit the pedal hard but don't push it far it responds more than if you push it far but light. I think the brand and hardness of the ceramic on the pads I put on right after purchase affect this as well and will probably change to different pad material next time. on my star ratings newer mazdas after 2014 are far better not using ford parts for headlights and engine mounts among various other items the ford made headlights were the reason i got rid of this car 6 months after buying it but would not hesitate to buy a non HID equipped mazda 3 from before 2014 or any 2014+ mazda with HIDs
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