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Love My Mazda
Amy, 04/06/2019
2012 Mazda 3 s Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I currently have 189,000 miles and it runs great. The only thing I have had to do other than genral maintenance is a clutch and master cylinder which is actually maintenance. Traded my 2006 for a 2012 and LOVE IT!
I got the skyactiv mazda3!
caloyski, 01/06/2012
2012 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Sedan w/SKYACTIV-G (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
8 of 11 people found this review helpful
I love the new skyblue for skyactiv---a real standout from the silver, white & black cars you see on the road. I considered the new elantra, it was a sleek car and gets great mpg like the 3, but I was still biased towards the reliability of japanese cars. And the civic & corolla looked so plain---they were everywhere. I have read some user reviews here about the sound they hear from the engine is a problem. When not used to something, it doesn't neccessarily mean it's broken. It has a new engine, so don't exepct old school appeal. It may make more noise to warm it up than a standard gas engine, but after that it's great. I tried the new impreza w/ cvt, the sound was weird but not broken.
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- i Touring 4dr Hatchback w/SKYACTIV-GMSRP: $8,99543 mi away
- i Sport SedanMSRP: $7,99543 mi away
- i Grand Touring 4dr Hatchback w/SKYACTIV-GMSRP: $7,59543 mi away
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Insurance is high
3_mazdas, 03/27/2012
2012 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring 4dr Sedan w/SKYACTIV-G (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 17 people found this review helpful
I own 3 Mazdas, all from 2012 (cx9, 6, and 3). I agree with all regarding this car's excellent performance, gas mileage and design. I have the Grand Touring i with Skyactiv and Tech Package and my wife and I love it for all the reasons above. One word of caution though. Insurance is quite high. The premium for my mazda3 is 50% higher than that of my brand new CX-9 which is worth $10k more than the mazda3. And my wife and I are considered the best drivers by Geico. So, if you think you save lots on gas mileage, think twice, after valueing insurance. THis is considered a sports car, unlike competitors such as Civic or corolla. If you like a fun and green car, then get the mazda3.
Nice carl
Tom bailey, 04/04/2016
2012 Mazda 3 i SV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Excellent valuel steering&a handling set this car apart from competition. Good. Power;plenty of room.
- Performance
- Comfort
- Value
Love it !!!
snowman80, 03/01/2012
2012 Mazda 3 s Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I purchased this car last week while looking at a mazda3i basic.The dealer didnt have what i wanted so i ended up test driving this model instead. needless to say i fell in love with it.Good power for a 2.5, responsive steering great clutch and shift feel.i highly reccomend this car to any dailey commuter looking for something classier looking then a Prius with more spunk. im averaging 30mpg right now which is better then advertised.