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Kat, 10/12/2017
updated 04/17/2020
2013 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 17 people found this review helpful
we got this car almost 5 years ago now, and we have wished we got something else immediately. It has the fuel economy transition, so maybe that is part of why, but it often doesn’t seem to want to down-shift to give any acceleration. This is especially true when stopping at a red light which then turns green before you stop. The car just does not want to go for like 2 or 3 seconds, which is definitely enough time to piss off you and people behind you in traffic. There are an absolute ridiculous amount of blind spot areas for such a small car; thank god I got the blind-spot monitoring option, or else I probably would have hit someone I genuinely looked for by now. Also got the Bose sound system because it came in the tech package and that was definitely not worth the extra cost. My biggest complaint is probably just how cheap everything feels and seems to have been made though. I pushed a little hard on the inside of the door with the window down one time and I think I broke and bent the insides somehow because stuff rattles in there ever since, and I am just a small lady mind you, I didn’t push very hard. Dual climate control is a joke, doesn’t work, you both just are too hot or too cold. Speaking of too cold, I live in Utah and drive 30 min to work and am only just warming up by the time I get there and have to get out of the car. My poor toes have never gotten warm in this car in the winter. OH! And the back seats are so small a 6 year old barely fits without his car seat!( just sitting, Carnot moving). All in all, we should have not gotten this car, and now that we are almost done with payments, we feel like we need a new car to replace this one already, even though our 2001 Pathfinder is still going strong.
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I love this little car!
Pete B, 03/26/2019
2013 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
This car drives and handles so well. Good cargo space allows me to get my full drum set to and from gigs; both in and out of town. The Gas mileage is amazing!!! And did I mention how this car handles?? It's so much fun to drive!
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Dont do it
wendy, 02/05/2019
2013 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
8 of 16 people found this review helpful
Ranked really high for car insurance. I paid more to insure my mazda3 then I did for my brand new charger. They are easily damaged and costs a lot to fix. They smash better than a coke can.
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Don't buy if you have bad roads
steve333, 10/24/2013
updated 10/29/2018
2013 Mazda 3 i Sport 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
12 of 41 people found this review helpful
I actually wanted a sporty handling car, at least for a compact. However, I was not prepared for the horrible ride quality the 3 has on anything but perfect roads. The car feels unstable, the freeway ride is awful with the car tramlining all over the place. 2 dealers told me that's just the way the car rides. Biggest mistake was buying this car over the Chevy Cruze. Update-Steering was the car's best quality and now that feels loose. Ride worse than ever, very loud, and Automatic Transmission shifts really poorly. Car hesitates at times and the dealer won't fix it because Mazda is horrible with covering warranty issues. First and last Mazda Update-27,000 miles and while reliable otherwise ride still sucks and transmission still sucks Update-31,000 miles and transmission hesitates when shifting from reverse to drive Update-Mazda finally replaced the transmission when it acted up at the dealer. Now the front end bushings are leaking.
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my mazda 3
terry, 04/08/2018
2013 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
really like this car. handles well great gas mileage
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