Used 2013 Mazda 3 i Sport 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews
Bye '13 Focus, Hello Skyactiv!!
mazda3_2013, Lakeland, FL, 10/14/2013
Mazda 3 i Sport 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
28 of 29 people found this review helpful
I traded my '13 Ford Focus (that I bought brand new), for my brand new Mazda3. Let me tell you this car is better in all aspects. The Focus was very nice, but could not get used to the Dual Clutch transmission. I was in heaven when I test drove my Mazda, it drives better then the Focus, it shifts better, handles better. Everyone says how the Mazda3 has hard plastic all over the place on the inside, I don't know about you but I don't drive and tap my fingers on the dashboard at the sometime. Yes, somethings could of been made and/or placed different, but I've never seen a car where everything is perfect, but the Mazda3 comes pretty darn close.
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Ron Gladden, Salem, OR, 03/18/2017
Mazda 3 i Sport 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
The car gets better gas mileage on the highway than the EPA estimates. It handles like a sports car. The only downsides are a small back seat and more road noise at 70 mph than I wish.
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Don't buy if you have bad roads
steve333, Bellflower, CA, 10/24/2013
updated 10/29/2018
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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