Used 2009 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 Consumer Reviews
Great little car!!
Did a little research on this car and had to take it for a test drive. Well one drive and I was sold! The car is a total blast to drive! The breaks, power and it seat four adults. I never expected a 4cyl to be this fast! I raced my friend in his new bmw 745! on some back roads in western Il and he could not pass me. He could not believe it.
Favorite car ever until...
I bought a brand new 2009 Mazdaspeed 3 in October of 2008 with only 12 miles on the odometer. It's by far the most fun car I have ever owned. It's extremely fun to drive and the acceleration and handling is mind blowing for a front wheel drive hatchback. Sadly, it just recently died. At 156,000 miles the piston rings gave out. It is now a 3,150 lbs paperweight. I didn't drive it like I stole it and took good care of it. I changed the oil (full synthetic) every 5000 miles and followed all the recommended maintenance. I guess you can't expect an engine with a large turbo pushing almost 16 lbs of boost to be a 300,000 mile car like a Honda Civic. It breaks my heart even more because everything else was in perfect working order. I never even had to change so much as a headlight bulb.
- Grand Touring 4dr HatchbackMSRP: $6,988853 mi away
- Grand Touring 4dr HatchbackMSRP: $9,9951,048 mi away
- Sport 4dr HatchbackMSRP: $9,9901,677 mi away
Fantastic Car
I spent over a year researching cars to buy when I finally got a job after college and I finally decided on the Mazdaspeed 3. I lucked out and found a Grand Touring model with the windows already tinted and it only had about 5K miles on it. I LOVE this car!! By far the best bang for your buck when it comes to performance cars. I am an aggressive driver and this car handles and BRAKES on a dime! The only problem I have ever had is the pistons have misfired a few times due to bad gasoline. Currently at about 34K miles and going strong! I also highly recommend getting the Test Pipe from StreetUnit.com, it's awesome and gives you a 20 HP boost for only $160!!
Best Car for Your Money
I can't believe how much fun this car really is! it is one of the most fun car's I've ever driven. Definitely best car in its class hands down! It's got comfort, performance, handling, and its practical. You can haul and take four other people with you. This car is a beast! So I suggest going to your local Mazda dealer and driving one of these bad boys!
True Red Pocket Rocket
Owned this car for over two months now and it is by far the funnest car I have ever driven. Not quite as fast as my blown 93 Firebird but a better driver. Handling and acceleration are incredible. Nothing quite like hitting the interstate with cruise already on at 75mph and not really pushing it. I drive like that all the time and it still averages over 26mpg. Go figure. Even wifes regular Mazda 3 get great mileage (over 30). Only real issue I have (and its a minor one) is both vehicles have rattles in both front doors by the speakers.