Comments on: 2010 Mazda3 recalled

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:32:19 +0000

bad luck. good car

By: sprockkets

sprockkets — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:45:48 +0000

They kinda help each other, really. Ford gives them V6s and they give them V4s. Ford gave them an infusion of cash and also gave them the money to develop the RX-8.

At least when you look at the Mazda3 and Euro Ford Focus and the Volvo S40, when put all together side by side, you couldn’t tell each one shared the same chassis and same parts, unlike GM, where you could put an Opel and Holden anything and see immediately the GM counterpart.

By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:16:21 +0000

m lopez
Ford did NOT turn around Mazda! Its the other way around. I think you actually need to look up who came up with the idea for the Ford Explorer and what platform the Ford Fusion Milan MKZ are on. Once you do that write back

By: sprockkets

sprockkets — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:35:58 +0000

Already saw two of them on the road. Kinda like the new Acura; they look better in person.

But as a Mazda3 owner, there were sever TSB and other stuff they didn’t get right in the first year. Such as the rear brakes making all the dust while the fronts didn’t (it was their choice of brake pads, just a superficial flaw), the a/c wasn’t as cold as it could be, fixed by a air diffuser, and others.

Mazda didn’t copy the civic interior at all. They put a digital speedometer at the top with a tach at the bottom. All Mazda did was put the information cluster for the radio and such to the right; the usual speedo and tach are right where they should be.

By: andy

andy — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:22:06 +0000

haha HoosierHero you and me both… why anyone would by a car with such an ass ugly front end is beyond me

By: TomF

TomF — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:57:01 +0000

I like the little bugger. I’m going to test-drive one this week.

By: Ed103

Ed103 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:09:40 +0000

The “RX8 lacks power”? 210 hp out of a naturally aspirated 1.3 liter engine isn’t enough for you? Damn Sanchez, do you want your engine to crap gold dust out of the exhaust too?

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:14:53 +0000

i had a ford probe (1st gen) back in the day…it was a fine ford/mazda fusion product…styled kinda weird, decent mileage, no balls, but it had solid reliability and i was pretty much uninjured after being rear-ended at a stoplight by a guy doing about 35 mph (aside from the obvious brain damage…hah!)…

there isn’t a new car introduced where this piddly stuff doesn’t happen, though…

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:36:47 +0000

So now that grille is chomping on a wiring harness?

By: Bubs Solo

Bubs Solo — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:35:33 +0000

The Mazda 5 is an across the pond Ford C-max

By: Bubs Solo

Bubs Solo — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:31:21 +0000

that 1115 for you. Even issues with Jap cars are domestics fault.

By: l.sanchez

l.sanchez — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:24:26 +0000

1115 – Are you kidding??? Mazda was better before Ford? With the 323 and 626 and the Millenia?? Sure bud. Sure they were. FoMoCo is what turned them around. Mazda 3, 6, CX7 and CX9 have all been winners for them thanks to Ford. Miata always had its own following. The Mazda 5 too. RX8 lacks power, but handles awesome and is well put together. So you can go back to the old mazda if you want. Only good car that came from them was the RX7 and original Miata. i’m not fan of the front either but it still a great car. And the dash is nowhere like a Civic. I’m around both on a daily basis. I think you actually need to see the cars before you make statements like that.

By: strongbad

strongbad — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:25:27 +0000

I did see a new 3 pulling out the dealer lot, and wow that car was absolutely ecstatic to be on the road! I never saw a car so happy to be alive!

By: Borat

Borat — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:55:48 +0000

I thought that Mazda gonna send their cars to a dentist to improve that grin.

By: HoosierHero

HoosierHero — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:54:12 +0000

I thought for sure the recall was over the front grill. Too bad…

By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:51:56 +0000

Wasnt too impressed with the interior of this car It copied the Honda Civic split dash design which Im not too fond of anyway
I blame FOMOCO Mazda will be succesful if they get rid of the platform sharing with Ford Get the FOMOCO DNA out of your brand Mazda !

By: kansei

kansei — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:51:16 +0000

Aw, so sad! Glad to see they came clean, acknowledged it, and already have a fix though!

Also glad it isn’t a “the car may catch on fire” recall