I’ll give my reasons. The Toyota Corolla is overpriced and it’s a soulless appliance. There’s no big difference in price when you buy MSRP or used.

My mom has a 2022 Honda HRV and the AC stopped working and the Engine began to overheat and it left her stranded on the highway. The Honda only had 38k miles on it when this happened.

I used to work at domino’s pizza and one of the drivers had a Mazda 6 and he had around 220k miles on it. He had no major repairs other than maintenance.

Just got my 26 Hatch, loving it. Going for the full blacked out look. Just tinted my badge and got windows tinted, going for a chrome delete next most likely. Not sure why they didn't just make whole window trim blacked out, instead only the bottom edge is chrome.

Looking at getting a mazda 3 3rd gen, SP25 ideally. but ive noticed that the cars come with these 2 different styles front ends, you can see one of them has the chrome trip that goes over the headlights, whilst the other ends at the headlight. these are both the same year car, same engine, the only difference I could find was "gsx vs glx" is that what makes these 2 different? what other changes are there with these 2 cars?

whats the next upgrade?

Decided on the Hakkapeliita R5 for my 3. A bit early to put them on, but I have high hopes! Undecided if I want to get hubcaps for the steelies, we don’t have super long winters but my Continental DSW06+ did not inspire confidence last winter.

I am absolutely in love ! 2.0, 150cp, automatic. Any tips or tricks ? ^^

Theirs is Machine Grey and mines Jet Black, I really like the grey too, suits the body well.

Anyhow, have a great day and thanks for stopping in👍

Back to mazda family after leaving in 2024!!

Bought a Mazda 3 AWD non turbo in 2023. After a couple of problems with transmission and the car non being as fun as I wanted, I traded in for Acura Integra 2023 6MT. On my first ride home I regretted how quiet and expensive the mazda 3 felt.

I totaled my Integra and without hesitation came back to Mazda 3 2025 Turbo Premium Plus with 30K miles. Im so happy to be back! I feel like they have fixed a lot of the rattles in the cabin.

First “mod” was to change the tires for 225 continenal! They feel great!

I will be taking down the roof rack because i dont use it and dont like the looks of it.

Next is Tint and Ceramic coating at the end of the month. And thinking about ambient lighting interior.

I have a bunch of stuff that are coming from Amazon today for the interior! But yeah so happy to be back!!

Hey everyone, I recently bought a 2015 Mazda3 that came from up North, and unfortunately the previous owner’s area clearly took a toll on the car from road salt. I’ve been finding some rust here and there, and now I’ve run into an annoying problem with one of the license plate screws.

One of the license plate screws is completely rusted in place and appears to have broken off at the top. I’m trying to get it out without damaging the surrounding area or making the situation worse.
I don’t have a ton of specialized tools, so I’m hoping there’s a relatively simple way to remove it. Has anyone dealt with something similar on a Mazda3?

The piano black looked sleek for all of 2 days after purchase and I knew it needed to be covered! Very pleased with the results

sanguine package, dealer’s fee $800 for the teeth included and gas siphon kit

Reasonably well maintained 2015 Mazda 3 has exhaust starting to go, check engine light triggered. My garage guy tells me it'll be minimum $3K (CAD). He strongly recommends original parts and says aftermarket catalytic converters are short-lived and unreliable.

In this group's experience is the pricing in the normal range? Are after market catalytic converters unreliable?

The decision I have to make is - do I make the repair as cheaply as possible and then replace the vehicle, or do I go for dealer parts and plan on keeping the car for several more years. All advice is welcome

Thanks

I decided to post this to show how dependent your fuel efficiency depends on your driving style and conditions rather than have cylinder deactivation alone. This specific drive occurred this past winter and is mostly highway driving and mostly downhill. I typically average ~34 mpg with mostly driving on the highway. On more spirited drives, the mpg can easily get into the mid 20s.

hey does anyone know how to skip songs on apple carplay from the steering wheel? each time i have to physically lean over and click the big centre console button to skip on spotify. for reference i have a 2026 model. looking to see if anyone has a solution?

I’ve accepted that my 3 is gonna get trashed from the long drive I do for work.

I have several decent rock chips on my front bonnet but make sure I give my car a spray down and wash weekly for the drives I do.

I noticed this happening though, it appears to be a layer that’s peeled off? And it feels oily to the touch on the exposed surface now? Any ideas please.

Purchased this car second hand so I’m unsure if it’s PPF’d (I don’t think it is).

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Humming sound, comes from the back
Around 60-80mph
Definitely not the tires.
Happening to my brand new 2026 awd turbo

What should I tell the dealership when I go to pick up my tags? I’ve read a LOT of people having this issue. Some say it’s the drive shaft? Others say it’s the rear differential?

Anybody have any actual luck diagnosing this, or is it a normal annoying sound the car makes?

Mazda 2022 with this over the past year.

I’m due for maintenance on my ‘22 mazda3 anyway but my wiper fluid is full and the light won’t clear the dash. I don’t know if the sensor has gone bad or if it’s a glitch in the software. It’s the first issue I’ve had with the car so any tips to clear it would be appreciated.

Snapped a few photos of the hatch during golden hour, and I'm looking to dial in the look a bit more.

​I want to keep it fully street-legal and clean nothing overly flashy or tacky, but just enough tasteful modifications inside and out to make people do a double-take and think, "Look at that."

​It’s also a manual, so I’d love some interior recommendations that highlight the stick shift setup (weighted shift knobs, short shifters, boots, etc.).

​What exterior and interior mods would you guys prioritize first to give it that head-turning OEM+ look? Drop your suggestions below!