I have driven my Mazda 6 for almost one year now and still get excited each time i get into the car....This new Mazda 3 will really stands out just like the Mazda 6. IMO todays CBU Mazda quality is far better than the Thai Honda/Toyota...

300% on car taxes you think they will give up? Dream on......

I think most of you still think Mazda maintenance is expensive but its not the case now...and don't forget all Mazda parts are made in Japan. If you look at Accord service, it actually cost more than Mazda 6 and the latter only require major service at 50,000km instead of 20,000km in Accord.

For me, this is another Ah Beng....Thailand Camry can never look sporty...IS better leave it as it is...

if you want good salesman, head to Motortrader Mazda forum and look for William. He is helpful...but never go to a lady sales from the Federal Highway branch....

Is not only me complaining about her, many others also face similar problem. This lady really has not much knowledge about the car and always give wrong info. I m not sure about william's hp no...he is based in Ampang branch. You can go to motortrader.com.my to see all the mazda post, he is there everyday.

These two cars are no doubt ahead of the pack...I think is easy to make your decision since, one is sedan and the other is a hatchback...turbo/non turbo.......one is CBU Japan and the other is a CKD Naza...

Naza doing a good job now??? Marketing yes, after sales???? I will leave it to all you guys to judge...

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Added on July 8, 2009, 3:51 pmTry using this feature for 2 months...
This is an excellent feature to have and also play a part in safety. I have seen many women searching for their car key while walking to their car or next to their car. Imagine what can happen to them......If they have this feature, they can just walk straight to their car and open the door...

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Added on July 8, 2009, 4:09 pmIs not odd actually......This whopping 16K saving thanks to our 'Armno'...got it? Look at how they treat others like Tan Chong etc....

This post has been edited by iceman08: Jul 8 2009, 04:09 PM

Service is not a problem for both car actually.....is not expensive as portray by some Malaysians here. In fact I found out Mazda 6 service is even cheaper than Accord 2.4 as Mazda service interval is 10K instead of 5K. Major service at 50K instead of 20K & major 40K... and don't forget parts for Mazda are from Japan vs Honda Thailand products...

Smart entry is not critical when you don't have it...but once you have it and had it taken away, its like driving a car without power window or reverse sensor...I know because my wife's car doesn't have this feature and sometimes I almost rip the door handle off because i m so use to it open automatically...

As i said, these are the two car ppl should consider now...just decide whether to get a hatchback or sedan.....Resale value definitely better on Mazda3..

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Added on July 9, 2009, 1:40 pmI m not surprise at all if its true....Naza Sorento was declared as 'National Car' and enjoy lower taxes...The only thing I saw from the car as 'National' is the leather seat, rims and tires. The rest are imported from Korea and even the 'NAZA" logo is made in Korea by Hyundai/Kia...


This post has been edited by iceman08: Jul 9 2009, 01:40 PM

A sedan will always, always fetch higher resale value than a hatchback, plus a CBU vs CKD, plus usually in Malaysia cars from Japan always fetch higher resale value than conti especially a Peugeot or Citroen.

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Added on July 10, 2009, 11:14 amYou have to understand, AP is the main issue here plus our country unfavorable and unfair automotive industry. I was told currently they are buying APs from Naza. So there is no point for Bermaz to be aggressive in their marketing if they don't have enough AP to bring in so many cars. Unless they can get a strong bumi partner and Malaysians slowly discard their H&T mentality and accept Mazda, then they can go into CKD and start to market their car aggressively.

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Added on July 10, 2009, 11:17 amIs 430 litre my friend...


This post has been edited by iceman08: Jul 10 2009, 11:17 AM

I have only done 3 services for my car 1K, 10k and 20k. Unlike Honda and Toyota where you need to make an appointment, get the number and wait. For me, I just drive straight to the service center in Glenmarie early saturday morning without any q and wait for an hour and my car is ready. Thats the good thing about small volume cars and since Mazda only need oil change and oil filter change every 10K before major 50K service, it was quick. So far no complaint about the car and I can tell you after one year, the car still drives the same.

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Added on July 10, 2009, 12:03 pmThe problem is not marketing, the problem is Bermaz does not have the AP to bring in that many cars. Marketing is not cheap. After all the hype of marketing and orders start pouring in, where will Bermaz get the AP to bring in cars?? Waiting list more than 1 year? As I said, until they can get a strong partner to enable them to bring in cars, it will be stupid to throw all the money into marketing and not able to recoup. Is not as simple as what you said. We all know marketing is the essential tool but we are in Malaysia with this stupid policy. To say that they should go aggressive on marketing and worry about supply later is a crazy idea. How will you feel if you walked into McDonald and they tell you to come back tomorrow to pick up your burger?

Ever wonder why ppl are complaining about the overpriced Hondas and Toyotas? Thats where the money goes...Marketing. They can easily recoup the cost of marketing with their huge sales overpriced volume. Mazda will probably do good by just concentrating on the niche market and keep their price affordable. H&T already fully established in Malaysia with very strong bumi partners in DRB and UMW. It will be silly for Bermaz to follow what H&T marketing strategy as they are targeting far bigger buyers than Mazda since they don't have to worry about AP. Malaysians being Malaysians and they will fall back to H&T. Mazda sales in malaysia is not even near 5% of what H&T are doing. To ask Bermaz to have aggressive marketing is like a ABC cola company trying to follow Pepsi and Coca Cola marketing..

This post has been edited by iceman08: Jul 10 2009, 12:09 PM

Berjaya 'used' to have very strong connection during Dr. M time but no more. Since the change of camp, you can see they are now actively involve in Vietnam and China..

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Added on July 10, 2009, 3:38 pmPrecisely...as we can see since Honda came up with affordable entry level car like City and Toyota Vios. Mazda has yet to come up with sub 100K car in Malaysia. Even the Mazda 2 might price close to 100K if they ever come here. Look at how many Toyota Yaris on the road. Despite their aggressive marketing years ago, I hardly saw one on the road. Mazda 2 won 'World Car of the Year' and I don't think many Malaysians will appreciate it too. Until Mazda came up with car like City and Vios, I doubt they can eat into H&T market..I certainly don't like to see them come up with that kind of car.

This post has been edited by iceman08: Jul 10 2009, 03:50 PM

I know exactly how you feel... I've been thru that before when I waited for 3 months to get my Mazda 6.. Good thing must wait and you will be rewarded..

Why are you here to complaint about this? Not everyone who own a car come to this forum....Are you trying to tell everyone don't play play with your Lancer???

If i were to choose these 3 cars, it will definitely be the Mazda 3. The built and ride quality is definitely the best. I believe most of us buy a car for everyday use and not to race and see who can outrun who....for me, Mazda 3 is the closest to continental ride among the 3.
Civic really has the elegant look and spacious but the ride quality is really not as good as Mazda 3..coupled with the countless complaint about its CKD Melaka quality....I will have no problem even if its a CBU Thailand.

Lancer looks sporty and nice to me but is the most uncomfortable car in its class...and the cabin noise is really really unbearable. I almost thought i was driving a motor boat!! Is not surprising when I knock on the door, it sounds so thin and soft...the insulation is so so bad.

There is always a compromise.....when you want good handling car, you sacrifice on comfort...when you want good acceleration, you compromise on fuel consumption..Car companies can tune up or tune down their car but they will have to weight on the fuel consumption.....Especially Mazda where they have big market concentration in Europe and as we all know Europe have the strictest environmental rules. Cars with lower emission will enjoy higher rebate in taxes....Mazda cars in Malaysia and Europe actually came from the same factory in Japan.
Of course over here you can always tuned up your car yourself if you want but you can't upgrade on your car material quality.

This post has been edited by iceman08: Jul 22 2009, 10:17 AM

Actually the power differences between them are really minute and is hard to actually feel it...If you want to feel the power, is the torque and not hp that matter the most...and since max hp are usually measured at more than 6000rpm, let me ask everyone here...how often we hit 6000rpm?? Unless you are racing with someone....of course. Some never even rev past 5000rpm for their entire car life...

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Added on July 23, 2009, 11:09 am1 year?? I thought those days (1990's) with the Proton Saga/Wira where we need to wait for 6 months and get scolded by the salesman are over..never thought Waja needs 1 year....

This post has been edited by iceman08: Jul 23 2009, 11:09 AM

All new Mazda seems to come out with very good low coefficient...Mazda 6 has it at 0.27 even lower than a Lexus IS at 0.28...Camry 0.29, Accord 0.31......1st gen Mazda 3 seems to have an upper hand against new Civic on a drag race..yet to see the new 3.

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Added on July 23, 2009, 2:53 pmActually Mazda 3 max torque at 4000rpm not 4500rpm...another practical and ideal everyday driving....

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Added on July 23, 2009, 2:59 pmI don't think he will be unhappy, not his car anyway....but one lesson to learn here, never buy a demo car... I personally saw someone testing a Lancer and I can hear both the engine and tires were screaming..

This post has been edited by iceman08: Jul 23 2009, 02:59 PM

My recommendation to all is to go for PPS. Even after one year my car still looks like new without scratch marks and best of all, no need to polish.