i love those performance cars from nissan
on the other hand, i do not like those normal cars by nissan lol..look to old for me >.<
no offense to nissan owners
anyway, every car make has their pros and cons..each of them won awards here and there and so on...
a variety of cars makes our roads lively (sorry, quite unrelated words lol)

wah, ur story....very nice to read haha
congrats on owning ur very own mazda3

CBU was not brought in long long long long time ago...
it has always been CKD for about a year already...more or less
quality still remain but i would say, CKD Mazda3 is 85% while CBU Mazda3 is 95%...
all in all, it's still a damn good car to have and zoom around

if so, make sure to check the AP and see what year of make it is..201x (not sure whether CBU stopped at 2010 or 2011...forgot already..sorry) definitely no more and 2012 definitely not available..
or perhaps BerMaz getting it for special cases/customers haha
applies to Mazda3 only..CKD all the way...no more CBU..
other mazda models is CBU

This post has been edited by Jinster: Mar 4 2012, 11:19 PM

where got service centre give u mineral oil lol unless u r driving a RX8 which needs it
ipoh here give u fully shell helix

also, the moment u get any mazda cars..u r entitled for free service for 3 years / 60k km, whichever comes first...
by following the service booklet / maintenance booklet..
u r entitled to get everything for free following the book...
if u add or want to change something ur own, then u need to pay...
but u can just follow the book and everything will be fine..

5k is on a different model haha...luckily it's only 1.5k on mazda3

actually there are a few..just that didn't reach exactly 5k~ projected is 5k but if really that would have happened...then mazda would not be selling well like nowadays...
mostly is 1.5k and then double of that for certain models..^^

the sunshades..better apply installation carefully and properly...the sticky gluey thingy ain't easy to remove if applied wrongly lol...
kudos for a very nice sun blocking item..
mazda8 has it but some owners don't want it

it is possible to change the rear bumper to fit dual exhaust but the fittings and holes might not be aligned thus mods are required, that's why modders exist in our world lol..
however, modding a new car would scratch my heart >.< if it doesn't scratch urs then all the best to u lol.. modding something from original, if not done properly, may ignite problems in future if not right after the modding haha.. make sure to approach the right guys regarding whatever modifications that is going to be done on ur awesome m3!

that's normal when/if there is stock available..
sometimes correct timing when book car and available colour choice ahaha

This post has been edited by Jinster: Mar 12 2012, 11:36 PM

@IminmyownworlD
u should have taken down the taxi driver ic number / contact number / the company he is working at, so that u can show him the receipt of the actual pricing to claim back from him..

@kbteh
not all mazda3 is having ur problem but i've seen a few that is going through the same thing u have but it will dry up the following day according to them, well the lights aren't affected as well as the drivers vision on the road during the night..

disappoint to hear that...
basically every no matter what kind of service centre...sure got somebody act like that -.-"

thankyou very much for ur feedback as well as solution to fix the problem
now we can tell everyone who encountered the problem

congrats~
welcome to the mazda family~
let's zoom zoom pass all other makes

ur new ones are great~fight mps?

if tinted is done through the mazda company, or tinted shop is affiliated with the mazda company then u may not get cheated, just the cost is quite high >.<
but frankly speaking, i've never heard of JP tinted..probably u should check it out in person to know about it first before doing anything further.
SA in full is Service Advisor...they are there to assist u and advice u on the steps..
some u can trust
some, it's up to u to trust
no point shooting them as they also got family to feed..
also, it is true, do tinted or not also, besides telling u the do and donts...SA will also tell u to keep an eye on the workmanship of any tinted shop if u're proceeding with friend's tinted shop or whatever that is not advised by the SA..if anything happens like the workers use flat head screwdriver to remove ur door panel or those finishing, scratches bla bla will happen if not carefully done..or if any soap water or whatsoever drips and wets the wiring and so on..usually this is called poor workmanship...it's ur responsibility already..not the SA... thus don't blame anyone but urself for not being there to supervised...

This post has been edited by Jinster: Apr 10 2012, 04:01 PM

as long as it works correctly and nicely...paying at that price should be worth it..some more can warranty.. if do outside, yes, cheaper but it's risky..

the 3 year free service and maintenance started super long time ago..while other makes did not do this and then because of the good response, other makes followed..but they give free maintenance only..not service.. all in all, good choice on a mazda3 u'll be very happy when driving

civic is ugly now..also it uses SOHC..thus pickup is quicker at the start but M3 DOHC wins after that along with better handling due to great wheelbase measurements =)


since most people likes to read PaulTan's thoughts...
http://paultan.org/2005/06/22/sohc-vs-dohc-valvetrains/

This post has been edited by Jinster: Jul 11 2012, 11:45 AM

new colours are icyblue (mazda2 limited colour during those days) and graphite grey (like graphite mica of mazda6, just slightly darker)
arctic white and aluminium remain


no black nor gunmetal blue