Just got my 2.0 HB FL....ready to zoom zoom!!!!

Can I know which bank loan you took with interest rate?
I just applied for 1.6 Sedan - and best I heard is HLB - 2.45% for 7 years.

Can I know which bank loan you took with interest rate?
I just applied for 1.6 Sedan - and best I heard is HLB - 2.45% for 7 years.

Bro, what do u think of new Civic?
in term of design, performance, legroom, resell & anything may be

hmm.... civic i dont like the dashboard. Its so plasticky while for mazda soft touch and for that price for civic, i expect more then that. the leg room wise if you notice, the older gen of civic got more legroom while the current one is shorter means less legroom. One think good of the civic is the electric seat!!! hehehe,,,
i got my M3 and they discount me 7.2K of the price as they want to clear the stock. Mine doesnt comes with DVD screen anything, but i dont really fancy those stuff as i did install those in my satria i dont event watch any movie on it.

Civic and Altis has a better resell value. But think twice, you are actually paying for it because mazda 3 is much cheaper among those 2

Hey maxi,
how they offer 7.2 discount? direct discount of the price? if that's the case, means that your car is less than 120k?
Very very good offer indeed....

yup... less then 120k. direct discount

Yeah. Me also got the similar discount last month.

Hi all, does anyone of you know where can i get K&N filter and stylish car plate to replace my current broken car plate? Can anyone suggest if you have done before? TQ

Hi,

For the benefit of members here, let me give share the details of what I have done and spent to try to cut the tyre/ road noise:-

Money Spent:-

1) Application of "QuietDrive" on all 4 wheel arches (grey thick paint stuff that deadens noise- apparently adopted from the US Navy stealthboat technology) - RM1,000ish
2) Boot Treatment (Same QuietDrive but in the form of sticker on the whole boot, boot lid as well as under the back seat) - RM1.2Kish
3) Autofoaming the chassis " Comfort Package", Autofoam the 2 A pillars and Dash Treatment (i.e. some cloth damping stuff put into the Dash) - RM1,000ish

Effects of the Above:-

1) Quietdrive on wheel arches - No difference IMHO
2) Boot Treatment - No difference IMHO
3) Autofoaming the chassis - Better ride over uneven roads, bumps. The Dash Treatment and A Pillars autofoam did reduce some road noise. (ard 10-15% IMHO)

Btw, all the treatments (in the order above) was recommended by the Autofoam boss. He said he will call me when the "Roar Buster" material is in stock (dont know will charge me or not) as I think he also realizes just minor improvement only when I went back to remove the foam and he drove the car.

Sigh  I was really hoping that KL Auto can at least reduce the tire/ road noise at least 40-50% . Looks like only left some hope on the Roar Buster and changing tyres maybe a year down the road. I travel long distance on the NSE frequently thats why I was willing to spend the $$$ to reduce the noise.

join the m3club in fb https://www.facebook.com/groups/mazda3clubmy/ . they have the group buy thingy in there. or alternatively you can just order from speedworks

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Added on July 30, 2012, 9:35 am

now this is what im looking for. i plan to do the quietdrive at KLdrive just like what desmond advised.  was hoping for improvement. after i read your review, i think im gonna change the wheels. any one use the C1S?

Can I know which bank loan you took with interest rate?
I just applied for 1.6 Sedan - and best I heard is HLB - 2.45% for 7 years.

Bro,

Out of the treatments, the one that so far works is the "autofoam comfort package" and dash treatment. Handling does improve with more comfort (less vibration, shaking & sound) when you go over bumps, potholes and uneven roads. That will set u back ard 1K but imho I feel it is worth it.

I will change the tyres down the road but my goal is to SP the M3 for the road noise to reach an acceptable level (that way once the tyres are changed it will be a bonus and much quieter). I found out that turning the music knob to 25 doesn't really help when you are doing 120 and above on the highway, on certain patches the road/ tyre noise actually overwhelms the cars music at 25. 

Based on some readings and recent experience, it seems like SPing the M3 in the following order brings the most gain (noise reduction):-

Here is a good read up on Sound Proofing the M3:-

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=40664.30
1) Change tyres
2) SPing the 4 doors
3) SPing Hood
4) Trunk / Boot
5) Floor

LOL.... and I missed the top 3 

Anyways, I will share more after I SP the doors and hood (most likely with dynamat) to see if there is a difference. Forget about the Quietdrive, that stuff doesnt work, am waiting for the "Roar Buster" from KL Auto to see if there is any difference.

I'm a bit disappointed that this road noise issue hasn't improved on the FL model, once reaching 110kmh the noise is kinda annoying to me. I also noticed there was a strange noise when turning into junction with slow speed.

Changing tyre is my next plan and hope it gets better, either F1 or PS3. Other than the road noise, I love every bit of the M3 after few days owning it.

=) nice!! once u change ur tyre, do let us know ur review, and glad u enjoy ur car just like the rest of us. personally i dont have any other issues other than the road noise.

what strange noise?

I'm a bit disappointed that this road noise issue hasn't improved on the FL model, once reaching 110kmh the noise is kinda annoying to me. I also noticed there was a strange noise when turning into junction with slow speed.

Changing tyre is my next plan and hope it gets better, either F1 or PS3. Other than the road noise, I love every bit of the M3 after few days owning it.

I guess the strange noise is coming from tyre too, it creates some "Wooom  Wooom" sounds when turning into junctions but once the steering is straighten then the noise will be gone.

I'm sure you have experienced this kind of noise regardless of what car, in certain roads they have these gripped surface/road line. When our tyre goes over it, it creates a kind of funny sound. That's the "wooom" sound i found in my ride when ever turning into junctions, not everytime but 4 of out 10 times maybe...

bro.. i am newbie here...planning to get M3 also

i got the information that FL 2.0 has changed tyre from 215/45/17 to 205 / 50/17 conti max .. which model is urs?

thank for advised.

Guys, not sure if I would to get a 7yr installment repayment around Rm700-800, how much the downpayment would i need to pay?

First I'm considering 1.6, but 2.0 specifications seems to be lot more better.. So i was still considering whether to take a 2nd 2.0 car or a new 1.6 model.

Any advise? Thks.