ho ho just stumbled upon this thread. would like to have my name included as well for owner.

M3 Sport Sedan 2.0 CBU, 2009, Crystal Pearl White.

I'm very excited to see more n more mazda on the road, as 2 years ago when i got my car, there were hardly any mazda to be seen... but i do agree that M3 is a head turner even up to this day =D

alot of new M3 owners here i see... a few experiences i would be glad to share after driving mine for 2yrs + :

1) fuel pump will never reach 50L =D, i only manage 380-450km/tank depending on city/long distance driving. u can try to pump every half tank to get better mileage.

2) my mileage is 61k after 26mths, ori toyo tyres gave way exactly after 1 year, and been using PS3 till now. Gonna have them traded in for Nexen N8000 nx month or after CNY.

3) so far only changed back original M3 brake pads after 2 years.

apart from the above, i love the car from 1st sight, and still loving it. no other complaints

recently getting bored of my rims, and wish to change them when my tyres are up next month. Any one can suggest a reasonable spot to hunt for rims?

This post has been edited by Serofax: Dec 22 2011, 04:50 PM

if u wanna know about gearbox, brakes, bearings, engine,...no issues

but i do have the occasional "clik clak" sound when go over speed bumbs too fast.

service wise, 1st year i went to MAzda in glenmarie...felt it was too exp...especially the shell full Syn engine oil they were providing. Plus i didnt have any free service, no such freebie when i bought my car 2 yrs ago, only gave me 3M tinting which i still hv to top up RM500 -,-

now i service outside...RM180-300 each time...i provide my own engine oil (elf full syn), so much cheaper that way.

i am still looking for the best service outlet, as i havent come across one who has good exp in M3 cars

heres a stupid question...does the M3 CBU 2.0 have alarm?...cos i havent heard mine since i bought it =.= lock/unlock also no sound.

This post has been edited by Serofax: Dec 22 2011, 05:05 PM

from what i heard, continental cars all dont have "beep" sound when lock/unlock doors... like beemers. feedback i got last time was that M3 was designed for europe market, and they didnt bother changing anything and start selling in asia. hence no "beep" sound.

alarm tho is a mystery~

i wouldnt say its very bad or good, but decent should describe it better.

i like to listen to music or the radio quite loud, so i wouldnt be able to listen to outside noise anyway >_<

its about getting used to it...

If u ask me, 90k for 40k mileage is pretty good. Cos my car is hitting 62k mileage after 26 mths

abt the alarm, I'll try it out later. But my auto-window open works fine too, tho I hardly use it since my car is white with reasonably good tints

the number of cruzes on the road speaks for itself... i tot it would do well, but then perhaps not >_<

as for forte... i drove my cousin's, it feels... empty, lightweight...no where as sporty as m3 =D but u pay for what u get, cheap nonetheless

like many ppl here have testified, mazda3 wins in handling....hands down. some says its the BMW of asia... the build, the materials used and the solidness, justifies its price tag

given another life time, i would still buy the Mazda3 over any other same segment car

lol...depends on if u're a engine sound lover =D

some ppl can get "high" but listening to nice engine sounds... not like M3 has a ferrari engine or something but we all love our cars, and for me, i love how it sounds, so loud or soft, doesnt really bothers me hehe

then again, when u turn up the music, u care barely hear anything, since the M3 has some really nice speakers to go with

bro, u should really go test drive the car yourself lol... no offence tho. when it comes to sound, we are not comparing to a BWM, so i cannot say sound insulation is good... nor is it bad.

whether its up to your level of comfort, its best u test out the car yourself i tested before i bought, and had no complaints

I jus tried my car alarm by having my sis open door from inside after I lock... Still NO alarm

bro Jim, 2.0 sedan CBU no alarm??

i didnt get garmin, but only had to topup RM500 for 3M tinting.

i admit i do drive quite aggressively at times, especially now with 2.0 litre car xD

as for watermark in display panel, no such issues for me so far.

akasya, thats pretty good fuel consumption... yours 2.0 too?

cos i'm running full tank (45L) only 400km...thats 11L/100km. then again i drive relatively fast all the time. time is $$ too =D

Hmm should not lose to civic 1.8 unless the guy did mods lol.