add myself too... sedan 2.0 CKD Aluminium Metallic

honestly, i think mazda 3 noise is much better than civic... civic got quite a high wind noise when drive at 120km/h, from my not so long experience driving civic of course

my solution for the noise > turn the radio

btw do you guys know that our radio will adjust volume according to speed, so that's why even at 120km/h radio can still be heard as clear as during at 40km/h

hi there...

suddenly feels like writing , i will answer ur wonder as a 4 months owner 2.0 M3

1. agreed, the engine doesn't have wow factor as civic let alone 308 turbo, so i always press 'down' on the paddleshift into 3rd or even 2nd gear and then the surge is
2. handling is M3 forte along with its siblings ford focus, agreed with the rest of ur statement
3. also agree that space is average, not much can do here if it's ur 1st priority
5. noise absorption is better than civic (from my exp), even drive at 170 wind noise is quite minimal... ride comfort i think is greatly affected by the 45 series tyre, suspension is good in absorbing bumps but not much help from tyre so making it quite hard, but not that jarring... M3 1.6 is using 55 series i guess, should have much better ride

my other comments?
- i wish the stock radio has RDS function (my previous waja got one - stock!!)
- the auto lights on function shouldn't be as sensitive (even at 3 pm the lights do switch ON!!)
- gear changes can be felt (although still minimal) now at 12000 km compared to during new
- steering feedback from road is very good even for a little bumps, but too good sometimes driving at 120km/h also feel not stable
- can't think anymore

but after comparing with other C segment (performance, FC, space, handling, features), i can say Mazda 3 rockk!!!!

This post has been edited by kaisers: Nov 27 2011, 01:45 AM

hi bro, congrats on your new ride, sori for late wish

i listened to your mp3, it is indeed annoying, i can't imagine myself facing that kind of sound daily...

mine also has knocking sound at rear left side and so far SC only tightened bolt here there but sound still persist , of coz not as annoying like yours lah... the sound only can be heard during hitting bump at low speed, like zebra crossing.... for 6 months i only turn radio louder for temporary solution will try again next 20k service

got one member found solution here http://mymazdaclub.com/forumv2/index.php?topic=1637.0 but i can't see any photo attached, so don't know how to do it... so far lazy to PM him

AFAIK, the first batch CKD only involve painting n tyres only, thus can assume all these noise are from Japan's asembly? Hehe...

But toyota also got noise ma, thailand one i mean, japan dont know la...

have to agree on this, myself despite the sound i just enjoy driving M3, plus with radio sound not heard much

you guys should also consider that only minor problem for M3 reported so far not major one (fingers crossed), my colleague's 308 in 2 years have to change battery twice, common problem for 308.. civic?? despite good design, drive one and you should know M3 is better

no car can corner with unlimited speed lor, even F1 car has its limit

when we say excellent handling for M3, it means it can take corner faster than say a civic for any corner... also the feeling of the car's chassis response during the corner, does the chassis 'fight' the movement or follow the corner fluidly...

if you don't understand, at Karak highway drive a civic 5 times and then drive M3 5 times also, you'll soon realize M3 chassis is one hell a good one

Jim, do Malaysians really get the Skyactive? the new launched at Singapore is not one right?

same as UK also, no Skyactive, wonder why...

yours 1.6?? aircond temperature is for auto aircond only i think, which only at 2.0

hi all zoomers,

anybody here ever do top up radiator coolant? i read in manual has to use grade FL22 but i couldn't find one..

google about this, many also complaint cannot get one...

anybody knows where to buy FL22 grade coolant?

bro, any noticable difference in ride comfort? by going to 215/45, you're changing to thinner sidewall tyre so comfort shall be affected, question is how much..

i'm thinking to upgrade to thicker sidewall now, either to 205/50 or 225/45 from original 215/45... reason is road to my office full of potholes

hope you can advice...

This post has been edited by kaisers: Jun 6 2012, 12:38 AM

bro thanks for your detailed input, very much welcome

def 215/45 has more grip and give more feedback compared to 205/50 due to wider contact area, but if you said the comfort level is not noticable between the two then i'm happy to use 215/45 again... 205/50 very rare laa

there's no 215/50 but we do have 225/45 which give us nearly same diameter as 205/50 but with wider tyre (2 mm more than 205)... i'm thinking to upgrade to this size but feared while comfort is improved, the drag also higher and thus affected the FC, but of coz grip also shall be better... sigh, don't know how to decide

for me the M3 is tuned towards handling and thus firmer suspension, but only on low speed bump the harshness felt... i noticed that when going through holes at high speed the comfort is good, better than my waja... so my solution sometimes is just drive through the hole at more than 60km/h, but of coz not always la scared suspension rosak

Hi all... i'm still using stock tyre dunlop, milage near 40k but tyre seems nearly out of thread already

Just wanna know is it normal? Lsst time my waja tyre can last 80k, wonder whether 215/45 tyre thread wear faster.. hmm

If only 40k then every year need to change tyre lorr