Hi Zoomers,

Welcome to V4 !!!

Hi bro, added you on the owner list already... cheers

Hi,

I am planning to get a new Mazda 3 2.0sedan (new facelit) and recently I drop by to Bermaz and the best offer they give will be RM2,500 cash rebate + reverse camera. Anybody here get a better offer?

Anyone of you guys have bent rims and fixed them? It's weird that every time when I send my car for alignment and balancing, the technician will tell me that some of my rims are bent. I'm using stock 17" CKD rims by the way.

1st time alignment and balancing- one rim was bent.

2nd time- another one rim was bent

3rd time, yesterday- technician told me all four rims are bent

It cost around RM70-90 to fix one rim depending on how badly the rim is bent.

Seeking advice with the technician, he told me that the CKD 17" rims are JRD brand, which is made in Malaysia. It's more fragile and tends to bend easily even with hitting small pot holes

Another reason for the tendency to bend is the lower profile tyres. The tires are too thin to provide protection to the rims. In return, I asked, if 45 profile is thin then how about BMWs who mostly use tires with even lower profiles like 35? The technician then answered me: "Yes, they memang bend a lot... but BMW owners are rich." WTF

Am considering changing to 18" rims but the technician warned me despite the rims are tougher compared to stock 17" JRD rims, there are still high chances that the rims will get bend  In fact, he said most customers that went for alignment and balancing in his shop will have bent rims that need to be repaired.... I am starting to think that opening a rims and tires shop is a good business

My question here is, any members here have the same experience as me? Send your car for alignment and balancing and you are informed that you need to fix the bend rims EVERY TIME? Just want to know whether this is a normal thing or is it just me with bad driving skills and love for pot holes

my theory is buy second hand car go for nissan, mazda or any other europe car. Cz cheap in second hand value but quality better , just maintainence might be higher abit compare to toyota n honda.

if buy new car and consent on second value thn buy toyota n honda. can sell higher

but for me i nvr care la, i more to driving experience so i bought new mazda hehe

Channel 3?? I mean using pen drive to hear music....

Where to click the channel 3?? Touch screen there or beside??

Just got confirmation from Tribos that these are normal. So no worries !!

just asking fellow White M3 drivers here, what products do you use to wash your car?

My White M3 has greyish/brown stains even after washing. Need to wash then only it comes off. Any advise?

Wow that's too much bro, if I were u I will question the sc whether this sensor is detecting "lightness" or "darkness" in order to turn on headlights...