so far didnt heard any major complain/issue from M3 owner, except the well known lower arm bush noise affecting M6, M3, CX5. which is under warranty & replaceable at service center. some said the replacement solve the noise problem some said no. mine the noise not so serious thus haven't claim warranty yet. not sure M2 will face this issue not.
M3 spare parts is expensive, everything is quoted in thousand by Mazda. pair of headlamp >rm4k, windscreen >rm3k, side screen >rm500, wiper >rm100, battery >rm1k, headlamp washer >1k etc... soul red paint is more expensive than other color. M2 should be cheaper since is from Thailand, but sure more expensive than Toyota/Honda.

overall, skyactiv mazda is a good car. i love its performance, handling, interior & exterior. it is a driver's car, if you care a lot about rear seat, you shouldn't consider mazda at the 1st place.

I-eloop will charge to a special capacitor when break, the capacitor will power electronic devices, not sure how much the capacitor cost. 

I think the Lower arm bush noise is design problem, sc only change bush. Not really know what is the root cause.

According sc, u can replace with normal battery, then I-stop, i-eloop won't function. But I rather pay, won't take the risk, unless proven.

The frustration we m3 owner face is bermaz didn't bring in any accessory or upgrade option. Even you can find it outside or oversea, it will void your warranty. Hopefully once m2 & m3 ckd will change this.

Overall Mazda not a problematic car, don't be too worry, enjoy your ride.
At least don't have VW DSG & Ford DCT problem. These are the reason i give up Jetta & Focus.

ah no wonder...
no malaysia M2 does not have i-eloop 

i-stop does help a lot on fc, i-eloop's double-layer capacitor seem like an extra power storage

below is quoted from wiki:
In 2011, Mazda has announced i-ELOOP, a system which uses a variable-voltage alternator to convert kinetic energy to electric power during deceleration. The energy, stored in a double-layer capacitor, is used to supply power needed by vehicle electrical systems. When used in conjunction with Mazda’s start-stop system, i-Stop, the company claims fuel savings of up to 10%

ya, make it all bars are same size, total 12 bars
1 bar 200km? then 12 bars 2400km?

or 1 quarter 200km? 4 quarter 800km?

yes, i am calculate like ur way for my current old myvi
i just want to know full tank mileage estimation

yupe, better zoom-zoom now, next month fuel gonna increase dy

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Going to collect my M2 white sedan later today

Any tips on the collection inspection?

Really? Wow.. Can test drive first when checking?
If really find some defect, just tell sa, what will actually do on that car? Immediate fix? Or wait anothet car if the defect is quite bad?

Your FC a is rather high, been stepping on it? I think VPR is bad for FC, their regular Ron 97 is better. I have switched to BHP 97 for my M2 and getting around a range of 580 km for the same amount of fuel. I'll pump tml to confirm, thinking of switching to Ron 95 as well, to compare. PaulTan says it's better for FC but I do feel the engine is very smooth on 97. Is it still smooth on 95 so far? Skyactiv is supposed to run on regular just as well..

Fyi, my trip comp says 7.8l/100km, ave speed is 31km, what's yours?

i doubt they can do anything, since all mazda coming from thailand is like this. Maybe CKD better paint job?
not really, the car still less then 1000km, i never rev higher than 3000rpm

i pumped VPR cause in my 2.0l Lancer last time, it gave the most mileage compare to R97 and R95. But as i experience b4, VPR seems to only give more mileage on bigger CC cars. Hence today i use Shell R95 and see if can get the same or similar mileage. if yes then i will use R95 instead and maybe test on R97 next refill

Will check the trip comp later for the avg fc and speed
i wonder what the average on my trip computer

lol bro the reason im holding back till 1000km is not because of the FC la

its an even older myth that the engine needs that long so that all the moving parts in the engine fit it properly 

if not why would they require a service interval at 1000km? 

even thinking of changing oil during that service