CKD Mazda 3, the car you had waited for?
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 Apr 27 2015, 10:08 PM
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I was going to book a Civic until the Mazda 3 came out and I jumped ship. The low spec M3 is cheaper than Civic 2.0 and more value for money.
Guys, please join the main Mazda 3 thread in Car Club https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3305342 |
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Apr 28 2015, 08:41 AM
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QUOTE(eddiezack @ Apr 17 2015, 12:13 AM) Has anyone who test driven the Mazda 3 CKD HB also drove the ford focus HB? Ford Focus dry dual clutch suffer from juddering and grinding noise at low speed and overheating in heavy traffic jam forcing you to stop the car to cool down. The clutch pack will need to be replaced frequently and after warranty you are on your own. The issues are design related and cannot be solved. Do some research first.specs are almost the same. mazda wins hands down in terms of look. but how about driving experience? i heard the ford focus after discount only 113k and its cbu from thai  |
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Apr 28 2015, 01:39 PM
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QUOTE(Dwango @ Apr 28 2015, 09:08 AM) Out of the issues you mentioned about the Ford Focus, only the juddering is valid which is harmless as they are minor jerks when car is changing gears at low speed. There are no overheating and stopping the car to cool down issue that you cited. And the clutch pack that you said needs to be replaced frequently, Frequently as in once in a year? That is untrue information as well. Some Focus drivers have complained of transmission overheating in start stop traffic jam especially when going uphill. There are also owners who have to replace their clutch pack before 20k km in LYN Ford Focus forum.The Mazda 3 CKD is cheap and value for money, but being a CKD especially in Malaysia, it will likely have more rattling sound compared to the equivalent CBU model which is quite overpriced. Whether CKD in Malaysia, CKD in Thailand or CBU from Japan is no guarantee of quality especially vibrating, rattling sounds from cabin or squeaks when going over bumps. It depends on your luck and owners need to have the patience to get SC to solve the problem. |
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