I am interested to buy Mazda 3, but really concerned about all the complains on the low arm bush/ suspension noise which a lot owners complained. Many ppl also complained that after replacement, the noise still come back.

Any opinion or thinking on this issue?

So in overall, what rating would you give to M3 out of 10?
Still glad that you bought M3?

I personally prefer M3, but is also doing some research on the new civic also.
And i'm not in a rush to buy a car now, so got plenty of time to do research before deciding.

Not really sure after seeing all those complains on Mazda Malaysia Facebook…



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Haha, I never considered about Altis actually~
If wanna pay 130k+ rather go to civic 2016 premium spec.

Cbu and CKD both got~

I'm still planning to go for M3 despite all these, you can refer to earlier posts in this topic or refer to:
LYN Mazda 3 Club V8

M3 owners give really positive comments on the car even with common knocking sound problem.

I did consider and read a lot comparisons from overseas for Civic VS M3.
But i've always like M3 since the day it launched in Malaysia, Civic design is also pretty nice actually.
But i heard the waiting list is already more than 3 months, and it havent even officially launched yet.

From overseas review, they say civic is more like an all-rounder car, while M3 is more like a driver car, with better handling but smaller leg room and boot space. But i'm looking for a car to be mostly driven alone, maybe sometimes with my boyfriend, so i think leg room doesnt really bother me. If talk about boot space, M3 backseats are foldable, but i heard civic ones arent. So if you take into account on the foldable back seats, actually M3 should be able to fit in more large items.

And Civic's new features do sound very cool, with walk-away auto lock, remote engine start, smart monitoring system (still not sure what it is). But remote engine start sounds not so practical for me, a bit like for show purposes. I think it's only good when you park under hot sun, and u have time to walk near it, start the engine remotely and wait for the aircond to go cool; or in the morning u warm up your car before driving it?

Walk-away auto lock seems M3 HS got that setting in MZD? But M3 has a lot other safety features, like Smart City Braking system, Adaptive front lighting, blind spot monitoring, lane departure warning, high beam control, etc. And with 3 years free maintenance.

Anyway just my thinking.

Civic LED headlights look really cool actually, but overall design i still prefer M3. While M3 have lower price and more practical features (to me, might not applicable to everyone la). But Honda of coz better RV than Mazda.

Mazda's drawback so far from what i read is just NVH and knocking sounds.

Den i'm really not sure though, no folding seats is what i read from PaulTan post on May 12, 2016.
PaulTan website Civic 2016

Or maybe Thai spec and Malaysia spec different? They mentioned that:
"There are no folding seats, courtesy of a crossbar at the end of the boot, which is not in the US-spec car."

Haha, ya i should but havent got the time to go test drive yet

Ya, i also believe most time we dont need, unless we are moving house or going ikea for shopping.

But i think it would sound funny if a C Segment car could not fold their seats.

Ya, i do see a lot owners say that is not a big issue I think probably it doesnt really bother when I really got the chance to hear the sound.

I have been a fan of Mazda3 since the CBU launched, after doing some research and comparison vs the Civic X, i still prefer the design of M3, and i think the features of HS is still more practical and useful to me, comparing to the remote engine start, walk away autolock, electric parking brake, etc from Civic X. I will still go for M3 i think, since the Civic waiting list has gone really long now. Will testdrive the M3 and see how it goes tomorrow.

Bump stopper is part of the lower arm bush?

Haha, I'm driving a 9-year old Myvi now, m3 will confirm better than whatever I have with my Myvi.

Facelifted M3 I heard need to wait till end of next year… that's too long to wait >_< And I think those changes will come with a higher price tag? I've read Paultan news, it seems quite minor changes to me though.