maybe too big for his/her liking..

This post has been edited by amad108: Dec 31 2015, 03:05 PM

went to look for cx3 earlier today

it was place next to mazda2 hb and the size almost similar but higher. it was a grey unit so it looks kinda small compare to red color

inside is kinda cramp for me and feels like my current vios has more space. to get 2016 model, have to wait after cny

went to look for cx3 earlier today

it was place next to mazda2 hb and the size almost similar but higher. it was a grey unit so it looks kinda small compare to red color

inside is kinda cramp for me and feels like my current vios has more space. to get 2016 model, have to wait after cny

I'll be getting the CX-3 soon. Here are my reasons for those who are still considering between this and HR-V and Mazda3 (as i was).

Why i didnt choose HR-V:
- Felt underpowered for me. Somehow I feel even an old 1.8L CR-V is better.
- Looks (exterior and interior) is good enough but not exciting. I love the front headlights especially with DRL but rear ones...not so much.
- I feel it only looks good in white, but i dont want another white car haha.
- Old school touchscreen menu. Maybe most ppl dont care but I dont like to stare at ugly UI.
- Hard to reach USB port / storage area

Compare to Mazda3, very tough but in the end it's about the design. CX-3 looks better proportioned, wayyyy nicer rims, and interior looks slightly more premium. Decided to not go for a sedan since my other car is. Also, simply wanted to try a CBU car for once hehe.

Apart from the price, I guess the main concern is the rear passenger seat size. I'm not very tall; my driving seat position is quite forward so the passenger behind me would have decent legroom.

New here. Booked my daughter's car in August last year. Bought car rego plates in October. Forgot completely about it until the salesman called me early this month. Loan approved last week. Can take delivery of car before CNY but my daughter has yet to pick the color of the car. Haiz....

Why Mazda CX3? Compact car good for lady drivers. I have the CX5 myself for 2 years now and no major complaints. My sister in law just bought the Honda CRV (2 months old) and the front visor/sun shade dropped off last week. Another thing, the boot door of the CX3 & CX5 is way lighter than the CRV which is kinda hard to pull down. Not good for lady drivers unless they pump weights in their free time.

Didn't test drive the CX3 before. Just hoping that it is comparable to the CX5. The 18" blink-blink looks good. The CX5 CBU came with just 17" rims, remember? (Which I changed mine to 20" immediately after getting the car).

Color-wise, Mazda has changed the red. The CX3 red is far brighter than the CX5 red. The blue remains the same even though they changed the name. It is now Deep Blue but the Japs must be color blind. As for Bermaz, they do not have enough cars to parade them in all their showrooms and in fact shifting the same cars (albeit with different colors) around.

My salesman told me that Bermaz has enough cars to fulfill the initial bookings but JPJ is taking too long to inspect them (especially when everyone wants their cars before CNY). Me, I am in no hurry cos I won't be driving it. The kids these days ah....

i like that 18" rims on CX3 too. But CBU CX5 actually comes with 19" not 17". If 1st time u see cx5 with 17" most probably u kinda a bit late bro

What do you mean kinda late? I got the CX5 CBU unit when it first came out. Maybe not the 1st batch but definitely 17" rims which is why my first stop after collecting the car was to my friend's accessory shop to change it to a 20" set.

The earliest CBU CX5 unit comes with 19"...after that is 17" rims..

Mine is CBU but came with 17" rims.
BTW, anyone out there seen the CX3 "Deep Crystal Blue" before? Is it the same as the CX5 "Sky Blue"? Even the Mazda sales people have not seen the CX3 deep crystal blue before (Jln Ampang & Pandan Indah).

Deep Crystal Blue i saw in mazda 3, but the color not very nice .

My family ordered one in that color and the SA said would arrive before CNY. I'll share some pics if no one else already have.

Thanks but my salesman sent me quite a few pictures this afternoon and I ordered it straight away.

Googling found CX3 "Deep Crystal Blue" blue is so deep like black color.

Ya...nice. Comparison between Black (left) & Deep Crystal Blue (right).



This post has been edited by GI Jie: Jan 28 2016, 12:48 AM

nice blue hue i recond, much better than the candy-ish sjy blue

to each his own, i personally prefer the candy-ish blue though

Saw a CX3 today. Very nice. The windscreens are all tinted very dark like a mafia-car. The driver behind the wheels was reckless though, changing lanes without putting signal lights, squeezing through the lanes.

What other freebies did you get and from which branch did you ordered?

Can't tell the different.