So as a Mazda 3 owner, you all would still think it's a great choice to buy? Even though with some knocking sound?

Why not? No car is a perfect car

My car also got sound at the side skirt and also rear. Like wire is loose and keep hitting the chassis.

This post has been edited by XiuKeong: May 31 2016, 01:30 PM

Mind to share your car model?

Gen 2, non skyactiv version

If you enter a corner with uneven surface, the knocking sound will be very prominent. When it rains and you cross a speed hump, it sounds "ngek"....

If official genuine parts can't solve it even after replacing, hope that few years down the road, got aftermarket parts that can solve it...

You have the same problem too? CKD or CBU?
U already replaced the lower arm bush?
In your opinion, is the sound very annoying/ bearable/ minor?

I drive CKD version. I'm still in the que to get it replaced.

How does it sound is very subjective and personal, so i can't really give you an answer on that. What i can say is, as I've driven my old previous car with the lower arm making noise for a number of years, I'm rather fine with it.

The sound isn't annoying but the fact that this happens on a new car model right after driving out of the showroom floor does annoy me. My previous car have this sound starting only around year 8 or 9 of the ownership, so kind of understandable. My other family car which is a SUV and approaching year 5 of ownership. But the suspension is still doing well.

Thanks for your info, i really like M3 a lot, actually since it launched the CBU version, but that time i wasnt looking to change my car, so just pure admiration. So when i finally looking to change my old car, really wanted to go for m3

And when i'm doing research on M3, seems so many ppl have this problem, so it makes me thinking whether m3 is a good choice, as i plan to drive this car like 10 years. If the sound can be covered by music, i think it would be ok for me, if it's obvious, and no permanent fix, i need to think again whether i can live with it for 10 years.

it come with some imperfection, but i got no regret getting it, loving every bit of it since it first release overseas

when it come to driving dynamics, i guess there is no other japanese C-segment at this price range can offer the same driving experience

for me and my family usage, my parents has no complain about space, maybe we all are not very tall and i tend to sit closer to the dashboard which give a bit more space for the rear, legroom and rear passenger space is not my concern since i dont really fetch peoples

other complain is the knocking sound when crossing bump that you highlighted and the noise is really loud when driving fast, but i dont seems to be bother by it, when i'm driving 150km/h i can only focus to what happen in front of me and nothing else, as long as i can still listen to my songs clearly then i okay already

i like this car, so i dont have much to complain about since i upgrade from a 10 years old vios, so everything is a notch better

This post has been edited by amduser: May 31 2016, 07:28 PM

Don't discount the Subaru, especially the soon to launch Levorg (1.6L turbo boxer yo)

Any recommended dealers that i should go to if i wanted to book? Other than Sg Besi?

You may try Taipan USJ showroom.

Oh yea, Subaru with boxer engine is awesome as well, but I'm not really into SUV and is just way over budget for me

Thanks for suggesting
Do you have the SA contact?

PM you already.

Hi all. Just wondering , anyone know of any reputable aircon service for Mazda 3 (2008) other than the official service centre.

Price if wanna do major servicing ?

Definitey a great choice. The kruk-kruk sound when going over humps in rainy weather doesn't bother me. You'll love the driving dynamics and power of the Mazda 3.

What knocking sound when driving fast? I haven't enountered this although I've gone up to 160 km/h.

oops....not very clear with my reply there, will go change it now

is actually the knocking sound when run over bump and bad sound insulation especially when driving high speed

Hmm, that's even weirder, u mean you go over a bump with 150km/ h??