I'm looking for my Mazda2 actually. I figured you guys might know good deals somewhere, battery spec is the same anyway.

You got a shop or you dealt directly with supplier?

Hi guys,

A quick question, 2009-2013 Mazda 3 1.6 uses Timing Belt or Timing Chain ? I couldn't find on this thread and I couldn't find any old brochure/spec brochure.

I read on wikipedia that Mazda Z engine uses chain but the ZM DE engine is driving by belt.

Will be going to hunt for the 1.6 M3 HB this weekend for my uncle.

Thanks.

have you tried asking in mazda 2 group see whether they got any panel workshop that give special price to club member?

you can try big battery puchong, they using q85 amaron battery, but i'm not sure what price they will give you as the price is for club member only

can we bring our own engine oil to SC?

How are you enjoying the car? It should be a very fun drive!


Did you manage to check if there was the lane assist feature inclusive with the lane departure warning?

those who got the city brake feature, how does it work during stop/go traffic jam? will it stop you from creeping forward?

initially enjoying..
but then just after few days got rattling sound already from dashboard, CKD QC no pass man!

there is no lane keep assist, Mazda marketing and customer service is epic.
they printed on the brochure with lane keep assist, but when I asked in Mazda Malaysia FB, someone from customer service called me and told me after they check with technical team, the car actually comes with lane keep assist.
after few days, another person from sales department called me and said actually the car does not equip with lane keep assist, only lane departure warning.. I was like ... what xxx xxxx...

so conclusion, the car is equip with blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, smart city brake support, lane departure warning and adaptive led headlamp.

no lane keep assist, no traffic sign recognition, no radar cruise control.

This post has been edited by peace_lover: Jun 1 2017, 04:23 PM

My mzd connect was stuck in boot logo. Anyone can help me to fix the problem?

Most likely no.

Drive the car more, as it ages, the part will "set" and the rattling will be gone/much reduced. That's what i experienced.

Here is something to think about about the features that you highlighted ;
1) Lane keeping assist : our JKR don't have consistent size and distance to make this system full proof, certain areas will be blurred or totally don't have lines. Better to rely on your eyes and hands.
2) Traffic sign recognition : most drivers don't even give a damn to signal to turn or change lane, do you really think people will pay any attention to the traffic sign? No point needing this in our roads.
3) radar cruise control : high spec yes, not sure about GL. But can feel a little hairy/weird, i rather use my own foot to brake.

Try to restart the car and wait it out.

This post has been edited by wkc5657: Jun 1 2017, 05:05 PM

bro or sis?
1) Lane keep assist is useful when cruising on highway, not in the town.
2) If everybody think like you then this nation will be in chaos, I hate those ppl who never know how to obey rules. Rules are created to keep the society in order, so obey it lah.
3) I am talking about Radar Cruise Control, in other brand they call it adaptive cruise control, not the normal auto cruise control.

1. Is there any car within RM 130k has this feature? Hmm.. Let see if someone could name them..
2. He was trying to tell there are drivers out there who dont give a fxxx to all these road signs. Not him la...
3. Radar cruise control, it has been debated a few times before. With relation to the driver's attitude, who likes to zig zag in out suddenly, the radar cruise control might creates more issue rather than assisting. No doubt, if it is available, most of us would appreciate the feature too. Unfortunately..

Btw, enjoy your new ride. I have not seen any GVC model around my area yet.

1) Hyundai Ioniq
2) I know there are a lot, we as part of community should promote the positive impact instead of negative
3) ya, it's good to have feature

Hyundai Ioniq has the whole suite of safety features, also the Ford Ranger Wildtrak has active cruise control and lane assist.

Too bad, I was hoping there would be lane assist. Lane departure warning I feel is annoying and does not do the job as effectively as lane assist.

I think with Japanese CKD cars it is expected to get some annoying vibrating sounds. Let's hope mazda's service centers are cooperative in resolving these minor issues.

By the way, is there still the infamous tire roar that a lot of people experience in the previous models or has Mazda improved on the NVH in this area?

I see. The Ioniq and Ranger has it. Ranger, not my cup of tea. Ioniq actually is a good buy, so many active and passive safety features. Just the badge and DCT, hmm..

ya, hope they can resolve my rattling noise with 1 visit..
Tyre sound is noticeable with the 18 inches wheel but not to the annoying extent lah.

traffic sign recognition i think need to activate it in gps, have you tried to discover your gps functionality? even the older model can set warning when over speed limit, but then it is very annoying though

lane keep and lane departure is just good to have for me, cant rely them on semi autonomous driving even for long distance, especially on malaysia road, sometime it give out warning because of those confusing line on the road when got construction at the road side

I can only say most of the time it is a good to have and useful features, period.

Yes, i don't mean the normal cruise control. On our traffic conditions and some ill mannered and haphazard behavior of drivers (even in expressway), i have no confidence in adaptive cruise control. We just don't have the rapport that western countries do that give proper signalling time, giving way to cars that want to filter in, maintain a safe distance between cars, no ass chasing, minimal lane hogging, almost nonexistent que cutting and road racing/chasing, etc. Not to forget the inconsistent road surface quality...

Until cars can be fully 100% autonomous, all these semi autonomous features will just dump the control back to the driver if the system has no idea how to react in certain conditions. Even Tesla being the leader in this field, although very confident and capable, still highlights the need for the driver to be alert and disclaim themselves from the errors caused by the system. It is just an unknown time bomb for an accident. I have no statistics for this, but the risks are there and very real.

Normal cruise control still ok, just relieve the driver from the accelerator pedal and the driver still need to focus on the steering and braking.

Anyway, to each to their opinion and my best wishes to your new car ownership

TLDR: Watch the video and see how useful a proper LKA + whatever system would have prevented the accident.

I agree with most of your points.. It is only an unknown time bomb when as you put it, the driver fails to remain alert and ready to assume command should anything go wrong. Think auto-piloting of an airplane, today's planes practically fly themselves, but there is ALWAYS a human pilot (sometimes 2 or 3) present at all times in the cockpit. Not to fly the plane (most) per se, but to assume command where necessary.

These are all ASSISTING TECHNOLOGIES.. not designed as yet for full autonomy. They assist where they can and when they aren't, you the driver should be ready to take over. Less driving fatigue during bumper to bumper traffic and long distance driving. No car manufacturer as you've pointed out at this stage will say, hey switch them on and lie down to read a book or watch a movie while the car drives itself.. Doing so means immediate brand suicide, not to mention opening themselves to billion dollar lawsuits, especially as humans can be pretty dumb.. Take a table for instance, it isn't made to be sat or stood on, but some individuals will and then it breaks, they blame the manufacturer.. No?.. Coming back to the plane analogy, would you agree to fly a commercial flight without a single qualified pilot on board? I think majority would refuse.. aka, business suicide. Which is why even the likes of Tesla will not come out and say their highly advanced autonomous driving system should be used without a human ready to take over in case of all those negative points you've listed out.

Here's how most of us see such tech.. The driver with no assisting technologies, is held fully responsible for any accidents caused by the vehicle. I'm willing to admit that at least 95% of all car accidents are caused by humans (this is also taking into account that people overlook regular maintenance, that leads to a fault). Now and in the future, this tech (which gets better with each gen) can help eliminate some of these accidents.. Not eradicate.. but significantly reduce it. Why? Cuz they reduce the amount of "dumb" human input and increase the amount of "smarter" tech. I posted this video in a different thread to highlight my point, and prove to some retards there that these systems can indeed prevent many accidents.



To conclude, are these driving assist tech 100% fool-proof? Nope.. But with more testing, they will get there. I for one, hope it's within this generation.