1. current model
2. not sure, maybe end of the year launch here and next year deliver car but we didnt heard any official news yet
3. but m3 i think dont have diesel
4. i've seen people getting 6.5-7L/100km, that's about 600km per tank, me myself is 7.7-8.5L/100km since my right leg is heavy that's about 520km+ per tank

seems like is true, but not until deformed la, only will have fuel leak

same, noticed that not long after i got my car but it doesn't seems to be an issue since it will turn off after a mins or so

with the 14k, you get 6 airbags, bi-xenon headlight, 18" rims, SEXY LED taillight, almost full range of i-activ sense features which includes:
- Adaptive front lightning system
- Smart City Brake
- Rear View monitoring
- Lane departure warning
- Auto high beam
- Reverse Camera

other useful features include:
- Auto wiper
- Auto headlight
- Pedal shift
- Cruise control

some of the features also included in GL, but i forget which one

and you get HS for 119k which is even more worth it, i get mine at 124k

not to mention m3 is also one of the most feature packed model compare to other earlier batch of skyactiv models



compare to the high spec version in other countries, we only lack of:
- Radar cruise control
- i-Eloop with active shutter grill
- sunroof

This post has been edited by amduser: Oct 24 2016, 07:04 PM

Psychological effect

Anyway good luck with your ketam, it is a better car with a TURBO

same thing, last week when i drive from KLIA back to ipoh, cruising around 120-130km/h suddenly can see my left RVM indicator light up then turn off after a while and occur every 10s like that, i thought the sensor is detecting something that human eyes cannot see

i noticed that it only occur at night when driving fast and not much surrounding light, no problem when i drive back from ipoh to KL during afternoon

i find it light up frequently when travelling on left lane or middle lane, so my assumption is the sensor might detect the light as well, not only the object?

just sharing with you guys, last week 3 m3 owners joined a touge session with other gang, got FD2R, swift sport, FT-86, celica and satria neo

it was a fun drive to Kuala Klawang from Cheras driving through Titi town, curvy road all the way, the road is uneven and at some part of the road the tires cant grip properly causing uneven brake force due to uneven road, even though our m3 stock suspension handled it well but it is still dangerous, at higher speed i worry that i might crash to the hill

despite FD2R being almost 2 gen behind, swift and neo having lower CC and smaller engine, they are way faster than us and quicker through the corner, but that's obvious since their driving skills is way better than me and their car is heavily modded while mine is just stock, but on straight road we can easily pull away on the lower CC NA cars

at some part of the road i enter the turn with the wrong speed (too fast) and the rear tires lose grip, stability control kicks in and surprisingly it doesn't aggressively correct the course of the car, but instead it let the rear slide and gently adjust the car direction according to the direction i want, it happened in split second and the DSC really did a good job there

i not dare to drive any faster la, my car can only tackle those corner at 80km/h maximum, tighter turn only 70km/h

need to install some stabilizer bar to improve the handling

lane departure will activate back few second after you left the signal on

not only they are manual, but they also have modded suspension and other performance mod

but those car is totally different range already

mid spec should be hatchback, base spec doesn't come with LED DRL, only halogen DRL (yellow light)

test drive 3 of them and choose one that you like, i personally prefer the leather on m3 compare to civic which look low quality and less luxury compare to m3

but civic got more legroom

forget about jetta, maintenance is gonna cost you more than the car value itself

no news on the facelift version in malaysia yet, it has some upgraded features like nicer steering wheel and colored HUD

DSG is the fastest shifting gearbox and also the less reliable and higher maintenance compare to others, m3 is still using torque converter with clutch, which is bloody reliable and can sustain high operation temperature compare to dsg and cvt, for a torque converter with that shifting speed i would said is already consider very fast if you compare with other torque converter

we got the "kruk-kruk" and "ngek-ngek" soud also

the sound seems to come back again yesterday when drive through heavy rain

then i not sure la, because i see cx-5 and m2 also got that yellow halogen drl

when pass through bump the front suspension will have "kruk kruk" sound

1st "kruk" is the spring compress when the front wheel is at the peak of the bump

2nd "kruk" is when the front wheel passed the bump and land on the road causes the spring to compress

so i assume that the "kruk" sound is caused during the spring compression

the "ngek ngek" sound is when the drive shaft or CV joint is wet and when cross the bump it will replace the "kruk kruk" sound

it wont affect the performance of the car, still can touge and speed as usual

http://mazda3revolution.com/forums/attachm...18&d=1399565572

both CKD and CBU, there is no more CBU for m3 unless you get a 2nd hand unit

battery spoil after 1-1.5 years depends on usage, and it cost at least RM500 for a good Q85 battery for the i-stop, where seaweed no need such a big battery because no i-stop

paint being too "thin" and cause a lot of stone chip as claimed by others, me myself got few stone chip on the bonnet but not at the bumper

i dont have mirror tickling sound though, hope i wont have that issue

normal with mazda car, probably because bumper and body parts is not sprayed with the same machine that caused the color difference

another possible explanation is due to different materials for body (metal) and bumper (PP)

snowflake white pearl look nicer when view up close, under sunlight you can see some pearl color reflect off the surface

but but but....CKD high spec got more features, CBU got sunroof and i-eloop

It is not racing at all, we all just drove leisurely, of course fd2r and the others will lead first since they know the road well and they organise the outing, slow and bulky car like m3 have to stay at last car

No prize for first place and no punishment for the last, drive at own pace and enjoy the big bowl of noodle in Kuala klawang then drive home safely

autolock can be DIY for free with a OBDII version 2.1 reader and a laptop

http://mazda3revolution.com/forums/2014-20...ns-asbuilt.html

definitely will void, actually it is not necessary to install those things

you can use OBD2 and smartphone to get those readings from the car

There is only one obd port if I'm not mistaken, you can buy the splitter cable at lelong or mudah but not sure whether they will work as expected or not

warranty is tied to the car, not the owner, as long as the service & warranty booklet is still there then there will be no problem

they dont actually check your pink slip when service car