See post #1240

There is over-engineering on the driver seat, LED interior lights, central console, light reflection from body panels, NVH and acoustics which will not be appreciated by most buyers. For the RM147K price of the 2.0 sedan some of the alternatives are:

Toyota Camry 2.0
Honda Accord 2.0
Nissan Teena 2.0
Kia Optima 2.0
Passat 1.8 (after discount)
Mazda CX-5
Subaru Forester 2.0
Honda CRV
VW Tiguan (after discount)

Not many buyers who chooses the Mazda 3 sedan over any of the above.

The RM137K 1.5L Mazda 3 is even more unsellable. Bermaz should drop this model. If you can afford to pay RM137K you will top up RM10K for the 2.0L model.

This post has been edited by kluseng: Jun 22 2019, 09:39 AM

The volume will be so low that it will be unsustainable to bring them in. In another year no more Mazda 3 just like no more Elantra Sport and Optima GT now. Mark my words!

The 8 speakers Mazda system is already very good. Putting in a more expensive Bose system when the price of the car is already stretching market acceptance is unwise to say the least.

Reading the comments on this Pauline Tan article looks like Mazda 3's prices are not well received in Malaysia with the majority of readers slamming Bermaz.

for eg.
Good luck Bermaz!

Should be fine. The Mazda 3 Skyactiv is very reliable and you have the warranty to fall back on. This isn't an European car with lots of frightening gotchas.

I suppose if you brick your MZD you have to go back to SC and ask for a costly rescue. You can't change the MZD as it is integrated into the dashboard. There is also no provision fit another player.

If your firmware version is not one which has been done successfully before I would advise don't take the risk. Btw, you can upgrade your firmware version but you can't downgrade it.

It's an unproven brand. If you never drive fast should be OK I guess.

Done that. No problem with jump starting.

Surprised to hear about this. On my 2015 Mazda 3 I can set the fan speed to level 3 even in the hottest weather. Night or cloudy day can set to 2. Coldness is set to minimum.

I don't think it will come to Malaysia. The Mazda 3 with Skyactiv-X engine didn't come here. The reason: the price won't suit Malaysians and demand will be too low.

In U.S. they have Mazda 3 with 2.5L NA engine. This wasn't brought in also.

Nope. Even if you pay for each service at Mazda SC it will still be cheaper. My estimate:
70,000km service: RM250
80K service: RM500
90K, 100K service: RM250 x 2 = RM500.
Total: RM1250.
If you service outside will be cheaper.

How on earth did they price it at RM2600?

GS Auto will also tap into your fusebox so what is the difference? I would say it is arguable if they void your warranty. You are only using a spare way in the fusebox, not cutting any wires. If you don't want to argue with them just dismantle your dashcam before claiming anything electrical.

My battery last 1.5 years for both batteries that I have replaced so far. There is no need to replace the battery until i-stop gives you an error. The battery is still good for starting months after i-stop stops working.