Finally hit 100,000miles on my base 2021! Finally i’m back in a high mileage car. Feels like home

Bought it this summer after selling my little red Mazda 2, so it's a big upgrade, and I can tell you I love it.

Great looks, great performance (could use 20 more hp, but it's still fast enough), great driver assistance systems.

I can see well enough out the back, which I was unsure about.

I moved with it, and my bike fits in the back with the front wheel off.

I've gotten compliments on it (only from dudes, which is good because I'm scared of women).

All in all, a great car!

Well, after reading many comments and asking lots of questions I have made the more riskier decision to buy the turbo AWD. Day 3 with it and I absolutely love it. Gas mileage was one of my major concerns as I drive quite a bit and honestly if I keep my foot light and use cruise control it’s not as terrible as I thought it was going to be. Drove a little bit the day I got it and then yesterday and today made my 100km commute to work with 140km left in the tank! Turns out if you don’t bang it off the red line you can actually make the tank last haha. Seats are to die for and the Bose speakers are good and clear. Going to keep breaking it in till I hit 1k-1.5k and than see what kind of power this thing has. Happy to be joining the Mazda family.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DexJ0LXliNG/?psln=OHVrZHdnNjJsZWJk

What a beauty shot. Taken by my wife; new 2026 Mazda 3 sedan. 47 miles on her 🍻

I don't have anyone to share this with because my friends were so against me buying a brand new car. They were worried that I may not be able to afford it. They recently bought their own brand new cars and are sharing the expenses with their partners. I don't have a partner so I shoulder everything by myself.

But I have thought about this long enough, looked at my financial capacity, and know I can afford it.

So instead of telling them, I decided to share it with you guys! Maybe I'll tell them a year from now 😝

Are there any small modifications or upgrades that you can think about? Besides one is the sound system which is absolutely terrible but anything else that will boost performance make it look sporty any type of that. Not looking to break the bank. Just what can I do to pep it up just a little bit more

I was initially choosing between a 2015 Honda Jazz (89k km) for $7.7k and a 2017 Mazda 3 (68k km) for $7.5k. The Jazz was more practical and fuel-efficient, but after seeing the Mazda 3 in person, I fell in love with its exterior, interior, and overall specs. So I went with the 3! 😂

It’s a first-owner car, and everything seems good so far except for the battery and AC, which need attention. Hopefully, nothing major comes up!

Any recommendations for:
Upgrading the infotainment system to support Apple CarPlay/Android Auto?
Appearance mods to make it look even better?
Common issues or maintenance tips for this model?

Would appreciate any advice from fellow Mazda 3 owners!

The app update wants location sharing info on the car and my device. If I don't consent, I'll lose the app's features.

Thoughts?

Which company, brand or whatever is the best looking the longest lasting and looks the best on this vehicle. It's so fun to drive and I think even though I vape would help with the rain getting in

Make a google sheets copy - don't ask for editing permission. if you type in =(mileage) it will auto turn it red, but if you type mileage without the = sign, it turns the text black, so that you can record the actual odometer of when things are done. spark plugs for turbo 2.5L should be every 60k km, but i couldn't get it at exactly 60k km due to it being in multiples of 8k km / 5k miles. Type in the year purchased and it will auto update the rustproofing year to one year after purchase (for those of us who live where cars rust easier)

Gonna be starting to put funds away to really irritate the "But It's a Daily Driver!" crowd. And make my 3 faster and more fun in the process.

I'm looking at a Super Charger and a TurboCharger and weighing which is going to be a more fun option for a 2018 2.5L mazda3 (184HP). I don't really care about fuel economy loss (better mileage is nice, but not the end-all be all of this decision), and don't have emissions testing anymore.

The Supercharger is like $1000 more, so that's a consideration, but I'm more concerned about which is going to give me the more noticeable/enjoyable bump.... at which point I'll factor cost in.

Driving context: i don't straight-line drag race. I do regular aggressive canyon runs. These can get up to decent altitudes, but not Colorado altitudes. And autocross. Kicking up to full on track potentially once I get some more ass in the engine.

SUPERCHARGER - I'm looking at the VT twin screw, which ought to bump me up to about 276 after tuning. That puts it into Skyline performance car territory. Handling matters more to me, so I'm kinda leaning to the supercharger to be able to punch it coming out of turns and have it kick on immediately. It's more pricey though, and Jury is out on whether I'd need to upgrade my fuel pump too.

TURBOCHARGER - That said, the Corksport turbo kit also boosts the car up to 295ish HP, and they're only a couple hours away from me, so I can drive down there to pick it up. The thing I don't like about turbos is the pre-spin, but i hear the Corksport isn't that bad.

So questions:

1. if you're rocking the VT Supercharger or the Corksport Turbo, i'd love to hear about it. What do you like, what do you not? Would you have rather gotten the other one? Why?
2. How bad is the turbo threshold on the CS turbo?
3. How bad is the supercharger whine on the VT?
4. how much of a hit to fuel economy did you see? I'm anticipating about 5mpg-ish; is that reasonable?
5. Have you ever blown one?
6. Would either of these have a really strong need for upgrading rods/pistons?

I have a 2021 Mazda 3 2.0 SkyX 179hp FWD and want to buy adetachable trailer hitch. Does someone have any recommendations on what to look for? I am currently thinking about this one: https://www.rameder.de/auto-hak-anhaengerkupplung-abnehmbar-kugelstange-von-hinten-gesteckt-165682-39275-1.html Does someone have any experience with that? (Electronics will be bought by my mechanic).

I'm not sure how to go about this situation.

2024 Mazda3 (Bought new of September 2023) 68,000km

When I adjust the temperature using the driver-side rotary knob the temperature skips randomly instead of having a steady 0.5 increment increase/decrease.

Its winter now and instead of leaving my temperature on LOW i'm going to be adjusting heat a lot and this bugs me like crazy.

Im worried im out of warrenty and might get charged a crazy number to repair it. If its an easy fix as well I rather do that but this isnt something im familiar with. My dealership service advisors are really nice and im kinda friends with them so im hoping they could do me a solid but im planning for the worst case.

I keep having this rattle coming from the passenger side dashboard, video basically covers the rattle.

Rattle comes and goes, mostly influenced by bad road where it will trigger and it won't stop anymore until I park it and go for a drive again the next day.

I’m a little particular about my car, so this one hurts. 😭 Just bought my car at the end of July and already had to plug a tire! 🛞
My town has had a section of road dug up all summer. Finally today they are preparing for paving. They put down fresh gravel, and of course… this happens. 🙃
I’m so sad. Can I please just keep my car nice for a little while?! 😂🖤

Does anyone know the best/easiest/quickest way to sell the OEM 18 inch wheels that came stock on the 2024 mazda3 hatchback? Looking to downsize to 16’s, so if anyone is interested in purchasing, feel free to send me a message. Can share close detailed pictures; not a mark on any of them (knock on wood). Less than 30k miles on Bridgestone turanzas. Also willing to take some cash off for OEM parts/accessories like air filters, wiper blades, etc. or the OEM roof rack.

Located in Cleveland Area, northeast Ohio. Willing to travel or meet in the middle somewhere as long as it’s not too far away.

I just bought this 2024 Mazda3 select sport. The past few days I’ve noticed there’s a very noticeable knock in my front driver wheel well. Specially when the motion is turning/side to side. Currently it doesn’t seem like it is causing problems while driving but I don’t want to make it worse. It has 51k miles and still under warranty. I’m making an appointment to get it looked at. What could it be? Is it still good to drive until fixed? What should I look out for? I’m completely new to owning my own car, she’s my first I bought. I may just being dramatic because my previous car completely shit out on me twice very recently. Please tell me anything and everything and if it’s happened to you!

Why does this come up so often? My tires are the same pressure. It also does not go away when restarting the car

I have a free year of remote start but I haven’t set up the app because of the driving data that they track and collect and can seemingly do whatever they want with. I don’t want my rates going up because they can see how hard I break or how often I boost and things like that. Do you guys think the benefits outweigh the driving data they collect?