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MikeNewcastle
- 3 reviews
- 6 likes
New small SUV
Had the car about a month. Easy to drive, like the big display screen with Maps, reversing camera etc. Interior is well laid out. Car performs well but the ride is way too harsh for Aussie roads. Bumps etc really jar through the suspension. Two level luggage area is not useful, have taken out parcel shelf so now have one level. Model range is very wide and price jump between the levels is exorbitant. Hope the first revision looks at the suspension...I30 etc is far better. No temperature gauge is not wise for us oldies who like to see whether the radiator has a leak and the engine is about to implode.
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Andrew VSydney Surrounds, NSW
- 6 reviews
- 2 likes
CX-3 is a great car - but Skyactiv auto shifts into 5th and 6th to early.
Have done 6000ks. Generally all very good but auto transmission shifts into 5th & 6th too early (5th at about 50km/h and 6th at just over 60km/h) resulting in the engine lugging around at only 1,100rpm, at these speeds. It will shift down (a bit reluctantly) if you put your foot down but performance feels apathetic when cruising around with a light foot. Sports mode is too much the other way and is too aggressive for normal driving. Can appreciate car is designed this way for "fuel efficiency" but if it shifted into 5th and 6th at slightly higher speeds or had a setting between "normal" and "sports", it would then be much nicer to drive.
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Garry LGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 6 reviews
- 3 likes
Not so good package CX-3
First of all, I am not the owner of this car but a second driver who drives this vehicle regularly.
Good points are nice to drive with a safety pack fitted which is one of the best features for this car, with a good responsive 2.0 litre automakes it a good car for city and country driving.
Bad point are numerous, the usual obnoxious rearview mirror is in a ba position and still obscures the rear window, the seats are small and the head rests had to be removed (kept pushing my head to far forward but I do drive in the upright position).
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MichaelDMelbourne
- 2 reviews
- CX-3 DK sTouring FWD, 2.0L Petrol, Automatic (2015-2020)
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Excellent packaging and technology, but...
Purchased a new Mazda CX-3 sTouring FWD (or 2-wheel drive) 2.0l Petrol car with Safety Pack. I describe this car as the best bits of a Mazda 3 on a Mazda 2 base. I wanted a new 'safe' car for my wife who was coming out of a '91 Ford Laser - so a big jump up after 25 years with the old car (which was excellent, reliable and economical, but NO safety equipment). The Mazda CX-3 was not a cheap car and I think it's well over-priced, but the competition is lame to say the least compared with how Mazda have packaged this car - very clever, way ahead ...Read more
of the pack (for now) and they know it. I compared it to a Toyota Corolla, Mazda 3, Mazda 2, Peugeot 208, Renault Clio, VW Polo, Honda Jazz but not the Ford Fiesta because of their hugely problematic DSG gearbox in their automatic version of that car. I have a Ford Focus 2013 Diesel auto - which is an excellent car but we wanted something a little smaller (particularly narrower to get up our driveway). Likes: 1. The range of safety equipment is excellent and unequalled in anything else we tried from above list. We got the Safety pack (up to 30km/hr front-end collision avoidance emergency braking system + Blind spot warning + rear cross traffic alert system). We got the front parking sensors (it comes with rear parking sensors and a rear-view camera) but we also got the 'screen integrated front and rear parking sensors' accessory. Wow the best and most under-rated accessory I've ever seen and NONE of the above-mentioned competition are remotely close! 2. No radio aerial, but a low height radio fin. 3. Push button start and turn off the car. 4. Very clever auto-locking of the car when you exit the car, and walk away. Can't lock keys in the car. 5. Clever and super easy opening of the car without having to click any buttons on the remote. 6. Heads up display of speed and navigation in front of driver. 7. Quality of finish, and how easy it is to open and close all the doors and boot. Excellent quality.
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How common is it for rear wheel bearing to go on Mazda cx3 2016 at 100k
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Do all years in the DK Series Akaris have heated seats?
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When my air con is on the passenger side vent is blowing warm air
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