2007 Mazda Mazda3 consumer reviews

i got this car for north east auto credit adam did ever thing he could to get me this car and I love it I recommend north east auto credit to ever one

I bought my 2007 Mazda3 2.3 Hatchback new. It has 106,000 miles on it. I have never replaced the clutch, and it feels like it will go another 100K miles. I get 27 mpg average, and on the freeway, if I work for it, I can get 35 mpg. It is a manual; I usually accelerate slowly until I get up to 3000 rpm. I shift as smoothly as possible. I get all fluids replaced ( and then some ) on schedule. I live on the coast in Calif, so no snow, ice, low temperature, nor salt problems. The paint is as good as new. I have had a wheel bearing problem (one). No fluid leaks. Had the timing belt replaced on schedule. It accelerates like a snail until 3000 rpm, and then the car comes alive. I figure keeping it below 3000 as much as possible, without lugging it, will give it a longer life span. Maybe $3000 in actual repair since 2007. The interior looks brand new; no faded colors; no wear nor tear in the seats. I love my car.

Most of the cars on this dealership are 150k+ miles, and charge over price, his price tags are totally not negotiable, not really friendly behaviour, would not recommend it, also he owns a workshop right next to his dealership where he polish the cars to deceive the customers as the cars are in good shape, yeh for now, wait till couple month you buy it and it starts showing issues .

Coming up to my first car's one year ownership, gas mileage is amazing, driven over 500k on a tank of gas. This vehicle seems light compared to the engine which has some muscle behind and i love to drive to and from work, I just updated the cd player so i can use my usb sticks and ipod to play my mp3 collection. Road handling is amazing.

Mazda seems to include more features than your standard econobox. For example, 4-wheel disk brakes, much nicer radio with steering wheel controls. Seats are more comfortable, and it drives nicer.

I bought this "mint condition" 2007 Mazda3 s GT 2.3L 5-speed automatic (with manual shift as well). After 3 weeks of driving this car, it kept jerking me into 3rd gear at 70mph on the highway. Turned out it needed a new turbine sensor control, a new engine mount, and a new transmission control module, all totaling l of $1487 in repairs, just 3 weeks after purchase. The car now runs great and has great performance, but I am finding it literally sucks down the gasoline. I appear to have an 11.5 gallon tank and get only about 230-250 miles per tank. Seems like I live at the gas station. Once I got all these repairs, I love the car but wish the gas mileage was better (way better) and hope I don;t have to put any more money into my so-called "mint condition" car.

Great on gas, stylish, modern, fun to drive, smooth transmission, quiet motor, dependable, reliable, attractive looking car.

I bought a 2007 Mazda 3 brand new in 07 and loved it for the first 36kmiles. Then the clutch blew at 36100 miles when the warrantee ended. I was driving it normally, and not abusing it. I did regular maintenance on it. After the clutch it still drove great, but was absolutely horrendous in the snow. At 64k the connecting rod in the engine let go and forced me to replace the entire engine. Again, I did not abuse this car and did regular maintanance on it. Shortly after that, the starter blew. And to top it all off, the 5spd trans blew 3000 miles after I replaced the engine. I would say that the suspension sort of loosened up and was sloppy after about 40k, even with scheduled maintainance. I might say I had a lemon, but I think it's just really poor quality, the reason why it only has a 36k mile warrantee. For the amount of money in repairs I spent, I could have bought a better vehicle. I just traded it in yesterday for a 2009 Subaru legacy, and what a difference, I was just stupid not to buy a Subaru before. I will never buy another Mazda, or a ford for that matter after my experience. I will never recommend a Mazda to anyone. My girlfriend has a 04 Mazda 3 and even she has high maintainance. This car is just not worth the money and is not reliable. If you still buy this car you should start saving up for repairs and make sure you have another means of getting to work.

fun to drive, sport car handling, nice interior and decent mpg (26) local driving, cons, eats tires and too much road noise.

This car is so much fun that when it was time to trade it I decided to purchase a 2010 model. Unmatched equipment levels for a compact and fun to drive factor cemented my reasons for sticking with the Mazda3.