Comments on: 2009 Mazda3 SP25 at MIMS

By: New owner

New owner — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:11:18 +0000

Just purchased a black sp25 fully optioned up, best you can get with luxury pack and sunroof etc etc, all i can say is GREAT CAR THIS CAR IS AMAZING.
Trust me, this car looks a bit wierd and feels weird to start with but once you adapt to it its just great, i love getting in the car in the morning and feeling the leather, opening the sunroof if its a warm morning and its just cool, good looking great car, i looked at the diesel puegot 308, just thought it was ugly, looked at ford, mitsubishi,nissan, Toyota, honda , Ralliart mitsubishi, test drove them all but the finnish and the quality of the mazda bet it all so i said, f*** it, wont live forever and said give me the works.
Was going to buy the mps but wihtout being auto i dont want it as i preffere paddle shift.
hope this helps people

By: Louise

Louise — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:29:35 +0000

I think ur all stupid! this car is gorgeous! i just bought one and its awesome!! so easy to drive aswell and very spacious! i have a baby so fits her car seat and pram and drives really well!!the color is amazing too! dont critisize before u actually drive it!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:04:58 +0000

Just picked up my black SP25 manual from Geelong Mazda. I had been looking for a new car for under 32k, and I got a standard SP25 with mats and cargo liner for 31300 on roads. It’s the best value car on the market, it comes with some high standard eqiptment as listed in other comments. The only other car I considered was a golf GTI.

By: Ms A

Ms A — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:42:42 +0000

Please tell me how much is your mazda 3 SP25?

By: new owner SP25

new owner SP25 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:26:05 +0000

whatever the comment above it won’t stop people who love MAZDA, like me…I just owned it last month SP25 with leather seat…i love it…and I think it worth my money and that’s it…how long u gonna live in this world…don’t think too much…(:

By: hotdog

hotdog — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:59:15 +0000

As someone who has just picked up the latest model, in reply to some comments above, the back seat room is the same or less than in the previous model. Although the aesthetics of the front grille may upset some diehard fans, it doesn’t really look all that bad in reality.

The smile ain’t such a bad thing. I think it’s some form of strange japanese marketing as many cars, including hondas and toyota’s have some sort of ‘smile’ front and back. Plus on a darker coloured car its not obvious.

The radical design is also practical, that ‘smile’ represents more air to cool the radiator, and at least on the SP25 model, on the passengers side next to the smile is a cold air intake.

Of course it looks better from the rear, the slanted led lights and twin exhaust definitely make the previous model look a little bland.

My only criticisms, being an owner of the previous model aswell, is that storage space has been sacrificed, especially in the glovebox and centre console, and the handbrake is on the wrong (or opposite) side of the centre console compared to the previous model. Also, on the auto model it no longer tells you what gear you are in when the gearbox is in D. It’s a bit annoying and makes you wonder why they did it.

By: MADAZ

MADAZ — Sun, 03 May 2009 08:18:00 +0000

See it in person before making judgements on the smile, remember, a registration plate helps break it up, this car is amazing enough for you haters to get over it. Look at the line of the car just above the smile, it looks very sporty like the RX-8 http://blog.webridestv.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/2009_mazda_rx8_webridestv20080310_0026.jpg which has a smile too, albeit smaller. You can understand where Mazda is coming from.

By: Josie

Josie — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:26:52 +0000

Proud new owner of the mazda3 SP25 – took delivery of it yesterday and have been loving it ever since. Handles amazing, power is fantastic, interior is comfortable and both the inside and out has a very sytlish and classy finish. Definitely turns heads (in a good way) when driving. I upgraded from a Mazda 3 Maxx Sport (2006) and definitely worth the extra investment.

Very happy!!!

By: ZoomZoom

ZoomZoom — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:11:52 +0000

Fasthonda, the Mazda 3 has never had any problems whatsoever. As for the MPS3, it has had a problem with the front enine mount where the engine could drop out only in the worse case scenario.
I don’t work for Mazda, just know a lot about them. If you liked Honda the same way you would know that they to have their fair share of problems just like any other car manufacturer.
BTW, did you ever consider that the Mazda 3 would cost around 20k less than an accord euro with equal specs(sat nav) and not to mention the 3 also has some features that won’t be found in the euro, eg. 10 speaker bose system if you opt for sp25 which is still 10k less than the euro with sat nav.. Also the 3 is faster and more economical.

It comes down to what budget he has but both are worth of a look.

By: Fasthonda

Fasthonda — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:16:49 +0000

@ZoomZoom
You must work for Mazda?Maybe I should dig up info. on the Mazda 3 in regards to problems they have had?I definately know that the MPS3 have had i’ts fair share of problems..the most serious being massive engine failure.

@Al Juraj

I’m not quite sure in what market segment you are buying into anyway,Honda Australia have put out a statement in regards to WHAT the PROBLEM entails I’ve copied the most important part…..”These reports are in regard to an engine operational sound, which is linked to fuel quality/specification and the electronic emissions management system, has been confirm to be from a combustion sound taking place after the programmed ignition, namely a “post combustion noise”.

As this condition takes place after the programmed ignition and with the piston on its downward stroke, there is no detrimental force or impact within the engine in your vehicle.”
There is a software fix available later in this month.

At the end of the day Al Juraj,do you want to drive and be seen in a smiling clown faced car,or in a classy,award winning car.