2004 Mazda MAZDA3 i Reviews

Extremely fun to drive, feels fast, even though the stock 2.3L 4-cyl engine puts out 150 bhp and the 0-60mph is roughly 8 sec. The manual version of this car is the only way to go. This car is just a blast to drive, you can feel the road and the tight handling is just great.

The MAZDA3 is sporty, attractive, fast and flawed.
Bought a Mazda3 to have a long term compact car that was more attractive than a Civic. Being lured by its design and the famous "Zoom Zoom" anthem we searched all over the region for the perfect one. Had the car about 6 months when we started to experience stalling and a dead engine.  At every stop the car would drastically drop RPM's and then stall and cut off.  After taking it into the Mazda dealer 2-3 times the tech claimed they could not recreate the problem and therefore had nothing to fix. We owned it about 9 months and got rid of it. After researching the car for hours on the internet I found many stories of the same problem. Every owner experienced the same problem at the dealerships and all owners ended up getting rid of them. I would like to have one even today but I just wish they'd work, darn it.

This car is everything a student could want: good looks, spirited performance (even with the base engine), great fuel economy, and plenty of features.  You wouldn't believe this car cost less than $20,000.  It's also very safe--it saved me in an accident.  I miss the car but it did its job.

It was fun, but I did drive it when it was new