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When my wife was driving our car last weekend, one of the stock all-season tires (Dunlop SP 5000) started smoking and blew apart. Since our car is coming up on 6 years old, I figured it was a good...

My windshield recently took a rock on the 401 that quickly turned into an 18" crack. I've called around to a few places for quotes and got wildly different answers. Just in case anyone finds it...

+1! I love the Soul Red colour on the 3rd Gen.

I've owned three cars in my life and all three were various shades of red. Not sure why red cars seem to be so rare these days, but to each their own.

This is something I always wondered about as well. I guessed that it was probably connected to the rear defroster, but never knew for sure. Thanks!

I had my car in for service about a month ago and asked them to update the OS. I keep forgetting to check the version to ensure that they actually updated it, but I haven't really noticed any major...

I'm 6'2" and I find the front seat legroom and headroom to be fine. Compared to my previous car (an RX-8), it seems positively spacious. :) But if you have a couple carseats in the back, I could see...

I should also add that I've had the dashboard squeak issue that many others have had, although that seems to be a Mazda 3 issue in general (and not just the 3rd gen model). Since the temperatures...

No speaker issues thus far. My experience with the infotainment system has been relatively good, and I'm still using an older version of the software (whatever version was current as of...

I use my iPhone to play podcasts in the car more often than music. That being said, I've never really noticed an issue with sound quality.

Yep. My wife drives the car more than I do, and her current commute is less than 2km through dense urban streets.

Even so, compared to my previous car (a 2006 RX-8), this car seems miles more...

Just checked and my lifetime mileage is now down to 10.4.

This is generally good advice for most thick cuts of meat (i.e. briefly sear all sides on the stove over high heat, then finish in the oven). However, if you have access to a barbecue/grill, I find...

No, my insurance includes liability and collision (when I say "comprehensive" I really mean those plus other items like having a tree branch hit the car, having the car vandalized etc.). Depending on...

I think that's pretty typical. IIRC, my lifetime mileage is around 10.7, but the vast majority of my miles are in the city (i.e. drive three blocks, stop at a light, drive two blocks, stop at a...

I only have about 2700km on mine so far, but so far so good. Even my infotainment has been good; I only had one temporary freeze and the system seemed to automatically reboot itself which fixed the...

I also found that annoying at first, but there is a solution. I set the channels I use most often as "Favourites", which can be cycled through using the button on the steering wheel. You can also get...

I preferred the Target store environment to that of Wal-Mart, etc. However, as others have pointed out here, a lack of stock and no real deals means that I only went there twice in the entire time it...

TD Meloche Monnex. I should also point out that I get my house insurance from them as well, so there's probably a bit of a discount baked into that price.

I'd take that list with a grain of salt since most of the percentages are within what I assume the margin of error would be. In addition, it's based on drivers self-reporting their tickets when...

I pay $118/month (comprehensive, 2 drivers age 32 & 28). Neither of us currently use the car for a daily commute. However, depending on my wife's work situation in the new year (which is currently up...

I've noticed the cycling as well, although to be honest I don't mind it. In my opinion, the biggest benefit of heated seats is the first few minutes in a cold car and the seats in my 2014 Mazda 3...

No, she didn't press any buttons on the car or on the key; she was simply dropping her bag in the passenger's side and then walking around to the driver's side. The auto-lock feature can be disabled,...

Has anyone else had an issue with getting locked out using the smart key? My wife was in a parking lot and had her key in a bag. After coming back to the car, she placed the bag in the passenger...

I've never had a problem with the system not understanding me, the problem is usually that I don't know which words I'm supposed to say to get the system to do what I want. I guess that's something...

Me too. In addition, I was already a member at RX8Club.com and this site seemed to be similar, but with the added benefit of being Toronto-centric.