2010 GT Sedan 3 Month Review

[thehawk]

I've had my GT for 3 months now and overall, I'm still very happy with my car - Definitely beats the Camry I drove for 7 years.

Pros:
-Engine Power
-Interior (especially the dash layout)
-Handling
-Fuel Economy

Cons:
The only con in which I hope is only related to the cold weather is dash noise. It's not at an annoying level yet but from time to time I hear rattling, etc. when going over minor bumps and imperfections on the road. Will be keep an eye (or should I say ear) on this

Most of my driving has been highway and I'm approaching the 8000km mark very soon. Highway fuel economy has been excellent with city fuel economy being okay.

When spring/summer rolls around, I'm planning to get tints (20% likely) and mudguards. Currently now sporting sexy winter tires on steel black rims . Can't wait to put the alloys back on by spring.

[Timotee]

Nice to know that you are enjoying your 3 my friend. Same here, I am going on my 2nd month and definitely loving every minute of it. I love the pep on this engine and really loving the interior.

Like you, I intend on getting mudguard, OEM ones, and maybe getting 35% tints all the way.

[aaron]

its my my 4th month on my GS, almost 14000KM...i drive too much ...i dunno if just me..i often smell "fart" coming out of the vent..wat smell is that?

[Elusivellama]

Nice review, is it a M/T? Sedan or hatch?

[vinamack]

One of my fav is the Torque-y engine. Im only at 5800km and loving it (minus driving in the snow)

[j-ski]

Nice review, is it a M/T? Sedan or hatch?

That's what I wanted to know as well (minus the sedan or hatch part cause it says sedan in the title)

[cohenh]

I've had my 2010 GT sedan for a couple months now as well. I haven't noticed any dash noise though so far. But I do have squeaks coming from the baby seat in the back. It's quite annoying, the same car seat did not squeak on my previous vehicle. Oh, well, my son will be out of it in a year or so. Congrats on the new 3!

[Timotee]

One of my fav is the Torque-y engine. Im only at 5800km and loving it (minus driving in the snow)

+1 on this.........Zoom-zoom!

[thehawk]

That's what I wanted to know as well (minus the sedan or hatch part cause it says sedan in the title)

I have the 5 speed automatic with sport mode.

[j-ski]

I have the 5 speed automatic with sport mode.

Cool, how do you find the sport mode.....I prefer manual as the best way to drive but for someone that wouldn't know how to drive manual, I guess the sport mode would be fun ?????

[Elusivellama]

I'm also interested to hear how the sport mode handles. Do you tap back to shift up, and push forward to shift down? The few times I've tested out auto transmissions (on other cars), that was the preferred setup. I found that pushing foward to shift up was unnatural.

[thehawk]

For the sport mode, to shift to higher gear you shift down and to shift to lower gear you shift up. I find it works ok. I still find the transmission will automatically shift to another gear despite trying to shift it like a standard.

[boavista]

its my my 4th month on my GS, almost 14000KM...i drive too much ...i dunno if just me..i often smell "fart" coming out of the vent..wat smell is that?

Ive had my mazda 3 for about 5 months now... and I noticed that to! what the hell is that? I thought it was a smell from outside but it happens once a day if i have the heat/AC on. what gives?

[Derek13]

Ive had my 2010 Mazda3 GT since August I have 22500Km on it already but I drive 120km round trip to work and back Monday to Friday, im almost upon my one year service check, I will be switching to synthetic and im putting in lazer iridium ngk plugs just because they make your car idle so much better then the OEM plugs plus I want to be prepaired for the intake and exaust ill be doing in the spring, I havent had any problems thus far other than my window switch not auto closing and opening anymore but im getting that checked out in a couple of weeks when I get this service done. I installed the Corksport motor mount inserts and for the first 3000km they were in, my dash vibrated like a transport trucks on take off but now it feels great. Oh and the only other thing is everytime I exit my car it shocks me, Myra's sayin "No you bastered, Drive ME!!!!" Im not buying on of thoses retarded looking grounding strips tho. Anywho thats how she thus far.

[Nutella]

... I installed the Corksport motor mount inserts and for the first 3000km they were in, my dash vibrated like a transport trucks on take off but now it feels great. ..

What was the car like before the motor mount inserts? Is there noticeable jerkiness with stock mount? Also, do you have MT or Auto?