wanted to buy a used mazda 3, need advise
Hi, im just new to this club. can anyone give me some points in getting a mazda 3? thanks.
Re: wanted to buy a used mazda 3, need advise
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superpoxy
Hi, im just new to this club. can anyone give me some points in getting a mazda 3? thanks.
Look for rust..these cars rust
Re: wanted to buy a used mazda 3, need advise
let people know more specifics. How much $ you want to spend, the year you want, will you finance or pay in cash, auto or manual, sedan or hatchback etc...
There's a lot of people here that will give you awesome advice. Gl finding your mazda 3!
Re: wanted to buy a used mazda 3, need advise
good choice lol..:D u actually have a lot of choices...best one probably would gettin it from an actual mazda dealer if u dont mind spending little extra....cars that come from mazda dealer tend to be in better condition compared to smaller car dealerships...but if u know a lot about what to look for in cars...best deals are always in private sales...in kijiji...or other sites...it will actually all depend on how much u wanna spend..plus always test drive the car...and if u can afford get it checked by a mechanic ...:D
Re: wanted to buy a used mazda 3, need advise
btw everything i said was all pointed towards buying a used mazda 3....there is also a classifieds section in this forum...check it out...heres one of the mazda 3s thats on sale..
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/sh...h-88-000-Miles
Re: wanted to buy a used mazda 3, need advise
Start by searching and reading the forums here. Everything you want to know has already been discussed.
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Originally Posted by
superpoxy
Hi, im just new to this club. can anyone give me some points in getting a mazda 3? thanks.
Re: wanted to buy a used mazda 3, need advise
I actually just registered to give you some advice. I just bought a 2006 sport Gt with 65800 km for $10500. The thing is mint but took me a month and a half of searching before i came across it. I personally wouldn't go older then the 06. For one thing the car got a lot safer in 06. They threw a bunch of airbags in the thing that year , the earlier models had a crappy crash test rating. For TWO, rust is obviously a concern with the crap metal on these cars so the newer the better. For Three.. 06 is the 3rd year of production and so a lot of the bugs were ironed out.
I personally think that going with Mazda dealer is a waste of money..forget used car dealers aswell...full of auction cars and snakes to sell them to you. Plus the Mazda 3 has been selling great for years so, there are so many deals to be had going private.
Seller must legally have a UVIP ( used vehicle package) . Buy CERTIFIED!!... Carproof or carfax is nice but accidents are not always reported. When you find what you like... at a fair market price..TEST DRIVE ON HIGHWAY TOO!! then.. TAKE TO MECHANIC!!!...before buying. Lucky for me my brother is a mechanic. Well thats that..
Side note...kijiji and autotrader have a 2008 mazda3 sport GT with 32000 kms going for $15900. The car is great.. other then a few minor paint scrapes. I test drove it and its perfect. The person selling it needs to find a replacement before selling it so i couldn't wait it out.. but it's a deal
hope that helps
Re: wanted to buy a used mazda 3, need advise
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Originally Posted by
lownoise83
I actually just registered to give you some advice. I just bought a 2006 sport Gt with 65800 km for $10500. The thing is mint but took me a month and a half of searching before i came across it. I personally wouldn't go older then the 06. For one thing the car got a lot safer in 06. They threw a bunch of airbags in the thing that year , the earlier models had a crappy crash test rating. For TWO, rust is obviously a concern with the crap metal on these cars so the newer the better. For Three.. 06 is the 3rd year of production and so a lot of the bugs were ironed out.
+1 well said:thumbsup
I personally think that going with Mazda dealer is a waste of money..forget used car dealers aswell...full of auction cars and snakes to sell them to you. Plus the Mazda 3 has been selling great for years so, there are so many deals to be had going private.
Seller must legally have a UVIP ( used vehicle package) . Buy CERTIFIED!!... Carproof or carfax is nice but accidents are not always reported. When you find what you like... at a fair market price..TEST DRIVE ON HIGHWAY TOO!! then.. TAKE TO MECHANIC!!!...before buying. Lucky for me my brother is a mechanic. Well thats that..
Side note...kijiji and autotrader have a 2008 mazda3 sport GT with 32000 kms going for $15900. The car is great.. other then a few minor paint scrapes. I test drove it and its perfect. The person selling it needs to find a replacement before selling it so i couldn't wait it out.. but it's a deal
hope that helps
+1 well said:thumbsup
Re: wanted to buy a used mazda 3, need advise
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Originally Posted by
lownoise83
I actually just registered to give you some advice. I just bought a 2006 sport Gt with 65800 km for $10500. The thing is mint but took me a month and a half of searching before i came across it. I personally wouldn't go older then the 06. For one thing the car got a lot safer in 06. They threw a bunch of airbags in the thing that year , the earlier models had a crappy crash test rating. For TWO, rust is obviously a concern with the crap metal on these cars so the newer the better. For Three.. 06 is the 3rd year of production and so a lot of the bugs were ironed out.
I personally think that going with Mazda dealer is a waste of money..forget used car dealers aswell...full of auction cars and snakes to sell them to you. Plus the Mazda 3 has been selling great for years so, there are so many deals to be had going private.
Seller must legally have a UVIP ( used vehicle package) . Buy CERTIFIED!!... Carproof or carfax is nice but accidents are not always reported. When you find what you like... at a fair market price..TEST DRIVE ON HIGHWAY TOO!! then.. TAKE TO MECHANIC!!!...before buying. Lucky for me my brother is a mechanic. Well thats that..
Side note...kijiji and autotrader have a 2008 mazda3 sport GT with 32000 kms going for $15900. The car is great.. other then a few minor paint scrapes. I test drove it and its perfect. The person selling it needs to find a replacement before selling it so i couldn't wait it out.. but it's a deal
hope that helps
hi, thanks for the advise. hopefully i could land my own m3 before the end of the year. it'll be a good gift. thanks again.
