sammoe Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Hello .. I'm a Toyota Corolla owner and I want to buy a 2nd hand Mazda 3 2003-2009 and I want some experienced to tell me about it .. it's parts prices .. reliability and anything important I need to know .. please help Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow79 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Mazda are good strong cars but when something goes bad then parts are bit hard to find as not many shops deal in Mazda hence the used parts are bit expensive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertdude Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Simple law of averages, the more of a car you see on the roads, the more widely available the parts are, new and used. And the Mazda seems like it has pretty much given up on the UAE to capture a decent segment of the market, failed to bring in their awesome sports lineup, even the worlds most popular convertible roadster the RX5/Miata never went on sale here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutz Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Agree with shadow79, its a strong car and reliable car as well. I have mazda 3 (2012) and Im using it for my daily drive to work-home Abu dhabi- Dubai everyday. for straight 4.5 years. What major issue I found with this car was, about the transmission, It's gave a jerk while the gear shifts from higher gear to the lower gear (I guess it's happen due to my way of driving before which sometimes I do Engine break & setting it to manual transmission while overtaking). It was fixed at least by changing one sensor on the transmission & changing the gear oil. (note that original gear oil is only available from them). Its a good car just ensure that it has taking care by the first owner & well maintained as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 You can swap some of the parts with Ford Focus stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow79 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Both have same engine the one without woodruff key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 What a stupid idea. I saw a guy change a bottom pulley before. Put the new pulley on, started the engine and bent nearly every valve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow79 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Even if you wanna change pulley seal you have to shell out 900 plus parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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