Mazda3 in Pakistan

[2c]

i dont link honda this is true

[Slick]

@2c, yeah, cant go wrong with this now can ya!

[bobby]

wah wah nice ride

[bluntknife]

Q. Why dont we have mazda3 in pakistan???

A. I can take on the rollas and the civics but its the suzuki's that i am afraid of.

[Slick]

lol@blunt
good one dude

[spectra]

I miss mazda here in Pakistan. They used to have good presence till early 80's but after that dont know what hapened to them.

These new mazdas are excellent but......... we only have rollas, civies and suzis around us

[s55]

@Slick
Hey Mazda6 is always good not just the "All new Mazda6"

[MEJazz]

Since I am catching up almost after a day, here's replies to all different comments:

Firstly, thanks all for your appreciation.

@rajafahadk: You will be surprised how fast OEM tires wears off. My 1999 Solara SLE V6 needed new ones just after 25K miles. It had Bridgestone Potenzas from factory. My 2004 Toyota Sienna needed new ones after 27K miles. It had Michelins. I fought with Michelin and they agree to give me 50% discount on a new pair of 4 tires

@Bilaltq & @oral_deaf: AC is optional in the very base trim of Mazda3. This helps keeping the entry level price very low. Mazda might also be doing this as it is imported to Europe and Canada where people don't need AC and most cars there don't have airconditioning but i doubt they buy just base trim there.

@2fast_to_furious: Sorry I have not imported it to Pakistan - it is still in US. I was merely asking if there are Mazda3s in Pakistan as well.

As to Mazda6, it is a very nice car but since it is assembled on Ford plant in US locally, I've heard too many quality control/reliability issues with 6s. Mazda3 is assembled in Japan and got very good reliability track record.

This car is so much fun to drive that i don't really miss my Miata that i traded to get a car with a back seat. Though i was expecting a FWD car not to be too much fun, Mazda3 proved me wrong. I can't say enough good things about this car.

[s55]

@MEJazz
Have fun you got one nice car. See the 930K rupee XLi that has handles for windows, most pathetic interior and available in only black and white. And you see pakistani people are so happy with it. They deserve to be treated like that!!!

[Bilaltq]

Me and my friends are planning to take a road trip inside of california and the car choices we've narrowed down are the Corolla, Camry, Or the Mazda 3 because essentially they are at the same price.

How's the long drive, btw?

[MEJazz]

If Camry can be had for same price i'd go for that for long drive as it is roomier. Otherwise the ride of 3 is surprisingly comfortable. But it IS a small car thus wind gusts on highway can be felt and the car does wave when changing lanes at 75 - 80mph (unlike my Lexus LS430)

[saady_bravo]

lukin really nice, congratz bro

[Bilaltq]

@mejazz:
yeah hertz is offering unbelievable discounts to AAA club members till jun 30th and the camry can be ours for 4 days at the weekend rate of about $130 for unlimited miles and all taxes and everything paid- they may charge some minor fee, but i doubt it.

We originaly wanted to go for corolla but 4 people are going plus we're going for hiking and stuff so theres a lot of gear involved and the corolla doesn't have adequate space.

thanks for the advice.

[system]

Corolla is corolla. Thats what you will hear in pakistan. Resale value is the most important thing in our minds. Desi people dont take chances. I have never seen a desi in cars like Volvo, Saab or Subaru(Which is a japnese company and makes very reliable cars).

[system]

Available in 1500cc and 2000cc. 2nd best selling car in Canada since 2005 after civic.