2009 Mazda3: It's new, but is it any good?

[Nirvandan]

Yes you did

...now clean up your wounds, you bleeding

[Wardski]

Yes you did

...now clean up your wounds, you bleeding

All clean now. Back to topic

[Caracolesa]

Whats my poor english got to do with anything, if you speak spanish or portuguese we can carry on with this discusion via PM and maybe then my language skills will be up to your standards

Habla español, Nirvandan? Dónde aprendió español? Ha estado a España or Sudamérica?

[Nirvandan]

Habla español, Nirvandan? Dónde aprendió español? Ha estado a España or Sudamérica?

Si hablo español Mrs ATH

No lo tuve que estudiar... naci en Colombia Suramerica y llevo viviendo permanentemente en Australia por 6 años mas o menos.

Ahora me caes mejor que Rowie

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Hahaha

Nice one Mrs ATH!

Yes I do speak spanish

I didnt have to study it, I was born in Colombia(South America) and moved permanently to Australia for about 6 years now.

I like you now more than Rowie

[Wardski]

Google translation.. works wonders

Mind you, when I met Nirvski, Creo que el local España

[Nirvandan]

Google translation.. works wonders

Mind you, when I met Nirvski, Creo que el local España

google translation??? ....good luck with that!

God no!!! ...not spaniard, could not live with myself with their kind of accent

[Caracolesa]

No Wardski, I actually do speak Spanish. I do a Spanish and French degree at UQ, along with my other degrees at QUT.

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God no!!! ...not spaniard, could not live with myself with their kind of accent

Hey! Watch out who you're insulting around here! I speak REAL Spanish, not your bastardised version. So there!

And I've just been told off by the boss for being off topic all the time, so I'll shut up now!

[Wardski]

No Wardski, I actually do speak Spanish. I do a Spanish and French degree at UQ, along with my other degrees at QUT.

Nice and with a sexy spanish translation I only have a lowly Masters in Civil Engineering (majoring in structural spaceframes) from QUT and USQ, and currently working for Caltex Australia wide If you want to know anything about fuels and steel, lemmeknow

[TD]

It said more than that. There was also an Epic Fail section, where they totally ripped into the numerous buttons on the new Mazda 3 steering wheel. I actually agree with this one, Mazda have "over complicated" the wheel with a multitude of buttons...

Gotta say I agree with this one, way too many buttons on the steering wheel.

But I'll have the electric seats and factory sat nav from the new one. Nice.

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I am interested to know how you know this??

Educated guess my educated friend everything aside from the ridiculous USS Enterprise steering wheel buttons.

[Wardski]

Gotta say I agree with this one, way too many buttons on the steering wheel.

But I'll have the electric seats and factory sat nav from the new one. Nice.

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Educated guess my educated friend everything aside from the ridiculous USS Enterprise steering wheel buttons.

Awwww its got elec seats!!! damnit, i want them (but im not swapping the Recaros)

[shakespeare]

everything aside from the ridiculous USS Enterprise steering wheel buttons.

Yeah there is a lot of buttons there, could be a nuisance till you get used to them.

Now where is the button for the Photon Torpedoes

[armthehomeless]

My write up (currently in the works) is all about the features and styling...so there'll be more info about that then

[kmh001]

In the middle of one of the skid pan exercises with my arms flailing around the cabin Brendan Reeves started laughing when a female voice began talking to us. Apparently I had bumped one of the buttons on the steering wheel that turns on the GPS.

But I'm not complaining, my wife accuses me of being a chronic button pusher. The more gadgets I have to play with the happier I am.

In all seriousness though I think it's a good thing to have certain controls on the wheel because it's safer if your hands and attention don't have to wander too far away. Like Chris said, once you get used to them they become intuitive.

[heath_303]

the new MPS doesn't have the same edge as the old one, i just test drove it yesterday, and i feel, well underwhelmed...

its nicer, but its not faster, its easier to drive day to day but its also lost its edge....

im still a fan of the old mps

[MISSMPS]

OMG this thread was doing my head in big time....not just the foreign parts either....the name change and the quotes was screwing with my blonde brain...but im ok now phew!!!!

[Nirvandan]

Funny!