{"id":495,"date":"2006-05-18T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2006-05-18T00:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/05\/mazda3_review.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:46:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:46:46","slug":"mazda3_review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/05\/mazda3_review.shtml","title":{"rendered":"Mazda3 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virusdoc asked what I thought about my new Mazda3<\/a> after nearly 3 months of ownership. Rather than replying in the comments there, I thought I’d write a little ‘review’.
\nFirst things first, I absolutely love the car. It’s a joy to look at, inside and out, and to drive. I’ve put on about 4,200 miles in 2.5 months and have not had any major problems with it to date. The kids think it’s cool and want to go everywhere in it, but when it’s all 5 of us we still take the Odyssey. Three kids in the back seat of a compact car is just too much temptation for discord. They love having their own power window button (the Escort had cranks), the interior lights that fade on and off and the fact that it greets you with a jaunty ‘Hello!’ on the radio when you start it up.
\nHere’s what I like:<\/p>\n