Tried posting this in the 3 section and got but one, lonely response... There seems to be a lot of current/ex 3 owners in here, so hopefully I can get more input.
This Christmas/New Year, my wife and I plan on trading in our 2011 SX4 and 2003, Civic for a 2018 CX5 Diesel and a 3rd generation Mazda 3 Sport (making some lucky dealer/salesman very happy I'm sure). We're likely looking at the mid level 3 with the smaller motor (better FE) but decent equipment (including optional sunroof) and importantly, the 6 speed manual.
Now I'm aware they've added G-vectoring to the 2017's but short of a SMOKING deal on a end of year clear out, that's likely out of budget.
I'm hoping you fine folks can tell me anything and everything about the 2014-2016 models. Were there any hiccups in the early models to watch out for? Was there any key features added in one of those years you'd find invaluable?
Appreciate any and all input
I should add that my wife largely does around town driving (and will be coming from a gutless 1.6L Civic) and the CX5 will see the vast majority of highway/long distance travel which is why we're leaning towards the smaller motor. But we'd love input on that as well.
This Christmas/New Year, my wife and I plan on trading in our 2011 SX4 and 2003, Civic for a 2018 CX5 Diesel and a 3rd generation Mazda 3 Sport (making some lucky dealer/salesman very happy I'm sure). We're likely looking at the mid level 3 with the smaller motor (better FE) but decent equipment (including optional sunroof) and importantly, the 6 speed manual.
Now I'm aware they've added G-vectoring to the 2017's but short of a SMOKING deal on a end of year clear out, that's likely out of budget.
I'm hoping you fine folks can tell me anything and everything about the 2014-2016 models. Were there any hiccups in the early models to watch out for? Was there any key features added in one of those years you'd find invaluable?
Appreciate any and all input
I should add that my wife largely does around town driving (and will be coming from a gutless 1.6L Civic) and the CX5 will see the vast majority of highway/long distance travel which is why we're leaning towards the smaller motor. But we'd love input on that as well.