I was about to say...That RX-8 wish it was one, faster, way better looking, and a way better warranty, a warranty that Kia actually stands behind (look what they did for their paint issue customers). The Rx-8 being discontinued was good riddance...
a bigger CX-3 is just a CX-5 to me...
The stinger is absolutely legit.
The stinger is absolutely legit.[/QUOTE
The first honest thought I had when I pulled out that copy from the mailbox, "What a load of crap." Just my honest first thought when I saw it.
I was so hoping that the new 3 would look decent and also have a return of the Speed 3 that could hang with the GTI or similar. Disappointed on both aspects.
I understand and appreciate Mazda is going in a different direction, but the Zoom Zoom is joke in today's market. Seems like Mazda would be embarrassed to still use that phrase. Almost all the major brands have at least one trim or model that is in the performance game. I watched a preview of Toyota's premier of the Supra GR last night. While it is not appealing to me I am happy to see they are still interested in bringing real Zoom Zoom in the market.
The Supra was a joint venture with BMW. Toyota threw enough money BMWs way to make it worth their while, the Supra is a rebadged BMW with a Toyota design team body. Why do people keep acting like Mazda has the resources of Toyota or Hyundai/Kia to pay the Germans to engineer sports cars for them because their engineers don't have the racing chops to do it in house...Mazda is a small company, everything they do is basically in house.
I know to many people who have bought vehicles under the Hyundai and Kia umbrella who have went through hell to get them to honor their warranty...it was like pulling teeth to get anything out of them...their warranty isn't worth the paper it is written on.
... Never mind
If it ain*t a Mazda, he*s butthurt...
The Supra was a joint venture with BMW. Toyota threw enough money BMWs way to make it worth their while, the Supra is a rebadged BMW with a Toyota design team body. Why do people keep acting like Mazda has the resources of Toyota or Hyundai/Kia to pay the Germans to engineer sports cars for them because their engineers don't have the racing chops to do it in house...Mazda is a small company, everything they do is basically in house.
*couldn*t* Careless
Since you went there - "Couldn't care less"
*couldn*t* Careless
Also, the main point wasn*t to call that out, but to point out I don*t care what a Mazda 6 forums says because Kia did in fact handle the stinger warranty perfectly as I stated. To take it further, the offered repaint, a loaner, and $5k to the owner for the troubles, or a full trade in replacement in another color. Mazda on the other hand, put owners through BS for 2-3 months, reprints their cars, which still turned out bad for most, and won*t offer a replacement or high trade in value. Pretty bad, and no way to obtain lifetime customers. It didn*t happen to me personally, and I still feel sorry for those folks, and has me second guessing Mazda, unfortunately...