2006 Mazda 3 S GT from North America - Comments

Checking back in with nearly 84,000 miles on the clock. Had one malfunction, the red airbag warning light started coming on. Turned out to be a bad sensor (it's a $100 part mounted under the hood latch). $300 repair with the diagnostic fees. Well worth the money, if that light is on your SRS system is completely disarmed! Still have the chirp/squeak from the belt tensioner, may have to get it fixed soon. It comes and goes. Also, tires are the Achilles heel of this car. The drone from them is so annoying. I have 26,000 miles on this set (Avon M550) and have rotated them every 5000 miles and kept them properly inflated. I guess they cup and also the rear negative camber wears out the inner edge.

Anyway, car still looks good, even with all the dings and hail/acorn dents on the hood. Will probably keep it for another couple of years.