2007 Mazda 3 s Touring review from North America

Nothing has gone wrong.

I love my Mazda3. It is so different from my last car. I had a 2000 Daewoo Lanos that I intended to keep for many more years. Unfortunately, I was in an accident in September and my car was 'totalled' (not that it took much since they are almost worthless now). I had to find a new car very quickly.

After the accident, I had to get a rental until I bought a new car. The rental happened to be a Mazda3 (one of the lower trim packages). Until then I had never even heard of a Mazda3.

I was impressed by the car and decided to include it in my comparisons. All of the research I did picked the 3 as a best in class or equivalent. I test drove one the next day and loved it. I got a slightly upgraded one (s Touring) to get the larger engine, 6 disk changer and sunroof.

The hardest part of the purchase was finding a Mazda3 with the features I wanted around town to buy. There are several dealers, but they do not keep a large stock. Either that or they were just out because of the high demand. I ended up going with a 2007 instead of a 2006. I wanted the 2006 because the warranty is a year longer than the 2007.

I have had it now for about 5 months (about 8,000 miles). I have had no problems with it. I did opt for the extended warranty because I intend to keep this car for a long time.