1993 Mazda MX3 GS review from North America

Driver seat has worn really badly (I wonder why).

Headlight covers have (fogged over.. dims the lights a little)

Rear lower sway bar keeps breaking at the "knuckle"...(maybe I should slow down on offramps, nah, it handles just as well without it).

Well, how do you describe your one true love. She has outlasted, 2 homes, 4 girlfriends, 1 dog, and 2 cats. LOL.

This is by far the best car on the planet! I commute 110km everyday, can still disappear around a 90 degree corner at 60 km/h. She's 11 going on 12, gets about 550-600 km to a tank, and I can still outrun a lot of the beauty queens that frequent my local highways. I simply love this car, and it loves me.

Up until last week, I had spent about $1500 in tires and wheel bearings and routine maintenance on this car. After storing the car, I finally had the ball joints, timing belt and water pump done. HOLY BEEP!!! Me and my girl are goin' for a ride!!! It was like the day I made my last car loan payment and realized the car was all mine.

Please keep in mind, I always took care of this car, and I am not a mechanic. Oil changes between 3000 and 4500 km, a few squirts of WD40 on the electrical every 4th Saturday and a tank of super unleaded every third time around. Check the oil every so often...that's really about it.

After I realized that the car will do EXACTLY what you tell it to do, driving became DRIVING again. I even started racing go karts because you can't legally drive this car to its limits on the road. Perhaps the best way to describe this driving this car is equal to that of running alongside cars in traffic. If you want to get in front of, behind, on the other side of another car on the highway, you do it as smoothly as you think about it with this car.

However, this car should not be toyed with, because you will your limits tested first. I've been racing go-karts for 4 years now and with one championship under my belt, I think I can say that this car is very similar to the high performance karts I race. As you drive, the front tires feel light and firm. The engine and transmission have "no play", therefore, jumping up 40 km/h to pass a slow moving truck (grin), doesn't wake your passenger. The key to realizing the performance capabilities of this car is in seat position.

I tell you, if the motor ever gives up, I'm going to put in the six and take her to the race track.