my christmas present, a broken motor mount!!!!

[///M Compact]

I sure hope motor mounts won't be an issues for the 2010 speed3, I am looking forward to that beast!

Don't worry, I'm sure Mazda will find something else to cut corners on...

 

[wisniaPl]

**** that my dad is bitching that I change everything...thank good i have ptp tranny mount I will install it tomorrow

 

[Antonio DiMarco]

Man are you bitter or what

Don't worry, I'm sure Mazda will find something else to cut corners on...

Give it a rest man. Like every other car company Mazda builds products to to a price point. If they used the best of everything then they woudn't be affordable. It also doesn't take in consideration if such failures were due to negligance. Not everyone can be like BMW and charge an arm and a leg for their car.

And personally I've had nothing but good luck with all 6 of my Mazdas.

 

[Antonio DiMarco]

Yeah and you don't know...

damn man, what the hell is mazda doing?

...how that particular person was treating their car.

Same thing with smoking turbos and all the other "issues" that people report on.

 

[///M Compact]

Give it a rest man. Like every other car company Mazda builds products to to a price point. If they used the best of everything then they woudn't be affordable. Not everyone can be like BMW and charge an arm and a leg for their car.

And personally I've had nothing but good luck with all 6 of my Mazdas.

I guess I am being pretty unreasonable- expecting the struts and turbo to last longer than 26000 miles.
Silly me...

 

[phillyb]

merry ******* christmas indeed.
at approximately 2 pm on xmas eve, i broke the same mount. really...the bolt snapped, BUT the mount is ****** up as well i believe.
did you look under your car for any other problems?
did your abs, traction control, and ebrake lights come on?

 

[mzdaspd3]

I guess I am being pretty unreasonable- expecting the struts and turbo to last longer than 26000 miles.
Silly me...

i currently have just under 50,000 miles on my speed3 and i have had no issues with anything.

 

[mzdaspd3]

2007, bought it last january

 

[///M Compact]

merry ******* christmas indeed.
at approximately 2 pm on xmas eve, i broke the same mount. really...the bolt snapped, BUT the mount is ****** up as well i believe.
did you look under your car for any other problems?
did your abs, traction control, and ebrake lights come on?

What year is yours?

 

[///M Compact]

i currently have just under 50,000 miles on my speed3 and i have had no issues with anything.

Believe me, I wish that my car was exhibiting that kind of reliability. I was able to take early retirement and I bought the MS3 to serve as my family car/track rat. I planned to keep it 5-6 years. In fact, it's the first new car that I bought for myself since my Club Sport back in 1995. So far it has made it to exactly one HPDE; the blown strut forced me to cancel a week of instructing at Watkins Glen. The car has received 5000 mile synthetic oil changes and fresh brake fluid every six months. I'm very o-c about maintenance- to the point that I usually have several people wanting to buy one of my cars when I decide to flip one(I sold my last car for double what CarMax offered). To say that I'm disappointed and disgusted would be the understatement of the year.

 

[mzdaspd3]

Believe me, I wish that my car was exhibiting that kind of reliability. I was able to take early retirement and I bought the MS3 to serve as my family car/track rat. I planned to keep it 5-6 years. In fact, it's the first new car that I bought for myself since my Club Sport back in 1995. So far it has made it to exactly one HPDE; the blown strut forced me to cancel a week of instructing at Watkins Glen. The car has received 5000 mile synthetic oil changes and fresh brake fluid every six months. I'm very o-c about maintenance- to the point that I usually have several people wanting to buy one of my cars when I decide to flip one(I sold my last car for double what CarMax offered). To say that I'm disappointed and disgusted would be the understatement of the year.

sorry for the troubles that has come of your speed3. the only issues that i have had is people rear ending me on the interstate. have to say though, it holds up pretty well in an accident!

 

[bgibb68]

yeah.....my p5 has held up really well on my 2 hits.....mazda def has that gong for 'em....i feel safe in my car

 

[///M Compact]

sorry for the troubles that has come of your speed3. the only issues that i have had is people rear ending me on the interstate. have to say though, it holds up pretty well in an accident!

Bummer. My wife's 528i must have had a bullseye painted on the rear bumper; it was rear ended something like five times. Always while sitting stopped in a line of traffic. A couple of times the moron ran into a car one or two cars back and knocked another car into the 5er. One imbecile was looking for his dropped cigarette and ran his POS(is there any other kind?) Sunbird dead square into the back of the 528i; my wife drove away and the Pontiac was totalled.

 

[wheresthericego]

my christmas present, a broken motor mount!!!!

You should be thankful, a lot of people are not as fortunate to celebrate christmas this year with gifts.

 

[brownasp23]

sorry to hear that! get on the blower and get them to compensate

 

[Rynosilver3]

i had the corksport mm inserts. dealership didnt care when mine fell. i also had a bov tbe intake and springs on it at the time.

 

[phillyb]

2007 ms3

 

[serialtoon]

I recently removed the stock motor mount and replaced it with the TRZ Dog bone (Polyurethane). When i saw the stocker it looks like it was starting to tear somewhat. Not bad or anything, but my car only has 13k miles on it. Imagine that same mount at 50k? Im glad i switched mine out. I plan on buy some locktite so i can make sure the bolt doesnt come loose and cause me issues. Sometimes i feel like just getting rid of the car and buying a base honda civic and forgetting about this car fetish i have....good luck to you man, im gonna be subbin this thread to see the outcome. Keep us updated.

 

[DaleNixon]

Subbin' to see the outcome of this as well.

 

[Betelgeuse]

merry ******* christmas indeed.
at approximately 2 pm on xmas eve, i broke the same mount. really...the bolt snapped, BUT the mount is ****** up as well i believe.
did you look under your car for any other problems?
did your abs, traction control, and ebrake lights come on?

hey philly, was it the number 10 bolt or the 8? Any pics?



I'd advise anyone looking to mod (even bolt-ons) to consider one of the aftermarket mounts available.