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How many miles are on your 2014 Mazda 3?

My Mazda 3's AC is excellent, although it doesn't get up over 100 too often here in Southern CA. But almost definitely, the AC in Mazdas has improved over the years, and in your case, that's a heck of alot of years.

Yes, like the General Altimax 365 for use on snow.

Do you use snow tires or all-weather tires? Some all-weather tires are very good in the snow.

You're welcome. many years ago when I was selling my 15-inch 89 Mazda MX6 GT (OEM) wheels, someone with a much newer Mazda tried to fit one of my wheels to his car. The calipers would not fit inside the wheel. Manufacturers often must equip their vehicles with larger brakes to compensate for the...

Short trips can reduce battery life, significantly. When I take out any of our vehicles, the minimum trip length is close to 20 miles (both ways), although the second battery (a deep-cycle battery needed for the iELoop system) in my 2014 Mazda 3 lasted less than three years. So many of the...

Do you have the original battery? Sometimes when they start getting weak, dash lights will illuminate.

You can go to 205/55/16s but the 15-inch wheels may not clear the brake calipers.

I wonder if there is a setting that can change when the doors lock after the car is started. Our Lexus locks the doors at about 10 MPH, and I believe that is customizable.

That is odd. They must've had some downtime to burn off. ;)

I believe cars with more than 75,000 miles can use 5W-30 oil.

Consuming oil may result in premature failure of the catalytic converter, and that can be expensive to replace. How often have the oil changes been done? Perhaps extended time periods or mileage is the reason for the oil consumption. Of course, if the asking price of the car is super-low, it may...