3 by MP5 drivers

[nate0123]

Park your P5 beside one of the new 3 Hatchbacks and you'll swear your stock suspension is SLAMMED!

I pull up next to them and I'm looking waaaay up ... to like minivan height

 

[Ceej]

hmmmmm I was just thinking that maybe Mazda is going for a dif. group of people with the 3. Maybe they don't care about us anymore?

There really isn't a car in the Mazda lineup that I would buy right now, they are either to big and soft, or to small and sporty (Miata, RX8).

What is Mazda thinking?

 

[Jspec]

For those who wants navigation, go get a Rosen double din cd/DVD/navi.

For those who likes the Mazda 6 wagon, Those are way too ugly and boxy.

And for those who wants the 160 hp, save some money and go mod ur p5 because I almost brought a 3 but it was 5 grand more and that didn't seem right and plus the p5 looks better.

(blackp5)

 

[Jimvh3]

no need to complain about the replacement if you have a p5....your car is relatively rare and was only made for 2 years!

-DaViper

That is exactly what I was thinking

 

[cyc]

That is exactly what I was thinking

Lucky for you guys, there are tons of p5s in montreal. It's impossible to go out and not see at least 2-3 p5s.

 

[TwinHead]

In montreal....There's always two stopped at the same intersection.....

 

[cyomega]

Put it this way...

For the $5000 you save by grabbing a P5 over the 3... you can get a turbo sys with ALL the goodies and put down WELL over 160 horses...

 

[CruzinAltitude]

There's nothing wrong with the 3. I drove both. The 3 is a little quieter and smoother. The P5 is a much better handler. For me, the 3 was just another car, but the P5 had its own personality. The P5 begs to be driven into corners. I like the P5 better visually as well. I did prefer the roominess of the 3. Oh, and the gauges on the 3 were pretty cool.

The P5 reminds me of some of my favorite cars that I have owned in that it is a driver's car. Like my 240Z, it's not very fast, but it begs to be driven.

Give this man a Pulitzer prize. I have not seen a better description of why a car enthusiast would rather drive the MP5 than the Mazda 3!

 

[RX7jeff]

Mazda sold a LOT of MP5's in all markets other than the U.S.,(market share?!) this is common with small, more fuel efficient vehicles,...Americans generally go for bigger vehicles. Here in Canada the MP5 sales were throught the roof.

The MP5 is/was a tremendous value and has a huge fun/style factor built in,...IMO the 3 is fugly and more expensive/less fun

I see Chevy has an upcoming "5" of they're own, looks a lot like the MP5, it's a POS(even less power???LOL) but expect other car manufac's to pick up on the buzz of the MP5 and follow through.

Although I personally like the p5 more on the exterior, I think the 3 has a much nicer interior, and the upgraded engine is something the p5 really needed stock. In my opinion it was smart for mazda to stop selling the p5 after 2 years, since mazda didn't sell that many p5's...I haven't seen a lot of p5s up until the when mazda started giving rebates on them.Keep in mind Mazda is set on making money, not doing what a small majority of people desire....if they can both make money and please the majority of the people then that's fantastic...but hard to acheive. And besides, no need to complain about the replacement if you have a p5....your car is relatively rare and was only made for 2 years!

-DaViper

 

[EviLMaN]

i mentioned the mazda 3 to some one and they basicly wet there pants and said I LOVE ThAT car. i said " umm it looks fugly"

 

[Ceej]

I like the fact that I do not see a lot of P5s around my area, makes me feel special.