I just bought a Mazda3 5 door today. I traded in my '98 ZX2 I'd owned for 5 1/2 trouble free years. I hope I have the same luck with my new Mazda.
I searched and found this forum tonight and joined.
I only got it Saturday and so far I really like it. I found it on the showroom in back of the dealership, hiding. It had 1 mile on the odometer.
Mazda3 S 5-Door Sunlight Silver Metallic with black leather seats.
Options are wheel locks, 4 speed Sport AT, Leather seats and Moonroof in dash 6 CD Package. I kind of wanted ABS but would have had to drive to another city to get one, plus that one was White and I wanted the Silver.
I had a few mods on my ZX2 but left them for the next owner to enjoy.
I'll probably keep this one stock, at least for a while.