Seen any other '14 3's on the road?

I've only seen one blue 2014 3 hatch in Chicago area, on 355 South one morning by Army trail toll plaza.

Perhaps we'll run across each other at some point in or around Chicago. Just got my '14 sT (sedan) a few days ago.
 
Saw one on the 5fwy this morning as I was heading to the dealer. Some lady driving an iSomething meteor gray sedan, zooming in and out of traffic. Are you on this forum by any chance? haha
 
Tons of the older ones here in central San Diego, so I've been surprised not to have seen any 14's yet. But came home tonight and found a red 14' hatch parked across the street. So the genie's finally out of the bottle here!
 
I've seen one sedan and one hatchback in the Bay Area since I purchased mine in Nov, enjoy it while it lasts
 
Saw one on the 5fwy this morning as I was heading to the dealer. Some lady driving an iSomething meteor gray sedan, zooming in and out of traffic. Are you on this forum by any chance? haha

Where in the 5? I've seen mainly 3i's haven't seen that many 3s's save for the white sT sedan and sGT hatch and a deep crystal blue sGT hatch. I'm going to be in Culver City almost all day today, lets see if there's any in that neck of the woods lol
 
Where in the 5? I've seen mainly 3i's haven't seen that many 3s's save for the white sT sedan and sGT hatch and a deep crystal blue sGT hatch. I'm going to be in Culver City almost all day today, lets see if there's any in that neck of the woods lol

I was on the 5 to the 605 from downtown going to Cerritos to drop off my car at the dealer to get a rattle fixed. I'm going to go pick up the car in a bit, can't wait to get my car back. I have a 2012 focus hatch rental they gave me, sucks lol
 
I was on the 5 to the 605 from downtown going to Cerritos to drop off my car at the dealer to get a rattle fixed. I'm going to go pick up the car in a bit, can't wait to get my car back. I have a 2012 focus hatch rental they gave me, sucks lol

Ok I know where that is, its always traffic around there.I bet the difference is night and day I bet lol
 
The dearth of '14 3's is indeed a conundrum for us - the early adopters. On one hand we feel like members of an exclusive club, but on the other hand we want to share the love and certainly we do want Mazda to succeed. I am no expert regarding how quickly or slowly a car percolates into the market but as word spreads and the Mexico plant comes online there will invariably be many many more new 3's on the road. Which leads to the question, How will that make us - the early enthusiasts - feel about the 3's eventual popularity? Do we actually want that many more common drivers of our sacred 3's? How can the masses possibly understand our rare affinity for these superior vehicles? Also what about the wisdom of being a late adopter? What will be the known failures that are corrected over subsequent releases? Mazda got so much right it's hard to imagine anything major, but inevitably there will be corrections that future owners enjoy. For now though, with such a scant showing on the roads, as another poster said, enjoy it while it lasts.
 
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I have not seen one on the road yet. I get many people stopping me and asking me if it is a new camry.

When they do get popular. I'm going to be happy knowing i got the one with radar cruise control, and few will have that feature.
So I'm stil going to be unique for a while.

ACC is such a cool feature that i want to waist gas just to use it.
 
Central NJ here - I just got my 2014 Mazda3 iTouring this past Saturday and I have yet to see a single one. Previous gens are plentiful however.
 
I've only seen it at the dealer and the LA Auto Show. I am trying to buy an sGT hatchback, but my color choice doesn't seem to be available anywhere.
 
Saw the first one on the road today other than mine. It was a Meteor Grey sGT.
 
still have not seen any, which surprises me since they are on very low supply :O

specially the sedan that sold like hot bread in here...
 
Saw one about a half mile from my house yesterday, he was turning left at an intersection while I was sitting at a red. Don't think he saw me.
 
Just saw a soul red hatch in my area just like mine. I think it was an iGT by looking at it.
 
First time I saw one was three months ago. A GT sedan with out of state specialty plates. Pretty sure it was when Mazda had the campaign where it toured dealerships around the country previewing the new 3.

Since then I've seen three in the past month. Two sedans, one five door. All fully loaded GT.
 

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