2014Mazda3itour
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- 2014 Mazda3i touring 2.0
still contemplating to get the tech package or not, pros and cons?
Tech Pkg or NO Teck Pkg?? worth it and why?
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In the tech package I only really wanted the iEloop and didn't want the other stuffs so wasn't worth paying for just that. Just couldn't justify spending $1600 (now $2600 w/ MRCC) on it. The forward obstruction, smart braking and radar cruise control does seem neat and I'm sure they work well but I still don't really trust these technology yet lol However, the radar cruise control seems most interesting to me, but then again in all the years I've been driving I've never used cruise control haha
I went for the 3TE tech package for two reason, the iEloop and the Radar Cruise Control.. I got my first taste of radar cruise control on my 2012 Jeep GC, I never used CC before, but after seeing how well it worked when with Radar and adjusting speeds while going to and from work I just fell it love with it. If it works as well as it did in my Jeep (which it sounds like it does) I think that option and the iEloop are worth it by themselves, plus all the other stuff you get too!
npaladin2000
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The only thing I'd really want out of it is the radar cruise. That's too much to pay for just that, though the iELOOP would be cool too. Still, the package is too expensive to me, and I have no regrets about not getting it.
i don't regret not getting it either. I have a S Touring hatch. I just wish i-ELoop and active grille shutters was standard on the 2.5 instead of a huge ass package thats so expensive since those were the only things i wanted from that package. Plus its easy to hit the mpg estimates if you dont put sport mode on all the time and drive normally. Stop and go traffic though will ruin any cars fuel economy
