Mazda 3 owners

[Adul]

So whats your gas mileage like? I manage to maintain a 34 to 35 Mpg with ac on my 3i. Its also a manual.

 

[randomlinh]

~27.5 mpg over the life of the car. 05 3s, stick. daily commute is just under 60 miles, about 75% highway. But during the school year, that sometimes is 50-60% highway with traffic.

I should add I'm nearing 47k miles

 

[Gibson486]

auto 3s Sport....17 city 21 highway Appearently, the autos are very ineffecient

 

[Riverhound777]

I have a 3s Manual. City I get 23-26 with many short 5-15 mile trips. Highway I get 30-34. Avg over life of car is 28 after 32k miles.

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
auto 3s Sport....17 city 21 highway Appearently, the autos are very ineffecient

Unless you do a lot of stop and go on the hwy or something is wrong with your car, I'd say it is your driving style. There is very little difference in fuel consumption in modern automatics compared to a standard transmission.

 

[ValValline]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
auto 3s Sport....17 city 21 highway Appearently, the autos are very ineffecient

I have an auto 3s hatch fully loaded. I average 19.5 whether I drive it hard or like a little old lady

It doesn't matter what I drive (2002 Accord, 1997 Tacoma. 2007 Mazda3) the gas where I live sucks for mileage. None of my cars have gotten what they "should" get no matter how easy I drive them.

 

[T2urtle]

high 20's and mid 30's.... makes me want to consider that.

when you guys say S and I whats that? the 2.3 vs w/e other side i assume. S = 2.3 ?

I'm was interested in a 2.3 hatch 5spd.. But i wanted to target faster cars and no MS3 for me..

 

[ognabor]

i have a 2007 S sedan, manual, i get 30mpg, give or take a few in either direction depending on where im driving and how hard im driving. i usually drive pretty hard, and im never far below 30. as an example, my last tank averaged 29.1, with a mix of highway and city, and my usual aggressiveness and road rage

Originally posted by: T2urtle
S = 2.3 ?

yes

 

[DanTMWTMP]

28-29 MPG avg

Mazda 3s 2.3 auto, about 60/40 hwy/city

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: Gibson486
auto 3s Sport....17 city 21 highway Appearently, the autos are very ineffecient

Unless you do a lot of stop and go on the hwy or something is wrong with your car, I'd say it is your driving style. There is very little difference in fuel consumption in modern automatics compared to a standard transmission.

no, it is becoming a well known problem is 3's with autos. Go to the edmunds forums and you will see that lots of people are getting the same gas mileage I am. I got better gas mileage in my old Altima and tha car had problems.

 

[Subbaculcha]

2005 Mazda 3s Sedan (2.3) manual. Averaged 26-28 city, 32 Hwy (@80mph).
It was totalled 2 weeks ago. So I bought...
2007 Mazdaspeed 3 sport. Manual (they all are). First tank 24.5, Second 25.7. Very happy with the MPG.

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Trip computer on my Speed3 GT says 25.6 mpg. I haven't actually run the numbers, but I keep track of mileage at every fillup, and 25ish does seem reasonable.

 

[TheSlamma]

My boss has a 3s Manual and bitches to me every week how disappointed he is with it's milage. He loves the car but hates his 22mpg city.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: TheSlamma
My boss has a 3s Manual and bitches to me every week how disappointed he is with it's milage. He loves the car but hates his 22mpg city.

It seems that there are a small bunch of 3's (most autos though) that were made with some kind of problem or defect....

 

[ognabor]

Originally posted by: Subbaculcha
2005 Mazda 3s Sedan (2.3) manual. Averaged 26-28 city, 32 Hwy (@80mph).
It was totalled 2 weeks ago. So I bought...
2007 Mazdaspeed 3 sport. Manual (they all are). First tank 24.5, Second 25.7. Very happy with the MPG.

I envy you.

When I bought my S, I had a lower-paying job than the one I have now... I wasn't sure I wanted to cough up the extra dough for the Speed. So, of course, about 6 months after I bought the S, I got a new job. I would be able to easily afford a Speed at the pay rate I'm making now. Oh well, means I get to save more $$ for my next car. >.>

 

[BMdoobieW]

I feel like my 2005 3s auto only gets 23 MPG. It's pretty bad.

 

[theeedude]

Did you guys enable the trip computer and monitor your mileage? IMO, if you have the current mileage indicator on all the time, you'll adjust your driving style to get better mileage. I now get 30+ mpg 50/50 with 5 speed manual 3s.

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: Subbaculcha
2005 Mazda 3s Sedan (2.3) manual. Averaged 26-28 city, 32 Hwy (@80mph).
It was totalled 2 weeks ago. So I bought...
2007 Mazdaspeed 3 sport. Manual (they all are). First tank 24.5, Second 25.7. Very happy with the MPG.

usually people learn from their mistakes and don't go buying another new, faster and more expensive car to total.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: alimoalem

Originally posted by: Subbaculcha
2005 Mazda 3s Sedan (2.3) manual. Averaged 26-28 city, 32 Hwy (@80mph).
It was totalled 2 weeks ago. So I bought...
2007 Mazdaspeed 3 sport. Manual (they all are). First tank 24.5, Second 25.7. Very happy with the MPG.

usually people learn from their mistakes and don't go buying another new, faster and more expensive car to total.

That depends on how it was totaled.

Originally posted by: senseamp
Did you guys enable the trip computer and monitor your mileage? IMO, if you have the current mileage indicator on all the time, you'll adjust your driving style to get better mileage. I now get 30+ mpg 50/50 with 5 speed manual 3s.

unfortunately we all don't have it. gotta do it the old fashioned way, heh. I have a lead foot I know, so I've just accepted it, heh.

 

[Subbaculcha]

Originally posted by: alimoalem

Originally posted by: Subbaculcha
2005 Mazda 3s Sedan (2.3) manual. Averaged 26-28 city, 32 Hwy (@80mph).
It was totalled 2 weeks ago. So I bought...
2007 Mazdaspeed 3 sport. Manual (they all are). First tank 24.5, Second 25.7. Very happy with the MPG.

usually people learn from their mistakes and don't go buying another new, faster and more expensive car to total.

It was totalled by insurance company for flood damage. I've actually never had an accident (been licensed/driving 30 years).
Surprisingly my rates haven't increased and the speed 3 is only $9 more a month to insure than the 3s sedan.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: ognabor

Originally posted by: Subbaculcha
2005 Mazda 3s Sedan (2.3) manual. Averaged 26-28 city, 32 Hwy (@80mph).
It was totalled 2 weeks ago. So I bought...
2007 Mazdaspeed 3 sport. Manual (they all are). First tank 24.5, Second 25.7. Very happy with the MPG.

I envy you.

When I bought my S, I had a lower-paying job than the one I have now... I wasn't sure I wanted to cough up the extra dough for the Speed. So, of course, about 6 months after I bought the S, I got a new job. I would be able to easily afford a Speed at the pay rate I'm making now. Oh well, means I get to save more $$ for my next car. >.>

They hold their value decently, you could probably trade-in without getting too terribly upside-down on it. The speed3 is a massive improvement over the somewhat anemic regular motors. Being slower than dodge neons and such is a degrading experience, and getting on steep freeway access ramps can be hairy.

 

[Subbaculcha]

Originally posted by: Arkaign

Originally posted by: ognabor

Originally posted by: Subbaculcha
2005 Mazda 3s Sedan (2.3) manual. Averaged 26-28 city, 32 Hwy (@80mph).
It was totalled 2 weeks ago. So I bought...
2007 Mazdaspeed 3 sport. Manual (they all are). First tank 24.5, Second 25.7. Very happy with the MPG.

I envy you.

When I bought my S, I had a lower-paying job than the one I have now... I wasn't sure I wanted to cough up the extra dough for the Speed. So, of course, about 6 months after I bought the S, I got a new job. I would be able to easily afford a Speed at the pay rate I'm making now. Oh well, means I get to save more $$ for my next car. >.>

They hold their value decently, you could probably trade-in without getting too terribly upside-down on it. The speed3 is a massive improvement over the somewhat anemic regular motors. Being slower than dodge neons and such is a degrading experience, and getting on steep freeway access ramps can be hairy.

Indeed, they do. I paid $19k for my 3s, insurance gave me $15,800. (Bought Dec of 04).

 

[BMdoobieW]

Originally posted by: senseamp
Did you guys enable the trip computer and monitor your mileage?

Mine doesn't have that feature. I wish it did.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: BMdoobieW

Originally posted by: senseamp
Did you guys enable the trip computer and monitor your mileage?

Mine doesn't have that feature. I wish it did.

They all do, you just have to enable it on the stereo.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: BMdoobieW

Originally posted by: senseamp
Did you guys enable the trip computer and monitor your mileage?

Mine doesn't have that feature. I wish it did.

They all do, you just have to enable it on the stereo.

I thought this was only doable on the 06+ models, as the earlier ones were slightly different.