New 10 GT!

I do believe you might be the first person here with an 10. Be sure to take a lot of photos (inside and out), since folks will want to see!

Please also put your location in your profile.

nice. Looks good!

I like it! Hi 5 to the first 2G owner!!!

I do believe this is the first member with a new 3. I am not a huge fan of the new style... but congratulations! I didn't know these were even available for sale yet. It is a definite upgrade from your last ride. :goodjob:

Be sure to add your location to your profile (although I can see where you are from due to the keychain picture.. ehehe).

congrats on the new mz3! let us know how it works out for you because you are the first one with the 2010 on this forum.

Thanks,
Sorry I live near Waterloo Ontario, about 1.5 hours away from Toronto.
I can't really compare this to the 2009 since I never drove it, but I must say, this is a much nicer ride compared to my old station wagon heh.

The 2010 were available in Canada for a couple weeks, but I believe the official launch was last week.

I have never drove a standard before, so I am learning for my first time (the clutch in this car is going to hate me... ). I don't notice too much of a difference between 5th gear and 6th gear. The RPM drops maybe by about 300 or so, and fuel economy from the readout doesn't drop much either... At this point I believe the 6th gear is more of a gimmick, but experience and time will tell.

I am not the greatest at picture taking, but I will go take some more photos.. Will post them in an hour or 2.

Congrats! That is pretty sweet, enjoy being one of the first people to ever own a 2010!

There is a member in Mexico who bought a 2010 3 a few weeks ago. http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=135813.0 This is the 2nd (that I've seen) 2010 3 on the forum.


Regardless, congratulations on the new car!

congrats on the '10 3. i kind of like it a lot in red.......

Congrats on the new car, it looks great! I wonder if you can answer a question for me. I'd like to know if it's possible to rest your left arm elbow/forearm on the armrest on the door, and still be able to grab the steering wheel comfortably. I'm left handed, and I can do this in my current Civic. I test drove an Accord and the armrest was too low to do it. Maybe a strange question, but I'd really appreciate it if you had time to check it out. The new Mazda's aren't due here for an other week or so and the nearest dealership to me is about 45 minutes away. Thanks!

Very nice, congrats. I don't suppose you'd be willing to post some
pics of your engine bay? I assume you have the 2.5L.

^^ sarge, yes (imo, i hook a thumb), and the telescoping/tilt wheel helps too.

m_k, congrats and the new ride. quite a difference, lol. :goodjob:

Any pics of how the headlight tails light up. There are those weird chevron things medial of the projectors in the headlights that I'm curious if they do anything.

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Congrats on the new car, it looks great! I wonder if you can answer a question for me. I'd like to know if it's possible to rest your left arm elbow/forearm on the armrest on the door, and still be able to grab the steering wheel comfortably. I'm left handed, and I can do this in my current Civic. I test drove an Accord and the armrest was too low to do it. Maybe a strange question, but I'd really appreciate it if you had time to check it out. The new Mazda's aren't due here for an other week or so and the nearest dealership to me is about 45 minutes away. Thanks!
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Yes you can, I drive like this a lot.


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Very nice, congrats. I don't suppose you'd be willing to post some
pics of your engine bay? I assume you have the 2.5L.
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Yep! Added a ton more pics to OP
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Any pics of how the headlight tails light up. There are those weird chevron things medial of the projectors in the headlights that I'm curious if they do anything.
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Added a pic in OP it is hard to see though in the daylight. I will try to remember to take another picture tonight.
I believe the silver part contains the motor to do the manual/auto leveling (I only have manual)
I was driving last night, and these HID headlights are amazing, now I have never used HID before, but you can see so damn far and a huge spread.

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[quote author=sergeantriver link=topic=137700.msg2968615#msg2968615 date=1235927464]
I'd like to know if it's possible to rest your left arm elbow/forearm on the armrest on the door, and still be able to grab the steering wheel comfortably.
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Yes you can, I drive like this a lot.
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Great to know, thanks!

Very nice! One of the first 2010 models on the forums... and it looks great. Welcome

looks good, welcome to the forums.

Congrats!

I'm itching to trade in my car (or in this case, sell it to pay off the loan) but I kind of like having a car that's worth more than the loan I'm paying.

(plus, if the first gen '3 progressed like it did, then I'll hold out until later iterations come out)

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(plus, if the first gen '3 progressed like it did, then I'll hold out until later iterations come out)
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hay, im offended by that :chuckles: