[king chile]

ok, i've compiled a list of what folks outside of the US are getting STANDARD that we're not...

dead pedal, led clear tail/brake lights, rain sensing wipers, auto/sensing headlights, stock alarm, and heated side view mirrors

anyone have anything else to add? and why the hell couldn't we get this stuff as well?

EDIT: Thread title :twisted:

 

[Slalom]

dead pedal??

yur talking US vs Canada spec i hope... because if you go up against europe and japan theres more stuff that NA doesn't get (auto climate control, aero wipers, TCS, stability control etc)

Also, don't forget all the equipment you can get in the US that we can't in Canada...
side airbags
curtain airbags
nav system
TPMS
Xenon headlights

Does all that not make up for the other stuff u can't get? :?

 

[dinu01]

Moved to Models/Trim

 

[king chile]

dead pedal??

yur talking US vs Canada spec i hope... because if you go up against europe and japan theres more stuff that NA doesn't get (auto climate control, aero wipers, TCS, stability control etc)

Also, don't forget all the equipment you can get in the US that we can't in Canada...
side airbags
curtain airbags
nav system
TPMS
Xenon headlights

Does all that not make up for the other stuff u can't get? :?

i'm talking about all areas vs. US specs, and you just gave me a few more *roar* and yes, aside from the xenons i would trade all the rest of that stuff for some of the cooler options like heated mirrors, leds, and the souped up wipers and headlights

 

[chickmod]

dead pedal??
yur talking US vs Canada spec i hope... because if you go up against europe and japan theres more stuff that NA doesn't get (auto climate control, aero wipers, TCS, stability control etc)

yeah, he states that he's talking about outside the US. I wish everything for most cars was offered in all markets.

 

[Slalom]

ok but whats with the dead pedal? you don't have a dead pedal in US cars??

 

[king chile]

nope i'm fairly certain we just have a big carpeted mount (same for the 6s so i've heard)... for a sporty car to overlook a dead pedal seems pretty shitty.. i know it's like the most insignificant feature compared to all those other ones i posted.. but my POS 92 corolla has one and i've grown used to it. it's just another thing in the long list of interior features that mazda decided to either overlook or cut cost on the US trim..

 

[Slalom]

nope i'm fairly certain we just have a big carpeted mount (same for the 6s so i've heard)... for a sporty car to overlook a dead pedal seems pretty shitty.. i know it's like the most insignificant feature compared to all those other ones i posted.. but my POS 92 corolla has one and i've grown used to it. it's just another thing in the long list of interior features that mazda decided to either overlook or cut cost on the US trim..

strange... ive got a huge one with vinyl strips on it and all... i can't see a feature like that being different between countries.. hey other US 3 owners, do you have a real dead pedal?

 

[TellyDSP]

No dead pedal. Just a cheaply carpeted floor hump. I wouldn't mind a right hand drive setup either. At least they have room to put their feet on the gas pedal.

 

[Fobby_Monkey]

I don't have a dead pedal either!! and I live in Canada... wtf? Other canadians getting this dead pedal? Maybe the automatic get one but the manual don't?

 

[D]

Hmmm. I don't have a huge vynal strip on my "dead pedal" just carpet. I was kinda pissed at that. Maybe it just wasn't available at the beginning (I got my car 1st week of December). Maybe my dealer forgot to install it.

 

[king chile]

haha it's really funny tha with all the better options that other places are getting stock, we're all pissed about the dead pedal. and i agree telly [intrinsically] the pedals are going to take some getting used to (when i test drove i kept missing them because they're short, high, and close together)

 

[cowtown]

Yeah same here, no dead pedal in my Auto 3.

 

[vartex]

whats a dead pedal?

sorry, im not so much into cars. i prefer sports and such, but when i saw the mazda 3 for teh first time i fell in love instantly. and all of a sudden im into cars. i just need to get some terms right.

 

[spicoli]

whats a dead pedal?

sorry, im not so much into cars. i prefer sports and such, but when i saw the mazda 3 for teh first time i fell in love instantly. and all of a sudden im into cars. i just need to get some terms right.

I'm pretty sure it's a fake pedal to the left of the clutch. A footrest.

 

[Fobby_Monkey]

indeed it's a footrest.. with no footrest, i don't know where to put my foot when I am crusing..... i was thinking about bolting one on myself..but i don't want to drill something and discover there are wires behind it.

 

[smitty]

i put a dead pedal on (silver icibahn with a rubber grip)within a week... just screwed it into the carpet...looks nice problem solved...even in florida the carpet area would be destoyed

 

[HairlessBeachApe]

polarg 1157 mirror blinkers

Smitty, What the heck are polarg 1157 mirror blinkers? Do you have a photo?

 

[Slalom]

nope i'm fairly certain we just have a big carpeted mount (same for the 6s so i've heard)... for a sporty car to overlook a dead pedal seems pretty shitty.. i know it's like the most insignificant feature compared to all those other ones i posted.. but my POS 92 corolla has one and i've grown used to it. it's just another thing in the long list of interior features that mazda decided to either overlook or cut cost on the US trim..

strange... ive got a huge one with vinyl strips on it and all... i can't see a feature like that being different between countries.. hey other US 3 owners, do you have a real dead pedal?

had a closer look at mine... theres no vinyl on it, i was used to looking at the one in my P5 i guess! :roll:
anyway, its still a dead pedal/foot rest, its perfectly angled and plenty big enuff for your foot... whats the problem with it?

 

[cowtown]

It's like a rubber pad put over the hump on the left hand side of the driver's footwell. It's a place to put your foot when you are driving. For people in Auto's it's pretty much where your foot is all the time, for manual drivers not so much but it's nice when your on a longer trip to have somewhere to put it. At any rate I think this is the first car in a long while that doesn't have it, not sure why really. I may try to figure something out for it in the spring but right now my winter mats I have are somewhat holding my foot above that spot anyways.