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It's really hard to switch from a car that has been mazda-reliable. Only reason for me would be new safety tech. You should look into that too. New gen Mazdas a

It's really hard to switch from a car that has been mazda-reliable. Only reason for me would be new safety tech. You should look into that too. New gen Mazdas are good! I can afford many, but my heart is in another Mazda. Source: Mazda 3 2012 owner.

nebula8804 3y ago
Actually doing a sort of interesting experiment right now. I really want to get into an EV but I just love my Mazda too much. I have had too many memories with this car and I'd just pay to keep the car going another 5-10 years but the premature rust has put it on its last legs. Naturally the car I should get is a new Mazda 3 but its not an EV :/ So what I am doing is renting various EVs I can afford for a day each with the intention of striking them off on my list. While driving 100+ miles in the day, I come up with reasons why I definitely don't want this car or that car. The final car to be rented will be a modern Mazda 3 and having tried out all the EVs I will have to think deeply about whether I can really give up Mazda. This is an expensive and time consuming experiment but it has already helped me dodge a bullet. Test driving a Mach-E would have been a decent experience but it was only after several hours of driving the car did I realize the hard plastics of the center console would be pressing hard into my leg causing pain. Also the "premium B&O" system is good but not that much better than my 17 year old crusty system in my Mazda. Especially not for the price. You only really internalize this when listening to a variety of soundtracks over many hours. I've joked with friends that maybe I should just buy a plane ticket to Hiroshima, get on my knees and beg Mazda to make an EV. :P
- tehlike 3y ago
  Cx90 has phev, which is kind of an EV if you squint hard! The first year of this model was problematic so please do some research on reddit. mhev seems ok. CX50 is also one that I had my eyes on.
  - nebula8804 3y ago
    What problems has the cx90 had? That model is currently out of my price range but I had considered maybe buying an ICE Mazda 3 and then handing it down to my family that uses a 2014 Hyundai Accent in 2-3 years once that kicks the can and picking up a used CX90 PHEV. The alternative maybe picking up a bolt now and bearing through the terrible charging speeds for 2-3 years and then handing that down(they dont ever travel long distances so they are good with overnight charging) Maybe Mazda will finish hybridizing the rest of their lineup by then. Their plan seems to be to lower the fleet average emissions by first dropping the pickup truck (done), sticking to few fairly efficient engines across the lineup, then convert each model to hybrid (and PHEV) and then finally move to electric once the Toyota alliance bears fruit.
    - tehlike 3y ago
      The vehicle had 6 recalls, many things I don't remember. Check reddit for a better source. This made me curious about longer term problems once the car is out of warranty. Otherwise recalls so far seem to fix most issues permanently.

nebula8804 3y ago

Actually doing a sort of interesting experiment right now. I really want to get into an EV but I just love my Mazda too much. I have had too many memories with this car and I'd just pay to keep the car going another 5-10 years but the premature rust has put it on its last legs. Naturally the car I should get is a new Mazda 3 but its not an EV :/ So what I am doing is renting various EVs I can afford for a day each with the intention of striking them off on my list. While driving 100+ miles in the day, I come up with reasons why I definitely don't want this car or that car. The final car to be rented will be a modern Mazda 3 and having tried out all the EVs I will have to think deeply about whether I can really give up Mazda. This is an expensive and time consuming experiment but it has already helped me dodge a bullet. Test driving a Mach-E would have been a decent experience but it was only after several hours of driving the car did I realize the hard plastics of the center console would be pressing hard into my leg causing pain. Also the "premium B&O" system is good but not that much better than my 17 year old crusty system in my Mazda. Especially not for the price. You only really internalize this when listening to a variety of soundtracks over many hours. I've joked with friends that maybe I should just buy a plane ticket to Hiroshima, get on my knees and beg Mazda to make an EV. :P

tehlike 3y ago
Cx90 has phev, which is kind of an EV if you squint hard! The first year of this model was problematic so please do some research on reddit. mhev seems ok. CX50 is also one that I had my eyes on.
- nebula8804 3y ago
  What problems has the cx90 had? That model is currently out of my price range but I had considered maybe buying an ICE Mazda 3 and then handing it down to my family that uses a 2014 Hyundai Accent in 2-3 years once that kicks the can and picking up a used CX90 PHEV. The alternative maybe picking up a bolt now and bearing through the terrible charging speeds for 2-3 years and then handing that down(they dont ever travel long distances so they are good with overnight charging) Maybe Mazda will finish hybridizing the rest of their lineup by then. Their plan seems to be to lower the fleet average emissions by first dropping the pickup truck (done), sticking to few fairly efficient engines across the lineup, then convert each model to hybrid (and PHEV) and then finally move to electric once the Toyota alliance bears fruit.
  - tehlike 3y ago
    The vehicle had 6 recalls, many things I don't remember. Check reddit for a better source. This made me curious about longer term problems once the car is out of warranty. Otherwise recalls so far seem to fix most issues permanently.