Mazda3 wheel choice, anyhelp?

Noni Juice · 19 Jul 2011 at 18:20

Hi there!

I have a Mazda3 that I'm going to pick up soon, 1.6 TS in silver. Although the car looks nice and it is a nice upgrade from my old fiesta 1.25 I absolutely hate the wheels!

The car looks like this but obviously in silver -

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2981954.htm

Now I hate aftermarket rims, I don't want to CRUISE WIV MAH BOIZ YO I just want to make my car look better!

I really like the rims on this car -

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2570341.htm

But where can I find them? After trawling through ebay I can only really see 18" choices (the RX8 wheels and some Mazda6 ones). Would 18" wheels be too big for the car and completely kill the ride? Also would they rub up against the arches or something?

I'm only looking at OEM or Mazda style wheels

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MrMoonX · 19 Jul 2011 at 21:08

get the 2.0 sport, bag more toys for the money and the 1.6 is a truly awful engine

phil675 · 19 Jul 2011 at 21:15

It looks like a shopping car with either wheels tbh.

Scrutinize · 19 Jul 2011 at 21:21

phil675 said:
It looks like an old persons shopping car with either wheels tbh.

corrected

Barry Smalley · 19 Jul 2011 at 21:26

mrk1@1 said:
corrected

Help him out then. :rolleyes:

Scrutinize · 19 Jul 2011 at 21:33

Barry Smalley said:
Help him out then.

how??? he has already bought the car (older shape mazda 3) and the wheels won't change what it is.....

for the amount it will cost to put a decent set or rims on he could have probably put the money towards a better car, like the one in the advert with the wheels he likes unless he paid 2-2.5k for it.

Noni Juice · 19 Jul 2011 at 22:15

To be honest guys, me and family wanted a car that will get from A to B and that is reliable. The Mazda3 looks nice on the inside and the engine, although is nothing special at all is perfectly adequate for going around town and the motorway. I mean, I'm currently driving a fiesta which is having increasing problems and it needs to be changed!

The 2.0 Sport is nice, but the insurance was just too much considering my sister is hopefully going to past her test soon. I'm also 22 with 0NCB.

One day I will own a Jag or a BMW 530

, but for now I just want my rims to look a bit better, It wont change the overall look of the car (I think it looks quite nice) but it will (IMO) make a nice improvement.

Scrutinize · 19 Jul 2011 at 22:36

212 said:
To be honest guys, me and family wanted a car that will get from A to B and that is reliable. The Mazda3 looks nice on the inside and the engine, although is nothing special at all is perfectly adequate for going around town and the motorway. I mean, I'm currently driving a fiesta which is having increasing problems and it needs to be changed!

The 2.0 Sport is nice, but the insurance was just too much considering my sister is hopefully going to past her test soon. I'm also 22 with 0NCB.

One day I will own a Jag or a BMW 530 , but for now I just want my rims to look a bit better, It wont change the overall look of the car (I think it looks quite nice) but it will (IMO) make a nice improvement.

Joking aside, nothing wrong with the 3, they are solid cars. It really isnt worth putting the rims on though.