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Yet more comedy i see.
What have you done to your car today?
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It's 10 bloody years old. Things wear out.
Like EVERY OTHER 10 YEAR OLD CAR.
Well, it has had some minor ones now.
After all... It's a decade bloody old.
You are sooooooo funny. Clap clap
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Exactly. I don't know why they are getting so bent out of shape about it - old cars go wrong, thats why they are cheap.
I mean, it was cheap right? a 10 year old Mazda?
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Nothing to mine other than ordered it’s replacement. First Edition Evoque 180. 
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Nothing to mine other than ordered it’s replacement. First Edition Evoque 180.
Looking forward to the review, hopefully get to try one on our next LR experience day.
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I don’t do reviews, far too biased. Engine is the wrong way round anyway. 
Drove one about 6 weeks ago and was really impressed, MHEV so stop start is brilliant and the car feels much more solid. As Steve Cropley said it’s worthy of the badge now.
Will have the Matrix lamps, Head up display and clearsight rear mirror/screen so pretty feature rich on top of HSE R-Dynamic
Drove one about 6 weeks ago and was really impressed, MHEV so stop start is brilliant and the car feels much more solid. As Steve Cropley said it’s worthy of the badge now.Will have the Matrix lamps, Head up display and clearsight rear mirror/screen so pretty feature rich on top of HSE R-Dynamic
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Yea seems to be the general consensus that its much more like a mini RR now.
i'm surprised as to how many issues you're having with the suspension.
I recently drove a mazda 2 sport for my brother and the rear was clunking like mad! we left the car without buying but dealer was adamant that it is "normal"
he then drove a non sport mazda 2 and he said that was clunking too, might be a thing with mazdas?
my mazda 2's(mk1) top mount on the rear shock exploded when i hit a pothole.
on the other hand my 10yo 115k mile lexus is not clunking in anyway and the only thing it needed in last 8 years is -;
servicing
airbag recall
boot struts
wipers
that's it.
Even my 1994 mx5 needed no suspension work bar droplinks and alignment
so I'd say you're either having bad luck or mazda 3 mps is badly designed.
It's all the wear and tear from jacking it up every week to change the oil
Haha!
Given my car a bit of TLC over the last couple of days following its service, after a year of basically just driving and washing it!
New plugs
Fixed broken exhaust bracket
Overcame the problem of wobbly number plate lights due to shoddy clips that don't hold them in very well, and the lack of desire to spend money on new ones
Interior lighting upgraded with nicer LEDs
Fitted a new dash cam
And then a thorough clean of the interior
I should have brushed the alcantara before the photos! Need a new driver's floor mat as well.
Old one stopped working properly, and I've started getting messages from my Youtube followers telling me they miss the sound of me yelling out registration numbers as I drive towards them on roundabouts
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If everyone fits them you will have to start indicating and stop tailgating
BMW drivers are exempt from indicating as per the highway code. Makes no difference if someone has you on camera or not. If he ticked the optional 'indicator light package' when ordering the car then he might use them just because....
also....nobody in nice cars tailgates due to the awful super thin water based paint used these days. I mean, if you are going for the bare metal look fair enough, unless you have three coats of PPF installed then game on!
