I like Mazda. The design and style are appealing to me. I got the Mazda 3 more than a year ago, and so far, I am happy with it. I am using it as my main car for commuting to work, doing shopping and exploring new places. During this time I did not have any issues with it. All I did for it -- regular oil replacement and scheduled maintenance. It has great highway mileage and about average city mileage. I have currently 34 mpg on average. Which is pretty good for a car in this class. Steering is light and responsive. I would not consider it a real sport car, but it is pretty close in driving experience. Seats are very comfortable, and there is no problem to drive in it for hours. Built-in GPS system works perfectly. You just need to check for map updates once in a while to be safe. This is not a free service, but it is worth it. Infotainment center has Bluetooth, USB and Wi-Fi connectivity options that allow you to play music in any way you like from different sources. It is not a perfect though -- in very hot weather (over 100 degrees), the infotainment center may hang up, and the only way to recover it to stop your car and start over. This is a very annoying, but it happened to me like only once or twice, and I can handle that.

My car drives really smooth. It seems very reliable, and I've never had any trouble with it. I've driven it across the country, as well as up and down the coast taking my daughter to and from school. It makes the drive go by quick. It's compact enough to fit anywhere, yet spacious enough to fit a car full of people or a dorm room full of luggage. Sometimes I forget how fast I'm going because of how easy it feels in this car. I do have to say, I think this is one of those cars that will get pulled over more often than others. Whenever I pull into driveways or any parking lot that is raised up, the bottom of my car scrapes. I've had to figure out the perfect way to pull into my driveway for it not to scrape. We've taken this car up into the mountains (not in the snow) and it performed great, didn't slow down and continued to compete with the big trucks. The breaks on my car have always made noise, even after break changes, etc., but that might just be my car.