This guy KNOWS how to review cars.
12-07-13, 01:14 PM
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This guy KNOWS how to review cars.
Wow.........this guy is GOOD. He KNOWS how to review cars. 
I was very impressed with him....and I can't say that about some reviews I've seen. Check out his take on the new 2014 Mazda3....it will take about ten minutes. He talks in a straight, informative manner, and doesn't add a lot of B.S. (and, like me, he wears a baseball cap) 
I was very impressed with him....and I can't say that about some reviews I've seen. Check out his take on the new 2014 Mazda3....it will take about ten minutes. He talks in a straight, informative manner, and doesn't add a lot of B.S. (and, like me, he wears a baseball cap) 
12-07-13, 01:39 PM
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Yeah, but Clarkson, IMO, jokes too much. Often times, he talks about the scenery, the road, what he had for dinner last night/breakfast this morning, his last date, evading the cops, political barbs.....everything BUT the car he's driving.
12-07-13, 01:56 PM
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Huge fan of this new Mazda3. Other than the belayed diesel in the Mazda6, I would love to see them offer a diesel in this little Mazda3 to take on the Cruze and Jetta TDI, but no plans have been released to do so. I'd have one as a commuter in a heartbeat if they did though
12-07-13, 02:46 PM
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He's pretty good, a little dry I agree. Ever watch The Fast lane Car on Youtube? I like them.
As for the Mazda 3 5 door, my brother in law just got one and I drove it over Thanksgiving and was surprised by how much I liked it. Fun, zippy little car, good looking, with a nice premium feel to it. He's overjoyed with it. I like the look of all the new Mazdas really.
As for the screen, I don't care for that look either. Unfortunately its kind of in style right now, look at BMW, Mercedes:
BMW 3:
The Mercedes CLA:
As for the Mazda 3 5 door, my brother in law just got one and I drove it over Thanksgiving and was surprised by how much I liked it. Fun, zippy little car, good looking, with a nice premium feel to it. He's overjoyed with it. I like the look of all the new Mazdas really.
As for the screen, I don't care for that look either. Unfortunately its kind of in style right now, look at BMW, Mercedes:
BMW 3:
The Mercedes CLA:
12-07-13, 05:19 PM
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he entertains me. he is by far the best when it comes to pure entertainment.
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12-07-13, 06:20 PM
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I casually know Motorweek's John Davis (not real close, but I see him at local auto shows, and we chat). He is a great guy, nice and outgoing, but I agree he doesn't review like the guy in the video. For one thing, the Motorweek TV show is very time-limited, and they have to fit in a number of other features, including Pat Goss.
12-07-13, 06:40 PM
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He's pretty good, a little dry I agree. Ever watch The Fast lane Car on Youtube? I like them.
As for the Mazda 3 5 door, my brother in law just got one and I drove it over Thanksgiving and was surprised by how much I liked it. Fun, zippy little car, good looking, with a nice premium feel to it. He's overjoyed with it. I like the look of all the new Mazdas really.
As for the screen, I don't care for that look either. Unfortunately its kind of in style right now, look at BMW, Mercedes:
BMW 3:
The Mercedes CLA:
As for the Mazda 3 5 door, my brother in law just got one and I drove it over Thanksgiving and was surprised by how much I liked it. Fun, zippy little car, good looking, with a nice premium feel to it. He's overjoyed with it. I like the look of all the new Mazdas really.
As for the screen, I don't care for that look either. Unfortunately its kind of in style right now, look at BMW, Mercedes:
BMW 3:
The Mercedes CLA:
12-07-13, 06:46 PM
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At least on the A8 and A6 the screen retracts. If the screen retracts you can understand.
12-07-13, 08:14 PM
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The compact Mazda sedans/hatchbacks have been good little driver-oriented cars for decades. I owned three of them myself in the 80s and early 90s....a GLC, 323, and Protege. All three had a superb chassis/steering, though their standard engines were sometimes underpowered. Still, they weren't called the "Poor Man's BMW" for nothing....and that tradition, of course, carried over into the Mazda3.
12-07-13, 08:27 PM
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My cousin has an 09 Mazda 3 sedan which I also like, but this new one is on a whole other level IMHO.
12-08-13, 06:19 AM
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I casually know Motorweek's John Davis (not real close, but I see him at local auto shows, and we chat). He is a great guy, nice and outgoing, but I agree he doesn't review like the guy in the video. For one thing, the Motorweek TV show is very time-limited, and they have to fit in a number of other features, including Pat Goss.
They rarely if ever say anything really negative with their road tests and reviews.Powder puff comments.
It's like they're afraid to **** off any auto manufacturer.
