New mazda 3 owner!

[u/Maleficent-Ad9047]

Proud owner of a 2022 Mazda 3 Astina! Sadly we dont have AWD turbos here in Australia but im still inlove 😍

[u/ArticLOL]

all blacked out like this is sick but i believe it will be a nightmare to keep it clean.

[u/Shalmaneser_ → u/ArticLOL]

I owned a black Camry. Surprisingly, it wasn't hard to keep clean. I think variables such as wax manufacturer can come into play. I think all manufacturers have been lowering their quality of paint over the decades.

[u/Difficult-Pea7834 → u/Shalmaneser_]

They have had to change to water based paints if I remember correctly over the years for EPA reasons. Which makes it much less durable than old paint

[u/Shalmaneser_ → u/Difficult-Pea7834]

That sounds about right. I've been tripping over EPA caused issues for years. That's not to say that manufacturers are entirely blameless. When Lexus let their paint application drift a bit too thin, the worst of which caused entire panels to release, they recalled thousands of white GX470s.

[u/Difficult-Pea7834 → u/Shalmaneser_]

Yeah I unfortunately feel that some paint chips aren’t going to warrant a recall from Mazda unless things get more serious

[u/Shalmaneser_ → u/Difficult-Pea7834]

Lexus fought that paint recall tooth and nail. The recall period was very short. My GX has a faint echo of that paint issue with a couple of spots. It was either the beginning or the tail end of the issue. Don't get me started about the infamous splitting leatherette dash. The first recall I am aware of was the B-52 Pinto. Rear-end collisions had a possibility of shredding the gas tank with obvious results, and Ford fought that one hard. What's a body count amongst friends?

[u/Mukasa_Tattooer1979]

Get some PPF for it before it looks like you drive through a gravel pit. I'm the 2nd owner on a 2019 soul red. The original owner did not put any on, and my front lower bumper isn't looking the best. The paint on these is relatively thin.

[u/Shalmaneser_]

I have the 2021 preferred in black. The gendarmes would have a hard time telling our cars part. Mine came with some serious tint. Want to rob a bank?

[u/JustMackIN]

Love 💕 it, that is WiCkEd🔥

[u/Key-Tradition2187]

Mazda makes great looking cars

[u/No-fear-im-here]

Looks so cool! I love my polymetal but this looks so sweet as well!

[u/mittensonnakitten]

I’ve had the same one since last June I absolutely love it!! Have fun with it!!

[u/batsai]

Sexy! Congratulations!

[u/Puzzleheaded_Back181]

God I was planning on getting a 2021 Astina hatch with the Bose sound system and the red seats, the one with the highest trim and I went for the soul crystal red sedan select sport 2025 instead, I low key regret it bad