welcome to the show! Certainly sounds like some kind of blowby issue...could even be valves...blue smoke and all?
Being a person that doesn't like to stick with cars past the 5-6 year mark, if I had that Mazda then it's definitely something i'd get rid of, kept cars for much longer in the past and didn't like it at all!So if you end up getting the Civic does that mean that you will be selling your Mazda?
Mazda is really just focusing on CUVs, so if that is what you are looking for, great, but if not, not so great.
At the same time, Honda is doing a bit of the opposite (or at least not solely concentrating on CUVs). They are trying to inject some personality and performance back into their line up. Even though the Civic is a staple volume car, you can see that spark of performance and excitement in the redesigned model.
That remains to be seen. But with HOA front-running the Civic this time around, I am feeling a bit more optimistic they will pull off what they did in '06 with a solid platform.So if you end up getting the Civic does that mean that you will be selling your Mazda?
Mazda is really just focusing on CUVs, so if that is what you are looking for, great, but if not, not so great.
At the same time, Honda is doing a bit of the opposite (or at least not solely concentrating on CUVs). They are trying to inject some personality and performance back into their line up. Even though the Civic is a staple volume car, you can see that spark of performance and excitement in the redesigned model.
I will agree that they have successful vehicles that are not CUVs right now,and that those vehicles combined sell more than their CUVs do currently. However the focus of a company now will not bare fruit until a few years down the line. The CUV focus was said by the company itself. Here is a quote and article for you.I wouldn't say Mazda is strictly CUV focused.
http://www.caradvice.com.au/383630/mazda-argues-case-for-new-cx-4-crossover/What new direction? Consider Australia to be a microcosm. This year, small passenger cars like the Mazda 3 are down about 9 per cent, while small SUVs and medium SUVs are up 27 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. That’s where you put your incremental additions, if you’re a savvy car-maker.
Speaking with Automotive News, Mazda's global marketing chief Masahiro Moro said that would like to see, in two to three years, Mazda achieve annual sales of 300,000 vehicles in the US. The quickest path he sees to that goal is by feeding America's insatiable hunger for crossovers.
Currently, sales of Mazda's CX-3, CX-5 and CX-9 represent about 40 percent of Mazda's sales. However, that the Mazda CX-5 is the one doing all the heavy lifting in that figure, as the sprightly new Mazda CX-3 has just debuted very competitively in the compact crossover segment, and a completely redesigned Mazda CX-9 is scheduled to launch soon.
Until now, Mazda has been too dependent on sales of low-margin compacts like the Mazda 3, thinks Moro. The model accounted for 46 percent of the company's sales in 2010. Moreover, those customers saw the car as a stepping stone brand, and would leave Mazda for another brand in their next purchase. Brand loyalty is at an all-time low, but Moro believes crossover buyers are much more likely to stay with the marque.
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