Comments by "BeyerT1" (@derbigpr500) on "Mazda 3 vs Audi A3 & BMW 1 Series group test" video.

  1. It's not bias, it's the truth. Go sit in an Audi A3 and then inside a Mazda 3, and you'll see.  Japanese cars feels cheap. You close the door on the Mazda, it sounds like they're made out of tin foil. You drive it on the motorway, it's loud, unrefined, not nearly as stable and composed.  There's nothing the Mazda does better, realistically speaking. It's cheaper, yes, for a reason.  Compare it to a A3 2.0 TDI with 150hp, which also gets better suspension as default, and it will be far faster, quieter, better handling, etc.   This BMW and Audi are like the most basic cars the brand offers, while this Mazda is top of the line model, you can't buy a more expensive Mazda 3.
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  2. mattheginger  Yes, I have driven a Lexus IS220d and I have driven several Mazda 6's, my father owned the last model of Mazda 6 with a 180hp 2.2 diesel engine. But I expect if I tell you it's not as good as the European rivals, you'd call me a hater.  You never could see what makes a premium brand worth more money, all you can say is "you're paying for the name" argument. If you could actually understand the engineering behind EACH detail of these cars, you'd realize why they cost more.
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  3. mattheginger All else is not equal, nowhere near equal.  You obviously have absolutely no experience with either of these cars, at least sit in them before talking about them. BMW and Audi being more expensive has nothing to do with the brand or the image, that's what ignorant people say. They're simply better cars, even if they have weaker engines like in this case...you can't deny that when you drive them, they're simply better. Everything...I mean....they have better sound profing, better seats, better seating position, better ergonomy in the interior, better quality of materials, plastics is higher quality, everything that looks like metal IS metal, not plastics painted silver, cloth material on the seats is better, foam in the seats is more supportive and comfortable, the headliner cloth is that nice silky finely knit stuff that only Germans and French lately put in their cars,  the whole interior feels far more durable and higher quality, with better fit and finish. Close the door aggressively on the Mazda, and you can hear a cheap thump. Pull the door handle aggressively, and it will make a cheap noise. That doesn't happen on an Audi or BMW. They're feel far more solid and substantial, on top of that, you can look at all the details...like, they have better audio systems, better lights, better climate controls, better windscreen wipers, better headlights, quieter window electric motors, better brakes,....every little detail you can take and add up finally makes a better car overall, and justifies being more expensive. They're safer, have higher solidity of the body, and you can feel that when climbing up a curb at the side of the road, sometimes in Japanese cars you can hear creaking of the rubber door sealants, since the body flexes slightly. Germans feel heavy and substantial in a good way, without sacrificing agility or handling, they're more refined and smoother, more comfortable, more composed on the road, more stable at high speeds...driving a Mazda 3 at 200 km/h feels like it's not liking it and it wants you to slow down, it doesn't like to cruise at above 160 km/h unless road is flat and smooth. Driving an Audi A3 at 200 km/h feels like a walk in the park, especially in corners, or slightly bumpy highways or with crosswinds present, you could do it for hours without problems, in fact, A3 is more refined in terms of noise and smoothness at high speed than the Mazda 6.   So no...it has nothing to do with a brand. You're paying more for an A3 becuase it has an Audi badge...you're paying more because it's a better car. Even with a weaker engine (which you can easily chip tune to 140-150hp, and it even improves fuel economy, I know becuase that's the case in a Golf with the same 1.6 TDI engine).
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  4. mattheginger They're not from the same category. There's a reason why Audi and BMW are more expensive, it's because they're better, in every way. It just so happens that here they used the most basic and underpowered version of BMW and Audi, with most basic equipment, and put it against top of the line Mazda 3. All the basics of those cars like reliablity, safety, solidity, refinement, quality, etc. is far better. Seriously...as someone who tested the Mazda 3 not so long ago (it was a 2.0l petrol though with 120hp), it's nowhere near as good as European rivals.  Something like Peugeot 308 makes it feel like the Mazda is a 10 year old model. It drives nice, but it sacrifices refinement and comfort, and feels simply cheaper.
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  5. mattheginger How the hell did it trump them or equal them? In which categories? In acceleration? In everything else, there's no comparison. Again, be an ignorant douche, and argue without someone who actually has experience with the cars, while you yourself, have never even sat in either of these cars.
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  6. mattheginger First of all, I don't care about this review, because I've driven all three of these cars before watching this review, and I don't base my conclusion on a car over a 10 minute video. Read my last comment where I in detail explained to you WHY Mazda is not as good. Also....saying that a Mazda 6 is better than a new E class totally ruins any credibility you have, and clearly shows you're a Mazda fanboy going to insane lenghts just so you don't have to admit that it's not as good as you believe. Some people just don't have a gift that lets them see why a certain car is better than some other car, and they just stick to a few elements they understand, ignoring the rest.  It's like my mom saying that BMW's aren't better than Skoda's because she likes the white shinning gauges in her Skoda Fabia better than red gauges in a BMW 5 series when driving them at night.  Enjoy your Mazda's, better for you, you wont waste money on better cars. End of conversation.
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