Comments by "" (@appelpower1) on "New BMW M2 Coupe targets Audi RS3" video.

  1. +Audi Hater Your name makes your comment drastically less convincing. And it wasn't too convincing to begin with.
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  2. +dietrichwagner Or just Mazda in general. I'm telling you, modern Mazda's are easily some of the best cars you can buy today, but nobody seems to realise it.
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  3. Mzn T Here in the Netherlands, they're not all that popular. All we generally care about is the theoretical CO2 emission (and the tax advantages that come with it), and downsize turbo engines are more economical on paper, even though in the real world, they use equally or more fuel than a Mazda SkyActiv engine. Weight isn't all-defining, and making structural compromises on the car (the Lotus filosophy) isn't always necessary, especially on GT's and such. However, the Mazda filosophy (shaving off grammes where they're not necessary, to gradually reduce weight without the sacrifices) can be used on all cars, if you ask me. There's nothing wrong with that; for sports cars, less weight is always better if you don't have to sacrifice anything. That even goes for large, two-tonne four-seater convertibles like the Maserati GranCabrio.
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  4. Mzn T Indeed. Granted, it is quite costly. Mazdas don't come cheap these days, but then again, they're still much cheaper than the 'premium' brands and offer more car for your money than most regular brands.
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  5. Mzn T Well, the one hole in modern Mazdas' excellent reliability is corrosion. It's not all that bad, but it's definitely not the most corrosion-resistant brand out there, even after the SkyActiv renaissance. Granted, even cars from brands like Toyota and Subaru can suffer from corrosion, despite being some of the most reliable cars in the world.
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  6. Squall Leonhart True. Modern cars are usually not all that reliable, with much of the electronics giving in after a while. However, downsized turbo engines are a bigger problem: 1-litre TSI engines with 115+ bhp, one of the many 1.6-litres with 200 bhp, etc.; all of those ask a lot from a small displacement. As a result, their longetivity is questionable. Mazda, which sticks to large, naturally aspirated engines, won't have that problem.
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  7. Squall Leonhart They don't fail during warranty. 2 or 3 years/100.000 km is the most commonly found warranty, and they'll hold up until then. It's a lot later that they start to have more issues; that's not necessarily a problem for now, but it might make the truly cheap secondhand car market disappear, as cars below 2000 euros have commonly done 200.000 km or more. Older cars will be classics (and those are definitely more than 2000 euros), newer ones will be too expensive. Downsizing hasn't been around very long yet, so few people have gotten enough km on them to get problems.
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  8. Audi Hater I just went to the bathroom, so I'm fine, thanks. 
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