New Mazda 2

Mazda is dead in South Africa it seems... whats going on? They don't have the new Mazda 6 or the new Mazda 3 and my local Ford has no Mazda's on their lot.
 
Mazda is dead in South Africa it seems... whats going on? They don't have the new Mazda 6 or the new Mazda 3 and my local Ford has no Mazda's on their lot.

Ford and Mazda have split.
 
Ford and Mazda have split.
Sure they've split but what has become of Mazda? I'm in a small town so I don't know what's happening in the cities but here there are no Mazda dealerships and because of the split Ford doesn't hold them on the lot anymore... is this also the case in the bigger cities?

Sales person at the Ford dealership asked me: "Why would you wanna look at a Mazda anyway get a Kuga it's better." I just smiled and said: "Well Mazda is more reliable, how many do you have in the workshop today?" To which he replied: "Now that I think of it, none we rarely see them other than for services" So I just smiled and left... In my old Mazda which I decided to keep until it dies.
 
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I really like the new 2. It is close to the original concept car. It has a mean look and a gorgeous interior for an entry level car.

Probably Mazda is in a relaunch phase, as they are going to setup their own dealerships. So in the interim they will have disappeared until the new dealerships open.
 
Sure they've split but what has become of Mazda? I'm in a small town so I don't know what's happening in the cities but here there are no Mazda dealerships and because of the split Ford doesn't hold them on the lot anymore... is this also the case in the bigger cities?
If you double-click on this map a few times to zoom in a couple of stages, you'll start to see the locations of Mazda dealers pop up around the country ... not that many, but that's to be expected: http://www.mazda.co.za/find-a-dealer/
 
Insane prices...as expected for SA....and competing against?

i20, Rio, Polo X, Fiesta, Yaris/Auris....?

It's not that insane relatively speaking bud; its said to be a very clever & efficient vehicle with a good amount of tech at even base level.

I recon the R200k model is the best value; it even incl the smart 7" infotainment screen as standard.

B-segment car so its biggest rivals are Polo/Fiesta/Corsa/i20/Rio/Clio/208/Yaris etc.

Not sure why you mention the Auris; that's "Golf-class"
 
Insane prices...as expected for SA....and competing against?

i20, Rio, Polo X, Fiesta, Yaris/Auris....?

It's not that insane relatively speaking bud; its said to be a very clever & efficient vehicle with a good amount of tech at even base level.

I recon the R200k model is the best value; it even incl the smart 7" infotainment screen as standard.

B-segment car so its biggest rivals are Polo/Fiesta/Corsa/i20/Rio/Clio/208/Yaris etc.

Not sure why you mention the Auris; that's "Golf-class"


Pretty much agree with FiestST
 
I just bought one for my wife :) She had the old model and wanted the new one. She drove a Fiesta, Rio and the Mazda. Chose the Mazda.

The interior did it for me, really modern, especially the dash
 
I just bought one for my wife :) She had the old model and wanted the new one. She drove a Fiesta, Rio and the Mazda. Chose the Mazda.

The interior did it for me, really modern, especially the dash

Cool man; congrats. Which model did you settle on?

Post some pics of the newbie :)
 
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