My Mazda 3 2.3 5 door Grand Touring has turned over 300,000 miles now and it still going strong. Is there a Mazda club for such vehicles?

300,000plus

 

if there is, you would probably be the only member!
Congrats!

 

Noggin: are you picking the low hanging fruit again?

In fact the number of vehicles reaching 300K + miles is on the rise. Tighter manufacturing tolerances, electronic engine management, cleaner fuel, higher quality lubricants are most likely to credit for that. It is not so much a matter of who manufactured the vehicle since pretty much all of them use the same manufacturing methods.
Another reason is that people hang on to their vehicles much longer than they used to.
Anyway, congratulation to you, mr. 300000+, welcome to the forum and put some pictures up for us to admire!

 

LOL!

Just stating on how much of an accomplishment that is, in a different way!

Like RUST
Mine showed rust after 7 years. Yes, Mazda wheel well rust, rear rust.
How old is this 300,000+ machine?

 

I would like to see the rust and other things that show the age. If 300Kplus is living in Arizona there may be no rust, just faded colors, worn steering wheel and a tear in the driver's seat.
And where you live rust is just a sign of character anyway.

 

My baby is a 2006. I attached a photo. Still looks pretty good....Thanks for all your input.

 

My baby is a 2006. I attached a photo. Still looks pretty good....Thanks for all your input....A Minnesota car the whole time....

 

Wow! That's an average of 37500 miles per year. Was that a salesman's car?

Indeed it looks pretty darn good for what it has been going through!

 

Yes it does, small rust at front hood line, but no pic of back---this is where rust usually is as well!
can't really see rear wheel wells either!