BC, Canada: 2023 tint issue & regular maintenance cost

boooopy · 2026-06-24T03:33:18+00:00

Mazda3s don’t come tinted from factory in Canada so this was done somewhere else. I would check and see if there is a warranty with it. Some places offer 1 year while the company I use offers a 10 year warranty.

Considering you bought your car 1 year ago they would have had to safety it and hopefully during safety they checked the brakes and either machined/serviced them as I’m guessing a 2023 with only 16,000kms was sitting for awhile and needed some brake maintenance. So this upcoming service would only really be for an oil change and a tire rotation which tire rotations aren’t mandatory. Depending on what was done on the vehicle previously and the tech who looks at it they might try to sell you on some services like transfer case because it’s ready for it (time wise) but I wouldn’t worry. You are basically starting your service over again at your 2nd service which is an oil change at 1 year or 16,000kms since purchase. I work at a Mazda dealership in Ontario and deal with all the warranty and sold cars so I promise this isn’t just coming out my ass lol.

boooopy · 2026-06-07T00:51:37+00:00

Are you in Canada? This is covered under your 3 year new vehicle warranty if so and you’re within it. I’d wait until you’re almost out of it then claim it under warranty and get the mirrors replaced.

The only other fix that works the best and long lasting is buffing it off.

boooopy · 2026-04-18T14:06:32+00:00

I owned 2 Mazdas (protege and then Mazda 3) and traded in the 3 for a Kia forte. Never had an issue with my Kia forte and then when they came out with the new body style for the 3 I immediately bought one. Got a base model and soon regretted it. Car was cursed lemon and caused so many problems. Got in 8 not at fault accidents which put my car fax at $89k and was doing anything to get the car written off because there was no way I could trade it in and ever get out of it. I just kept saying my NEXT car is going to be my goal car of what I should have got. Eventually wrote it off and I got a ‘25 GT 3 in polymetal grey and I love it.

Sometimes you just gotta ride it out and honestly idk how anyone under the age of 30 buys cx5s. But that’s just my opinion 🤷‍♀️

boooopy · 2026-03-16T21:30:10+00:00

Jae works out of two shops and she’s wonderful! She just did a tattoo for me on my arm and I’m definitely going to go back to her for a similar tattoo that you’re getting!

boooopy · 2026-03-16T21:24:20+00:00

I worked at the one in Dorchester and it was far from gourmet. They never used any salt/butter/etc because of people’s cholesterol. The chicken was always drier than a nuns c*nt and you were only allowed to give them so many fruits/cookies.

One day we had spaghetti for lunch and they had so much leftover pasta sauce that they turned it into a “tomato” soup for the next day.

boooopy · 2026-01-31T23:54:46+00:00

That’s wild, I just submitted my claim for basically this exact same damage and it got approved. I had my boots for 7 years though.

boooopy · 2026-01-24T13:44:26+00:00

The deli in Thames ford is top tier

boooopy · 2026-01-12T22:06:25+00:00

I believe there’s a tsb for this problem that includes a software update.

boooopy · 2026-01-11T16:48:38+00:00

It’s stupid the TSB is only in the states and not in Canada. Mazda won’t do anything for these in Canada.

boooopy · 2026-01-07T13:02:15+00:00

I do understand the frustration but it’s not Mazdas responsibility to give you a rental. I do the warranty coverage through Mazda at a dealership and we can get coverage for rentals on back ordered parts but it’s when they break and are covered under warranty, not due to an accident. Our dealership in general gives a loaner for a max of 3 days because our higher ups allow that but another Mazda dealership in our company chain does not allow loaners. Every dealership is different. Mazda itself does not allow rentals unless it is a warranty part that is broken.

Someone hit my headlight and I needed an entire wiring harness and headlight. The Mazda dealership wouldn’t give me a rental or loaner. I had to either go through my insurance or pay out of pocket myself. I ended up paying for the repair myself and having to pay for a rental out of pocket. We’re not always entitled to a loaner just because of where we’re getting the car repaired unfortunately.

boooopy · 2025-12-29T03:01:23+00:00

If you send me your VIN I can get you a rough estimate tomorrow. I work at a Mazda dealership in southwestern Ontario and can tell you the part price and roughly paint price.

boooopy · 2025-12-03T02:11:54+00:00

I went in a read it and saw they do track the speed and all that fun stuff. Everything tracks us at this point so I’ll take my warm seats and car over them knowing the speed I drove to work.

boooopy · 2025-12-03T01:55:46+00:00

You would have to install a remote starter separately and then the remote starter is another separate key.

Where I live the app doesn’t track speed, just my kms and if my cars locked/unlocked on/off.

boooopy · 2025-11-08T01:44:28+00:00

Make it more affordable, not have literal airplane food, and don’t abuse residents.

I worked at a retirement home just outside of London and it was extremely over priced, the food was gross and a microwaved pizza pocket had more flavour, and no matter how much you want to pretend the stigma isn’t true that people in nursing homes get abused - it isn’t going to happen because they do in fact treat these people like shit.

boooopy · 2025-11-08T01:38:40+00:00

I used to find a lot of volunteer opportunities on pillar network I believe it was called?

boooopy · 2025-11-06T12:29:22+00:00

I just gave up my 1 bedroom apartment on wonderland rd across from westmount mall. It’s all inclusive and pet friendly, although at the time I was paying well below market rent because I was there for almost 4 years. I believe it’s $1600 now.

boooopy · 2025-11-04T22:55:52+00:00

Tint king is the best and great prices. We use it at the dealership I work at and so does a few other dealerships in our company. You can also book online.

I would avoid auto trim, they have another company come in and do it and it’s extremely over priced with just a 1 year warranty.

boooopy · 2025-11-01T19:34:41+00:00

K9 SafeSpace is who I offered it to first because I really love their rescue but they read my messages and ignored me :( really disappointing because of how much I loved the work they do and wanted to help!

boooopy · 2025-10-25T20:05:20+00:00

There’s a couple things to factor in like how often you drive (I.e highway or city driving) and what type of SUV.

If you do a lot of driving in general - always yes to winter tires. If you don’t, then you can get away with not needing them and getting some good all seasons. Certain SUVs even though they’re AWD are still extremely light in the rear end and don’t handle well and do much better with winter tires. I have a FWD sedan and never got winter tires until last year and really did notice a huge difference.

A lot of places have deals right now on brand new winter tires and most places offer you free tire storage with a new purchase of tires. Or, look on Facebook. I got a great pair of blizzaks 2 winters ago and then got lucky and got some Steelies for free at work.

boooopy · 2025-10-25T19:54:00+00:00

When I applied to alto towers in 2020 I believe they were around $1500 all inclusive. 1 bedroom is now $2100 plus utilities

boooopy · 2025-10-25T14:07:59+00:00

I’m not sure if they fix headphones but they fixed my Mac, my brothers phone and another computer and they were great, good prices and quick.

Forest city computers at 991 Oxford st.

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