Mexico build A220 vs A250 made in Germany
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Mexico build A220 vs A250 made in Germany
Mexico build A220 vs A250 made in Germany
almost decision time here, just check it out the A220 (Canada ver) and A250(made in Germany) at dealer, i have notice some quality difference between two cars, for example, the welding in side the engine compartment, on A220, you can see the welding is kind of rough, whereas on A250, it very smooth, feels like a laser welding. i don't know, maybe i'm wrong, but i can notice some difference.
Any A220 owner here, suffer some quality issue? the engine and transmission should be ok, i just worry about those piping, sealing, electricity things. there was a re-call on the welding for brake pedal, not sure is recall only on A220 or both A220 and A250.
planning for keep the car for 7-8 years, i don't want to running into any quality issue, and give me expensive repair after warranty expired.
Thanks
almost decision time here, just check it out the A220 (Canada ver) and A250(made in Germany) at dealer, i have notice some quality difference between two cars, for example, the welding in side the engine compartment, on A220, you can see the welding is kind of rough, whereas on A250, it very smooth, feels like a laser welding. i don't know, maybe i'm wrong, but i can notice some difference.
Any A220 owner here, suffer some quality issue? the engine and transmission should be ok, i just worry about those piping, sealing, electricity things. there was a re-call on the welding for brake pedal, not sure is recall only on A220 or both A220 and A250.
planning for keep the car for 7-8 years, i don't want to running into any quality issue, and give me expensive repair after warranty expired.
Thanks
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possible to give more details? i'm in Canada, when a ask this to dealer, to get A220 from Germany, they said, it's not possible, ....... is your dealer give you option to order A220 from Mexico or Germany?
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Pretty decent amount of issues with my A220. Nothing major. The quality is pretty good, but yes, the Quality control is a different story. Overall, it's not bad and the dealer fixed everything on one visit.
I had the following issues:
1. Sunshade loose - resolved after my sunroof exploded (a different subject on that entirely)
2. Windows would screech when rolling up/down - Resolved and are whisper silent.
3. Door panel trim squeaks with light pressure - they put insulation and is now fixed.
That said, with those issues out of the way. As soon as I got the car back, I got a new issue crop up of "Front passenger malfunction, service required" - So it's back in the shop for that.
Overall, the materials are fine, but for the $40,000 price I'm paying, I'm really paying it for the name and the MBUX system. Everything else about the vehicle is honestly not even as good as the new Mazda 3's that were redesigned for this year, for half the cost.
I had the following issues:
1. Sunshade loose - resolved after my sunroof exploded (a different subject on that entirely)
2. Windows would screech when rolling up/down - Resolved and are whisper silent.
3. Door panel trim squeaks with light pressure - they put insulation and is now fixed.
That said, with those issues out of the way. As soon as I got the car back, I got a new issue crop up of "Front passenger malfunction, service required" - So it's back in the shop for that.
Overall, the materials are fine, but for the $40,000 price I'm paying, I'm really paying it for the name and the MBUX system. Everything else about the vehicle is honestly not even as good as the new Mazda 3's that were redesigned for this year, for half the cost.
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Pretty decent amount of issues with my A220. Nothing major. The quality is pretty good, but yes, the Quality control is a different story. Overall, it's not bad and the dealer fixed everything on one visit.
I had the following issues:
1. Sunshade loose - resolved after my sunroof exploded (a different subject on that entirely)
2. Windows would screech when rolling up/down - Resolved and are whisper silent.
3. Door panel trim squeaks with light pressure - they put insulation and is now fixed.
That said, with those issues out of the way. As soon as I got the car back, I got a new issue crop up of "Front passenger malfunction, service required" - So it's back in the shop for that.
Overall, the materials are fine, but for the $40,000 price I'm paying, I'm really paying it for the name and the MBUX system. Everything else about the vehicle is honestly not even as good as the new Mazda 3's that were redesigned for this year, for half the cost.
I had the following issues:
1. Sunshade loose - resolved after my sunroof exploded (a different subject on that entirely)
2. Windows would screech when rolling up/down - Resolved and are whisper silent.
3. Door panel trim squeaks with light pressure - they put insulation and is now fixed.
That said, with those issues out of the way. As soon as I got the car back, I got a new issue crop up of "Front passenger malfunction, service required" - So it's back in the shop for that.
Overall, the materials are fine, but for the $40,000 price I'm paying, I'm really paying it for the name and the MBUX system. Everything else about the vehicle is honestly not even as good as the new Mazda 3's that were redesigned for this year, for half the cost.
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I've had my A220 for 2 months.
Aside from that, the car is been fine. Deriggs007 had more severe issues than me but I have a similar impression that I'm paying more for the "quality" of the name vs. the quality of the workmanship. It's a fine car and I enjoy it but I don't think it's substantially better than many, less expensive cars on the market. I'm ok with this as I figured it's the A (lowest) class and a first year model. That's why I got the extended warranty. The MBUX is significantly better than what I've seen elsewhere; it was the primary selling feature for me personally. If it didn't have that then I wouldn't have bought the car.
- Driver side wiper would sometimes bump the frame - they fixed it by replacing the arm and making adjustments (took a week at the dealer).
- The front passenger airbag warning came on due to a faulty belt buckle - they fixed it (2.5 hours)
- The fuel door became stuck - they fixed it by replacing the plunger thingy (a week at the dealer)
Aside from that, the car is been fine. Deriggs007 had more severe issues than me but I have a similar impression that I'm paying more for the "quality" of the name vs. the quality of the workmanship. It's a fine car and I enjoy it but I don't think it's substantially better than many, less expensive cars on the market. I'm ok with this as I figured it's the A (lowest) class and a first year model. That's why I got the extended warranty. The MBUX is significantly better than what I've seen elsewhere; it was the primary selling feature for me personally. If it didn't have that then I wouldn't have bought the car.
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I bought it. Don't get me wrong, none of these are really big concerns. Things that probably took about an hour or two to fix. It's still a really great car and I do love the "cool" factor. Some things you cannot put a price tag on. People turning heads to look into the car, especially at night with the ambient lighting just makes me grin in smiles.
But that's where it about stops. I didn't purchase an extended warranty, just the maintenance package.
The new issue (airbag light) was most likely a fault code because they had to take a lot of parts off to fix them, and probably caused that issue and needs to be reset..... or I hope. Once that is resolved, I'm hoping I can get the car back for a few days, because I still have to take the car in to get the paint fixed from the sunroof exploding.
Like mentioned, in this vehicle, you're paying for the informatinment and the name and probably the polished/aesthetic interior. When it comes to driving and things of that sort, you can buy cars significantly less that do the same thing. Don't let that fact persuade you from this vehicle. I wouldn't have purchased it if it was all about the money. :-)
But that's where it about stops. I didn't purchase an extended warranty, just the maintenance package.
The new issue (airbag light) was most likely a fault code because they had to take a lot of parts off to fix them, and probably caused that issue and needs to be reset..... or I hope. Once that is resolved, I'm hoping I can get the car back for a few days, because I still have to take the car in to get the paint fixed from the sunroof exploding.
Like mentioned, in this vehicle, you're paying for the informatinment and the name and probably the polished/aesthetic interior. When it comes to driving and things of that sort, you can buy cars significantly less that do the same thing. Don't let that fact persuade you from this vehicle. I wouldn't have purchased it if it was all about the money. :-)
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I bought it. Don't get me wrong, none of these are really big concerns. Things that probably took about an hour or two to fix. It's still a really great car and I do love the "cool" factor. Some things you cannot put a price tag on. People turning heads to look into the car, especially at night with the ambient lighting just makes me grin in smiles.
But that's where it about stops. I didn't purchase an extended warranty, just the maintenance package.
The new issue (airbag light) was most likely a fault code because they had to take a lot of parts off to fix them, and probably caused that issue and needs to be reset..... or I hope. Once that is resolved, I'm hoping I can get the car back for a few days, because I still have to take the car in to get the paint fixed from the sunroof exploding.
Like mentioned, in this vehicle, you're paying for the informatinment and the name and probably the polished/aesthetic interior. When it comes to driving and things of that sort, you can buy cars significantly less that do the same thing. Don't let that fact persuade you from this vehicle. I wouldn't have purchased it if it was all about the money. :-)
But that's where it about stops. I didn't purchase an extended warranty, just the maintenance package.
The new issue (airbag light) was most likely a fault code because they had to take a lot of parts off to fix them, and probably caused that issue and needs to be reset..... or I hope. Once that is resolved, I'm hoping I can get the car back for a few days, because I still have to take the car in to get the paint fixed from the sunroof exploding.
Like mentioned, in this vehicle, you're paying for the informatinment and the name and probably the polished/aesthetic interior. When it comes to driving and things of that sort, you can buy cars significantly less that do the same thing. Don't let that fact persuade you from this vehicle. I wouldn't have purchased it if it was all about the money. :-)
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Mexico build A220 vs A250 made in Germany
almost decision time here, just check it out the A220 (Canada ver) and A250(made in Germany) at dealer, i have notice some quality difference between two cars, for example, the welding in side the engine compartment, on A220, you can see the welding is kind of rough, whereas on A250, it very smooth, feels like a laser welding. i don't know, maybe i'm wrong, but i can notice some difference.
Any A220 owner here, suffer some quality issue? the engine and transmission should be ok, i just worry about those piping, sealing, electricity things. there was a re-call on the welding for brake pedal, not sure is recall only on A220 or both A220 and A250.
planning for keep the car for 7-8 years, i don't want to running into any quality issue, and give me expensive repair after warranty expired.
Thanks
almost decision time here, just check it out the A220 (Canada ver) and A250(made in Germany) at dealer, i have notice some quality difference between two cars, for example, the welding in side the engine compartment, on A220, you can see the welding is kind of rough, whereas on A250, it very smooth, feels like a laser welding. i don't know, maybe i'm wrong, but i can notice some difference.
Any A220 owner here, suffer some quality issue? the engine and transmission should be ok, i just worry about those piping, sealing, electricity things. there was a re-call on the welding for brake pedal, not sure is recall only on A220 or both A220 and A250.
planning for keep the car for 7-8 years, i don't want to running into any quality issue, and give me expensive repair after warranty expired.
Thanks
I ordered this car and this configuration specifically because I wanted a small sedan with adaptive cruise control, automatic parking, and 360 camera. The refreshed Mazda 3 is very nice, but it doesn't offer all of these features. If the A220 didn't exist, I probably would have leased a 2019 Volvo S60, but I'm glad I didn't have to because automatic parking is only available on the more expensive trims of that car (my configuration would have been MSRP $48-50K). In my opinion, if you're comparing an A220 without these premium segment exclusive features to other brands, it's pretty hard to justify the higher price, especially if you're going to use Android Auto or Apple CarPlay for your navigation and music. However, the A220 is the cheapest car available that can be configured with all these features. So far, I'm extremely happy with how the car drives and how the car drives itself.
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I did a custom order of an A220 4MATIC in the US and am fortunate to report that I've not had any quality control issues with the car, but I've also only put about 800 miles on it so far. I haven't noticed any loose panels, squeaks, rattles, or issues with wipers or windows. The only problem I've had so far is that sometimes when exiting the car, the door handle sensor that locks the car doesn't lock the car, and I have to use the smartkey instead. Last time this happened, I tried opening and closing the driver door, and then the locking sensor worked. This is probably a software bug.
I ordered this car and this configuration specifically because I wanted a small sedan with adaptive cruise control, automatic parking, and 360 camera. The refreshed Mazda 3 is very nice, but it doesn't offer all of these features. If the A220 didn't exist, I probably would have leased a 2019 Volvo S60, but I'm glad I didn't have to because automatic parking is only available on the more expensive trims of that car (my configuration would have been MSRP $48-50K). In my opinion, if you're comparing an A220 without these premium segment exclusive features to other brands, it's pretty hard to justify the higher price, especially if you're going to use Android Auto or Apple CarPlay for your navigation and music. However, the A220 is the cheapest car available that can be configured with all these features. So far, I'm extremely happy with how the car drives and how the car drives itself.
I ordered this car and this configuration specifically because I wanted a small sedan with adaptive cruise control, automatic parking, and 360 camera. The refreshed Mazda 3 is very nice, but it doesn't offer all of these features. If the A220 didn't exist, I probably would have leased a 2019 Volvo S60, but I'm glad I didn't have to because automatic parking is only available on the more expensive trims of that car (my configuration would have been MSRP $48-50K). In my opinion, if you're comparing an A220 without these premium segment exclusive features to other brands, it's pretty hard to justify the higher price, especially if you're going to use Android Auto or Apple CarPlay for your navigation and music. However, the A220 is the cheapest car available that can be configured with all these features. So far, I'm extremely happy with how the car drives and how the car drives itself.
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i have bought the A250 ( made in Germany ) in last year in Aug, the workmanship is great! but some parts quality is not so great, got turbo replaced already. other than that, everything is ok, workmanship is good,
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Other issue are Keyless sensor on door handle, works sometimes but sometimes not
Mazda is no match to a class, no dcc, slow auto transmission, no 360 cams, no live nav and some other annoying stuff. Oh i forget pretty slow even with 2.0 180 HP
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Same in mine + rattling on right rear side on passenger side , will go to dealership to fix this
Other issue are Keyless sensor on door handle, works sometimes but sometimes not
Mazda is no match to a class, no dcc, slow auto transmission, no 360 cams, no live nav and some other annoying stuff. Oh i forget pretty slow even with 2.0 180 HP
Other issue are Keyless sensor on door handle, works sometimes but sometimes not
Mazda is no match to a class, no dcc, slow auto transmission, no 360 cams, no live nav and some other annoying stuff. Oh i forget pretty slow even with 2.0 180 HP
have you notice the A250, on the snow day, the car delay my input on gas, if i hit gas harder on snow covered road/almost no snow on the ground but snowing in the air, the wheel would not spin as fast as on the dry road, feels like it delayed a little bit.
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Aint got snow in Poland in north, yet 
I think it can be same situation on rain, turn on on max wipers, hit full throttle, watch engine performance, I mean kW + Nm + Turbo boost - it will be limited vs no wipers no rain, bad conditions. Same thing is on Seat, VW, Audi. Dont know if other brands limit performance on rain/snow bad conditions for safety
I think it can be same situation on rain, turn on on max wipers, hit full throttle, watch engine performance, I mean kW + Nm + Turbo boost - it will be limited vs no wipers no rain, bad conditions. Same thing is on Seat, VW, Audi. Dont know if other brands limit performance on rain/snow bad conditions for safety
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Aint got snow in Poland in north, yet
I think it can be same situation on rain, turn on on max wipers, hit full throttle, watch engine performance, I mean kW + Nm + Turbo boost - it will be limited vs no wipers no rain, bad conditions. Same thing is on Seat, VW, Audi. Dont know if other brands limit performance on rain/snow bad conditions for safety
I think it can be same situation on rain, turn on on max wipers, hit full throttle, watch engine performance, I mean kW + Nm + Turbo boost - it will be limited vs no wipers no rain, bad conditions. Same thing is on Seat, VW, Audi. Dont know if other brands limit performance on rain/snow bad conditions for safety
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hard to video, i will try, i think it's normal, it was uphill road, and snowing, bit no snow on the ground, my wife hit the gas a bit quick, the car don't move, and she again step on gas with lighter foot, the car starts to move.
