Mazda is still a Ford!!!
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dukefanmaz3
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dukefanmaz3 said:
i have also only bought mazda but my tranny is acting up already 5k miles what is the deal i love mazda i had a b3000 140k only had to replace the battery once, it was the most reliable car or truck i have ever owned
dukefanmaz3
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jflo said:
cool beans, now what about the engine/ trans?
if it makes you feel any better I had more things fall apart or explode on my car than you 
Just keep yourself updated with the tsbs and if the dealership was good WDS updates. now imagine what if you never found this site, there are 40 things that the dealership could have pulled the the wool over your eyes about.
Just keep yourself updated with the tsbs and if the dealership was good WDS updates. now imagine what if you never found this site, there are 40 things that the dealership could have pulled the the wool over your eyes about.
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3.0 2.3 2.0 and 1.8 are all ford blocks...one 6 member got into an acident and found actual ford emblem hidden under the front support in the debris. Usualy all you find is "FoMoCo". The o-rings for the cartridge are ford with a mazda sticker on top of it. Hell just look under the dash and you just might find mitsubiti motors labels on some things.
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FreeStyLinDrive
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- 2005 Mazda 3s,---------- 05 SL500, 04 SLK350 Benz(s)
Back in the day, my parents bought a 93 Ford escort GT brand new off the lot. When my dad got it home and looked closer at the engine... it said Mazda on it. (headbang)
FreeStyLinDrive
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Da 6 said:
It wasn't a question.
mobomelter
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hmm i haven't had any problems with my 3. i've put 18k miles on it since december, delivery pizza in it, do lots of burnouts, and drive really fast on back roads. of course i did the same to my focus and beyond recalls and one broken ignition i never had a problem.
As stated before and I will say it again, the Mazda 3 is still a relatively new car and only in it's first generation, small problems will happen, the current Mazda 6 is also in it's first generation going into it's second generation next year (2006 model). Things can only get better.
goldwing2000
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- 2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 346,000 mi (sold)
2024 CX-5 CE; 7,500 mi (so far)
protejay5 said:
I know. CAPS LOCK makes baby jesus cry, though.
goldwing2000
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- 2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 346,000 mi (sold)
2024 CX-5 CE; 7,500 mi (so far)
WalksInDarkness said:
That's why I also included TSB data. That's a known problem but it's not safety related, so they don't have to recall. The number of TSBs on a car is a good indicator of initial quality.
Look on the bright side: at least you just had an emissions issue. My girlfriend was driving her 2000 Taurus down the road (straight, smooth and level) and one of the front coil springs snapped in two. How's that for a quality issue?
