Faults:

Exhaust replaced at 228.000km.

Now experiencing problems while riding, it seems like my Mazda is choking and it stutters if I accelerate at 80km/hour, at 110 and 120km/hour.the more I accelerate the more it looses power. if I let go for a sec than it all comes back to normal. this problem occurred after the one time when oil lamp went on and than I had to fill up the motor with oil. I m still looking for the cause and solution. (its pretty hard to find honest service guys around here)

General Comments:

Extremely reliable!!! I bought it for 500 euro and it was every cent worth!

It's a standard model, no extras beside the radio. no power steering (it sure keeps my shoulders in shape) and until the recent problems it used to accelerate like a bullet. its my second Mazda. its spacious inside I can even put 4 kids in the backseat.

Consumption has been OK till now.

I'm looking for a bigger car now cos I have 9 kids, but till than we're hoping its gonna give us a few more 1000s of km of pleasure.

Faults:

I suffer from a high humidity inside my car, sometimes causing ice on my windscreen. Not nice.

Does any body know a solution?

There is no leakage found.

Faults:

Electronic ignition module that goes inside the distributor started to produce problems on 255.000 km on cold weather, so I replaced it.

Both CV joints were noisy since I bought the car (on full turns). I replaced both driveshafts recently because a CV boot went off. I used the parts from a junkjard and overhauled all 4 CV joints in my garage. No problems with the noise since then.

Apart from that, nothing ever went wrong with the car.

General Comments:

Extremely reliable and good car.

Excellent for long trips. Very good on gas - less than 8 liter/100 km on highway, with long-distance speeds in the range 140 - 170 km/h km/h.

Excellent seats.

No rust at all.

Faults:

The central door lock doesn't function as well as it should.

The handbrake doesn't release since 175000km. Needs replacement of complete disk brake unit on the left.

The hydraulic valves produce a strange tapping noise from 115000 km when I bought it. Said to be caused by clogged oil canals. Problem can be solved by replacing engine oil every 6000 km. Which I do.

Heater capacity is too low for a cold winter morning.

The clutch had to be replaced for the first time at 185000 km.

General Comments:

Car has unusual light steering, making it ideal for less muscular individuals.

The engine performs well and is smooth.

The average fuel usage has been constant over the time I owned it: 1 liter of EuroSuper95 for every 14,7 kilometers.

There is sufficient space for rear passenger as long as they're under 1,70 meters tall.

Up front abundantly spacious.

Faults:

I had to spend NLG 1800 (=EUR 800) to fix the brakes only a couple of months after purchasing it.

Small oil leakage. Unfixable.

No other big investments. Regular investments: tyres and batteries.

Piston blew at 360000.

General Comments:

Comfortable car. Much better road behaviour than the Kadett I owned, although it was pretty expensive in diesel, drinking about 7.5 liters per 100km (1/13).

Faults:

Electric door-lock doesn't work properly.

Otherwise a flawless car.

General Comments:

This car handles with great ease, is fuel economic, and gives a feeling of control whatever the circumstances may be.