Faults:

Nothing except for normal maintenance.

General Comments:

I've tried everything to kill it. It hasn't had a tune up in years. I don't change the oil until it resembles hot fudge. I drive it like a maniac (like any small truck, cops can't see it). It will not die. It's unholy, I have the undead in my garage. Send help, I need an exorcism. It's calling me. Take me for a drive, it says. Grind my gears, buy the cheapest gas in town, floor it at every stoplight, I don't care, you can't kill me! (demonic laugh).

Faults:

Leak around the windshield

Bad rust.

Seats wore.

General Comments:

This truck is the toughest truck I've ever seen.

Estimated to have over 400,000 road miles, and still revs up to about 7,000 RPM.

Faults:

Battery died due to old age and intermittent use.

Muffler went at 59,000.

Air cleaner housing hoses keep blowing out due to unknown cause. taking truck to shop now to find out cause; possibly clogged catalytic converter?

Winshield was leaking and patched with sealant when purchased.

General Comments:

Extended long bed is incredible. more room than $30,000. trucks, I can haul anything.

Echo the upper body workout theme; try sharp turns or 4 point parking!

It almost looked new upon purchase. old farm truck with hardly a scratch.

Old style interior is kind of cool.

Faults:

"Clicking" while driving on hot days - fixed now. Replaced battery, fuel filter, fixed oil leak, normal problems for the age of the truck.

General Comments:

Very nice truck. I love it. Very reliable. I learned how to drive it this truck and it's a very good first car for someone. Gives your arms a workout when parallel parking for lack of power steering, but it's not too bad otherwise. Slow acceleration because of not having fuel injection. Very cheap to operate and fix. Not too expensive to fill up with gas. OK gas mileage. Cab is very comfortable and roomy. Seats are comfortable except for on very long drives. Overall, I am very happy with it.

Faults:

Head gasket blew at about 77,000 miles.

Lifters, once in a while, "click".

General Comments:

We have had this truck in my family for 16 years now. My grandpa bought the truck, but then gave it to my dad in 1996. May of 2004, my dad gave me this truck as a gift. I did some work on it(lowered, paint, ground effects, etc) and it was pretty cheap to do. The only "bad" thing about the truck is the speed. Acceleration wise, slow. Overall, I love my lil' Mazda. I would never sell it.

Faults:

Part of the emission control went out, the dealer wanted $40.00 for each part (which is a filter with a butterfly valve on the back). I went to a wrecking yard and bought 3 of them for a $1.00 each. I only needed to use one of them, so I have back ups if ever needed again. The clear coat has come off the driver side of the bed. I think it had been repainted before I got it, but it is still not that easy to see the clear coat missing on one part of the truck.

General Comments:

I bought this truck at a dealer for $1500.00, they were asking $2500.00 but that was over my spending limit so the dealer came down to make the sell. It was a 1 owner truck, the couple traded it in to buy a new Ranger...ops, I mean Mazda truck. They sure made a mistake, Mazda trucks aren't anything like they used to be when Mazda made them. If I wanted a Ford Ranger I would buy one. The truck has been very reliable and is my daily driver. I own an Isuzu VEHIcross and leave that parked in the garage to save the mileage. I did buy a new instrument cluster with a tach on it. It looks more complete now. I just can't figure out how to get the digital clock on the guages to work. Anyone know how to hook those up? I also installed a center console with cup holders and a larger lockable storage area from Walmart for like $20.00. It matches the interior perfectly and looks factory! So if anyone knows about hooking up the clock let me know please. trevorcarlson@hotmail.com.