Faults:

Sunroof will open, but won't close.

A bad valve cover gasket was leaking oil to the #1 cylinder when I bought the car, $22.00 for a new gasket, easy to self-install.

Weak sound system, all 6 speakers easily replaced for $75.

General Comments:

I've had this car for 4 or 5 months now, and I absolutely love it. It's one of the best looking cars out on the road, and people are always surprised to hear that it's a '93.

It is very easy to work on, basic maintenance such as brakes, oil, and spark plugs presented no problems.

The power is very adequate especially considering the small size of the car. Some simple upgrades such as intake and exhaust would do wonders for this car.

My only gripes involve the single cup holder on the drivers side, and the fact that the back seat is so cramped.

Faults:

I haven't had my Mystere for too long therefore I have only had one problem with it, the exhaust system blew apart one day when I was doing a burn-out to show off to my buddies. Everyone told me it would cost 700 to 1000 dollars to fix it, but I ended up getting it fixed for 300 dollars.

General Comments:

I am totally in love with this car to the point where my girlfriend is getting very jealous over it. This car smokes those cheap Civics, I've even taken a couple of Mustangs. The handling is phenomenal which allowed me to escape from the police one day when we ran into them mid race. I was going about 180 km/h and made a high speed turn and the cops flew right by me.

Faults:

Popping in steering rack due to worn and loose gear. This is easily remedied if you're not afraid of a wrench by re-torquing all bolts on the steering rack. If the gears are badly worn a junkyard replacement from a 1993-1997 Mazda MX6, 626 or Ford Probe can be purchased for around $40.00.

The valve covers were leaking oil into the spark-plug bores causing the wires to ground out to the head assembly and not fire the plug. Valve cover gaskets and grommets for the cover bolts cost $79.95. You will also need a set of intake manifold gaskets ($15.95) because the manifold must be removed to gain access the rear cover. You may want to replace the spark-plugs while the manifold is off.

The rear brakes locking up is an issue with all model years. I disassembled all my calipers and cleaned the parts in solvent. Then I honed the cylinders in the calipers. To help avoid this problem completely bleed the brake system every time the brake-pads are changed.

The sunroof opened, but, would not close. I fixed this with a switch and relay from a salvaged MX6 for $10.00.

The valves are noisy, but, I can live with that for now. Rebuilt head assemblies cost around $1000.00 from auto parts stores.

General Comments:

I would classify every thing I've had to do to the car as routine for a neglected vehicle.

The engine delivers power smoothly and power doesn't drop of until 6000 RP-M's. I was surprised at the torque from such a small displacement motor.

This car handles well for a front wheel drive.

You can walk all over Honda's and Eclipse's with this car, but, I recommend a few performance modifications before picking on Mustangs.

Faults:

Whole rear lighting system (tail lights, license plate lights) were not functioning at time of purchase.

Ignition module blew after the first three days of having the car.

Clutch slips badly at high rev gear changes.

Air conditioning and heat are mild.

Sunroof does not function occasionally.

CV joints make popping sounds when turning the wheel at a stand still.

General Comments:

The 4 cylinder MX-6 is a non-performance "sports car". It's 118hp motor barely pulls to say the least. Handling wise, the soft suspension makes high speed driving seem "on the edge" - of destruction.

When the car breaks down, and it will inevitably, Mazda parts are hard to find, however reasonably affordable.

The interior is relatively room in the front, but the rear seat and trunk are small compared to the size of the car.