Hello All,

I have a question for those with insight on the mechanical aspects of motor vehicles and anyone who owns or has owned a Mazda. I am in the process of buying a used vehicle and would like to know what your views are on the reliability of Mazdas; in my case, the Mazda 3. From my research the Honda civic is king in the compact car category and should be the obvious choice but alas it lies beyond my price range hence my interest in the Mazda 3 (also, the Protege was given favourable reviews from owners I know).

My areas of concern include their ability to hold up to hard driving conditions, the rate at which problems with the engine, transmission, etc are experienced and any other issues of this sort.

Thank you all for your input and I look foward to reading your responses.

Hi winnipeg man,

Hope is not too cold there, well, based on my own view, might not be genuine, but as far as I know, Mazda aint bad, but not cool, when buying a car u want to ask urself some basic questions, (1). Are u buying to own for a while like 3yrs, if so, U wanna look at the resale value at the end of the day, remember if u buy something 2003 and use it for 3yrs, it will be 8yrs old, and u know how yrs matter, (2). Are u buyin to use for awhile and sell, if that's the case, Mazda no be am, cos, the resale value is ridiculous and u dont wanna go that road, so, if ur budget cant take a Civic, think twice on Mazda, engine not bad, tranny, I've heard any issues about it, just that dem resale value get K-leg, thats me view me person,

If i understand your question well. i will say get a corrola (as per withstanding hard driving condition). Honda however gets better miles per petrol tank. Withstanding hard driving condition? im not sure

Thank You Siga and Promise72 for the replies.

With regard to usage, I intend to use it for a duration of four years before selling it off. I have been looking at the 05 Mazda 3s so in four years time, it would have been on the road for about seven years. Given that the average yearly mileage for a car is 20,000 km, it would have amassed a total mileage of 140,000 km +/- 20,000 when I'm done with it. So is the resale value for mazdas so ridiculous that a seven year old mazda would sell less than a seven year old car in the same class such as a toyota corolla?

@Siga
Winnipeg's currently behaving with the weather. In fact on last check, it was a balmy 22^oC

Cool, my younger bro dey U of Manitoba, plus i get some family friends there, going by ur last posting, for real my guy, the resale value goes way lower than the rest man, so, think twice about it,

Thanks again Siga.

Uof M is a fine institution. Your brother is getting a quality education.

Per the topic, I was just looking at JD powers' dependability ranking and the Mazda3 is pretty poor on the 'powertrain dependability'. So I guess at the end of the day, I should hold out for a few more months to save enough for a civic.


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Hey Winni;

See wat i mean, u cant go wrong with the civic, try save more and get the best car that would giv u rest of mind, let me know if u wish to pick up the car in Tdot, i deal in Tdot,

Forgive the late reply Siga, was caught up in a few things. Where exactly would Tdot be?

Toronto man, lol

So far no major problems with it that i have heard about, however the few that i have come across are as follows:

1. Poor gas mileage
2. expensive parts when compared to Honda & Toyota
3. Rear brakes competley worn out at 61,000 kms (which mazda was surprised that they even lasted that long )
4. week AC
5. Brake pedal & gas pedal too close to one another
6. Can't handle Sunoco gas due to the type of Ethonal in their gas.

hey man, how come u conderm Sunoco gas like that, if dem catch u?

hey man, how come u condemn Sunoco gas like that, if them catch u

Siga:

Toronto man, lol

Where in T.O are you at, West End, east end, North York, East York? which area?

Tdot lol, I need to listen to more of Kardinal Offishall`s music  

Thanks Fhemmmy for the reply. Points 1 and 3 are good reasons to be concerned.

Oboy, na North York i dey oooo,

Siga:

Oboy, na North York i dey oooo,

Then we could do lunch one day at Bee's Place, but she cooks with too much pepper.

Bee's, omo me no sabi all that one oooo, i no too dey eat out, i beg by where Bee's place dey?

Siga:

Bee's, omo me no sabi all that one oooo, i no too dey eat out, i beg by where Bee's place dey?

Jane and Wilson area.

Sounds familiar, how about Stewag by Jane and Eddystone, there i sabi well

Siga:

Sounds familiar, how about Stewag by Jane and Eddystone, there i sabi well

know that one well too, my accountant used to be in that area, be4 he got bursted, are you into car business as well?
What do you do in T.O?

Yea, i dey do car biz on the side, im into IT, and u?

send me ur number via mail and tell me ur real name in it as well

Fhemmmy@gmail.com

I don mail u,

Replied as well.

dear brother , pray that God bless u , enrich u . 4get about one car is good or not good .all cars are good depend how u maintain it, and ur mechanic , and always be very care full when buying parts . go for the original one. Nigerian mechanic when are u people going to improve , all what u good on its Toyota and Honda, are they only car in the world. and they are not the best product. it only in Nigeria where our mechanic are not ready to improve on their profession.

BUMPS

2008 post making front page? What is getting into these mods sef?
#smh

timbros: 2008 post making front page? What is getting into these mods sef?
#smh

The mods are right to promote the thread, if you are a regular you'l have observed others from evne later making the front page and it is because they are helpful threads that can enlighten people irrespective of date of creation. If you got knowledge about the car in discussion, your comments are welcome.

Can som1 advise me:my Agent is advising me 2 buy one of dis new MAZDA wagon model but I stays in d north wher over 80% of d vehicles use are Toyota&Honda.I hardly come across mazda,Nissan,mitsubishi. Pls,I need ur advise

Nigeria mech are the worse i have ever see, they are lazy and they are not ready to improve..They make stopped a lot of Nigerians to have that super cars they want..They lack skill and technical know how, they only want Toyota nothing more..I was lucky enough to live almost a year in Moscow, my brother you will never see a toyota/honda on the street, people dont buy them here because the are too empty..Mazda, Nissan are more popular her than any other Japanese car..Learn how to try new stuff

i bought my MAZDA 626 in 2008 and since then i have been enjoying the car, in fact i am planinig to buy mazda jeep now.
May God help me.(amen)