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• Almera and Kia Rio 17 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Also they might be prone to brake calipers seizing, especially the rear ones (rear discs?). I remember some earlier Kias were based on Mazda engines but elsewhere it is mentioned that the Magentis uses Mitsubishi mechanics - either is good news. Overall they seem good value and simple enough to maintain long term rather than risk a diesel and complicated breakdowns.
• Cars appearance and MOTs 6 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Im wondering if the general apperance of a car can affect the way the tester approaches the car. My old Mazda is pretty tatty as cars go. It has scratches, fair sized dent on front wing, lots of surface rust, a badly dented front valance, a dent in the sill, a scrape on the rear wheel arch and there is plenty of untidy paint in general.
• Vauxhall Commitment?? 19 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Can anyone recommend the best manufacturer is now for looking after you when things go wrong? I had got a list of in order Astra Diesel or 1.6 Club spec 5 door H/b or estate Mazda 3 1.6TS Ford Focus 1.6 H/b petrol or Diesel. Thanks in advance Barry
• VW Polo 1.6CL 1999 T reg 11 May 2005 (Forum)
  Are there any really good reliable 2nd hand car makes for around £4k - £5k anyone can recommend eg a Ford focus / Mazda 323F. Thanks
• Best and worst cars for resale value. 3 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Top 6 cars: BMW 116 SE 49% MB C180 SE 49% MINI Cooper 50% VW New Beetle 54% Jaguar X type 2.0 V6 55% Mazda 2 1.4 Antares 55% Bottom 6: Perodua Kenari 77% Suzuki Alto 1.1 GL 76% Perodua Kelisa GXi 1.0 76% Nissan Primera 74% Kia Magentis 74% Hyundai Accent 1.3CDX 74% I am not in the market for any of these cars, but that Nissan Primera looks an excellent buy at 3 years old.
• How low can they go? 9 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Having just sold our 1993 - 'k' reg Mazda 323 (full service history, full mot only £65k miles -ok, naff repair on dented front wing and crack in headlamp unit)after 3 months of trying.Advertised at £675, got £600...... I thought I could reax and enjoy the deal I got last September on its' replacement - a new Saychento for a whisker under £5k.
• US Survey: 4-5 year old used cars 7 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Mercedes-Benz 296 Listed as below average in long-term dependability are, in alphabetical order: Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Eagle, GMC, Hyundai, Isuzu, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Plymouth, Pontiac, Suzuki, Volvo and Volkswagen.
• Valve Probs 24 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  I asked the my local independent garage what could be causing it, they scratched their heads and said it could be any number of things. I thought it could be the plugs, as I use NGK and not the mazda ones. I was going to try them at the next service. Yesterday I gave a friend of mine a lift in it, and he immediately asked is it meant to do that? I said no. He replied that his mondeo used to do that, and it was something to do with the valves (probably a bit sticky) and it was an expensive head off job.
• Mazda 5: brief impressions 24 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  This morning, it being the school holidays and me being in charge of the two little Beests, it seemed like a good opportunity to see if the Mazda 5 (or Mazda5 if you must) lives up to its on-paper promise. I have to say I still don't really know. It was one of those what's-the-point test drives where the salesman drove too fast for ten minutes, waffled a bit about grip and body roll (it does seem to have useful amounts of one and not too much of the other), then let me drive back to the showroom on a route that consisted mostly of two miles of straight, wide 30mph road and about three of 70mph dual carriageway.
• All - Three Cylinder Engines 31 Jan 2025 (Forum)
  We are looking to replace our current 10 year old Mazda 2. We recently test drove a Hyundai Bayon at a main dealer. Ten months old with 2k on the clock. It looked a nice car, perfect for the wife. However we were very surprised about the noise of the engine.
• Newer car advice 5 May 2023 (Forum)
  It's got to be petrol as I mainly do short journeys, have a large load area as sometimes I carry a big rotovator or camping equipment and my budget is about £6k to 7k Choices so far  Mazda 5. This is favourite but trying to find one that's newer than 2009 within a reasonable distance from Gloucester is very difficult. Renault Kangoo 1.6. Again trying to find one that isn't wheelchair accessible near to Gloucester is difficult.
• More advice from the experts 11 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  You were all so helpful when I asked about getting a car on finance for my daughter that she has decided to pay up to £5k which she saved for a used car rather than any sort of finance so thanks to everyone   She has taken a brief look and has narrowed down to the following..in order of what she really likes ( and before you maybe laugh she likes the Dacia and very low insurance/ tax for her and good MPG )  1. Dacia Sandero Stepway 0.9 ( 90BHP )  - 2014/2015 reg  around £4800 2. Mazda 2 1.5  - 2010/11 reg , around £3000 3. Toyota Corolla 1.6 VVTi T3 - 2005/2006 around £2000 4. Citroen DS3 1.6 VTi - 2010/2011 around £3000 5. Ford Fiesta 1.6 Zetec - 2011 around £3500 6.
• VW TDI - £5k - 25k Miles a year - What would you choose? 5 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  Here's my current shortlist, in this order: VW CC 2.0 TDI https://i.imgur.com/k55erOc.png Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0 TDI https://i.imgur.com/MfJ83MM.png VW Passat 2.0 TDI https://i.imgur.com/iNMX5cl.png Honda Civic 2.2 CTDI https://i.imgur.com/R3300YF.png Honda Accord 2.2 CTDI https://i.imgur.com/HTD5gqz.png Mazda 6 2.0D https://i.imgur.com/c8VQd6p.png
• new driver car purchase advice 12 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Needs to be safe and have enough space for two buggies and some more. There are as many suggestions as there are people ... from Yaris/Auris ... Nissan ... Mazda ... to Accord ... Focus ... to Kia sportage ... so I am starting to get a little lost. I would appreciate some advice here. Yaris/Auris seem on the small side. Focus seems to have decent space and reviews.
• Honda Shuttle/Odyssey - Bye bye Honda Shuttle - what next 28 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  My wife demands Japanese reliability in a petrol automatic with ample space for the approaching car boot season, and 7 seats for taking the family to Poland, and under £7000.  Any thoughts? Mazda 5? Toyota Verso? Or stick with Honda http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/used-cars-for-sale/honda/shuttle/honda-shuttle-odyssey-absolute-2.4i-v-tec-18686815 or even a Shuttle http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201703012821700?
• Narrowed car choice down to 3 - any opinions? 10 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  I'm looking for a car to replace my old Mazda 3 petrol.  The engine itself is flawless (it's on 105k) but the arches are starting to rust badly and for some reason it upsets me to see rust on my car since I take such good care of it. I've narrowed my choice down to the following - based mainly on how much car I get for my money along with reliability, which is my number one concern.
• Mondeo or Vectra / Diesel or petrol? 3 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Need a car with Cruise Control for M6, questions, 1. Petrol or diesel? 2. Modeo or Vectra or Mazda or any other? My budget is around £2k to £3k, cant spend more..!! I have been reading a lot of forums and narrowed to diesel but with my budget i can get a 04 / 05 / 06 plate...
• All - New car sales 2012 8 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  More than a 10% decrease in car sales compared to 2011: Alfa Romeo 7,253 (down 37.27% compared to 2011); Lotus 137 (down 58.36%); Maserati 309 (down 20.36%); Mazda 26,183 (down 16.13%); Mitsubishi 6,549 (down 33.47%); Renault 40,760 (down 40.45%); Subaru 2,023 (down 23.2%).    
• 1999 Audi A3 1.8T AGU - Trouble starting if I stall 26 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Recently my Audi struggles to restart if I stall it. I have to turn it over for about 4 seconds and press the accelerator down to get it to just about...
• Need some advice/suggestions on my next automatic 2 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Hi there, i'm new in the word of motoring and need some help. I currently drive an 02 mazda 6 2.0 TS.  I really like the car and the handling but the MPG is a little low for my liking.  I drive 80% motorway and even if I dont exceed 60mpg with cruise control on (no AC on) I can still only manage 37mpg!