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• Diplomatic license plates 6 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  An obvious one really but I saw a car for sale earlier that was £500 (1994 Mazda 323, 119k miles) with diplomatic number plates and I thought the plate might look rather cool on the Boxster. Go ahead and judge me. Anyway, the question is, does the D plate stay with the car when it is sold?
• Where to Buy Cheap Japanese Parts? 31 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Is there an equivalent of GSF but for Japanese cars? I've had the front indicator cover smashed on my Mazda 323 and I suspect I'll need a whole new indicator unit at no doubt astronomical cost. Just out of interest, which cars are the cheapest to buy parts for? Thanks in advance Pete
• 928 at 84 ? 9 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  A chap aged 84 has asked for advice on what he believes will be the last car that he will buy. He asked about the Mazda RX8, but the columnist strongly recommended the Porsce 928. Does the 928 have enough boot space to carry the weeks shopping?
• car choice made 30 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Well, I have now ordered a new Seat Leon Cupra in arctic grey, due for delivery on 1st september. Hurrah!! -- Dr Alex Mears Seat ibiza Cupra Mazda MX-5 1.8iS Yamaha RD350YPVS
• Hyundai i30 Fastback - Hyundai i30 Fastback 2018 Review 4 Feb 2018 (Forum)
    It'll be interetsing to see how well it sells and what discounts can be had, especially as its going up against the ioniq as well in some ways (not the same in terms of performance and higher to buy, but similar in looks and cheaper to run). What do you think about this offering from Hyundai - a bit of a risk, given the Mazda has never sold that well despite its better looks than the hatch (10:1 if I recall correctly - my 12yo one is quite rare) and the relatively high price (£500 more than the hatch, no premium for the Mazda, really good deals on the Leon).
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  Which cars come with a spare wheel? 8 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am doing some research for a new car sometime next year. At the moment I own a Hyundai i30 Style which I am reasonably pleased with, it’s a 1.4 petrol,...
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  Need a small city car - what do you recommend? 16 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm based in London, and since moving here I've generally gotten away with riding a 50cc Vespa, but would now like to get myself a car so as to get out...
• Mazda CX-30 - Battery problems 15 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  I now have a booster to get it started but have to drive the car a few times before I lose the engine malfunction warning message on the dash. I have mentioned this to the dealer but they have only just taken on the Mazda franchise so could not really help but did say that there was a potential problem when leaving doors open for too long! Anyway, I was doing some digging online and I came across a CX-30 forum which seems to be an American site.
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  Can I trust an independent garage to replace a DPF? 11 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I keep needing to get the garage to do DPF regen on my Mazda 5. It has done 60,000 mostly city miles and I think it's time to get the DPF replaced. However,...
• VW Passat/Ford Mondeo/Mazda 6 - Buying Used: Heart says diesel, head says petrol 10 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  My head on the other hand is thinking about cash outlay and risk - I'm now thinking just to go down the naturally aspirated petrol engine route, where the engines are simpler and less to go wrong from a used perspective (i.e. with no warranty). I can get a Mazda 6 hatchback or estate for example that does 39mpg, not bad for a petrol engine. On the other hand I could theoretically get a used diesel engine that will do 50mpg and will never go wrong, but something tells me to steer clear of modern diesels unless there is a significant warranty attached, or they are nearly-new low mileage models.
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  Can you recommend a car with easy access for elderly relatives? 12 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are looking after elderly relatives and now have to provide transport for them. They struggle to get into our cars so my much loved 2007...
• Mazda MX-5 Mk1 1997 - Heated rear window wiring 10 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  In addition to the dash switch, I believe I'll need a 30A relay and a fuse block but I'm not sure where these will plug into. I guess it would become obvious which goes where if I were to buy Mazda items but I'd like to save a few quid and use Halfords ones if poss but, because I'm not sure which connector(s) to use, I don't know which relay / fuse block to go for, i.e. 4-pin, 5-pin, etc. I'm also wondering what rating of cable I'll need for the job.
• Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe - Car has been written off - Please help me!!! 4 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I really need some advice as I have very little experience with anything like this and this is my first time ever having to deal with insurance companies. Basically a girl reversed into my car (1994 Mazda MX-5)  in the carpark of my local shopping centre a few weeks ago. Unfortunately she had a towbar on her car which broke my rear bumper and light. She chose to let the insurance companies sort this out so I rang AA (my insurance company) and Lindsay Ford collected my car on Monday last week to be repaired.
• Mazda 5 2.0 diesel Sport Nav 71K miles - DPF regen exhaust gone funny 31 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all just wondering if you couild help with this at all, the above car engine light came on and i was told it needed a cat regen, went and got this done at the mazda dealers, after getting new injectors (wallets still hurting) they told me it was too blocked up and would need a new Cat Converter, however they did offer to try a new solution which has come onto the market apparently which is 95% effective (didnt ask what it was called) in these situations and if it worked it would avoid me shelling out a shed load on a new cat converter / dpf filter,  suffice to say it appears to have worked and the car is working fine, but the exhaust is making a fuunny sound in the 30-40 speed range (3rd gear) the best way to describing it would be a loud Brrr noise kinda similar to how my old 306 diesel sounded when the back box fell off once doing a quick visual the exhaust seems to be fine, i will ring them tomorrow to find out if its normal, but has anybody had any experience of cat / dpf regens, will the exhaust sound go back to normal in a few days or am i worrying for nothing, its my 1st car with a DPF and i have only had it about 3 weeks so i cant compare it to how it should have sounded. any and all suggestions much appreciated and thank you to all contributors in advance.
• Honda - All Japanese final three what car 17 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Anyway after a hard weekend hitting the dealers we have a short list: Toyota Yaris 1.33 SR Mazda2 Tamura Honda Jazz 1.4 ES The Jazz is probably our favourite and the most useable, but it's the most expensive to buy. The Mazda is the smaller sporty one, the cheapest and frankly looks lovely in white with graphite allows. The Yaris is the middle ground, being bigger and more sensible than the Mazda 2. The other half wants to do a PCP deal to get a new one.
• Arnold Clark advice 14 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  If not, do they pay decent part ex prices if its something they can re-market like motorpoint do? Any other thoughts or advice welcome.   i have spotted a decent Mazda foir sale, price is ok - not the best nor the worst but its in the colour I prefer.    
• Making my alloys look nice 29 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  I just scrubbed the Mazda, which includes washing the wheels.  Paintwork is waxed, but the alloys still look crap in comparison (also the previous owner didn't exactly look after them).  Does anyone have any particular kind of goo they like to use to shine their car wheels up?
• The colour you disklike the most 7 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Guys I would like to know what colour you dislike the most when it comes to cars? For me it has to be bright red followed by white. But I've seen a Mazda 323 in white which looks quite nice but I'm not entirely sure whether to purchase it or not. What you think of white cars? Thanks
• Missing exterior mirrors. Is it illegal? 5 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Came down this morning to find my Mazda Mx-5 (H-reg) now has no wing mirrors. 2 questions: Is it legal to drive without wing mirrors? And where would I get some new ones and how dear will they be to replace? Thanks Subject header amended to make less vague - DD}
• Kia Pride manual ('94 1300cc) 25 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I've just bought one of these (stop sniggering at the back there) and discovered Haynes doesn't do a manual. They list an Australian Mazda 121/Ford Festiva, which I understand are more or less the same, but are currently out of stock. Can anyone out there help please? The first job will be a cambelt change.