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• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 04 3.0 BMW Servicing. Four green lights 19 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I am concerned about the service history as it been serviced 'independently'...as is my own 12 yo Mazda 626! The seller tells me it has 4 green lights. Please can anyone advise what this means... many thanks
• Best choice large family car for moderate mileage 12 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  A big and subjective question I know but I thought I'd ask it anyway...:) What are your suggestions for the car which represents the best compromise when...
• Quoting '20' miles for 20k? 3 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Now, however, knowing that there are some cars with delivery miles that have been sitting around unsold for a year or so (think Subaru, Honda or even Mazda) it is becoming irritating to ring up about a '20 miles' 2008 car to be told 'No, mate, it is 20,000'. Is it just me that doesn't get the trade jargon?
• Citroen C4 (2004 - ) - Gold plated wipers 27 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Heck, would be tempted myself at that much! ------------------------- 07 Kia Ceed LS 05 Citroën C4 VT 04 Mazda MX5 85 Mini Mayfair
• Reliable car for £10,000 8 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I'm just beginning to look into purchasing a new smallish 3 door car. I am interested in the Mazda 2 and Toyota Yaris, also like VW Fox & Polo, Corsas & Fiestas too. Having just experienced a bad ordeal with a recently purchased car which I am in the proceeds of rejecting I do now need a good reliable car which also has good customer care (if thats possible!!)
• Large estate circa £3k. 11 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  She has no p/ex, a max budget of £3k. several years NCD and drives less than 10k miles pa. My obvious thought was a petrol Mondeo, or save some money and get a older Mazda 626 or Legacy estate. Preferably she would like something with a little more 'prestige'! An old A6 might fit the bill, but the cost of parts and reliability could be an issue. Any suggestions please.
• Mazda3: Annoying Glovebox Rattle 9 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I have a Mazda3 2006 face-lifted model bought October 2006. The glovebox has an annoying rattle. It is definitely the gloxbox lid/cover that's rattling...
• Bleeding brakes 1.6 ZM Engine (BJ) 3 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  1.6 ZM Engine (BJ)MAZDA 323F. Can someone tell me, when bleeding brakes does the engine have to be switched on to keep the ABS pump running. Or do you just bleed the brakes the normal way using two persons. It's just that I changed the brake fluid and now the pedel goes down a lot.
• Why do cars have cambelts? 30 May 2006 (Forum)
  Is it me or is this a cynical exercise to allow dealers the opportunity to charge the earth? My 1987 Mazda 323 doesn't have a cambelt, the result of which means that even a full service ( oil/filter, coolant, plugs, brake fluid, air filter ) only comes to about £120 if that. My question is, does having a cambelt really improve the car or is it a money making scheme by manufacturers that they build in when they dont have to?
• Many thanks HJ 18 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  If it wasn't for HJ's review I dont think I would have considered this car and would have ended up with the competent but boring Mazda 2 or the very good but very expensive Jazz. We have the 1.5 CRDI Rio and are really pleased with the build quality, handling and above all value for money.
• Disc caliper/handbrake problem 21 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  them on may be familar with their tendency to stop working properly. Or maybe I've just been unlucky, but has anyone had this happen to their Mazda 323F? Ours is a 1990 GT, and the rear calipers are relatively new, so I'm hoping it will just be an adjustment, but I haven't tackled these particular ones before, and I don't have a manual. Any help/shared experience would be much appreciated.
• Nonsense Marketing Waffle 4 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Do folk have favourite examples of car-related marketing spiel that makes no sense at all? To give you an example, Mazda sent me some info. on the appealing new "6". However the effect was rather spoilt by the inept wording of the covering letter which included the following phrases: "Our...diesels let you enjoy the *ride and handling* of a petrol engine.."
• Cars with less space than should be 2 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Skoda Superb; left foot rest was far too small for my size 14s. I can't remember which cars at the motorshow I couldn't fit into. I think it may have been the Mazda 6, VW Golf, Discovery. Anyone got any others?
• Auto Express Reliability Survey 27 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Rover 800 was bottom, closely followed by Land Rover Freelander (Maybe they should re-name it the Land Rover Lowloader, but at leats they can claim it's the second top off-roader). Toyota RAV4 was top of the list, with the Mazda 626 breathing up its exhaust pipe. Car by car breakdown also contains results of other reliability surveys so gives a balanced view. HJ
• mazda 6 Takuya - Car power loss, accelerating = stuttering. 7 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  So I just bought a 2011 2nd hand mazda takuya (privatly bought). I was driving it back home and everything was going great, until I got about 60miles into the trip, then the car seemed to lose power. If I accelerated the reves would go up, so I dont think the engine is losing power, and the car would judder but not stall.
• Why can’t the Japanese make a good diesel engine 19 Apr 2023 (Forum)
  Take the Hilux that refused to die for Clarkson. Now we hear about Subaru s dissasterous  attempts , Mazda CX5 destroying themselves and even the Yaris diesel with DPF breaking the tradition of peerless reliability. But at least Toyota accepted the criticism and arranged a generous claim arrangement.
• Nissan Almera - Deciding on a new car. Almera or Seat Leon 22 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  I've narrowed it down to an early 2000s Almera 1.5 or a Seat Leon 1.6 of the same era. I considered the 2nd gen focus and Mazda 3 based on the same platform but after more research wasn't so sure anymore. I'll be 21 a month after the insurance expires so insurance will still be a fairly major factor as well.   Thanks
• Honda Civic - Petrol v diesel hatch 26 Dec 2018 (Forum)
    I am unsure if to look at a reputable diesel engine in the honda civic for example or look at small turbo petrol engines in the focus or golf for example.  The alternative would be the larger naturally aspirated engine of the mazda 3. I am concerned about the rising cost of diesel but don't travel into a city to worry about congestion charges 
• Workhorse saloon under 2.5k? 30 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  My friend is looking to change his 2000 VW Passat, he's been really happy with the car but the car is reaching it's end of life and now would like to try some other model. He likes the shape of Audi A4, Mazda 3 and 6 but is not sure of how reliable or trustworthy would these make. He'll mainly use the car for work, needs it to be saloon style for the boot space, he's thinking diesel for fuel economy and idealy not less reliable or more expensive at maintaining/parts than his previous Passat What do you guys think?
• Replacement for Qashqai 13 Jan 2015 (Forum)
   Apart from a new model Qashqai, what are the alternatives and are they any better? I can think of the: -  Hyundai ix35 Kia Sportage Mazda CX-5 Mitsubishi ASX Peugeot 3008 I think that the Ford Kuga and Toyota Rav4 will be too big/expensive.  Anything else?