Category: Mazda Forum

Hello, actually wanted to buy me a MX 5 of the years 200-2002 and I already looked at several cars in the price range between 3.500 – 4.500 EUR. Unfortunately, all of them have a bigger problem with rust on the thresholdrs and the trunk cover. Since here also some repair costs come together again, I once informed myself about alternatives and found out among other things on the Fiat Barchetta. Is also a nice wack and would have the advantage for me that I because of its 10 cm smaller length get better into the garage. Now I wanted to ask if one of the experienced MX 5 drivers has also had experience with the Barchetta here or if someone can say why he has reached for the MX 5 and not for the Barchetta…. One reason is certainly the rear drive of the MX 5, which should apparently fit better with a roadster than a frontler….

Hello! I had new tyres (Hankook) installed at the rear and had the track adjusted again. After that the DSC started in every reasonably fast driven curve. The workshop (not Mazda) then checked the track measurement again and changed the tyre mark to Dunlop. After that it seemed good – but now it occurs again from time to time and the road position is also quite “swimming” even on a straight track at higher speed. My workshop is with its narrowness at the end and send me to the Mazda workshop. On telephone request at 2 workshops, however, this problem seems to be the first and correspondingly the statements (“can you do nothing”, “is there different scope of the new to the used wheels ahead”????) Can anyone give me a tip from you? Does anyone know this problem and where it comes from? Thanks for help / hint! Andreas

Hello, I’m looking for a car for my girlfriend. She has to drive 20km to work (and back again) soon. I thought that a MX-5 could also be considered for this. Would a MX-5 be recommended for this? annual mileage max. 17,000km there is also a hard top for the MX-5, because the car is also driven in winter. I also thought about a gas conversion. did someone have it done? Which years of construction are especially recommended and which ones are not? Thanks already In advance, David

On May 21nd and 22nd, the Mazda 3 took part in the final of the ZF-Praxistest together with 9 other compact class cars, the car test, in which a 10-member jury, consisting of drivers like you and me, selects the best compact class car. The Mazda 3 was chosen by over 35,000 people among the 10 finalists of the ZF-Praxistest. Therefore, we want to know from you: Does the Mazda 3 have the stuff to become king of the compact class? If yes, why? And if no, why not? Tell us your opinion! Get your opinion on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta!Give us your opinion on the Audi A3!Give us your opinion on the BMW 1!Give us your opinion on the Citroën C4!Give us your opinion on the Ford Focus!Give us your opinion on the Hyundai i30!Give us your opinion on the Opel Astra!Give us your opinion on the Seat León!Give us your opinion on the VW Golf!More information on the ZF practice test here as well.

Hello dear engine talk community I’ve been looking for a new car for a long time, but there are far too many and all have advantages and disadvantages… Unfortunately I have to admit that I definitely fall in love with the RX-8 from the interior and the exterior design, but I find the consumption of the circa 11-15 liters relatively high … is this a realistic indication? However, I am very concerned with things like “work city costs” , and the reliability of the engine just the wobble I’m worried. Do the horror stories about extremely expensive repairs? Besides, I saw a RX-8 with an LPG upgrade at the dealer’s store a few days ago, isn’t that very daring with a Wankel engine? or really no problem? How much would you recommend as a KM performance when buying? Would Super Whom someone could share their experience values with the car Ps. I drive about 25-30 km to work a day, most of the highway ..

Hello 🙂 Just to my person, I am 21 years old / boy and have been 4 years now my driver’s license and I am the first 4 years until now in a SEAT IBIZA düst (Bj 1999). Now I have about 500€ on an account which will be released soon. Now I wanted to buy a MAZDA MX5 or comparable road star. I lie back in the year so 4500-5000 km. Now I wanted to know how many KM such a MX 5 is thought about and while buying is to pay attention. Vllt you also have other Roadster suggests, can’t open up a new topic everywhere now :-D. I hope you can help me. 🙂

Hello all, I hope you can help me. Since about 1 month our MPV spins, he suddenly goes into the emergency program during the ride and then turns off only 1,500 rpm engine, 5 minutes wait and continue the ride. How long this goes well is different, between 8 km and 80 km we have already experienced. The increase to this error is the exit of the engine during the ride. The workshop has read the error, it is called P00200, injection nozzle – circuit error. Cleaning of the nozzles as well as a cloaking of a cast cable did not bring any improvement. Yesterday he went out 3 times in a row on a distance of 15 km in a construction site! Does anyone know the problem and if so, how to fix it? For your efforts I thank you in advance, because we want to drive the MPV to Croatia next week.

Had a question!! have been putting a mazda 6 to me since a week 2,3 liters all in top equipment at the trial trip was a shit in the engine at 2000turn it started to have dealer informirt he has made another oil change allegedly to home arrived mazda workshop visited the sayings probably motor harm pleul or piston car no longer drive..since we have taken out an insurance with 150 eur and I consulted with insurance held I harm with 6 0% involve damage 11000 euros from mazda 2 workshop the same motor damage ????? have dealers informed he says at tel my contact person is the insurance and not him and if I want to bring the car back then I don’t get my money but a different kind of car where is my exchange right can not afford me after all no lawyer also has no legal protection who can give me what I keep it under the nose

Hello all, with my old Golf 3 the cleaning of the throttle valve helped extremely much. Especially in the load operation with switched on climate. For this I had removed the throttle valve and cleaned of the resinous oil residue, which have been fixed by the engine block ventilation and suction over the years. In the idle is after all only a minimal gap between the flap and the channel… this gets too, tries the control unit over time always to regulate. If one cleans it, must ma n to reset these values by a certain procedure..be in the Gulf it went like this: quote / copy from the following link:http://www.motor-talk.de/…/…rosselklappe-reinigen-t427792.html?…” for about 5-10 minutes the battery is disconnected so that the control unit loses the learning values. the control unit is now forced to re-learn the values completely. after the battery is connected the ignition must be switched on for about 5 minutes without running the motor. you can now also hear how the throttle valve adjusts. after the five minutes you have to run the motor again for 5 minutes….very important… WITHOUT GAS!!!! then let the car run for 5 minutes in the stand gas. after about 50 kilometers the learning process should then be completed.” What is the procedure for the MX-5?

My wheel bearing at the front left of the MX 5 NB FL 11/2003 makes a lot of noise. Workshop offer is between 480€ and 410€ for wheel bearing + installation. Spare part costs at IL Motorsport at 99€, original Mazda part 210€. Car has ABS and only 19000 KM, bought used before 1000km over private Can you do the work yourself? I already read in another topic that it is not too difficult. I have no lift. Torque wrench can be organized, or which Bereic h is needed to put on? Does the track have to be set after the change? Can you pick up the car with the jack and do everything yourself? What do you have to pay attention to or rather let the professional get there? Can the sound come from a adjusted track and thus mischievous tires, have read something similar. mfg