1996 Mazda MX6 LS review from North America

Mechanical:

When I first bought this car, I brought her to my garage and did a nice tune up. Spark plug, wires, oil change, gas filter change, air filter, etc. 300$ of parts.

And the car ran perfectly for almost a year until one of my front bearing started to make a lot of noise. I replace the front passenger side bearing (90$) and unfroze booth of the rear caliper. Replaced caliper booth (9$ ea.), disk (20$ ea.) and brake pads (had a spare set).

And then a few moths passed before something else broke down. I had a leaky valve cover gasket. I replaced the gasket (30$), the spark plug (20$) and the wires (100$).

Now a few weeks later, what I've been expecting to break down finally broke down. Distributor failure! Replaced the distributor with a 3 months warranty rebuilt one (250$) and cap + rotor (50$).

Interior/Exterior:

I had a leaky trunk. But it took 20 minutes to fix and 5$ of material.

My antenna broke at 130MPH. I should have turned off the radio I guess.

The radio started to go wrong.

The passenger side window motor is slowly dieing.

This car only has common and expected problems. I do all the repairs myself, and it's really cheap to fix anything on this car.

Makes a decent noise, and also has a nice acceleration. Pulls very hard, no matter what RPM and gear you're at.

It handles quickly around the corner, and outruns most Civics and Mustangs.

It's really comfortable for the front passenger, but the back seats are not made for tall people. However there's still enough place for 2 kids.

This car is a head turner. Always getting mistaken for a 2000+ model, and getting great comments about it.

Don't bother asking me if she's for sale. The answer is NO!