Faults:

One of the fuel injectors went to crap.

Engine was missing badly when I got it it was misfiring, changed spark plugs cap and rotor. that fixed it.

Emergency brake cable snapped; $50 to replace.

General Comments:

This car is really fast for a 4 cylinder.

Especially when the turbo kicks in.

It starts in the cold just as easily as it starts in 100 degree weather.

This thing never fails to put me back in my seat.

The turning radius is unbelievable. I got her to turn around on a 1 lane without having to back up.

The bucket seats are really comfortable.

Overall I LOVE this car and would recommend it to anyone; although nothing is better than the 87 Nissan 200SX I had before it.

Faults:

The alternator stopped working.

The electric shocks were in need of exchange.

The car needed a tune up to increase performance and efficiency.

General Comments:

The car now runs really great and I really love it.

When the turbo kicks in the car just goes real fast.

I have equipped the car with Nitrous Oxide Systems and if the car is well equipped it will handle performance equipment very well.

I love this car and I would buy another one any day.

I bought this car and I was inspired by the movie "Fast and the Furious" and so I began the journey of making my car a car that I will enjoy.

If you buy one of these cars you will be satisfied, I guarantee it.

You may have to spend money to tune them up and fix them, but it is well worth it in the end.

Also, the police will not suspect anything because the car is a sedan.

Faults:

Things that had gone wrong with the car, were pretty much normal wear and tear, brakes, clutch, the only major problem was the turbo went, so I by passed it and drove it with no turbo.

General Comments:

I would not say this was a performance car, but even without the turbo it still drove at 90mph + rather comfortably.

I bought this car for $700 (US) when my mustang got wrecked to drive over the winter and while I was rebuilding the mustang.

For the 3 years or so I owed this car it was relatively maintenance free except for the clutch, brakes, and turbo, I only changed the oil once that was when I bought the car.

I drove this car from North Eastern Ohio on many occasions to South West Indiana, a sum of around 500+ miles with no problems what so ever.

The mile per gallon where excellent.

Faults:

I have replaced, in the one year I have owned this car and the 23,000 miles I have driven it, the following:

Rear passenger side brake caliper.

Several stripped bolts and pins (thanks to prev. owner)

Motor mount, still need to do the other 2.

Alternator.

Blown rubber exhaust hose in turbo intake.

Power steering belt & pulley.

Sway bar bushings.

Rack & pinion.

Passenger side front fender (thanks to ice on the road)

Things I still need to fix:

All 4 window tracks.

Rear sunroof drain gutters and clogged, and the car has flooded before as a result.

Turbo burns oil.

Radiator is corroding.

Shifter rattles on freeway.

Interior is pretty decent, but those 80's dashboards never hold up, do they?

General Comments:

This car is very quick, nice acceleration, even though the turbo needs some cleaning up and working on, it still punches pretty good.

I can't decide if the problems I face with this car are due to poor manufacturing or the idiot I bought it from...wait, maybe that makes me the idiot. whatever the case may be, it is nothing that can't be fixed. I pray this will one day be a good looking, well maintained, fast car to drive and not fix.

Stock suspension is disappointing, at first I thought electronic suspension would be cool, but really it's worthless as it's just more things to fix and the car sort of throws it's weight around.

I think it's a cool looking car and with the right work it would be pretty fast.

Faults:

Replaced expensive OEM electronic adjustable shocks twice, then switched to Monroe Sensatracs.

New head gasket at 180,000 km.

New gas tank at 242,000 km.

AC was never strong suit... died at 160,000 km.

Needs original clutch replaced now, at 275,000 km.

General Comments:

Car is underpowered by 2003 standards at 93 hp (no turbo).

Very well appointed in cabin with most gadgets still operational after 17 years of family ownership.

Mazda OEM parts seem excessively expensive (compared to Volkswagen).

Overall, very happy with this car we continue to drive every day. Maybe replace with '04 Mazda 6 once mandatory rear hatch version makes (inevitable) comeback.

Faults:

The master computer went out in 1988 and was replaced under warranty.

The driver power window stopped working and was fixed in 1995 and again in 1999.

The power door locks stopped working on the passenger door in 1999.

The Driver seat cloth seams are separating.

General Comments:

Car has been very reliable, no maintenance beyond routine service. Bought it new and was very impressed with all the features and performance for the price.