1995 Mazda 626 review from North America
"Bad!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Transmission failure (year 2000) at 56,000 miles.
General comments?
The dealer guy at Ford complained why people don’t buy American products. (Translation: buying Ford cars instead of Honda or Toyota). I love American cars, but unless I am willing to walk to work – I will never buy another Ford car.
First Mustang I bought in 1979 (brand new) started leaking oil at 500 miles. After that, I told myself I’ll never get another Ford car. Little that I know Ford took over Mazda.
My Mazda 1995 o/d light started blinking at 55,000 miles – Dealer told me I’ll need a new transmission. I decided to keep it the way it is – using this car only for short distance – going to some place only few miles from home. (Going too far the car will overheat due to transmission) It last for few years. (Any distance longer than 5 miles I will drive my Toyota corolla.)
The transmission died yesterday.
I’ll just sell it to the junk yard.
If Ford gives me a new car for free, I’ll not take it.
Does Ford knows that each bad car they made; they may lose a customer for life?
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1995 |
| Year of manufacture | 1995 |
| First year of ownership | 1995 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 0 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 1 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 5 miles |
| Most recent distance | 78000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 1st February, 2007 |