1992 Mazda B2600 SE-5 review from North America
"Cheap truck, you get what you pay for"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The transmission started making funny noises at about 120000 miles. I had it looked at and they said nothing was wrong. It needed to be replaced at about 130,000 miles.
The head gasket blew at around 140,000 miles, but that wasn't too difficult to replace.
The electrical system is weird sometimes, the lights will go on an off when the wipers are engaged sometimes or the brights won't turn off.
Sometimes it would just die when I turned left, but only left, not right, just in the middle of a left turn it would die. weird. but you'd just start it up again and keep moving. It always starts.
General comments?
This truck is really not glamorous at all. It is just a way to move stuff from one place to the next. If you want a comfortable ride this isn't for you. I mean it doesn't even have air conditioning at all.
The stereo was garbage.
This car is really a gutless wonder, if you try to haul anything uphill, it really struggles.
Overall its a good little truck, although I probably wouldn't buy one again, they are rather ugly.
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| Model year | 1992 |
| Year of manufacture | 1991 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.6 Gas Manual |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 0 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 100000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 230000 miles |
| Previous car | Dodge Raider |
| Date of Entry | 9th May, 2005 |