1992 Mazda MX3 from UK and Ireland - Comments

Nothing.

This car looks great, drives great and is an ideal choice for anyone who previously drove a Honda Civic as all controls are basically in the same place! Had to reluctantly part with mine due to relocation but I'd definitely buy another one again. The air conditioning was a very useful plus along with all the other various extras that a Japanese import provides.

I have a mazda MX-3, 1993, automatic, 6 cylinder. Love the car, love the speed and love the look.

Right now going through hell because of it. In the 9 months that I've owned it, I had to fix it 5 times, little things, $50 here, $100 there. Now the worst fear of all came true. Transmission blew. Can't find an old part, rebuilding it is even more expensive. Everyone gives me 20,000 km waranty. Anyways I am looking at $2000 in repairs. So this cute little car has turned into a nightmare. As a student who has to pay for school, rent, books etc, I have to come up with almost $2000 to fix the transmission that has been fixed before, and from what I've seen, I'm not alone when it comes to these Mazdas.

I own a 1993 Mazda Mx-3, the 1.8 V6 with the standard transmission, loaded of every optional.

I have nothing bad to say about this car, besides, the comfort is not the best. I actually think this is a 2-sit car, and even though, the front sits are not made for a long trip.

This car has excellent performance. I brought it up to 240 Km/h at 7,000 RPM (about 145 mph) and the car still was attached to the ground.

Handling is Excellent. Especially with soft tires, the car will adapt to your driving style, and will definitely induct you to go faster.

When I got in an accident (a person did not stop at the traffic light) the damage was not a lot, but was very expensive to fix. Hopefully, I did not have to pay, but I know the bill went up to almost Euro7,000 for the front bumper, the hood and the lights.

Now the car is in Sardinia (Italy) and that car is really fun to drive, even if makes me a little nervous. All the car weight is in the front, so I suggest you not to get into a curve too fast, or your front tires will last only 10,000 km, like they did on mine.

Overall, great car, I really am enjoying it, and believe it or not, in January 2003 (10 years old) have only 40,000 km.

I want to buy a MX3 but don't know what to do, have seen loads of great reviews which encourages me to get this car, on the other hand I have seen people spend all their cash on fixing their "love or hate" car. Want a nice car, but don't want all my money and time spent on it.

Well, no one can tell you if you're getting a lemon or not via the Internet..

Best advice is to drive the potential car. Although it's not 100% the case, generally if the car's appearance is not kept up inside and outside it means that the owner did not maintain the engineering bits either.

If you like it and don't detect obvious problems, then have it checked out by a qualified mechanic, preferably one who knows Mazdas.

Once you do all that, your chances of getting a lemon are minimized.