Faults:

My distributer went when I first bought and again at about 200,000 km water accumulates in the spare tire area and for some reason my trunk lock keeps breaking.

General Comments:

This car with its factory racing style seat is great in the corners.

Interior is roomy and every thing is east to get at ex stereo and a/c controls.

Can be great on gas if you are not racing anyone and everyone.

Even being 13 years old the body has no visable rust.

Faults:

Well the only thing that I have had a problem with is the transmition. But it is almost 14 years old.

General Comments:

Drives smooth, fun and afordable.

Faults:

Distributor died at 120000kms, bought full Mazda replacement at exorbitant cost to my hip pocket, only for it to fail again 2 years later at 180000kms. Bought a modified replacement from a local manufacturer.

Front suspension bushes had cracked causing knocking noises through the floor, it took three shops to work out what the problem was.

Hydraulic clutch flexpipe blew in heavy traffic, had to wait an hour for the traffic to die down so RACV could tow me home. Replacement flexpipe was only AU$80ish, so I fitted it myself.

Rust has become apparent around the top of the front windscreen and near where the front suspension mounts onto the chassis.

Front windscreen is prone to cracks, and it generally doesn't take much work to crack it... perhaps that's due to the chassis prematurely fatiguing. Have replaced the front windshield three times, had have retired to the fact that the next crack will stay there.

The 4WS front rack is now continuously leaking, and thus I am considering replacing the car now as the repair bill is approximately AU$1200, without taking into account the cost of any parts that break while the action is performed.

General Comments:

This car was great! It's not so fantastic any longer, but it's still a lot better than most other cars out there in the new car market today.

It's been to the moon and back, I've been everywhere with that car since I bought it after my first car (which was brand new) suffered loss of brakes and caused an accident.

The reason it's not so fantastic any longer is most probably because of the fact that to get anything fixed on it, it costs and arm and a leg, and every time something's done the car handles or performs less like it did when I bought it.

I bought the car because it was a nimble machine, almost like a grasshopper... but nowadays I'm feeling as if the now evident structural weaknesses and ageing parts are going to throw me into a tree one day.

Faults:

Since I just purchased the car, nothing has gone wrong under my ownership.

However, as of writing the MX-6 needs:

New tires.

New front ball joints.

The airbag diagnostic circuit replaced.

AC recharged.

Drivers seat leather repaired.

Minor bodywork/paint.

General Comments:

I have always wanted one of these cars, and when the opportunity came to snatch one up at a super low price, I couldn't resist.

What a deal! This is such a wickedly fun and at the same time civilized and refined automobile.

The 2.5L V6 is very responsive and smooth throughout its RPM range and can pull from low speeds in any gear. Drop a gear and floor it and the car blasts ahead. I have never owned such a powerful car.

Like the engine, the suspension and chassis grip the road with tenacity, but also give a taut controlled ride that is not jarring. And for a larger car, the MX-6 handles great in the corners.

The clutch is buttery sooth and once one gets used to the heavier shift linkage, quick, precise shifts can be done with ease.

Something that really sold me on this car, along with the timeless styling, were the seats! The leather ones in my LS are a dream- I would be proud to have them as furniture in my home.

Great stock 6 speaker CD stereo. For a 13 year old sound system it works great and sounds awesome.

I'm expecting the MX-6 to cost more to run and maintain than my last car, a 1992 Hyundai Scoupe. But I don't care as it is just so much fun.