I had to change the nearside front brake caliper at about 70200 miles, but apart from brake shoes, spark plugs, oil filter and exhaust, I've not replaced anything else!
The car is still fairly quick and will see most cars off up to about 120 mph. Ideal for putting sporty hatchbacks in their place if necessary!
Handling is not great on winding country roads. I think lowered suspension would improve this dramatically.
Brakes are very good however and will always respond well.
Even after 5 years the car's interior is like new and all electrics etc work perfectly.
Superb V6 engine is the best thing about the car!
Magic review, I have a 97 sport, sir - you have automotive taste, and a pen to be admired. A well written article.
Hi I have a 97 dark green with beige leather interior example of this fine motor car (137k miles). Since I picked mine up some 3 years ago I have just recently spent some money on it for the first time.
On my return from Madrid (the car hadn't been driven for 1 year) a dealer service picked up some faults which I have just completed:
Front brake calipers were sticking
intake hose was splitting - replaced
front and rear bushes replaced
front o/s brake pipe splitting.
Together with a major service (change of timing belt/fan belt etc) the repair bill was £1k, but it's been worth it. The car still has plenty of 'zoom zoom' and still looks as good as ever.
The engine is so quiet I often mistakenly think its cut out at stops.
The only fault I can find with the car are the springs or suspension I'm not sure which - I feel too many of the bumps!
To the last comment oh my god you got stung bad there mate, a thousand pound for those few items, there can't be any more than fifty pounds worth of rubber there, that's 950 pound for 2 hours work, I have done most of those things to my car in the last year and some of them where done by a garage and I was left with change out of 150 pound.
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From my experience as the current owner of a 1997 Xedos 6 SE auto, and former owner of an MX3 coupe, a bumpy low-speed ride seems to be a Mazda characteristic. As the overall handling of the car is a touch 'soft', especially compared with a BMW 3 series, the jitteriness is surprising, but there is compensation in excellent motorway comfort (helped by cruise control on my Xedos), accurate steering, and first-class brakes. Oh, and a cavernous boot!
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