1998 Mazda 626 LX from North America - Comments

Well first, the same day I had purchased the car I was driving along everything was fine and then my car sounded like a "Wal-Mart racer" (the people that think they are in the fast and the furious and go to Wal-Mart parking lots in their Honda civics and ford probes with wings and huge exhausts) so I pull over and look under my car and the mid exhaust fell apart so I took it to the dealer and got it fixed temp. and then the starter went out, 2 weeks later the car started to miss fire and the engine light came on and flashed back and fourth, I took it to the dealer and they gave us a loner car for a few days it turned out to be the spark plug wires and spark plugs, I have always been hearing noises like popping and clicking sounds like tie rod problems and maybe suspension, the rear motor mount just broke and the block raises 6 inches when I accelerate or go in reverse, the right (front) Axel went out, wheel alignment won't stay in-line, loss of power when I first got it it seemed to have full power I could drop rubber off my tires when I would punch it now it feels like I'm starting in second gear. The steering feels really tight and won't stop making this weird noise. There have been 2 transmission renewals done to it (not with me, but with the previous owner. I know there are more problems with the car and I'm waiting to find them and complain about it. O yea the brakes make a bad noise like the calipers are about to explode and the brakes suck. I press the pedal all the way to the floor and then I don't stop till 3 seconds at 25-30 mph. Other than that it's a great car.

I know there have been many problems with my car and most of the cars on this web site, but were talking about the "fast and the furious" wannabes and the people that drive their cars like they are Paul Walker, some cars obviously have troubles and defects such as the big transmission problem, my car could have been better, but it has not been maintained previously and it shows. It is a great car with still some power not the same as it has had, but it isn't a weed whacker motor yet. It's loaded with a great sounding stock system, most of my friends think it sounds like I have 2 12's in my trunk. The swinging air vents a moon roof power everything cruise control cd player and tape player lots of room 15' alloys, a telescopic antennia, 2.0 L4 DOCH. I want to order a cool air intake for my car, but I have to custom order it or else it won't fit. If I could buy another car I wouldn't unless it was a 1995 Toyota supra twin turbo or a 1969 Camaro ss 632 block, It's a good car great on gas stylish, looks like a jag in the dark with a quick glance. My favorite thing about my car is the moon roof combined with the interior. My car has had a top speed of 135 and the way I drive it might be why I'm having problems, but hey I got a job and I can pay for the repairs. I just hope that my transmission does not go out anytime soon. It's a 4 speed automatic too which isn't great because 5 speed is what to go with. if I do get a new transmission I'm getting 5 speed put in that beast. The thing I'm most happy with with repairs even when I wasnt on warranty the dealership has replaced everything for free except the axle job, but they didn't charge for the axle, just for labor. So I'm not that upset, actually i'm not upset at all it could be so much worse than it is although it may end up that way, a Mazda 626lx is a great car to have, don't treat it bad though.

Wooo, hold horsey! What does this have to do with Wal-mart?

I always laugh when I see people install performance parts on their automatic sedans. You'll have to exhaust almost every bolt on just to match the acceleration of the exact same car with a manual transmission. Why not just buy a manual in the first place, since it's cheaper and faster than its automatic counterpart. Blowing $500 on intake and exhaust might seem like a worthy purchase at the time, but when you pull up at a stoplight with a bone stock 626 manual and he dusts you off, you'll be left shaking your head.

I wrote this page about my car, I never put an exhaust on my car the stock exhaust came apart and all the cars were automatic besides the rx8 which I can't really afford since I'm only 16.