(1) Freeze Plug after 125,000 miles.
The only money I had to put into this vehicle has been standard things, like tires, wipers, oil changes and brakes after 75,000 miles.
I have taken this vehicle to Europe, and across America twice and it has never let me down.
It still looks like a new Truck, the paint job still looks after 12 years.
The backseats in the Ext cab could be a little bigger with a little more leg room.
This is a great example of how Mazda trucks becoming Ford Rangers in '93 has made a dramatic, and very noticeable improvement in the quality of the trucks. The Ford 3.0 engine is a bullet-proof design (though I think the Mazda version still uses the more problem-prone aluminum heads) and is good for 300,000+ miles easily. We owned a Mazda made before Ford took over, and it was one of the most unreliable and poorly built vehicles we ever owned. We've owned 4 Ford Rangers (exactly the same vehicle as the post-'93 Mazda trucks) and they have been the best built trucks we've ever driven. Never a problem of any kind, in spite of some rough and rugged use. Congratulations on a great truck, and thanks for the review.
My 1994 Mazda B3000 extended-cab was built in Michigan, has an American engine, and "Ford" is imprinted in the wheel wells. I believe the manual transmission is Japanese. My B3000 has been much more dependable than my previous Toyota truck.
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