Now called the MX-5................
Posted on 01/03/2025 5:58:09 AM PST by Red Badger
The fact that they offer no EVs is probably the reason for their success. 🙂👍
they left Rotary and joined Kiwanis
Is not Mazda nothing more than a foreign built Ford?
No EVs, but I heard they are getting ready to destroy the Miata line by making it an automatic only, hybrid.
If they had figured out how to rustproof them even a little bit, I might still be driving a Mazda B2000 pickup. That thing was basic, basic, basic, but it ran great and was something I didn’t have to fuss over or pamper. When I finally traded it off for pennies, the mechanicals were still good, but the body was what one might call “perforated.”
with POS transmissions ... never again ...
We bought a CX-5 for my wife back in 2019. It’s been a great car with absolutely no issues and loaded with features. We hope to trade it in for a CX-90 later this year if we can get a good deal and interest rate. We need the bigger space for the grandkids.
Although I’ve driven Hondas and Toyotas I’ve never driven a Mazda. However,over the years I’ve heard...and read...nothing but good things about them.
What would be the point? It’s a ‘sports’ car!...............
Governments are starting to put hybrids on their 2030(whatever) ban now
Was it a CVT? I’ve heard nothing but really bad stuff about CVTs.
From Brave AI:
Is Mazda Owned by Ford
Ford did not own 50% of Mazda. Ford’s ownership of Mazda peaked at 33.4% in May 1995. Ford first invested in Mazda in 1979 by purchasing a 24.5% stake. In 2008, Ford began to divest its shares in Mazda, reducing its stake to 13.4% by selling a 20% stake. By 2014, Ford’s ownership was down to 2.1%, and it completely sold off its remaining shares by 2015.
My Mom bought a Miata the first year it came out, and only sold it when she turned 85.
We’ve owned two Mazdas: An MPV and a 3. We put a lot of miles on both and though they both had the occasional mechanical issue, none was ever catastrophic. My Mazda 3 had this annoying transmission hiccup that would recur every now and then, but it never failed. I’d get it serviced every 30K miles by my local mechanic — he was amazed at how much metal he’d pull off the magnet — but the thing just kept on going and going.
Now called the MX-5................
Best part-- only moderate price increases over the past few years compared to the obscene price gouging by other car makers.
I have owned American, British, German, Japanese and Korean cars.
The ONE THING they all have in common:
They ALL break down sooner or later...............
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