2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club, about 48,000 miles. A new model just dropped and the headline numbers look good, but I'm more interested in curb weight, wheel/tire…
Coolant temperature rises while sitting with the A/C on, then drops once the car is moving. Coolant level looks correct. Fans run, but I do not know whether th…
1993 Mazda RX-7 Touring, about 149,500 miles. Shocks were replaced and there are no obvious loose parts, but the rear still feels vague over highway undulation…
I do not want to judge a tune only by how fast the car feels. Which parameters are worth logging periodically if the goal is catching fuel, knock, boost or tem…
1993 Mazda RX-7 Touring, about 217,000 miles. Battery passes a quick test and charging voltage looks normal, but after two or three days parked the car sometim…
1993 Mazda RX-7 Touring, about 174,000 miles. Ceiling height looks workable, but I am more worried about slab thickness, concrete strength, anchor layout and g…
2019 Mazda Mazda3 Preferred, about 93,500 miles. The online price looks competitive, but I am trying to judge the entire deal rather than the headline number.…
Thinking about sending an oil sample in mostly to establish a baseline. For a normal street car, which numbers are actually useful over time and which ones do…
2021 Mazda CX-5 Turbo, about 22,000 miles. News says my model year is involved, but the VIN lookup shows no open recall. Is that usually because only certain b…
2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club, about 20,000 miles. I am trying to balance purchase price against downtime and surprise repairs. Would you put the same budget into…
2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club, about 35,000 miles. The dealer says the car passed the manufacturer CPO inspection and suggests an outside inspection is unnecessar…
2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club, about 1,200 miles. Getting a repetitive click from around the roof/header area on rough pavement. Top seals look okay and it doesn'…
2021 Mazda CX-5 Turbo, about 22,000 miles. I'm seeing the oil level fall enough between services that I now check it regularly. No obvious leak. For other turb…
2006 Mazda RX-8 Sport, about 8,200 miles. For the first few seconds after a cold start I hear a metallic rattle, then it disappears and won't come back once th…
This started as a small annoyance and I finally decided to track it down. 2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club, about 25,000 miles. I like a privately listed car, but th…
Getting a repetitive click from around the roof/header area on rough pavement. Top seals look okay and it doesn't leak. Has anyone isolated a trim/latch/felt c…
2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club, about 22,000 miles. Scanner showed a cylinder-specific misfire code after one rough start, but the car feels completely normal now.…
1993 Mazda RX-7 Touring, about 205,500 miles. I just crossed 50k miles and want to log maintenance, unscheduled repairs, tire life, fuel economy, dealer visits…
2006 Mazda RX-8 Sport, about 78,000 miles. I saw a recall announcement that includes my model year, but my VIN currently shows no open recall. Is that usually…
2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club, about 62,000 miles. Getting a repetitive click from around the roof/header area on rough pavement. Top seals look okay and it doesn…
