Q: I want to buy a new car but I wanna use that car for more than 8 years because you know, the money is not easy to get!! so Mazda is a really long life car?? or the engine broke around the 75 k miles???
A: It all depends on the model. Some are historically good while others aren't good at all. The Mazda 323/Protege/3 are the best in reliabiolity in my opinion. They are definitely on par with Honda and Toyota and they are a lot more fun to drive. Mazda 626/6 models aren't the greatest with the Mazda 6 being much better than it's 626 predecessor in terms of reliability. There are other really good cars- like the Mazda 929 and Millenia that never were recognized for the great vehicles they were on a large scale. Generally, the cars that had the bad reputation like the Mazda 626 (tranny problems or headgasket problems depending on year) and the RX7/RX8 models (possibly lack of care on these high maintenace engines). Those are the models you ususally hear about. Overall, Mazda's a good company.