Mazda Tops German Quality Study
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Mazda Tops German Quality Study
Today's Wall Street Journal reported that Mazda is the number one car maker in a German quality study, registering 7.7 technical issues per 1000 cars. It singled out Porsche for having twice as many technical issues. It also said that all the top 6 brands are Asian (but no details).
The Mazdas sold in Europe tends to be the smaller cars compared to those sold in the US. Those smaller than the 323/Protege/3 are not sold in the US.
The Mazdas sold in Europe tends to be the smaller cars compared to those sold in the US. Those smaller than the 323/Protege/3 are not sold in the US.
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Re: Mazda Tops German Quality Study
Originally posted by BIMMER5&RX8
The Mazdas sold in Europe tends to be the smaller cars compared to those sold in the US. Those smaller than the 323/Protege/3 are not sold in the US.
The Mazdas sold in Europe tends to be the smaller cars compared to those sold in the US. Those smaller than the 323/Protege/3 are not sold in the US.
Damn I've got a protege now and the only thing smaller than that is a rio, or echo. I can't imagine the roller skate the Euro's are driving!
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Try this car on for size
http://www.smart.com
I saw tons of the fortwo coupes in Europe and loved them.
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http://www.smart.com
I saw tons of the fortwo coupes in Europe and loved them.
dag
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Re: Re: Mazda Tops German Quality Study
Try google "Mazda 121".
Originally posted by Farsyde
SMALLER?!?!?!
Damn I've got a protege now and the only thing smaller than that is a rio, or echo. I can't imagine the roller skate the Euro's are driving!
SMALLER?!?!?!
Damn I've got a protege now and the only thing smaller than that is a rio, or echo. I can't imagine the roller skate the Euro's are driving!
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Re: Mazda Tops German Quality Study
Originally posted by BIMMER5&RX8
Today's Wall Street Journal reported that Mazda is the number one car maker in a German quality study, registering 7.7 technical issues per 1000 cars. It singled out Porsche for having twice as many technical issues. It also said that all the top 6 brands are Asian (but no details).
Today's Wall Street Journal reported that Mazda is the number one car maker in a German quality study, registering 7.7 technical issues per 1000 cars. It singled out Porsche for having twice as many technical issues. It also said that all the top 6 brands are Asian (but no details).
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Originally posted by ZoomZoomH
SMART cars rock in europe, thanks to the small alleys that it can run through!
not sure it'll work in the US suburbs though
SMART cars rock in europe, thanks to the small alleys that it can run through!
not sure it'll work in the US suburbs though
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Originally Posted by BIMMER5&RX8
Try google "Mazda 121".
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Originally Posted by ZoomZoomH
SMART cars rock in europe, thanks to the small alleys that it can run through!
not sure it'll work in the US suburbs though
not sure it'll work in the US suburbs though
I've seen an electric Ford THINK on our parking lot of similar size.
See attached pictures.
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Ironic Porsche got away from the totally handbuilt thing, and adopted some Japanese manufacturing practices. Supposedly, that's the only reason they're still afloat, though. They were on their way to bankruptcy in the late 80's.
I just wish Porsche wouldn't use such OBVIOUSLY plastic bumper caps to cover what seems like 40% of the car. The coolest cars are the Ferrari's that were beaten out of sheet metal with a hammer, ala Jesse James on DSC.
I just wish Porsche wouldn't use such OBVIOUSLY plastic bumper caps to cover what seems like 40% of the car. The coolest cars are the Ferrari's that were beaten out of sheet metal with a hammer, ala Jesse James on DSC.
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Originally Posted by nojooc
What a relief......first Mazda I've owned and the quality's better than my previous Hondas.
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Originally Posted by AQA101
The Mazda 6 just topped the long time (100.000 km) test list in the german mass market car paper AutoBILD.
Now the point is not only that the 6 was the best car ever tested, but that it had zero (!) points, whereby points represent problems.
You can find the Article (in german) here.
Now the point is not only that the 6 was the best car ever tested, but that it had zero (!) points, whereby points represent problems.
You can find the Article (in german) here.
That's not the case with the Mazda 6 here, it's had its fair share of issues and is built in the US.
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