Mazda CX 7 advice
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Hi all,
Looking at a 2009 Mazda CX 7 2.3 turbo. Now very little info for the UK, been on quite a lot of forums from the US where the car seems plagued with Turbo, VVT and Timing Chain issues. The few UK reviews Ive seen have been spotless. Anyone got one or have any advice and what is real world MPG for this motor.
Ta
Looking at a 2009 Mazda CX 7 2.3 turbo. Now very little info for the UK, been on quite a lot of forums from the US where the car seems plagued with Turbo, VVT and Timing Chain issues. The few UK reviews Ive seen have been spotless. Anyone got one or have any advice and what is real world MPG for this motor.
Ta
I had one for just over a year. I had loads of problems and it was in and out of the dealers repeatedly.
None of the problems mentioned above though.
The main dealer was awful (three returns for failure to fix problems), and it really tainted my ownership experience.
I'll admit that I perhaps had a bad one. When it was working it was good fun though.
Quick for the size/weight and a very comfortable and capable motorway cruiser.
As you'd expect, they're pretty awful on fuel. My average was around 20mpg and that was with a reasonably light right foot.
The 4cyl feels incredibly gutless until the turbo comes on boost. A nice tourqe-y V6 would have suited it far better.
Also worth noting that I had an absolute nightmare selling mine. Not a single enquiry from PH classifieds, and a lot of dealers weren't interested in it (or even knew what it was). Make sure you get one at the right price and this won't be as much of an issue.
I ended up having to take mine to WBAC (oh the shame).
None of the problems mentioned above though.
The main dealer was awful (three returns for failure to fix problems), and it really tainted my ownership experience.
I'll admit that I perhaps had a bad one. When it was working it was good fun though.
Quick for the size/weight and a very comfortable and capable motorway cruiser.
As you'd expect, they're pretty awful on fuel. My average was around 20mpg and that was with a reasonably light right foot.
The 4cyl feels incredibly gutless until the turbo comes on boost. A nice tourqe-y V6 would have suited it far better.
Also worth noting that I had an absolute nightmare selling mine. Not a single enquiry from PH classifieds, and a lot of dealers weren't interested in it (or even knew what it was). Make sure you get one at the right price and this won't be as much of an issue.
I ended up having to take mine to WBAC (oh the shame).
Had a 2008 model and kept for 40k miles. Fantastic car. Per the points above, it is thirsty, loves tyres when driven hard and does cost a bit more to tax.
The performance and handling are wonderful for the size and type of car, and with the right tyres, it's a superb all weather vehicle.
Over our ownership period, nothing went wrong, and the general maintenance was very cheap, although it does need servicing every year or 9k miles.
All it needed was a new key fob (after I put one through the wash), new disks and pads and some tyres.
Our overall mpg was 21 all the time we had it, and a full tank (80 litres) would last us about 220 miles.
Would I have another - yes, but maybe as a second car rather than the primary family wagon. Now that's making me wish that I never sold it on in the first place. :-)
The performance and handling are wonderful for the size and type of car, and with the right tyres, it's a superb all weather vehicle.
Over our ownership period, nothing went wrong, and the general maintenance was very cheap, although it does need servicing every year or 9k miles.
All it needed was a new key fob (after I put one through the wash), new disks and pads and some tyres.
Our overall mpg was 21 all the time we had it, and a full tank (80 litres) would last us about 220 miles.
Would I have another - yes, but maybe as a second car rather than the primary family wagon. Now that's making me wish that I never sold it on in the first place. :-)
Wow, I can't believe the MPG figures quoted. I've had mine for a year and done 22,000 miles (66k overall). My average MPG is 25.9 or 350 miles per tank (which is still rubbish as I can almost get that out of my 6.2 Camaro).
I too have been scared by the US forums as my car has a couple of issues which could turn out to be pretty expensive (as if 2 services, 2 new tyres, £485 tax per year wasn't expensive enough). My rear diff is leaking but I'm hoping I can remove the diff myself and renew the oil seals to fix it, otherwise it's £3k for a new one.
The issue I'm really scared by and wondered if anyone can give advise on is: 1st and 2nd gear have become difficult to engage when the car is cold. Is this a symptom of the transfer case on it's way out? Looking at the US forums this is a common issue and can cost around £6k to fix but I can't find anything about it in the UK.
Even if the issue isn't specific to the CX-7 I'd like to hear from anyone who know's what causes 1st and 2nd to become difficult to engage. I'm hoping it's not a gearbox problem - it shouldn't be as the car has a full Mazda service history and the gearbox oil was changed last October.
Thanks.
I too have been scared by the US forums as my car has a couple of issues which could turn out to be pretty expensive (as if 2 services, 2 new tyres, £485 tax per year wasn't expensive enough). My rear diff is leaking but I'm hoping I can remove the diff myself and renew the oil seals to fix it, otherwise it's £3k for a new one.
The issue I'm really scared by and wondered if anyone can give advise on is: 1st and 2nd gear have become difficult to engage when the car is cold. Is this a symptom of the transfer case on it's way out? Looking at the US forums this is a common issue and can cost around £6k to fix but I can't find anything about it in the UK.
Even if the issue isn't specific to the CX-7 I'd like to hear from anyone who know's what causes 1st and 2nd to become difficult to engage. I'm hoping it's not a gearbox problem - it shouldn't be as the car has a full Mazda service history and the gearbox oil was changed last October.
Thanks.
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