Originally posted by mcciavarella:
IMO stay away from a first year car. I don't have any nubers to back it up but it always seems the kinks get worked out by the third year. Plus were'nt you mad at Ford over the tranny problem? If so buying a Mazda is putting money in their pocket.


Yea, I'm mad at FORD, but if I buy MAZDA, I'm getting MAZDA Customer Service, not FORD.

MAZDA is subsidiary of Ford, not a division of.
So MAZDA still has their own management intact.
Ford is just responsible for paying the bills.


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