Quote Originally Posted by feenix74 View Post
The Mazdas look nice but have very tight engineering tolerances (even more so than modern VWs), so if you go with the Mazda, make sure that you stick to the service schedule religiously.

Two people I know have blown up their Mazda 6s by not sticking to the service schedule. One did not maintain his vehicle well at all and blew the engine while coming back from the coast, stranded him and his kids 2 hours out of town, so that could be put down to owner stupidity. The other missed the scheduled service by 2,000 km (he had been overseas with work while the wife drove the vehicle and then he booked it in for a service on his return), gearbox failed. Mazda then tried to argue that because he missed the service it voided the warranty. Understandable if he had not been having it serviced by the dealer regularly but he had been up to that point.
What service interval for diesel? I do service on time...

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