noeloge82:

I don't think he bought a good product
Mazda products a very good and d parts are very cheap compared to toyota and d likes

I have a Mazda 626 for 10yrs now I can tell u that the car is very economical maintainance wise and even fuel wise when compare to my Toyota corolla which is just 3yrs now

noeloge82:

That's what I was told when I wanted to but my 626 , 10yrs ago and uptill date I have never worked on my engine I only service it once in 3 months

We are talking of modern day cars, not monuments

GAZZUZZ:


We are talking of modern day cars, not monuments

Alitair:


My brother go to port harcourt especially rumuola and its environs, you would have no second thoughts about getting a mazda except you want to start transport business.

Acidosis:
...because Nigerians are highly judgemental sets of people, who rather than make their own evaluation, rely on public opinions.

I don't own one, but most Mazda owners don't complain about maintenance, unlike Honda (many of whom visit all kinds of Mechanics on a bi-monthly basis).

Mazda cars are also relatively durable and more affordable. An example is Mazda MPV versus Toyota Siena.

GAZZUZZ:


We are talking of modern day cars, not monuments

nams77:

Oga the thing surprise me. Immediately I drove into bayelsa enroute to Port Harcourt, Mazda 323 was just like oxygen or simply put, like MTN..Every where you go. I lost count of how many I saw there. Maybe next time I will have a chat with them.
I was just reading the sorrowful tale of Mr airborne02 on NL and his 323f. I was following his thread and even rejoiced when he bought it, only to hear the sad tale. And I was even liking this relatively less talked about brand

mrsirdam:
I currently drive a Mazda 6 Touring (2006) and i have had to replace the entire engine once (even though I've had it for less than 3 months because the pistons blew out on me on the highway. I've had 4 Toyotas (Cotollas and Camry) prior to this Mazda and none of them ever failed me (well except the Camry '07) which also had it's piston rings wearing out thereby burning oil but it never crashed unlike Mazda. Im defo going back to Toyotas after this one

Alitair:


My brother go to port harcourt especially rumuola and its environs, you would have no second thoughts about getting a mazda except you want to start transport business.

Reference:


Hmmmm....trying to form PUBLIC OPINION based on one car, one incident....

autosina:
Was surfing the net few days ago and realized the sportiness of Mazda car designs over Toyota and Honda models, and I wonder why Nigerians aren't patronizing them.
The one below even has the face of a BMW 3 series.

hayjayman:
Mazda for life anywhere I dey...Toyota and Honda are over hyped in this part of the world....you will get to some more developed countries, and you will ask yourself if toyota and Honda ever existed at all.only in africa.....my Mazda 626 has never left me stranded on rhe Road where I see bonnets of Honda and Toyota almost in every traffic of lagos...

Olushauneddy:
In dis part of d world I live, 90% of d cars with pulled tyres - broken suspension on d roads are HONDA.

AutoElectNG:
1. Mazda is a smaller car company compared to Toyota and Honda. This means that Mazda does not have the deep pockets that Toyota and Honda have.

2. This led to a long-term collaboration between Mazda and Ford so that Mazda could leverage on the research and development financial and technical resources of Ford.

3. Ford forced Mazda to use certain engines and certain transmissions. This included the poorly designed and ill-fated CD4E transmission that come with the Mazda 626 automatic and the MX-6.

4. Around the late 1990s and the early 2000, this ill-fated transmission caused so many failures of Mazda 626 automatics and Mazda MX-6s that Mazda's image was terribly dented.

5. Affected vehicles included Mazda 626, Mazda Tribute and Mazda MX-6.

6. Other issues included transmission abuse by users who tried to exploit the zoom zoom that Mazda promised to the fullest.

7. Inadequate and ineffective cooling secondary cooling for a transmission with inadequate cooling ducts in the very first place. A race car has beefed up cooling and brakes amongst others, racing the Mazda to achieve the zoom zoom without beefing it up was a recipe for its failure in several instances, but the brand was blamed and not the users who erred.

8. Mazda focuses on cars built for performance/enthusiasts, Toyota focuses on budget and value (every Tom, Dick and Harry).

9. Market perception that Toyota's are more reliable and durable while Mazda's are more fun to drive, think of it as the poor man's performance brand, but Nigerians prefer reliable over and above fun to drive.


10. However, Mazda since 2013 is no longer the product of a collaboration between Mazda and Ford, but Mazda all alone, so Mazda can decide in its best interests and not because of the financial, legal and technical considerations due to its tie to Ford. Therefore a distinction needs to be made when judging Mazda between Mazda's pre-Ford, Mazda's with Ford and Mazda's post-Ford when analyzing the brand.

11. The disproportionate influence of so-called trusted mechanics on vehicle choice who may be more biased and less-educated than the general public who depend on them actually realize .

If you want specifics, I can back up all the above points.

makizee:
Mazda...oh...my dad's first car, like someone said, perceptions of Nigerians just don't favour Mazdas right now and the sins of some of their problematic older models, Mazda has greatly improved though...check Kelley blue book page and other auto sites and see how recent mazda models stack aginst the likes of honda, toyota and nissan...they have really uped their game, even beating these better known brands in some parameters.

The new Mazda 6 is so agile ehn...better looking that many in it's class. Besides we like to go for the popular brands here, see how other noddles companies are struggling to compete against Indomie noddles, even Dangote had to bow !

AutoElectNG:
1. Mazda is a smaller car company compared to Toyota and Honda. This means that Mazda does not have the deep pockets that Toyota and Honda have.

If you want specifics, I can back up all the above points.

HITTED:

The day it will leave you stranded you will look for the parts and you will not see any. Toyota reigns supreme.

Alitair:

can u share the link abt the 323f?

noeloge82:

I don't think he bought a good product
Mazda products a very good and d parts are very cheap compared to toyota and d likes

I have a Mazda 626 for 10yrs now I can tell u that the car is very economical maintainance wise and even fuel wise when compare to my Toyota corolla which is just 3yrs now

PaperLace:

Thanks Sir.

Now you know, that I know, that you know, that I know him that well...
(repeat it 10 times and win 1 mazda 626 )