how far these cars go?

bojacko19 · Post by **bojacko19** » February 28th, 2007, 10:57 pm

so i was just wondering, because i know hondas,mazdas,acuras etc go pretty far mileage wise. so curious to how far if maintained well do mazda mx3s go preferably in KMs.

mowambi · Post by **mowambi** » February 28th, 2007, 11:02 pm

mines at 156,000 miles and besides a valve cover gasket Runs clean and strong.

1992blazeredgs · Post by **1992blazeredgs** » February 28th, 2007, 11:27 pm

I have 156,000 miles on my K8 at the moment. I beat the crap out of my k8 cause i have a rebuilt kl ready to drop it and the thing just wont break. I have never had to do anything more than change the valve cover gaskets to the thing and it just keeps ticking. Keep up on routine maintenance and you should hit 200,000 no problem. Valve cover gaskets, and cv axles seem to be a very common issue, neither of which are a big deal. I believe the mx3 to be an extremely well built car if in the right hands.

Nate

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » March 1st, 2007, 10:28 am

yes valve cover gasksts and cv shafts are common as well as distributors but only if its a 92-93. the hlas and friction gears tick and nthey can burn lots of oil. just keep it topped up it will go and go and go. Trannies and suspension is nice. 3rd gear synchro is the worst for going out, just take care of it is all i can say.

Post by **Custommx3** » March 1st, 2007, 11:10 am

My RS had 200K miles on it when I puleld the motor.
My GS had 198K on it when I put the new motor in it.

They both ran when I pulled the engines out.

justin22_22 · Post by **justin22_22** » March 1st, 2007, 12:41 pm

my 92 gs just hit 255Km a quart of oil in between changes thats about it

ScooterBovine · Post by **ScooterBovine** » March 1st, 2007, 1:29 pm

200,000 miles on my 1993 GS, so far just a water pump and a radiator, that's it since I've owned it.

Teqnyck · Post by **Teqnyck** » March 3rd, 2007, 9:44 pm

So, to summarize, a really long time

Seriously, reliability shouldn't be an issue as long as you do regular maintainance. Oil changes, plugs and wires, should last you a good long while.

Mr.mx-3 · Post by **Mr.mx-3** » March 4th, 2007, 8:12 pm

Have close to 130,000 on mine and burns bout 3-4 qts. between oil changes on conventonal and 3-6 on synthetic go figure so yea a ze swap is defanatly in her very near future replaced driver side window switch twice in 2 years but other than that no complaints , Also I have had one of the 4cyl come into my shop that had been totaled 3 or 4 times with over 300,000 on original motor/car and still going. So yea if well maintaind and took very good care of will last you a very long time.

Sal · Post by **Sal** » March 6th, 2007, 1:08 am

my 93 mx just under 250 000 km, when i bought it i just changed the minor things since the car was old and had been parked for awhile. currently its running fine just need to add oil between oil changes, tends to burn oil.

bubsy83 · Post by **bubsy83** » March 6th, 2007, 8:46 am

My 1993 GS 5 speed is at 300k and counting. I just bought it last November at 297...haven't gone far and since the safety I just had to replace spark plugs because it wasn't starting in the extreme cold. Now it runs nice and starts up everytime.

93-Spec-Edn · Post by **93-Spec-Edn** » March 6th, 2007, 5:46 pm

300,000km of my rs before a truck totalled it. currently have 265,000km on my gs and it runs perfect.

PWRD_BY_HKS · Post by **PWRD_BY_HKS** » March 6th, 2007, 5:58 pm

1992blazeredgs wrote:I have 156,000 miles on my K8 at the moment. I beat the crap out of my k8 cause i have a rebuilt kl ready to drop it and the thing just wont break. I have never had to do anything more than change the valve cover gaskets to the thing and it just keeps ticking. Keep up on routine maintenance and you should hit 200,000 no problem. Valve cover gaskets, and cv axles seem to be a very common issue, neither of which are a big deal. I believe the mx3 to be an extremely well built car if in the right hands.

Nate

fo real man, i beat the living oil out of thek-8 and the only thing that died was the clutch ....but thats wear and tear .....

Cy · Post by Cy » March 8th, 2007, 1:16 am

240K HARD-DRIVEN miles from previous owner... burned quite a bit of oil...

I'm also in NB,CANADA which = Salt on the roads + salt-air = RUST...
Which hasn't been a huge problem yet, but will be by year's end

Post by **Mooneggs** » March 8th, 2007, 12:20 pm

On my slow K8, 182,000 miles. It burns about a quart of oil every 2500 miles. Runs fantastic! 32+ mpg!

On my fast klze 282,000 on the chassis, 100,000 on the motor. Still runs strong...