maintenance and reliability of your mx-3?

[Agent_J]

how much does maintenance usually cost for your mx-3 and is it a reliable car?

[Casino]

only problems ive had with my car are, I had to replace the motor mounts but that was my fault and ive some belt troubles nothing major though.<BR>I had an exhaust leak but i just replaced the whole system with a cat back.

[Agent_J]

how much did all that cost ? :p

[Shadow_Mx-3]

I bought mine with 120000 km's on it and now it has 168000 km's.<P>Only thing i had to replace was the alternator but it was 10 years old, my cars a 1992, also had to change my battery at that time. <P>Aside from that i changed the exaust line because it was rusted and i had to change a light bulb because it broke.<P>The rest is just normal stuff, changing the oil, oil filter, transmission oil, air filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires, brakes, calipers, discs and so on.<P>And this only when needed of course.

[Shadow_Mx-3]

Also i have to add that since i bought the car (it's been 3 years and 2 months now) it never failed to start (except for that alternator failiure) and that even if it spent the night outside at -40 C !

[Agent_J]

so how much does changing the oil, oil filter, transmission oil, air filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires, brakes, calipers, discs and so on cost approximately?

[mitmaks]

filter i got one aftermarket intake for like 25 bucks designed for civic but works for my mx, and its usually can be washed from dirt and stuff, oil i recommend getting a good brand, either use newer type of oil that came out designed for engines after 75k miles, quiets ur HLA noise, but on my mx i use synthetic only, lasts a lot and protects way better esp at racing.

[airjordon_09]

dont listen to the rumours from everyone about this car, when i thought about buying my car before, everyone told me it was a piece of garbage and not to because it will cost too much to fix all the time, and so i didnt then about a month later, out of love for the car i said forget them and bought it anyways and it turned out to be a great car, the only problems i have had is a common prob with the mx and thats that damn fan belt lol go for it bud<P> peace

[Agent_J]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by airjordon_09:<BR><STRONG>dont listen to the rumours from everyone about this car, when i thought about buying my car before, everyone told me it was a piece of garbage and not to because it will cost too much to fix all the time</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>thats exactly what i was concerned about, and i think the mx-3 looks really good, but when i heard it costs too much to fix, i was a bit worried and even thought about buying a honda

[TedLeeper]

My 95 RS has about 65K miles on it and has never broken down. I replaced the clutch at about 60K miles but thats it. BTW I run the piss outa my car and it still runs great, it's verry relial.

[anjin1982]

um fan belt?on an mx3?<BR>where do you see this

[Custommx3]

IT must be a joke, there is no such thing on an MX

[EBUCKS]

270 000 kms on my 95 rs, bought in 95. <BR>Problems: defroster doesn't work<BR> burns oil (1 litre ever 1000 kms)<BR> valve tick<BR>I think I can live with that for now. It's not a bad car. <P>one

[airjordon_09]

lol, yeah fan belt, why???

[cjthor]

You mean the alt belt or the ps belt. Alot of people have been having a problem with this. Its all about proper tension. Oh yea...I have 111500 miles on my mx with no major issues other than axle shafts (common on FWD) and I replaced the alternator once.