Think, by law for the state of California, all emissions equipment, including catalytic converters, is covered by a 5 year warranty.

What known issues? The known issues are the Service Bulletins issued by the manufacturer, so to speak - recalls.
Since 2007 (CX-9 first year) there has been all but one minor TSB issued. For comparison, between 2007 and 2008 there were 3 recalls issued for Camrys. Does the latter suggest that Camry is unworthy car? No, it simply states that if you own certain year model of Camry - there is a chance that there may be an issue with this model.

Kwak has a sour experience with Mazda he owned "one time" (what model? when?). Does it mean that entire Mazda lineup sucks because of that?

Juliet said:krazymop said:RickKwak said:We had a Mazda at one time...In the first 50K miles, the tranny gave out 2x, gear shifter went out once, and numerous other minor problem arose . When the transmission went out for the second time, since the mileage had just passed the warranty by 150 miles, Mazda refused to cover the tranny even though it was the exact same problem they fixed first time under warranty. I went all the way upto Mazda USA Vice President.

Instead of fixing the problem, they sent me a $100 voucher on a next purchase. Wow! Add insult to injury.

After fixing it on my own, it went out again, finally I gave up and donated the damn car.

Anyhow I vowed to never buy another Mazda and tell of my experience to everyone. Sorry, a red for you![/Q



if you had that many problems, you should have extended the warranty on it.

Maybe he is just trying to warn shoppers of the known issues with mazda. My madza also had the transmission go out, before 70k, thankfully that was covered for me (I had an extended warranty) but the cat converters also went out and thats not covered and a $2000 plus bill. Also, have had other things randomly go wrong that were not covered, $400 here, $350 there, plus the $100 deductable each time.. Just make sure you are aware of the problems before buying and what to expect. I would buy the comparable other manufacturer car if I had to do it again.

I bought an 07 CX 7 grand touring black cherry and had more compliments than any car I have ever owned. It was a great car, exciting to drive but too small for my taste and I hated having to use premium gas all the time. I wanted to trade my CX 7 for the CX 9 but I could not make the deal work due to the low trade in value (they wanted to give me $16500)... so looked and bought an 08 Cad SRX instead - they gave me $19900 on trade.

Tell them you're from the Ford dealership down the street and ask for the D-Plan. You'll get the lowest price plus all the incentives.

2008 Motor Trend's sport/utility of the year. Can't go wrong with a sale price on this baby.

I have an '06 Mazda3 - my first Mazda - & I won't hesitate to buy another one when the time comes up again.
Excellent packaging & quality & value.

What Honda's used to be like.

That said, my brother just bought 1 of the CX9 & he loves it not only for the deal but for exactly what I wrote above: Excellent packaging & quality & value + BONUS regular gas.

I looked at these last week. I was quoted $6416 off the MSRP with the first email inquiry.

2008 MAZDA CX 9 TOURING WITH TOURING ASSIST PKG,DVD ENTERTAINMENT,ROOF RACK RAILS,COMPASS MIRROR,SAT RADIO.

MSRP $39,182.00

PRICE $32,766

OUT THE DOOR WOULD BE $35,388.81.

Unfortunately, due to my budget, even an additional $3000 off would not have helped me.

I think you can also get the XPlan price with Mazdas...

It is an awesome vehicle, just too pricey for my pocket in this economy...

what is the MSRP on this car? want to know how much a new one is with the $10K rebate. What kind of car is it? sports? please don't reply with something rude and nasty like, why don't you just google it. I am asking my fatwallet members to help me. thank you,

kos49 said:what is the MSRP on this car? want to know how much a new one is with the $10K rebate. What kind of car is it? sports? please don't reply with something rude and nasty like, why don't you just google it. I am asking my fatwallet members to help me. thank you,
I'm not going to say something rude like "why don't you just google it", but I will say something like "At least take the time to read the post two up from your own"

Honestly while the tendencies for some brands (look at consumer reports) to break down less is good, just remember ALL vehicles will have issues; some just sooner than later.

Look at the service bays of your Honda or Toyota dealers, there will ALWAYS be cars there. Obviously things will always break down. Case in point - a good friend bought an 08 Camry Hybrid new - it has less than 5k miles on it, tranny replaced twice. I have an 08 (new body style) Honda accord, AC went out with under 2k miles.
It happens, if it didn't, warranties are useless.

All I am saying is, manufacturer backed extended service plans may be a good idea assuming reasonable cost and that you plan to keep it past 3 years/36,000 miles (or with Mazda 4 years 50k miles).

I doubt there would be any of us who would spend $25k on a new Toyota or Honda with NO warranty (no matter how good the reputation is). Right?Text