I have had a number of Mazda cars. All were well built and reliable. But I feel the need to buy another 929 before they are all gone. I have had three 929s. When new, 1991-95, they were very expensive for a Japanese car....somewhere around A$70,000. My three cost on average, $4,500. I loved them!
I now drive a Hyundai i45. Nice car, but I recently saw a 929 advertised for $3,600 negotiable. Yesterday I went and looked at it. One owner from new with 100,000 kilometres on the clock. It looked very nice. The owner started it and I heard a tappet noise. $$$$$$ It also had not had the timing belt changed since new.
Today I visited a local mechanic and he gave me estimates for both jobs. $800+ to fit a new belt and $1800+ to replace a hydraulic tappet. I might give it a miss. Pity!
The 929 has 4 wheel steering and a host of other electronic stuff which at 20 years of age might start to give trouble.
As Willy Wonka said..’stop that, reverse it’. If negotiations were to go well, I might yet do it.
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