Assuming my boss isn't on a plane to Australia to fire me, I should get a Colorado this year. Was just considering my options when the lease expires. Is that counting my chickens before they hatch?bigfellascott wrote:We all know what Car Dealerships are like, promise everything until they make the sale then ya on ya own - I don't trust any of them ever and if she's a new car I certainly wouldn't be doing anything to jepardise the warranty (hard enough getting em to honor it as it is without giving them an out)The Raven wrote:I thought so, but it was worth checking in case they have 'approved' mods from certain vendors.
My BT is a 2006 PJ model with just on 100,000 on the clock so she's out of warranty so I can now get it sorted so it actually runs the way it should instead of putting up with Mazda's substandard detuned effort.
Oh, Mazda was notorious for reflashing the ECUs during servicings. Inevitably resulting in lower power. Not specifically BTs, but I recall the complaints.
In the US they got caught with the early RX8s. Output was NOT what was claimed, and reflashes reduced it. Legal proceedings forced them to develop a 'flash' that actually generated the marketing figures (much higher than delivered).
Mazda Australia does more to harm their 'global' reputation than anything, starting by overpricing models compared to the rest of the world (not a bit, a lot! = 300%). Similarly, the dealers weren't much better. I had an 'new' 121 Bubble in the 90's (company skateboard) and Mazda dealers could never put them on the hoist, or adjust the clutch properly. How many times did I have to show them the buckled front passenger floor, then readjust the clutch (myself) before leaving the dealership. My folks old MPV (the original RWD V6 model) is still going strong, probably because they stopped taking it to the dealer!
if you do get it and keep it I'd have a look at the ECU Tune etc, well worth doing from what I've read.
so its made a diff alright and just seems more willing to pull instead of labour along like it used to do, also did some overtaking and it was better in that department too, can't wait to get that ECU remapped and that gearbox parameters done too, she should be bloody good to drive then.
