Review Of My 2005 Mazda 6 2.0L TS2

A review of my Mazda 6 2.0L TS2.

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I was talking to a friend about his Audi that has got major engine problems again and how he has spent quite a lot of money on the car over the 70,000 miles he has had it.

This got me thinking about my Mazda 6 and how I had not really thought about its reliability over the years.

I then realized why I had not thought about the reliability of my Mazda, its because it has been totally reliable and has only ever let me down once and that was just a weak battery that just needed replacing.

So I just thought I would give you a brief story of my Mazda ownership and what I thought of the car and the problems I have had.

• The Car is a Mazda 6 TS2 with the 2000cc petrol engine.
• Owned since new in 2005
• Has now done 125,000 miles, mostly start stop town driving with occasional long trips.

Now I will list the problems I have had in that time

1. New battery at 50,000 miles - the only time it hasn't started first time
2. New front discs needed at 75,000 miles
3. New clutch needed at approximately 85,000 miles
4. Throttle body and MAF sensor cleaned due to rough idle

Now looking at that list I would consider that to be totally acceptable reliability and you could even consider those items on the list as consumable service items that have a certain service life anyway.

So If you take into account my experience of Mazda ownership then I would rate it as incredibly reliable and have been very pleased with the reliability so far.

Now it is not perfect so to balance this frankly excellent reliability I will briefly list what I consider to be some of the good and bad points of this particular model.

GOOD POINTS

• Reliability
• Looks good
• Sporty handling
• Fantastic Bose sound system
• Comfortable
• No rust

BAD POINTS

• Fuel consumption not the best, 30 mpg in my case
• Uses a lot of oil even when new, they all do that evidently!
• Ride a little firm
• Not the most powerful engine in its class
• Paint finish slightly "orange peel" from new but it is durable, no rust

So That is briefly my review of my Mazda and from the lists above I think I would be able to recommend it to anyone as a good reliable and stylish family car.

I would be interested to know if my experience is typical of Mazda ownership or have I just been lucky ?

Why you should drain the fuel from your motorcycle gas tank

BE WARNED

Why you should drain the fuel from your gas tank

Many people will tell you that if you are going to store your bike for any length of time you must drain the fuel from the tank and carbs as it will go off.

What does go off mean and is it as serious as people say it is ?

It is as bad as people say it is !!!

As you know I am stripping my old Kawasaki Zephyr ZR750 with the intention of rebuilding it by saving as many parts as I can from the old bike using various weird and wonderful ideas I have seen on the net.

The idea is to spend as little as possible and use some unusual ideas to save and restore the original parts where possible.

One part I want to save is the fuel tank, once in very good condition and now very rusty inside.

Now the reason it is in such bad condition is because I did not drain the fuel from the tank and now that fuel has essentially turned to muddy water and has caused the inside of the tank to rust

The rust could have been prevented if the tank had been drained before storing and saved me a lot of work now.

Here is a video showing what I found when I did drain the tank !!

As you can see it is now basically muddy water with bits of rust in it

So ALWAYS drain your tank and carbs if storing a bike for more than a couple of months

Fuel Gone Bad - Why You Should Drain The Fuel From Your Gas Tank

Why you should drain the fuel from your gas tank

Many people will tell you that if you are going to store your bike for any length of time you must drain the fuel from the tank and carbs as it will go off.

What does go off mean and is it as serious as people say it is ?

It is as bad as people say it is !!!

As you know I am stripping my old Kawasaki Zephyr ZR750 with the intention of rebuilding it by saving as many parts as I can from the old bike using various weird and wonderful ideas I have seen on the net.

The idea is to spend as little as possible and use some unusual ideas to save and restore the original parts where possible.

One part I want to save is the fuel tank, once in very good condition and now very rusty inside.

The rust could have been prevented if the tank had been drained before storing and saved me a lot of work now but you live and learn so check out my video above to see what came out of the tank !