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Used 1998 Mazda 626 Consumer Reviews

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3.25 out of 5 stars

Goes Early

Brandon, 01/23/2007
1998 Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan
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I bought the car at 115,000 miles. It looked like it was in great shape and also had a new transmission put in. But the engine is where I got my problems. This engine sludged up on me and gave way too early. I paid way to much for this car to not even last me a year and a half! Overall I give it a bad grade. Maybe that's why they don't make them anymore?

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2.5 out of 5 stars

Lemon

Rusty Wells, 04/17/2002
1998 Mazda 626 LX V6 4dr Sedan
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Automatic transmission had been a little rough (slight jerking) since day I bought the vehichle. Had the dealer check it out numerous times but said this was normal. After about 87,000 miles the entire transmission had to be replaced at considerable expense. Neither the Dealer nor the Manufacturor would not reimburse me, let alone share in the cost.

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4 out of 5 stars

Runs Well

Sixers rule, 06/10/2002
1998 Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan
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Had this vehicle for over a year now and have had no major problems. Drives smoothly, and after reading all the commnets am happy i got the manual transmission. Could use a little more power though.

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3.38 out of 5 stars

Don't do it!

never again!!!, 10/11/2002
1998 Mazda 626 DX 4dr Sedan
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I bought this car used about two years ago as a commuter car. It had about 36000 when I bought it. Now it has 78000 and the transmission is beginning to slip. After reading other reviews it appears as though my opinion of FORD quality has been reaffirmed, Fixed Or Repaired Daily. I am also geting a grinding noise from the driver side from tire. I had an older Mazda previous to this with no problems, but this car is awful. The Mitsubishi that I replaced had 170000 miles on it without ever getting the problems I am having with this car.

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4 out of 5 stars

Decent buy

ray, 04/06/2007
1998 Mazda 626 DX 4dr Sedan
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I fount this car to be an excellent choice for my first one. I had to put a new engine in it when I received it. Drove it for approximately three months, then got into an accident and the car was totaled. All in all it was an extremely fun car to drive. It handled exceptionally well. When we received it, it had over 140,000 miles on it but we put an engine in it with only 50,000 miles on it. It ran perfectly flawless with the exception of a squeaky belt. I give mazda credit for building an excellent gas miser. I got close to 30 mpg. That is excellent considering how hard it was used and it was close to 10 years old. It isn't a real head turner, but if you are looking for an every day driver, it is a steal.

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