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Mazda Builds CRAP!!!!!! Buyer Beware
jimjaq1, 03/20/2013
2008 Mazda CX-7 Sport 4dr SUV (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
27 of 33 people found this review helpful
Mazda's design engineers have the heads in a very dark hole. The turbo charger they put in the vehicle does not lubricate itself and fails quickly. At 70K the timing belt has stretched and failed causing a complete rebuild of the engine (BTW, Mazda won't cover any of that, wait until you get to deal with their warranty people). Mazda has design a vehicle that is very noisy inside, bad visibility from anywhere inside the car, terrible air-conditioning, the car rides like a stage coach, and worst of all Mazda does not back its warranties and hides from its responsibilities concerning its products....buyer beware
AVOID!
Bill, 09/14/2020
2008 Mazda CX-7 Touring 4dr SUV AWD (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I owned the car a year and a half. I've been through 2 engines and constant check engine lights. I will never buy a mazda again.
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Owned for years, still love it
lurking444, 11/08/2012
2008 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring 4dr SUV AWD (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I purchased a 2008 CX-7 new, in 2009. It was a "demo" model so I got a good deal. My car only has 25,000 miles on it so far (yeah, I don't drive it all the time). However, I do love the sporty feel, the moderately large cargo capacity, and the styling; it still looks cutting edge. I don't drive it much because my wife and I also own a diesel VW Jetta, which gets better than twice the mpg of the Mazda. I've averaged about 18.5mpg on the CX-7 in the years I've owned it. I love the sportiness of the vehicle, but you'll have to make a judgement about whether poor fuel economy is worth the love of the road/drive. I'm happy with my decision to buy this car.
RUN FAST
Eric Allen, 02/06/2017
updated 09/05/2017
2008 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring 4dr SUV (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
13 of 16 people found this review helpful
This is our second cx-7. The first one we bought used but after a year it got hit and was totaled. We really didn't own it long enough for us to have many problems. HOWEVER, we bought another cx-7 after the first one thinking it would be another good car. Hindsight is 20 20. We bought the second one with only 56,000 miles on it. After just a few months, the turbo went out. That cost $4000 to fix!! After this the check engine light constantly came on and the dealership kept telling us it was because of "sludge". At 109,000 miles we finally replaced the motor because it had so many problems. Here we are today and we can't get the check engine light to stay off on the NEW motor. We've only had the new motor for 6 months... We've already spent a couple thousand dollars on it trying to fix it. Finally about to trade it in... hopefully for a Nissan Maxima. PLEASE SAVE YOUR SELF AND DO NOT BUY THIS CAR OR ANY MAZDA FOR THAT MATTER!!!!!
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Great SUV
jaron1, 11/12/2011
2008 Mazda CX-7 Sport 4dr SUV AWD (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
This is a great car considered lots of other vehicles before buying. I thought the some of these reviews were unfair about this car as most of the problems were due to driver error. And not keeping up on normal maintenance this is a fantastic car fun to drive lots of spunk and great ride quality. Its quite inside with plenty of room I would recomend this car to anyone