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#25 of 754 mazda1986 by mazda1986 Sep 18, 1998 (2:28 pm)
anybody out there with a 1986 mazda b 2000. i would like to chat about the truck
#26 of 754 C13 by C13 Sep 19, 1998 (10:49 pm)
I'd like to take issue with those who complain that the recent vintage B series is 'merely' a rebadged Ford. Ford's pickups are their best-selling vehicles, and arguably their best-made. The current Ranger is an good truck. The changes that Mazda makes to it make it superior, in my opinion. For one thing, they box in the front frame rails. This makes the chassis more rigid, resulting in better handling. It also makes the truck more resistant to damage. Check the NHTSA crash test results of the Ford and Mazda. Mazda does better. The other main difference is cosmetic. Ford puts a huge plastic molding on the nose of its truck. You may like it. I don't. Mazda styling looks right to me. Of course now that I sell GMC trucks, I'm pleased to be able to offer my customers 4-wheel discs (vented on some models), 4-wheel ABS, the stiffest chassis of any truck, a wide range of V8's, towing up to 5 tons, etc.
#27 of 754 C13 by C13 Sep 20, 1998 (10:36 am)
I apologize for the preceding commercial. Just sort of went nuts. I'll try to control myself.
#28 of 754 One point by stanford Sep 20, 1998 (1:12 pm)
The ranger has boxed frame rails too. Made an advertising splash a couple of years ago about it.
#29 of 754 dizzy2 Mazda B2200 brake prob? by dizzy2 Sep 21, 1998 (10:14 pm)
I'm hoping someone can suggest a cure for a puzzling problem. My 91 B2200's idiot light comes on and says ABS is not working. Dealer says nothing found, they say take it to Midas for a free brake inspection. Does anyone have any ideas about what this might be? I don't want to be a sheep for Midas to shear when I take it. Truck drives great, is at 130k miles and has been rigged for towing a light trailer. This started after the trailer hitch etc was installed. Of course it never does this when at the dealer. I would appreciate any input! Thanks
#30 of 754 C13 by C13 Sep 21, 1998 (11:41 pm)
Really! If this is true, then I stand corrected. Mazda made a big deal about stiffening the Ford chassis.
#31 of 754 glenrose by glenrose Sep 22, 1998 (11:05 pm)
I went to midas for a break inspection, they said I had bad break fluid and they had to replace all the rubber in the breaks. They never checked the pads. I took it somewhere else, they checked the brakes and replaced the rear pads. Still working good a year later.
#32 of 754 vonnyvonce by vonnyvonce Oct 12, 1998 (3:24 pm)
Just bought a 98 B2500 extended cab with the power package. My observations after the first weekend. So far so good, quiet, smooth especially on the highway. nice gearing makes for low highway rpms( Approx 2100 at 60mph). Rock solid cruise control, decent tunes. Clutch smooth as is transmission. Build quality seems good. Only real grip, the climate control system. I would like a system which offers the driver the ability to 1. shut off the fan 2. activate ac compressor in any mode at the driver's descretion. The Mazda has only 2 settings where the ac does not come on automatically. Could very much simplify system by leaving settings to the right of off and simply having an ac button. Hate ac automatically with defrost. Prefer it being left up to me.
#33 of 754 rmnixon by rmnixon Oct 14, 1998 (12:57 pm)
vonnyvonce: Check your owner's manual regarding when the A/C comes on. I have a 98 XLT ext cab and the manual says that when it is less than 50 degrees F the A/C will only come on when you select A/C or MAX A/C. Let me know what you find out. By the way I concur with your write-up above. Tricky Dick.
#34 of 754 vonnyvonce by vonnyvonce Oct 15, 1998 (10:31 pm)
Tricky, Guess your right about the 50 degree thing although it hasn't been cold enough in Massachusetts yet to try it out. depite this I still prefer complete control or perhaps like the Hondas wherre ac comes on in defrosting modes but then can be shut off if driver prefers. Best of both worlds.

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