> <<I have heard it said from several reputable sources that Mazda's non-rotary
> engines are only good for about 100,000 miles before crapping out -
> especially the 4-cyl. models...Food for thought.>>
>
> I don't have much experience with Mazda's piston engines
> other than the 1600/1800 in the Miata, Capri, and 323GTX.
> But _that_ engine is rock-solid.
>
> Anybody killing one of these engines by 100,000 miles
> of highway use is making a deliberate attempt to do so.
Unless, of course, it's a pre-92 Miata, in which case a broken crank at under
100k is not unheard-of. They tried to make it a *little* bit lighter and a
*little* bit smaller, and ended up making it a lot weaker. For details, see
(shaky memory) miata.com (?)
Matt
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