Hi guys and gals! A friend of mine is considering buying a BA with V6 engine, could you please give me an idea of any common problems and faults that may appear on a post facelift model (> '96)
Many Thanks in advance!

Problems? unheard of on a mazda. No serious faults mate as long as you maintain em properly engines go on forever. Just some parts can be expensive compared to other motors but then they dont go wrong as much

I've owned mine for 13 months now done 18000miles with no problems

Had my V6 around 13-14 months also, no serious faults.. Only small jobs needed doing like replacing brake pads and cv boot. Most reliable car I've owned, but like essex-lad said it can be a bit expensive when something does go wrong...

heres a good site showing you reliabilty of all cars select your car from the drop down menu

http://www.reliabilityindex.co.uk/

lol mad its shows that a mazda 323f ba is more reliable than a Mercedes E Class 95-99

thanks guys! anything anyone else can think of, please post!:lol:

Had my V6 for about 3 years now, the only thing's i've had was the cluch pedal housing weld broke and had to be re-welded, new cluch and a problem with the revs bouncing.....see the links....

http://www.club323f.com/club323f/forum/ ... hp4?t=2819

http://www.club323f.com/club323f/forum/ ... hp4?t=4109

but it's sorted now plus the usual sevice stuff.