Hi guys,
I am of the older generation and my first new car was a 1978 Dodge. Be thankful for your Mazda's.
1. In the 70's - 60K to 70K was high mileage and you were looking to get rid of it. Now we see cars going 200K and even over 300K.
2. By 30K - you might see rust around the fenders and wheel wells. The paint and metal treatments are so good today, with proper care, many years of rust free looks.
3. When you drove a new car off the lot, you would have to bring it back within a couple of weeks to have the engine tweaked... Because of technology and quality control, even the worst made cars are still very good.
4. The warranty was 12 Months or 12,000 Miles...period.
5. The paint in earlier cars looked good...for a while. But much of it was soft enamel that chipped easily and oxidized easily as well. Clear coat paints really changed things!
Happy motoring! ( That was Exxon's, which used to be called Esso, motto) Esso also had a logo that was a tiger and their other saying was "Put a tiger in your tank". When you filled up with gas, they attached a small tiger tail to your gas cap.
I am of the older generation and my first new car was a 1978 Dodge. Be thankful for your Mazda's.
1. In the 70's - 60K to 70K was high mileage and you were looking to get rid of it. Now we see cars going 200K and even over 300K.
2. By 30K - you might see rust around the fenders and wheel wells. The paint and metal treatments are so good today, with proper care, many years of rust free looks.
3. When you drove a new car off the lot, you would have to bring it back within a couple of weeks to have the engine tweaked... Because of technology and quality control, even the worst made cars are still very good.
4. The warranty was 12 Months or 12,000 Miles...period.
5. The paint in earlier cars looked good...for a while. But much of it was soft enamel that chipped easily and oxidized easily as well. Clear coat paints really changed things!
Happy motoring! ( That was Exxon's, which used to be called Esso, motto) Esso also had a logo that was a tiger and their other saying was "Put a tiger in your tank". When you filled up with gas, they attached a small tiger tail to your gas cap.