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At least that is my take on them!
You probably have one of thoose racing mini vans that are found so frequently on these sites.
Let me guess, you figured a way to bypass the speed limiter in hopes to gather enough muster to pass one of those oversized utes that you are refering to.
I have sold Mazda's for years and I have found that the Millenia has been very reliable and trouble-free for most owners. Many of them trade them in and buy/lease a new one.
For those of you that have had problems, I am sorry to hear that. It seems most of the problems are related to higher-mileage first-year models. The Miller-Cycle engine is a great engine, but like any force-fed (super- or turbocharged) engine, maintenance must be performed meticulously. Remember, that Lysholm compressor is spinning six times the speed of the crankshaft.
If any of you are so interested in replacing your Millenia with a different vehicle, THEN PLEASE DO SO. If not, then bite the bullet and have it fixed. But don't come in here and start attacking people who are trying to help out the owners. I have a lot of horror stories from when I was working at VW's West Coast Quality Assurance Center. Thus I will never buy a VW, and if you won't buy a Mazda, then that's great! Buy what you like and gives you peace-of-mind.
His as any good advice is always well received around here.
I currently have a 1999 Millenia S with almost 20K miles, and still very happy.
Bob
Emerald, since you're a leasing type of guy, the free maintenance for the VW (with what amounts to about a year and a half of b2b warranty) sounds great. Just be sure to get rid of the Passat right after the lease.
Didn't anyone ever tell you to believe half of what you read?
As the owner of a 2000 Silver Frost (my friends call it silver) V6 GLS, I am concerned that you are offering our friend advise based on fiction and rumor.
Based on what I read on the Miller Cycle, I could easily tell anyone to stay away from it as well, but I am open minded enough to understand that nothing works perfectly forever, and ALL, including your maroon Mazda requires periodic service and repair.
I am seriously looking at the new Acura TL-S with 260 hp. Throw on the spoiler/ground effects and the gold pkg and your set...
I'm still a little wary of VW reliability, but I think I would consider the Passat since it is still built in Germany. The quality assurance center I worked at dealt with the VW's built in Mexico. I've also dealt with receiving Dodge Ram trucks built in Mexico. I will share this advice with everyone: If the final assembly point on the sticker says Mexico, DO NOT BUY IT. It was amazing the things they "forgot". Dashboards not bolted on, interior panels missing, entire repaints of vehicles... once, they sent a full ship-load (about 4,800 vehicles) and "forgot" to send the hubcaps, owner's manuals, spare tires, antennaes, etc. Those 4,800 vehicles sat basically untouched for 7 months exposed to the weather and ocean and seagulls. They did pretty good, I guess... only a 47% rejection rate on the shipped vehicles.
If you are looking for an extended warranty on the '99 or '00, your best bet is to find one of those cars at a Mazda dealer's used lot that has been certified by Mazda. If it has been certified, you will get the remainder of the factory warranty (36mos/50k) plus an additional 12mos/12k on top of that. Also, I believe you can purchase additional Mazda coverage. See http://www.mazdausa.com and click on Pre-Owned and then Mazda Certified Warranty. It gives a list of everything that's covered which is just about everything. It even states specifically "Lysholm Compressor" so you know for sure that that's covered.
Anyhow, has anyone added a powered subwoofer to thier factory Bose Stereo? If yes, did doing so produce any negative sound quality effects?
http://www.millenia.mazda.co.jp/img/inpane_zoom.jpg
Millenia with NAV. This is a test.
Just found a 2000 Millenium Edition Millenia for about 23000 including tax & title. I did read about the 2000 Millenia here, but I've got mixed reports/road tests...ranging from OK to not so great. I still have to find a good report about the car, though most of the posts here have been favorable. And this has got me thinking again. Basically is it a good car for the price??? I have also been looking at the 2001 Nissan Maxima and the 2000 Lincoln LS. Any comments/comparisons/help would be greatly appreciated? Thanks.
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Great car, its 210hp Supercharged engine performs excellent in traffic conditions and is unbelievably and effortlessly fast at highway speeds; as a result of it utilizing a centrifugal supercharger
Interior build and quality is of excellent quality as well, it doesn't have that cheap plastic feel to it like the TL's and the like.
The biggest draw back to owning a Millenia S/ME is future high performance engine maintanence Ah, the same problem goes with any other supercharged or turboed car; that's the price you gotta pay for a performance oriented vehicle..
Regards,
from Mazda South in Austin Texas.
Now that we have moved to our new platform, we no longer have the requirement to stop and restart discussions after the numbers of posts exceed a certain limit. To keep from confusing our newer members down the road, we are going through the discussion list bit by bit and dropping the "part" numbers associated with some of our extended discussions.
Since this will be the permanent home for discussion of the Millenia, I have removed the "Part Two" from the title of this discussion and altered the name of the archived version to distinguish it from this one.
Please continue....
Pat
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I don't know how much an extended warranty should cost, but it seems that the costly problems with this car happens after 100,000 miles. Consumer Reports shows that the Millenia is a relatively trouble free car. Although a few in this forum would strongly disagree with that observation.
I got about 19K on my 1999 S, and still happy.
Good luck,
Bob
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Just do a search on "Alcantara suede" if you want more info.
I just found out that some gum got stuck to the side of my car. Does anyone know a good way to get this off without damaging the paint?
Please help ... any info is appreciated!!!