@ Landcrusher
The MX-6/Probe were missed opportunities. With the exception of the first gen turbo cars(crude) the cars were underpowered.
The Ford, to their credit, had tight handling, but for some inexplicable reason, Mazda went with a soft suspension set-up.
The weak point on all these cars were the auto transmissions. The Mazda auto trans in this car was a smaller copy of an existing GM trans. If you're gonna steal, why not steal form the best instead of GM?
The transmission lasted only for about 90-100K miles at which point a trans R&R cost more than the book value of the car.
That's why you don't see them anymore.
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Hmm, looks like I have something else to do after the 3L swap to my friend's 2002 Cougar. Just kidding. I think.
We put a type-r sticker on our dorm room door back in college. we claimed it made the door open faster.
@ Landcrusher The MX-6/Probe were missed opportunities. With the exception of the first gen turbo cars(crude) the cars were underpowered. The Ford, to their credit, had tight handling, but for some inexplicable reason, Mazda went with a soft suspension set-up. The weak point on all these cars were the auto transmissions. The Mazda auto trans in this car was a smaller copy of an existing GM trans. If you're gonna steal, why not steal form the best instead of GM? The transmission lasted only for about 90-100K miles at which point a trans R&R cost more than the book value of the car. That's why you don't see them anymore.
The way I see it, you could paint this thing ALL BLACK, tint the windows, and be a TOTAL POSER ! Not many people would realize the difference.