 The transmission went out early on, which started a chain reaction of other problems months to follow.This car was nothing more than a money pit and certainly not one worth investing in.I've replaced just about everything in the car besides the engine, which I hear is something Mazda actually does fairly well.I ended up finally trading the car in at around 153k miles.It seems like a lot, but not considering maintenance costs.In addition to the reliability issues, the interior was cheap and started to literally fall apart.Poor mpg as well.The only positive thing I can say about the car is that it was kind of fun to drive and had nice acceleration.It felt like a go-kart.