Aspen500
Well-Known Member
There's quite a few Mazda model over the years that were nothing but Ford's with different sheetmetal and vice-versa. At least they're more different than the VW Routan. Nothing more than a Chrysler T&C with a different front end and badges. Otherwise, they're exactly the same.
Side story: Way back at the Ford dealer, we had a Mazda 6 come in with a fried trans. At that time it was pretty much a Contour (JUNK) chassis. Reman trans from Mazda $3,800. Exact same reman trans from Ford $2,400. Mazda trans was 2 weeks out (IIRC), Ford we had the next morning. Go figure. Literally the ONLY difference was it had a Ford sticker on it instead of Mazda. Probably both were done at the same reman company. What I mean is, if you have a Mazda, it pays to check if Ford uses the same part or assy. It could be substantially less money.
Side story: Way back at the Ford dealer, we had a Mazda 6 come in with a fried trans. At that time it was pretty much a Contour (JUNK) chassis. Reman trans from Mazda $3,800. Exact same reman trans from Ford $2,400. Mazda trans was 2 weeks out (IIRC), Ford we had the next morning. Go figure. Literally the ONLY difference was it had a Ford sticker on it instead of Mazda. Probably both were done at the same reman company. What I mean is, if you have a Mazda, it pays to check if Ford uses the same part or assy. It could be substantially less money.
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