Hi, Well, I have had the car for 4 weeks and the battery in my 1989 MX seems to have died. Do I have to use a special battery from Mazda? Also, I left the boot open to dry out some moisture that got in around the aerial. Does opening the boot turn on a light somewhere that could have drained the bat...

Hi David, I purchased a FRAM oil filter for my NA from B&T, Otahuhu Branch, on Friday. Regards Jolyon From keyaccounts@waipunahotel.co.nz Fri Apr 27 17:59:48 2007 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: RE: Oil filter Date:...

Hi, I have just purchased my car and looked for someone to take the car to. I just took my car to City Motors in town, tel 379 5649, and was very comfortable with the service. I also have been to Anzac motors in Browns Bay to get a copy of a receipt for major work done by the previous owner. They is...

Hi Peter, Have you rung BP Waterview and asked if they have had a problem? The new petrol may be coincidental but it is worth asking. To me a "tractor" sound would be water in the distributor or around the plug leads. It is unlikely that you have driven though a puddle 30cm's dep so this leaves bad ...

Hi Peter, Have you rung BP Waterview and asked if they have had a problem? The new petrol may be coincidental but it is worth asking. To me a "tractor" sound would be water in the distributor or around the plug leads. It is unlikely that you have driven though a puddle 30cm's dep so this leaves bad ...

Hi Folks, The diff in my MX5 has begun to grind and changing the oil in the diff confirmed that there are problems. The car serial number starts with NA6CE and I am told this has to be a 1989 model. Do any of you have experience with this? Do any list members know of any cars being wrecked or have o...

Hi, Thanks for all the comments. I am with AMI and they want a $1200 excess for theft without an immobilizer, a dual immobilizer. This is partly because I can not garage the car, I have a TR7 convertible in the garage (I think this is the car Mazda got all the ideas from). I will look into fitting o...

Hi, I just purchased a 1989 model and have been told by my insurers that I need a dual immobiliser. 1. Can you recommend any insurers? 2. Can you recommend any brand of immobiliser that is well suited to our cars? I would also like to have this car thoroughly checked by a mechanic who specialises in...