Mazda Tribute 2002 2.0gsi 4wd
Discussion
These are pictures of the 2 x old (2004) tyres. Is that cracking a definite no no and should i even be contemplating putting these on my car? There is plenty of tread left on them, and i contacted the seller who only just took them off his car a couple of weeks ago, so they have been in use.
Have decided to not take the chance and binned the 2 x 14 year old tyres...Been searching for a matching pair the last few days, but cant find anything at all, so going to cut my losses and sell the other 2 (one is 2014, other 2013)...both have about 10mm of tread on them and no cracking or cuts.
Would look stupid putting on the car as 2 only...
Would look stupid putting on the car as 2 only...
Apologies for hijacking your thread but I thought you might be interested in this (didn't think it quite deserved it's own thread).
I've just moved to Canada, and looking for a 4x4 that's reasonable (by north american standards) on fuel and practical. Was looking at old jeeps etc. but decided I probably didn't in all reality need the low range box, and wanted something that would reliably(!) get me to work. The Ford Escape is pretty popular, however the Mazda Tribute (basically the same) is a little more scarce, and they generally seem to be better looked after. This popped up locally and I snapped it up.
It's a 2003 (I think) Mazda Tribute with the 3.0L 203hp V6 with slush box. She certainly shifts - probably one of the quicker cars I've owned, though that's not saying much after my recent slew of glacially slow vehicles. 288,000km on the clock but clearly well maintained with mazda dealer history and the last owner for 6 years carried out his own maintenance (he's a bit of a car guy as I understand).
There's no rust anywhere, amazing for a place like Canada! The spec includes A/C, Cruise, full leather, heated seats, CD changer etc. and pretty much everything works as it should. It needs a few things - brakes are a bit spongy, it needs a new windscreen, exhaust has a minor leak, and has a few small electrical and trim related gremlins, but otherwise is in great running condition. I will be doing as much work myself as I can to save money. Price paid - $2200. A bargain I reckon. Major things for me were engine, box and rust, which all are as good as anyone could as - honestly the underside is spotless.
Oh, and I reckon the colour coded bumpers make it look pretty smart!
Might get rid of the running boards... They're pretty useless on a car this small! (In North America this thing is TINY!)
I've just moved to Canada, and looking for a 4x4 that's reasonable (by north american standards) on fuel and practical. Was looking at old jeeps etc. but decided I probably didn't in all reality need the low range box, and wanted something that would reliably(!) get me to work. The Ford Escape is pretty popular, however the Mazda Tribute (basically the same) is a little more scarce, and they generally seem to be better looked after. This popped up locally and I snapped it up.
It's a 2003 (I think) Mazda Tribute with the 3.0L 203hp V6 with slush box. She certainly shifts - probably one of the quicker cars I've owned, though that's not saying much after my recent slew of glacially slow vehicles. 288,000km on the clock but clearly well maintained with mazda dealer history and the last owner for 6 years carried out his own maintenance (he's a bit of a car guy as I understand).
There's no rust anywhere, amazing for a place like Canada! The spec includes A/C, Cruise, full leather, heated seats, CD changer etc. and pretty much everything works as it should. It needs a few things - brakes are a bit spongy, it needs a new windscreen, exhaust has a minor leak, and has a few small electrical and trim related gremlins, but otherwise is in great running condition. I will be doing as much work myself as I can to save money. Price paid - $2200. A bargain I reckon. Major things for me were engine, box and rust, which all are as good as anyone could as - honestly the underside is spotless.
Oh, and I reckon the colour coded bumpers make it look pretty smart!
Might get rid of the running boards... They're pretty useless on a car this small! (In North America this thing is TINY!)
Edited by samj2014 on Thursday 14th March 17:21
I do like stuff like this
A good friend of mine bought a 1999 CRV with the intention of the 2.0 block making its way into his B16 CRX track car... that never happened though and he just ran around in a CRV for 2 years instead
It proved itself a brilliantly reliable and comfortable towing/trackday support vehicle (came with its own picnic table), he abused it offroad and it simply refused to die
A good friend of mine bought a 1999 CRV with the intention of the 2.0 block making its way into his B16 CRX track car... that never happened though and he just ran around in a CRV for 2 years instead
It proved itself a brilliantly reliable and comfortable towing/trackday support vehicle (came with its own picnic table), he abused it offroad and it simply refused to die
Ambleton said:
You know what, these are so dull and generic I totally forgot they even existed 
Get a jesus fish on the rear bumper, and a national trust sticker in the window and it'd be the perfect vehicle for distributing narcotics with zero suspicion!
Like jessie Pinkmans Toyota?Get a jesus fish on the rear bumper, and a national trust sticker in the window and it'd be the perfect vehicle for distributing narcotics with zero suspicion!
Good thread. With the welding done it looks like a good solid barge.
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