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Madza demio opinions?

  • 22-07-2013 10:35pm
    #1
    Finnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    My sister is going to look at one of these tomorrow evening it's a 00 with 80k miles on the clock.
    What are they like?
    Any common faults with them or anything to look out for apart from the obvious?
    What sort of mpg is likely?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    RedDeadMarshal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭RedDeadMarshal


    Finnt wrote: »
    Hi,
    My sister is going to look at one of these tomorrow evening it's a 00 with 80k miles on the clock.
    What are they like?
    Any common faults with them or anything to look out for apart from the obvious?
    What sort of mpg is likely?
    Thanks
    what engine is it first of all?


  • #3
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    RedDeadMarshal wrote: »
    what engine is it first of all?

    1.3 sohc id imagine.


  • #4
    RedDeadMarshal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭RedDeadMarshal


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    1.3 sohc id imagine.
    it's very nippy around town but bad on the motorway. It's reliable. 33mpg 8.7l that's from real people who bought the car and done a review on it.
    What else would you recommend her?


  • #5
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    Finnt wrote: »
    Hi,
    My sister is going to look at one of these tomorrow evening it's a 00 with 80k miles on the clock.
    What are they like?
    Any common faults with them or anything to look out for apart from the obvious?
    What sort of mpg is likely?
    Thanks
    They are very reliable cars and give little to no problems. However from my experience of them I have found them to be very harsh and uncomfortable to drive and as a passenger. They also can rust quiet badly underneath as is the case with most mazdas.


  • #6
    RedDeadMarshal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭RedDeadMarshal


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    They are very reliable cars and give little to no problems. However from my experience of them I have found them to be very harsh and uncomfortable to drive and as a passenger. They also can rust quiet badly underneath as is the case with most mazdas.
    well if that's what she really wants then go buy it just check if it's mechanically sound and if there is a little rust you could always do it over just make sure it's not rotten and the engine sounds good. Give it a few revs to make sure there are no knocking sounds.


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  • #7
    blatantrereg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    I have an 03 1.3 Demio for about 9-10 months. I needed to get the battery replaced last winter. Otherwise it had no faults. It is a little shaky on the motorway and that doesn't seem to be down to a wheel imbalance. It doesn't have great acceleration above about 60kmph. It is very fuel efficient, though I can't give you figures. Some people, possibly veterans of the original Gran Turismo, feel a pathological need to overtake or drive up your bum, regardless of speed and danger involved. It's easy to drive. Design means there is plenty of space inside, while still being small enough to manoeuvre easily. I really like it and think it's a very good choice compared to other cars of its size and price range.


  • #8
    RedDeadMarshal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭RedDeadMarshal


    blatantrereg wrote: »
    I have an 03 1.3 Demio for about 9-10 months. I needed to get the battery replaced last winter. Otherwise it had no faults. It is a little shaky on the motorway and that doesn't seem to be down to a wheel imbalance. It doesn't have great acceleration above about 60kmph. It is very fuel efficient, though I can't give you figures. Some people, possibly veterans of the original Gran Turismo, feel a pathological need to overtake or drive up your bum, regardless of speed and danger involved. It's easy to drive. Design means there is plenty of space inside, while still being small enough to manoeuvre easily. I really like it and think it's a very good choice compared to other cars of its size and price range.
    yeah not many like them


  • #9
    Finnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Finnt


    Looked at it last night it was a pile!! So didnt bother with it might look at another they seem like good value, a decent one would be alot of car for the money,


  • #10
    RedDeadMarshal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭RedDeadMarshal


    Finnt wrote: »
    Looked at it last night it was a pile!! So didnt bother with it might look at another they seem like good value, a decent one would be alot of car for the money,
    hard luck don't rush time can be awarding.


  • #11
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    Finnt wrote: »
    Looked at it last night it was a pile!! So didnt bother with it might look at another they seem like good value, a decent one would be alot of car for the money,
    there are better options out there as well. Something like a mazda 323 or a Toyota corolla would be far superior to a demio.


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  • #12
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    A lot of older Deimos in the last while were bought by people with a few kids who weren't particularly good drivers or into maintaining a car.


  • #13
    Finnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Finnt


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    A lot of older Deimos in the last while were bought by people with a few kids who weren't particularly good drivers or into maintaining a car.

    You've just described my sister!!
    All she wants is a run around for about town and that,


  • #14
    RedDeadMarshal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭RedDeadMarshal


    Finnt wrote: »
    You've just described my sister!!
    All she wants is a run around for about town and that,
    get her a diesel don't be selfish


  • #15
    Finnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Finnt


    RedDeadMarshal wrote: »
    get her a diesel don't be selfish

    If it was my choice she'd get a horse and trap!! Did they cone on diesel? (the demio not the horse!!)


  • #16
    RedDeadMarshal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭RedDeadMarshal


    Finnt wrote: »
    If it was my choice she'd get a horse and trap!! Did they cone on diesel? (the demio not the horse!!)
    No I don't think so there was a fords 1.4 tdci diesel in the later 02 models though but you are looking for a 2000 model aren't you


  • #17
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭mathepac


    The Mazda Demio is actually the old model Ford Fiesta with the Demio body bolted on. I persuaded my late father to buy one new, a '99. It was easy for him to get in and out of, but that was its only saving grace. It never broke down in fairness but it never felt stable at any kind of speed and never felt safe on motorways. A family member took it over from him and it didn't last jig time once the mileage climbed and kids got at it/in it.


  • #18
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    mathepac wrote: »
    The Mazda Demio is actually the old model Ford Fiesta with the Demio body bolted on. I persuaded my late father to buy one new, a '99. It was easy for him to get in and out of, but that was its only saving grace. It never broke down in fairness but it never felt stable at any kind of speed and never felt safe on motorways. A family member took it over from him and it didn't last jig time once the mileage climbed and kids got at it/in it.
    It's not. The demio has a completely different chassis to a fiesta and different engines. It's the Mazda 121 and the later Mazda 2 that had connections to the fiesta.


  • #19
    Finnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Finnt


    RedDeadMarshal wrote: »
    No I don't think so there was a fords 1.4 tdci diesel in the later 02 models though but you are looking for a 2000 model aren't you

    She was looking at earlier ones, theyre cheap but a fresher diesel one might be the way to go, they'd probably run on the smell of it.


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