Koolau
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My "real" Mazda (made in Japan) lasted over 18 years and nearly 200K. The "ford" Mazda didn't make it to 100K before the Tranny went out. A truly bad design with way insufficient tranny fluid cooling. YMMVPretty typical as Ford was joined at the hip with Mazda in the early 1990's. My DW had a Ford Probe then and it was mostly Mazda. Parts bought from the dealer (window regulators, specifically) were packed in Mazda wrappings.