Bought my '03 with 21K on it. I've owned it for over 6 yrs already, & have 115K now...everything has been good. Only thing that went out which was common btw, was the input shaft bearings in the tranny after a few years. Former owner was a Sherrif & took pretty good care of the car - he was a smoker though, & it took about 10 months for the tobacco smell to go away!

 

got an 05 for a dd. It looked stock and seemed good for the test drive. I was told it was stock. Turns out it was a 2.3l stroker with bad rings, burned oil, and ended up with spun rod bearings. It broke down 1800 miles away while on vacation. Burned oil, previous owner denies it still.

 

Bought mine last summer with 36k miles and currently using it as a DD. Up to this point it has been problem free thank god

 

Bought an '03 VIII from a used car dealership on trade for my mazdaspeed3. Couldn't afford the payments on the mazda anymore. Had 73,xxx when I bought her. It's in pretty good shape besides the fact that the transfer case bit the dust. Common problem if the car is not well maintained mechanically, which it was not. Other issues are just small ones. The heater blower motor is toast, and makes horrible noises when its turned on. Also, the starter is dying. All in all though, once I gave her a good tune up and regular maintenance, she's been amazing! Oh the driver's side front strut is slowly dying lol, but it should be good for another year or so. Honestly, just basic stuff thats bound to go out eventually (besides the tc obviously, but I knew I was getting into that in the beginning)

 

1) 2006
2) 58000
3) bad o2 sensor and im still running rich getting bad gas mileage

 

Bought 2 used

1) 2005
2)36000
3)never any problems with it... Bought from dealer

1) 2003
2) 77000 miles
3) had many problems cuz of a sleazeball car salesman.. All in all, I've pretty much rebuilt it and only have a few minor bugs to work out yet.. I now am loving it

 

1) 2005
2) 55,000
3) Nothing but maintenance items.

 

1) 2006
2) 15,800
3) no probs....regular maintenance....and the speeding ticket driving home from DC once I bought it! None since tho.

 

1) 2004
2) 30k
3) It had been in a slight front ender and was missing bumper mesh, busted splash guards, but everything mechanically has been fine save for a 5th gear synchro grind which led to a Shep trans. Yeah, that's expensive but the ACT clutch from the prior owner blew at Lime Rock and since the tranny was out, might as well fix it. Had it for 5 years now and have autoXd and tracked the crap out of it. Still mint at 85k miles (with a lot of TLC maintenance).

 

2004 evo 8 rs
75,500
Immaculate, ive had it for a week now and ive only spend on rear brake pads, valve cover gasket and an oil catch cause it didnt have one.

 

2003 evo 8
bought it with 184k
Only problem till this day was harmonic vibration in 5th gear which lead to shep trans

 

2006 evo 9 se
9k
No major problems yet. developing interior ratttles lately.

 

1. 2003
2. 10x,xxx
3. Just bought it so not yet.......

 

2003
48,XXX
I had to replace the clutch about 5k miles in but thats pretty standard, other than that nothing but normal maintenance as required. at 66,800 now.

 

2006 IX RS Rally Red
34,900.
clunking in front end which dealership could never replicate drove NUTS. ended up being a loose, beat up rear motor mount that i just replaced last season with a buschur insert.other than that nothing. absolutley best car i've ever owned.