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Mazda RX-8 owners were pretty upset with Mazda over a video leaked that indicated surveys they completed on dealer service would not be counted. Autoblog managed to get an official response from Mazda and more details regarding the video, which should never have been leaked.

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Demerit
Aug. 4, 2006, 10:58 p.m.
Hey - It's what you get when you buy a Jap can - Very quick to tout their illusion of quality - but also very quick to hide any problems
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TwinTriode
Aug. 5, 2006, 7:05 a.m.
Ditto Demerit
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dan_
Aug. 5, 2006, 7:21 a.m.
who gives a bleep?
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minitruckintoy
Aug. 5, 2006, 8:44 a.m.
ummm mazda is OWNED by ford... that would make it yet another american piece of crap.
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NtrSandman
Aug. 5, 2006, 10:26 a.m.
Actually, Ford only owns a portion of Mazda, right around 1/3.
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Sherryl_
Aug. 5, 2006, 11:07 a.m.
Doesn't matter HOW much they own, they still have some ownership right? WHATEVER car you buy you will eventually have problems in every possible way, whether American or Japanese .....so I stand with dan (not that he wanted me to or anything)....who gives a sh*t.
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gebby
Aug. 5, 2006, 11:45 a.m.
No wonder why they suck big time.
http://www.mazda.com/investors/kabu/st1.htm
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SlimDaddy
Aug. 5, 2006, 1:32 p.m.
I saw a study the other day that said Toyota models have more American-made parts on them than our own domestic companies like Ford and GM. Toyota's models had 80% American-made parts on them. Ford and GM's were around 50%. So, if you buy American, is it really American?
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Bemuzed
Aug. 5, 2006, 6:35 p.m.
NtrSandman, 33% ownership in Japan is basically the same as 51% ownership in the US. At 33%, Ford basically own and runs Mazda.
As for the "American Made" parts %, always be aware that numbers can always be skued. I am not completely sure of what report you read about part % but a great deal of the parts from Japanese car companies are either just assembled here and/or owned by the same suppliers that supply their assemly lines in Japan. (This is niether good or bad; just a fact).
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e34_525i
May 2, 2007, 7:46 a.m.
Just use german cars:)