Happy 100th Birthday, Mazda!

One hundred years ago today, everybody's favorite little car manufacturer was founded. Happy birthday, Mazda, and thanks for all the wonderful cars you've built, and for giving me this great little roadster.

Happy birthday Mazda, now bring back your rally contingency program!

2 miatas

2 probe GTs

1 Mazda6

all have treated me very well.  as my buddy dan likes to say, "Mazdooka good!"

9 miatas (na,nb,NC) 18 years. 

1 mazda3 - 4 years 

1 mazda 5 -10 years 

1 mazdaspeed 3 -3 years 

was fun for sure 

I wonder if we'll get a 100th anniversary edition Miata. Maybe metallic BRG with a tan top and interior. Or a Renown livery. Yeah, we just got the 30th anniversary, but Mazda loves their special editions.

1973 Mazda RX-2  First car.
1989 Mazda 626-LX  Daily driver for 14 years.
1988 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II  Fun car, bought in 2002, still have it.
2005 Mazda MPV-ES  Daily driver/family mover for 14 years, still have it.
2019 Mazda CX-9 Touring  New daily driver/family mover. 

Here's to the next 100!

NA - Track Rat
NC - DD
MazdaSpeed 3 (Gen 2)
Mazda 3 now ('18)

And an ND is very high on the list to replace the current 3. 

My ex-wife also had a '10 Mazda 3 and '16 Mazda 6.

I just bought my first Mazda in February 2018, an nb2 sport.

Before the end of the year we had bought a 2014 Mazda 5 for my wife to daily. I bought another Miata this past February, then sold the first one.

I've never had a Mazda, ended up buying three of them in a year's time. Since it's not unusual for me to drive the same car for more than 10 years, that's a lot. Very happy with the two I have now, sorry I waited.

I have some birthday cake ideas:

And I owned this car's twin and my Ranger had a Mazda transmission.

I miss my first Mazda. I had no money and accidentally bought one of the most fun vehicles I have ever driven.

I thought the transmission in that truck was oddly satisfying to shift. Years later, I know why.

So Mazda and I share a birthday!  Cool.

Duke said:

So Mazda and I share a birthday!  Cool.

 

Cool indeed! Happy birthday! I take it that you're younger?

We've owned:

Protege BP-T swap

Protege5

NA

FB

FC

MX6

Mazda5 Gen1

Mazda5 Gen2 (still have)

Mazda3

Mazdaspeed6

Happy Birthday to my favorite manufacturer!

(Now make an RX9, or a new 5, or a 6 wagon)

I just got another raise.....  It's like the world is telling me to get an ND but I'd have to sell my Boxster to make room.

Floating Doc said:

Duke said:

So Mazda and I share a birthday!  Cool.

Cool indeed! Happy birthday! I take it that you're younger?

45% younger.
 

AnthonyGS said:

I just got another raise.....  It's like the world is telling me to get an ND but I'd have to sell my Boxster to make room.

AAZCD just felt a disturbance in the force...

1988 626

2013 Mazdaspeed 3

2015 Mazda 6

2016 Miata

2016 Mazda 6

1999 Miata

1994 Miata

Half of my Cars have been Mazda's.

My Tag Heuer was a 3yr work anniversary reward from Mazda.

Mazda will be forever special to me.

1987 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II - 9 years

1998 Mazda Protege - 1.5 years

2006 Mazda RX-8 - 10 years

1994 Mazda Miata - 6 years (current)

Would have an ND right now, but for my wife. :) Holy crap that's an amazing car.

Few manufacturers, if any, have contributed more to our shared hobbies.

Not to take this to a negative place, but I kind of wonder what the future will bring for Mazda. It seems the public's interest in fun to drive has really diminished of late. Mazda seems to be moving in the direction of plusher, less sporty (other than the Miata). The likes of BMW, Cadillac, Nissan seem to have concluded there's not much of a market for nimble/fun focused cars as well.

4 nb miatas

3 protege5s

1 mazda6 

1 mazda3

1 mazda5

They done right by me! Happy birthday mazda!!!

Over 23 years, I've had this many:

MX6

MX6

626

MX6

RX7

RX4

RX7

RX7

626

626

626

626

I drove a CX-3 the other day. Other than an obnoxiously buzzy engine, what a terrific little buggy. For a CUV, the handling was actually excellent, it looks pretty good, the automatic transmission clicked off snappy upshifts and downshifts and it was comfortable. If I had the means, I'd buy one (I actually probably have the means, I'm just cheap and don't want to spend the money)

Post up pics of your favorite Mazdas from the first twenty years of automobile operation. 

Once you Wankel you never go back..  :-)

Javelin said:

AnthonyGS said:

I just got another raise.....  It's like the world is telling me to get an ND but I'd have to sell my Boxster to make room.

AAZCD just felt a disturbance in the force...

Same because I love the Boxster, but I also want to build my own V8 powered ND.