Comments by "afcgeo" (@afcgeo882) on "I Do Cars" channel.

  1. You do understand that all those were Fords, right??
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  2.  @chasefieldfan  So somewhere in your brain 1991 is when Mazda became independent? 🤦
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  3.  @solderbuff  Mazda’s B-series trucks (re-badged Rangers), first gen Mazda Tribute (re-badged Explorer), second gen MPV and first gen CX-9s had Ford engines. These were 2.0 Zetecs, 2.5 and 3.0 Duratecs, and 3.5 and 3.7 MZIs. There were Fords using jointly developed and Mazda-built engines too. Not sure why you brought it up though as that wasn’t the point of contention at all.
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  4.  @solderbuff  He’s talking about his ‘91 Mazda pickup… a B-series, which was a Ford, as most Mazdas were back in the 1990s. Very few actual Mazdas were sold in the US back then.
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  5.  @big0bad0brad  It’s reliable because its systems have existed for about 20 years and have been incredibly reliable. In fact, the Prius is the mist reliable car in the US right now. Add to that a very basic (mechanically) transmission, no turbo, direct AND port injection, and an Atkinson cycle and it IS more reliable. It has to be by basic engineering.
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  6.  @DroneStrike1776  I think you’re the one with the reading issues here. He didn’t say “Skyactiv” even once in his post, and said he hasn’t been a tech fir years, which means he worked a long time ago, and mainly on cars that have already been around the block, which means the vast majority of them were the Ford Mazdas, not Skyactiv Mazdas.
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  7. Unless you’re a dealer technician you won’t see many failing engines at low mileages because they’re all under warranty.
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  8.  @chetmyers7041 Right. My 21 Rav4 Hybrid XLE cost me $31,600 and gets 39mpg total. I live in NYC. It’s more powerful than a CX-5, more reliable, has more interior space and a bigger trunk too. In every important (for a CUV) category it destroys the CX-5 and CX-50.
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  9.  @big0bad0brad  Unless you have some proof to counter what I’ve said, I suggest you stop trolling.
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  10.  @big0bad0brad  So you’re saying you have NO idea what reliability actually is, because there is literally only ONE standard for it in the industry. That makes sense since you’ve provided NO facts at all. Just a sad internet troll, trying to act like a 12 year-old. You’re the “I don’t know mechanics, I don’t know engineering, I don’t know statistics… I just know that everyone else is wrong” guy.
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  11.  @big0bad0brad  There is no personal approach to measuring reliability! It’s literally a specific measure: the number of faults per year per 1000 vehicles. My god, get an education!
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  12.  @RafaelLopeztattoos  Electrical components are much simpler than machinery.
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  13.  @RafaelLopeztattoos  Cost of what?
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  14.  @RafaelLopeztattoos  Given lower wear and tear the cost is lower as well. Battery replacement may be needed if you’re getting up to 200k miles, but you may just need to replace a cell or just a reconditioning. Most owners don’t own a car to 200k miles though. Keep in mind that not every hybrid is equal. Hyundai/Kia use turbo, direct injection engines and torque converter automatic transmissions. Those aren’t going to be nearly as reliable as say the Rav4, which uses a dual injection, NA engine and a planetary gear set transmission.
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  15.  @RafaelLopeztattoos  It is, but I’m leaning toward the Civic hybrid hatch instead. Much more usable. The sight lines in the Prius are bad too… The A pillars block a lot for me.
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  16.  @RafaelLopeztattoos  The motors will run forever. The batteries will run down with usage, but they aren’t a single piece. They’re multiple cells and if one fails, you can replace the cell. If your battery degrades below your desire as a whole, you can replace it with a new one, a used one or a reconditioned one. It’s like a blown engine.
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