Mazda Tribute feedback

**IMm29** · May 9th, 2006 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by 3ple4

That's very true for our 2.3L Tribute, even if on city driving, low torque talaga. Kinabahan nga ako climbing up to Baguio... akala ko hindi na ako aabot

Actually, at first, I didn't want to believe my friend. He took his Tribby up to Baguio. 4 silang nakasakay. Hirap daw umakyat. Sabi ko, pwede ba yun, e ang bastos nung v6 nun. Hanep humataw. Sa patag nga lang. Hehehe! Ibang usapan pala yung akyatan. Torque and gear ratios must've been optimized for flat highways.

**theveed** · May 9th, 2006 07:29 PM

Dont you guys find the plastics very very cheap looking?

**parakitoJDM** · May 9th, 2006 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by 3ple4

The 2.3L is a 4x2 and sad to say, sobrang lambot ng kahat. Once nabangga ko yung kotse ng friend ko (Mazda 323), yung kanya walang dent... yung Tribute naka-dent sa rear bumper pero pinukpok lang ng friend ko using his hand para bumalik sa dating porma.

buti na lang kamo at di yung kaha talaga, so if its just your bumper then very good. meaning self-healing plastic sya which will be good for your over-all lower cost against Ding/Deng repairs...

pero i'm really amazed that 2.3L is pretty gutless goingup Baguio. dapat cguro nilagay mo lang sa "2 or L" to keep it humming .

**orly_andico** · May 9th, 2006 08:21 PM

maybe it just needs to be locked in a gear (hold button) when climbing...

**mazdamazda** · May 10th, 2006 12:50 PM

Hmmm... this is interesting as the straight line acceleration of the 2.3L engine is quite decent for me. Seems that the auto tranny hasn't been configured properly for long uphill climbs.

**IMm29** · May 10th, 2006 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by mazdamazda

Hmmm... this is interesting as the straight line acceleration of the 2.3L engine is quite decent for me. Seems that the auto tranny hasn't been configured properly for long uphill climbs.

yup, that seems to be the case.

oh well, if you don't intend to do much climbing, then this shouldn't be a problem.

**orly_andico** · May 10th, 2006 04:43 PM

but isn't that precisely the function of the hold button? for things like long uphill climbs?

**mazdamazda** · May 10th, 2006 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by orly_andico

but isn't that precisely the function of the hold button? for things like long uphill climbs?

oh i see... haven't driven a matic on long uphill climbs...

**mazdamazda** · May 10th, 2006 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by theveed

Dont you guys find the plastics very very cheap looking?

looks a bit 90ish... though the moonroof makes up for it.

**niky** · May 10th, 2006 05:19 PM

Well, the switchgear for the Escape and Tribute are mostly Ford instead of Mazda, which also accounts for the plastics... I prefer the more Mazda-ish switchgear on the old Lynx, the Ranger and the Everest...