Is Mazda Tribute 2.3L any good?

**aldouslls** · July 27th, 2006 06:50 PM

Hi there, I'm planning to buy a Mazda Tribute I would just like to know about your comments and reviews regarding this vehicle, if it is worth the money or not. I'm hoping that I would be able to get some response on this.

Thanks a lot guys...

Aldous

**3ple4** · July 27th, 2006 07:29 PM

The Mazda Tribute 2.3L is good, ok naman siya according to other forumers here pero yung sa amin kasi malakas consume ng gas so maybe we got the "not-so-perfect" unit. But you might want to consider the Suzuki Grand Vitara, I like it more than the Tribute

**charriolkid** · September 30th, 2006 12:08 PM

since my mom bought mom for herself, i can say is okay xia. super comfy ng ride.. super hindi matagtag.. super quiet... there ae times na feeling mo hindi mo pa nabubuksan yung makina kasi super tahimik... problem is, gas guzzler.. LOL.. pero, u shud maintain your speed at 80kph lang pra d malakas.... tested na. hihi

**mbt** · September 30th, 2006 06:25 PM

what was good a few years ago is merely average now... it feels too dated now that it's almost 2007 (and against such competitors as the new RAV4 and the upcoming 2007 CR-V). And it is, seeing as how it was brand new almost 7 years ago.

**GasJunkie** · September 30th, 2006 06:36 PM

My neighbour had one before, don't know why but it burst into flame. Mazda gave him a new one which he promptly sold.

:fly:

**driven** · September 30th, 2006 07:16 PM

if you're going to compare tribute and escape, i think wala naman siguro differences with regards to ride and performance diba?

**IMm29** · October 2nd, 2006 10:58 AM

well, it's quite dated if you compare it with the new RAV4 and Santa Fe. its design isn't flashy. but overall, it's solid

**wren** · October 2nd, 2006 11:35 AM

i had a Tribute and it served me well. i thought it was (and still is) one of the better looking compact SUVs out there...simple, uncluttered and unassuming. the ride was soft and quiet and its 4WD got me through heavy rainstorms and blizzards with little or no problems.

**mojojojo** · October 2nd, 2006 02:29 PM

Just got one myself lately (<1000km pa lang).

The design is not as flashy as the newer models but I can live with that.

Main factor for me was a CUV with a comfortable ride and enough power bring me around and my choices came down to escape, tribute and xtrail (all 4x2s). A friend of mine who has both an escape and xtrail told me that that his escape is much comfortable than the xtrail so there goes my shortlist

As for gas consumption, I believe it would be quite ignorant of anybody to believe, and you have to accept the fact, that CUVs in this range would not give you a milage near that of a Picanto

To give you an idea, my unit is currently drinking around 5-6km/li in city traffic. My guess is that this could go up to 7km/li when i reach 5000km+