Buying a 6MPS (Need advice on a particular car)
Hi guys,
As the thread suggests I am new to the forum, Ive been reading the forum and there is lots of helpful info on here! :)
Now I need some advice, I went to have a look at a 6MPS over the weekend and I checked all the usual things that the the 6MPS tend to have problems with, the VVT, engine mounts (gearing down and shifting up in higher revs) but there was one issue that I picked up and that is when going over bumpy roads the back of the car would sort of skip to the side...and also there was a kind of loud bang noise that came from the back of the car (diff mount??) when I went over some rough road.
My guess is that the shocks are worn out and thats what is causing the car to skip. At times when going over the bumps there was a sharpish turn as well and as I said the car would kinda skip to the side and it feels kinda dangerous lol. Not sure if the bang noise from the back is related to shocks or whether it could be a diff mount thats worn? By the way the car in question has 120,000kms. Has anyone replaced their standard shocks with geniune Mazda ones is aftermarket the way to go?
Also the car has one front tyre worn much more than the other (pretty much bald) and all the wear is on the outside of the tyre, is this something to be concerned about?
Any input would be appreciated, thanks guys.