need advice on tribute 3.0l dx

[Allan H]

I need some advice about buying a 2001 mazda tribute dx 3.0l v6. I'm thinking about buying one but don't know anything about Mazda this one was built by Ford motor company. it has 133,532 miles are they any good? I noticed that they gas mileage isn't rated very well 18cty 23hwy any advice will be appreciated.

[drdisque]

They're decent cars. Note that this vehicle is 13 years old with over 100k miles, so some things will be worn out and some will break. I wouldn't pay more than $4500.

[timd]

My wife's been driving her 2006 2.3L for over 200K miles. No major problems. Had a front wheel bearing replaced. A gasket on the oil heat exchanger was seeping but I fixed that myself. Other than normal replacement items (battery, tires, wiper blades, etc), no problems.