Mazda BT 50

Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 at 23:33

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Member - Kroozer (WA)

Howdy folks, well all going well i am about to convert from being a Toyota man to being a Mazda man. Any thoughts or info on the Bt 50 or ford Ranger.

Can get a 2009 SDX ex demo model for less then i can get a 2007 Hilux with over 30,000kms. So its an easy decision for which one to go for really. Done a fair bit of research on them and am pretty impressed. Yet to drive one though, i like to sit up straight in a car, like in the Hilux. Is the BT 50 the same as the old Bravos, with rather low seats, which means your legs are straight instead of being bent like sitting in a chair or in a Hilux or Prado etc.

Anybody out there own one of these chariots, or will i be the only one?

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Reply By: rocco2010 - Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 at 00:30

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Reply By: Member - Timbo - Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 at 14:17

Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 at 14:17

Hi Kroozer, I had a look at the BT50 (yet to make a decision on new vehicle) but had this gut feeling they weren't as rugged as something like a HiLux.

I was also not so keen on Mazda's after my brother's father-in-law 'lost' some of the additional features (that he'd paid extra for) from his Mazda when the battery was replaced - apparently the extra cost options were just programmed in by the dealer and they were stored in "volatlie memory" (ie. the memory was erased once the power was disconnected - C'mon Mazda, even a $10 USB stick retains it's contents with the power disconnected!)

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Follow Up By: rocco2010 - Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 at 15:45

Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 at 15:45

Gidday

"my brother's father-in-law 'lost' some of the additional features (that he'd paid extra for) from his Mazda when the battery was replaced "

can you expand a bit on this pls?

cheers Rocco

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Follow Up By: Member - Timbo - Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 at 16:05

Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 at 16:05

G'day Rocco,

Sorry, don't have much info as it was passed on second hand via brother from his father-in-law (my brother didn't get a lot of info himself - just that this had happened).

It was a Mazda 3 SP3 (I think) and when he purchased it he paid a bit extra for some extra-cost options. After he'd had the car a while he had to change the battery (not uncommon!) but during the time the vehicle had no battery (ie. between disconnecting the old one and connecting the new one), some of these programmed 'features' got erased from the programming. I think he took the car back to Mazda and they reprogrammed the features for him (I don't know what the features were - perhaps trip computer functions or something) but seems a bit silly that they'd be stored in 'volatile memory'. I've heard of a similar problem with the ECU's on some Ford Falcons too (although it affected basc functions rather than optional extras) but I think this was quickly resolved in subsequent models once it became known!

I just thought I'd mention it as I suspect the BT-50 would share a lot of dash components with the other Mazdas in the range.

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