Comments on: 2007 Mazda BT-50

By: Jez

Jez — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:44:32 +0000

The kms seem pretty high for the year of it, I would suggest finding out what sort of kms it’s been doing to be so high.If it has been towing alot or used as a work vehicle ect. as you would have read above mine is getting good economy even before i put the power module on. I would also check to see what’s required in the 200,000 km sevice, and allow for timing belt reguardless.

By: carl

carl — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:54:39 +0000

Just about to buy a dual cab BT50 2008 diesel with all the kit on it very clean full service history, very concerned about the fuel consumption, this has done 183.000klm should i be giving this a swerve ?

By: Jez

Jez — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:57:09 +0000

Just had mine serviced for the first time since i’v had it and the first full tank since then i got 9.6lt/100 still haven’t got the power moduel on it yet so will gte better again should get it on this week. so they are able to get below the 10lt/100 mark depending on how you drive it i guess.

By: Igotsuckedin

Igotsuckedin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:43:49 +0000

Mine has 70lt tank – approx. 12 lt of fuel left when the warning light comes on – stupidly I trusted the claimed Mazda fuel figures when I first bougth the vehicle – calculated the trip and thought I had plenty of fuel to spare – then ran out in the middle of nowhere. Since then I have never let my tank get below half before I fill up.

By: Igotsuckedin

Igotsuckedin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:29:58 +0000

They must have switched off the engine and rolled down a lot of hills to get their claimed fuel consumption figures.

Best I have got is 10.6l/100km and that was with a tail wind on the flat highway out West.

Towing the camper drags it down to 14.7l/100km over the same road.

My Dual cab has 15″ wheels as standard from dealer as new vehicle but a friend has one bought at same time and it has 16″ wheels and he gets close to the factory claim when not pulling his camper – but strangely we get the same consumption when pulling our campers along the same roads.

By: Igotsuckedin

Igotsuckedin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:21:58 +0000

The clutch/flywheel is a major problem with these vehicles. I am a steady driver and still have had two replaced under warantee.

Last Mazda I will buy for sure.

By: Jez

Jez — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:30:38 +0000

I think its all in the acceleration rate. I’m taking it easy up to speed then sit on 100k’s and got 10.2 out of my last two tanks. Will be getting a power modual next week,will let you know how it goes.

By: Aiden

Aiden — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:29:27 +0000

I Bought my BT 50 new in 2007 and it is used daily as a work vehicle it has progressively got better in engine performance as the klms went on and at 120000 klms is quite amazing in its performance, the first set of tyres did 60000 klms and the new set are well down at twice that the 1 and only problem I have had with it was the clutch pedal spring snapped and was rectified under warranty apart from that i have absolutely loved it the fuel economy is varied but keeping your fuel and air filter regularly replaced does make a difference as far as economy under 10 l per hundred that is bollocks and mine would average between 11 and 12 per hundred on a long haul apart from that it has been great.

By: Jez

Jez — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:49:08 +0000

My BT has a 70lt tank and i’m averaging 10.5 km/100 about 660km to a tank still around 100km of what it should get according to mazda. But it’s better than my wife’s xr falcon that gets 11.9 km/100.

By: rhett

rhett — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:39:15 +0000

i have a bt -50 pretty sure they would only have a 60lt tank in them. i filled mine up today and the fuel light had been on for 5ks and it only took 55lts and i had it coming out of the fill pipe as well