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Hi there, we were test driving a Mazda Premacy which has done 110k km and it seems quite noisy, is this normal? It’s 2006 and 2.0 litres, but it seemed to vibrate quite a bit even going 40 km per hour on a smooth and flat road, with the dashboard the most obvious vibration. It seems a lot noisier than the Isis which we also tested out.

Any idea as to whether the issue is something to worry about, as we really need to buy a car soon.

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Scott

Hi there,
Cars in general should not really vibrate when driving, it could be something simple like too much air in the tyres, or some more complex like a worn engine mount. Either way it's best to have it checked out before purchase to make sure it is something that can be found and remedied at a low cost.