MPV advice

[Cybergangster]

So on the basis of having a radiator fail on a 9 year old car and your wife destroying the engine by failing to notice the symptoms the Mazda is a bad car?

Second part of the post mentions the transmission failure. Two workshops I've spoken to suggest the transmission should have been good for another 100k. Based on this, the flimsy build quality, the poor fuel economy and the total cost of ownership to date I'd say I have a point.