but I owned a mazda 6 for almost 5 years prior to this and had ZERO issues over its whole life (and it was a new model when I got it) ...

I just think that these guys rush new gadgets to keep their nose ahead ... at the cost of customer satisfaction when it all goes pear shaped ..

good news for me is that dealer just rang and has committed (in writing) to completely replace my car if I get one more issue within the next 5000km ..so that's made me feel a bit better now ...