Mazda 6 mps.....
Mazda 6 mps.....
06 June 2006, 12:32 PM
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It appeals except for its weight and the front bias of the diff.
Stealthy looks, refinement and all that goes with being based on a repmobile - ie a very decent car. If it handled like an Evo and was a bit lighter I'd have one in a shot.
Stealthy looks, refinement and all that goes with being based on a repmobile - ie a very decent car. If it handled like an Evo and was a bit lighter I'd have one in a shot.
06 June 2006, 01:36 PM
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You sure your son-in-law doesn't have a TDi Cupra, as I have come up against one of these Mazda's and the result was totally different. 
The Mazda appeared to go well as the speeds progressed, but it doesn't appear to have much pull out of corners. Not bad for a rep-mobile, will surprise alot of people.
The Mazda appeared to go well as the speeds progressed, but it doesn't appear to have much pull out of corners. Not bad for a rep-mobile, will surprise alot of people.
06 June 2006, 01:50 PM
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SpankathonYou sure your son-in-law doesn't have a TDi Cupra, as I have come up against one of these Mazda's and the result was totally different.
The Mazda appeared to go well as the speeds progressed, but it doesn't appear to have much pull out of corners. Not bad for a rep-mobile, will surprise alot of people.Today 13:10Blue DragoonGot ripped a new a**hole by one in Inverness driving the son-in-laws LCR. Swift motor on the windies
The Mazda appeared to go well as the speeds progressed, but it doesn't appear to have much pull out of corners. Not bad for a rep-mobile, will surprise alot of people.Today 13:10Blue DragoonGot ripped a new a**hole by one in Inverness driving the son-in-laws LCR. Swift motor on the windies
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06 June 2006, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Martin2005
SpankathonYou sure your son-in-law doesn't have a TDi Cupra, as I have come up against one of these Mazda's and the result was totally different.
The Mazda appeared to go well as the speeds progressed, but it doesn't appear to have much pull out of corners. Not bad for a rep-mobile, will surprise alot of people.Today 13:10Blue DragoonGot ripped a new a**hole by one in Inverness driving the son-in-laws LCR. Swift motor on the windies
The Mazda appeared to go well as the speeds progressed, but it doesn't appear to have much pull out of corners. Not bad for a rep-mobile, will surprise alot of people.Today 13:10Blue DragoonGot ripped a new a**hole by one in Inverness driving the son-in-laws LCR. Swift motor on the windies
Shall I just ram some random quotes together and palm it off as a post too..??
06 June 2006, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Spankathon
What the frig does all that mean??
Shall I just ram some random quotes together and palm it off as a post too..??
Shall I just ram some random quotes together and palm it off as a post too..??
06 June 2006, 09:45 PM
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Well, I may be in a better position than most to answer this one
! I had the keys to one for a day before i bought my MY06 Sti a couple of months back. The nice chap at Mazda said drive it as fast as you want
!
First thing, the interior is in a completely different league to the Scoobs - much better built and similar to a BMW 3 series - kiwigti. A tad on the bland side though.
Performance wise, it was deceptively fast - no drama or big turbo shove but some big numbers on the clock pretty quickly. However, it was nowhere near the Sti - even the bread knife (who's not into cars) couldn't believe the difference and suggested i go for the Sti
!
The MPS also fealt a bit remote and you didn't feel 'as one' like with the Sti. Horrible soul-less engine noise too (even compared to the MY06).
I also personally found the looks a little too repmobile.
The big shock for me was looking at the projected future value after 3yrs - something like 30% IIRC
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All IMHO AFAICR etc.
! I had the keys to one for a day before i bought my MY06 Sti a couple of months back. The nice chap at Mazda said drive it as fast as you want!First thing, the interior is in a completely different league to the Scoobs - much better built and similar to a BMW 3 series - kiwigti
. A tad on the bland side though.Performance wise, it was deceptively fast - no drama or big turbo shove but some big numbers on the clock pretty quickly. However, it was nowhere near the Sti - even the bread knife (who's not into cars) couldn't believe the difference and suggested i go for the Sti
! The MPS also fealt a bit remote and you didn't feel 'as one' like with the Sti. Horrible soul-less engine noise too (even compared to the MY06
). I also personally found the looks a little too repmobile.
The big shock for me was looking at the projected future value after 3yrs - something like 30% IIRC
!All IMHO AFAICR etc.
07 June 2006, 09:04 AM
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I suggest Blue Dragoon gets his son-in-laws LCR looked at... 
Probably a dodgy MAF.
Probably a dodgy MAF.
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07 June 2006, 09:08 AM
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The big shock for me was looking at the projected future value after 3yrs - something like 30% IIRC
07 June 2006, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Peanuts
could make a fantastic purchase @ 4 y.o. then, by then they will have worked out how to tune it also
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07 June 2006, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Peanuts
could make a fantastic purchase @ 4 y.o. then, by then they will have worked out how to tune it also
09 June 2006, 04:17 AM
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Originally Posted by chippy17
saw one of these yesterday and they are quite the Q car but I did notice that the rear exhausts are fake! They cover up a couple of peashooters very dissapointing
Lots of newer cars these days have covers over the exhaust covering pea shooters Porsche 996 included
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