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Well we did it. Bought our first new car. We had been looking around for some time. Drove a Dodge Caliber, Lexus RX330, and Mazdaspeed6 all in recent weeks. Also had the ever constant though of wanting the fun aspect back and that alwasy pointed me to an EVO. I was trying to sell the Jeep outright and pick up a certain black 2G AWD as well, but the Jeep just wasn't moving.

So all in all we found a car that just fit the bill on what we wanted out of a ride we'd have for several years.

Week now roll in a 2006 Mazdaspeed 6 GT.

Standard Engine 2.3L I4
Standard Transmission 6 Speed Manual
Horsepower @ RPM 270@5500
Torque @ RPM 280@3000

Overall, I love every min driving this car it's the fun I'm looking for and the comfort and perks Jana and I both enjoy.

I'll try and take some pics of it soon. I'm hoping we toss in autostart and a nice window tinting before it get's too cold as well, then she will be 100% complete.

I'm going to wait on a DSM till we get a house with more room to work on it and store it.

We also locked in a 7 year / 75k mile warrenty and a few other perks as well. Like free oil changes as long as we own the car. And 5 cents off gas for 2 years, I think this comes in a $2000.00 gas card.

The best thing is the insurace was only $10 a month higher than what we paid for the Jeep, and we get 10 more mpg.

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Congrats! Pics would be nice tho.

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Sounds great! I'm sure you'll love the car, I was definitely impressed when I test-drove one as you well know. Did you get that darker silver color? Good warranty, free oil changes is great, and the $2000 gas card is cool. Check out that BP credit card though, definitely a great deal.

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Awesome!! Bring it to Bees next week ;)

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I've seen the car. This thing is TITS, and I would love to have one for a daily driver.

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Don't forget to buy snow wheels/tires pretty quick here! Those 050's will not move in snow and get pretty slick in anything below 40.

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Yeah, I've already got my eye on a set of Pirelli Winter 240 Sottozeros. It's either that or the Blizzak LM-22's for about $50 more a tire. I'm pretty limited with rollin on 18s. LOL

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how much did you get it out the door for?

they have some DIRTY cheap brand new ones here.

sticker on some read 31k and they want 24 for them now.

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Sweet! What color is it? Have you taken it across the street into the pits to test out the AWD? :D

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BANNED!

Er....I mean haha, you bought a FORD!!!

Now I have to find someone else to buy my GSX :(

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We got a pretty good deal, came in with some negative equity, and picked up a few options (like GAP and longer warrenty).

Sticker on the GT with Nav was 33K and they had "incentives" to get that down to 30k. They had a dealer demo with 48xx miles on it in the package and color we wanted so they started that one at 27k and we went from there. We walked out the door without spending a dime and feel we got a good enough deal out of it to be happy. I'm sure we could of haggeled some more, but most of the deeper discounts they where giving out was for the sport and not so much the GT with the Navagation system. Plus a friend at work is the roomate of the car salesman we used, so we felt pretty good he was screwing us less than normal. :D

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Good call! Never driven one but I hear they are nice! Best part about it...

http://www.madisonrecord.com/content..._logo_150p.jpg

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The nice thing, is that it's not made in any of the US Ford plants. It's 100% JDM yo!

I'll post some picts to show the color later.

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Yeah this car is hardly like the regular Ford Taurus version Mazda 6.

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I've been cheated on. :p Congrats on the car, don't worry, I won't tell you what I could've got that car to you for. :D

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Congrats to both of you! Enjoy it :)

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27k for a Mazda? ? ? Holy shit! Is this some super duper performance version, like a TT RX-7 or something? Do you have a picture of this thing?

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http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...ehicleCode=MS6

A simple search of the Mazda website yields the answers you desire.

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The big difference was the financing on this, and I don't think I want to know what your price would have been. ;)

And we know where we are going when Jana's car gets replaced with a Malibu. :D

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I'll do my best to take next week and get down to the Bees and bring it out.

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That looks like a neat little car. AWD, turbo and 6-speed. Should be fun to drive.

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I always had a spot in my heart for them Mazda 6's. And yes what a great car to buy. You will love it every minute....

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Lets see a pic already.

Congrats on the purchase.

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What!!!!! :eek:

I guess the designer will be changing the logo to MazdaStyle.com :cool:

We sell Forzda at our dealership. The MazdaSpeed 6 is the only one I would ever own. Fuck the RX8, what a piece of junk.

p.s. Post some damn pics already biaches. :D

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Gratz!! They are really nice cars. I have always loved the handling of the Mazda, they feel a lot like the german cars. They just stick to the road. I beat the crap out of some regular 6's at the mazdaspeed challenge and they handle great for a midsized car.

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Well I got to sit in it tonight... VERY nice. I love it!

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Excellent choice. The Mazdaspeed 6 would be my choice if I had to buy a new car today for a daily driver.

later,
Curt

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Added a few pics to the first post, and here are a few more.

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Ohhh. Really nice!

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Lookin' good! When does Jana learn to drive it?

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Never I think.... hahaha

Very nice color too. Drive it like you stole it man. And to Jana, just joking... I bet you can drive it when ever you want too.

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Patty @ LSE said she could learn on the MR since that's closer to needing a new clutch. ;) We may head to a parking lot and either:

A) teach her to drive
B) break in the flexible seating

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I learned to drive stick by test-driving used (at dealerships, not private party) Neons and Cavaliers, I suggest Jana doing the same (her choice of econocar(s) though).

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Hey that's the new color, Old Goat Grey. Did I see Jana's nipple in the reflection on that bumper? :p

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Looking good, I like the color a lot.

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Yeah, that color is Titanium Gray II Metallic. It shines pretty nice in the sun :D

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Well, I took it out for my first spin this morning. I got up to third around our little townhome loop, so nothing too fast... but I did a pretty decent job. I didn't kill it all, so that's a start. :D

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So with all the money you saved. What is your first MAJOR mod.

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I would imagine that the intercoolers on those would heatsoak pretty easily considering they're a top mount with no kind of hood vent. Unless there's maybe some kind of ducting on the hood that takes in air from the grille?

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Yeah, there is ducting in the hood for the top mount IC. Looks like it is as good as needed for that setup and normal daily driving performance.

As far as our first mod? A set of winter wheels & tires. Popssible intake & exahust from the mazdaspeed collection down the road to retain the warrenty.