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Just rented one for a week
Posted by john b (more from john b) on Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:37:01
In Reply to: Anybody here have a Mazda6 in addition to their Saab?, LM, Sun, 4 Oct 2009 11:57:18
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Fine car for what I assume is around $20K - it had manual cloth seats, but power windows, door locks, keyless, etc. Refined 4 cyl - much smoother than the coarse sounding engine in our 9-5's, but not as much poop. Nice powerband though.
The car handled pretty well I thought - it had much better bump absorbtion than my 04 Arc while leaning less in corners. 10 year newer susp design and had 205/65-16 Mich MXV4's on it so that explains the smoother ride. A fair amount of road noise on coarse pavement, but not much wind noise.
Exterior design was nice but not striking. Interior feels cheap and plasticky, similar to other Japanese mid-price cars like the Camry/Accord. I thought it was quite roomy inside - maybe there's been a redesign in last year or two? Overall a nice to drive but average car, and probably quite reliable and economical to own.
Posts in this Thread:
- Anybody here have a Mazda6 in addition to their Saab?, LM, Sun, 4 Oct 2009 11:57:18
- Re: Anybody here have a Mazda6 in addition to their Saab?, EGD , Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:29:51
- Re: Anybody here have a Mazda6 in addition to their Saab?, NDS, Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:15:37
- Thanks for everybody's input, LM, Sun, 4 Oct 2009 22:24:01
- Just rented one for a week, john b, Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:37:01 <-- Viewing This Message
- Don't do it, Lawrence!, CY, Sun, 4 Oct 2009 20:26:06
- I don't own one but I have ridden in one., B Millar , Sun, 4 Oct 2009 13:26:08
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