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One really cool thing about the M6 is the flip up storage cubby on the dash. I'm thinking this would be the PERFECT place to throw a radar det. if I should happen to get pulled over.
I could always say the wires were for my cell phone. (and they're making detectors with fewere wires now)
It's a thought.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
The Cosworth casting process can make complicated shapes and achieves high integrity and density of microstructure. Mazda has introduced this technology originating with Ford and has built upon it to produce high quality products at lower cost by incorporating the production technology based on Mazda's original TPM (Total Preventive Maintenance) technology.
fowler3
Thats why 21k for the 6s is too much for me
Also, the 4cyl Mazda6 is the only one you can expect to see a turbo for, if you're interested down the line. Eventually, the 4cyl engine will be the one capable of making the most power simply because the engine bay has more physical room for modifications.
So, stubbornness aside, how 'bout a used WRX? New Mazdaspeed? Focus SVT?
How about a used Maxima? Those are nice, and you could get one that's a few years old for 17k.
6S auto: When I use the sport shift I'm experiencing jerks when moving from 2nd to 1st. This happens whether I do it or allow the car to down shift by itself. If I come to a complete stop I don't feel the jerk. Going from 2-1-2 is jerky. All gears change smoothly in fully automatic mode. What are your experiences.
A true Jaguar engine (do they exist anymore?) would bother me though.
MP3 player is nice. Plays bitrates up to 320Kbps (and also plays stuff sampled at low rates, such as audiobooks). Folder navigation is logical, and it can show filenames as well as ID3 info (artist, album, song name). And while I *could* be imagining this, I believe it has a slightly higher power output, because to my ears regular CD playback was slightly less cruddy than with the stock single disc head unit. I'm pleased.
The "panel" that you order with the MP3 player, by the way, is just the piece of plastic around the slot that the CD goes in. It has an "MP3" logo on the left.
Autodim mirror's cool, too, although the wire bundle is a lot more obnoxious than with a factory installation. Not a big deal -- I'll stop noticing it soon.
Anyone notice the wheels on the yellow 6 at the bottom of the multimedia page on that link? Very sharp!!
Im the kind of driver who needs power real fast, and also a smooth ride with power when i need it quick. some I4's are faster in delivering power but only for a short time, redlining a 6 cylinder and a 4 cylinder is big difference.
Get my drift? So if i cant 6s for 17k ill look into used cars with 6 cylinders
And mods for 4cylinder is gonna cost me a lot more to get to the hp i want then 6 cylinder
It's ok to admit it gee. Your growing old. Stop trying to deny it. My parents love the Accord.
Mark.
Question:
How much did you pay for the MP3?
My dealer cannot even tell me the price.
Does the mp3 go instead of CD ? Are the song names apearing on the display (top of the dashboard) where the radio stations ?
thanks much for answer...
1) Got oil filter cartridge at the dealer
2) Removed plastic cover on underside of engine (6) Bolts
3) Took out allen screw in bottom on oil filter housing (Front of engine) to drain cartridge housing
4) Drained oil from pan
5) Remove plastic end cap on oil filter housing. Thought I would need a special tool, but a rubber jar lid remover worked just fine. All in all, I would rank this as one of the cleaner and easily accessible oil change I have ever done.
Hope this helps, Dave
chikoo: CAD tools (Pro-e, SolidWorks and SolidEdge) to generate 3-D solid models have done wonders in the design engineering world. You can get most complex assembled models within a week (redundant complex parts are easily copied), obtain tighter tolerances and set it into animated motion, to indicate any fit clearance/interference problems. Better than the old drafting tables, but you still need the old engineering knowledge that you input, eliminating garbage in/garbage out.
kyler13: You're right about the S2000 no match with the 6s. I smoked one of my co-workers with a '02 at the light whenever we leave work at the same time and he fumes trying to keep up with me getting on the highway. Smoke another guy's Minicooper too.
10K is just around the corner. Ayone having problems lately with their 6? I thought I read that stretch had his CEL come on again? That would make it 106 at the other board.
The MP3 player retails for $380.
Yes, the display at the top of the dash can show any of the following:
Folder Name
File Name
Track Number/minutes elapsed
Song Name (from ID3)
Artist Name (from ID3)
Album Name (from ID3)
The "display" button toggles between these.
Dinu: where you been buddy? I thought maybe you already bought your 6 and were too busy tooling around in it to post here.
I need some info on tinting from you. What's a good place to get it done so it lasts and what's legal in Ontario? I want to get 35%, is that allowable for front and back? I think you mentioned that you tinted your Pro so I need your input.
The radar detectors may be illegal here but with this car I think it may be a necessity, that sunglass holder may turn out to be the best option on the car for me.
alcjew: the weather is gonna be lousy this weekend so screw the spring cleaning, all I could think about while cleaning out the garage was going out for a drive so the weather's a great excuse to not do anything but sit in my car and go. Too bad Easter Sunday is getting in the way. Hmmm, how does one go about becoming an Athiest?
alcjew: Can we add to your smoke list a 240 Benz? I think this preppy boy might have been able to get a glimpse of my Zoom Zoom stickers in the rear reflectors.
Fact is I drive a couple of Lexus's Lexi Lexuses whatever. I have no urge to defend Honda. I'm feeling rather elite these days. You know those of us with such obvious superiority we can't suppress it.
http://radar.757.org/VG2.htm
Of course, the newer RD's can detect those...(radar detector detector detectors??)
The complexity of today's designs, in all engineers requires the use of software. Software is an AID to engineers, it is not the engineering itself. Computer engineers and programmers are just that, they take a model and code it up so that engineers have some way to manage the enormous complexity of designs ranging from an automobile suspension to a cell phone's coding/modulation scheme. Such programs are only made with the help of real engineers....and because of computational complexity, most of the engineering wonders we enjoy today would not have ever been designed w/out the AID of computers.
Get real...you obviously no nothing about engineering or how engineers utilize computers and CAD tools.
I was toying with the 6s over the last few days, but it seems the 4-speed auto in the 6i may be a little more stable here in the beginning?
Any comments?
Mark.
300 Olney Sandy Spring Rd
Sandy Spring, MD
20860-1005 US
They are noisier, but it's worth it. It's not intrusive- the 16's are Camry-like, which is too quiet in my opinion.
I think consumer reports didn't like the handling of the heavier V6 (which had the sports package, the 6i they tested did not) and blamed it on the tires, because it's certainly not the tires that are bad. I believe consumer reports reports their findings accurately, but their reasoning often isn't. They also didn't like the 4cyl for lack of torque compared to Camry. I OWN BOTH!!! and can verify, that's not really the case after break-in. My wife's '02 is an auto, though, but given that disadvantage, I think their equal. With my manual, it pulls much more strongly.
Notice their white 6s had the chrome mustache painted? Neat. Leaving to get mine done now!
The defogger has worked well this winter and I haven't had any issues with any of the film on the windows either. This shop does many cars, most for dealers (they had a few Odysseys from Formula Honda while mine was done - now you know where minivans get their tint from). The quality has been really good. Visibility is great in daylight and at 35% it really is unnoticeable you have tints at night.
Here's some info:
http://www.formulaone.com/data.html
This is the only place in Toronto where you can get it done. Call before for an appointment. It took them less than 3 hrs to do my Protege. You also gotta be really careful NOT to use your windows for 3-4 days. I locked mine.
Price-wise, you gotta haggle and tell them $250 taxes included for your whole car w/Premier film. I got $230 tax incl. for the PRO, but you have to adjust since the 6 is a bit larger and also for a price increase in the last 2 years - inflation, cost of operating, etc. Don't go to a lower-grade film. If I had to do it all over again, I would have chosen something maybe 5-10% darker, but since these films don't exist and I don't wanna make my car look like it came from J and F (think of a major intersection in the West End), 35% is still the way to go.
FX Auto Tint & Accessories
11 Heritage Road
Markham, ON L3P 1M3
905-471-7555
http://www.fxauto.com/
Dinu
PS: There's also Tint King, but FX has been great so far (quality, service, price), so I can't complain.
I've been busy w/exams (now finished) and since we had a few nice days, putting some more kms on the PRO. 56.500kms so far and all's good.
Dinu
Yes - if you shift from 2-1 with the revs up too high, it is jerky. Try it in a manual with similar revs showing on the tach. You'll get a very similar thing.
First gear is rather short in the 6s and isn't useful for engine braking at all unless you're going very, VERY slow. First is only for starting off or nearly-stopped situations anyway. If you wait, it'll go into first very easily. But most times you're stopping, so why not go to 2nd and let the computer drop it to 1st if you don't like the jerk?
I've never had any issues with upshifting in ANY gear. All are quite smooth even with the pedal to the floor. The car does jump like a scalded cat from 1 to 2 under full power, but it's a smooth application of power for me and something I really enjoy. Feels like a perfect shift in a manual, except you get it EVERY time.
Other than that - I've downshifted to third up around 60 on the highway repeatedly and had no issues. It's going to jerk a little because it has to - you're forcing the engine to jump 3-4,000 revs.
Does the auto climate control ALWAYS turn on the A/C? I understand if it's cooling or using the defroster, but so far it always turns on when I hit the auto button, even on cold mornings. Does anyone else have experience with this?
Also the "alarm" doesn't seem to work the way I expect. I'm not sure if it is being armed properly with the different locking methods (remote, key, power lock switch). Also, if I lock it with the key in the door and then try to unlock with the remote, the alarm goes off and will only cancel if I put the key in the door or ignition. Any thoughts?
Other that these minor questions, I absolutely love this car - power, handling, refinement, ...
6 owners, please show up! we already got plenty of Protege/Miata/RX-7 owners coming!!!
the more the merrier!
If it's cold - hot air will blow regardless of whether or not the A/C is on.
I don't care what the reasoning is, I've never had a car that was like this. I think it's dumb. The A/C compressor should ONLY come on when a defrost or cooling setting is selected. Period.
I guess getting a degree in mech. engg. and working 10 yrs into it from design to production does make one ignorant.
>>The complexity of today's designs, in all engineers requires the use of software. Software is an AID to engineers, ..... Such programs are only made with the help of real engineers....and because of computational complexity, most of the engineering wonders we enjoy today would not have ever been designed w/out the AID of computers.
Get real...you obviously no nothing about engineering or how engineers utilize computers and CAD tools. <<<<
I still stick to my original post.
If I tell you to find out the result of 2+2 and you need a calculator for that, like many mediocre enggrs do, that is the target of my post.
Even if a bunch of talented design engineers at the worlds best Automobile company together cannot come out with a GOOD / COMPARABLE design, they are worth the indignation I wrote about.
The CAD is a tool. Yes. I agree.
But from the review, it appears that the CAD was more than a tool. IT DID ALL THE FREAKING WORK!!!
And the engineers could not come close to it when the time came to use their own brains.
This is like saying that Turbotax beats the Best CPA in getting the maximum refunds.
Get it?
The sales guys are threatening to start making me buy them lunch and give THEM a car to drive.
Any thoughts?
The MP3 player plays regular CDs as well. It has all the functionality of the standard CD player, it just adds the MP3 functions on top of it. (And it reads CD-RW discs; the stock CD player doesn't like most RWs.)
As far as the A/C coming on, I was under the impression that the compressor is on regardless of temp setting when the indicator is lit. Even if you're running warm/hot air, the compressor works to dry the air when the A/C is on. I can atest to the fact that hot air will not defog a window by itself. What I find odd is that when I press the top button of the center climate control knob (the front window defroster/defogger) the A/C appears to turn off (or at least the light goes out). All other times it is on regardless of temp. I find this odd and almost like reverse logic.
Cooling air is one the two products that the A/C can offer. The other bieng Conditioning the Air viz. getting rid of humidity and hence making it more breathable.
Is/was registration a requirement for the meet at Sherwood HS? I didn't sign up on-line but I'm planning on going.