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Okay, we get it! It's the 2009, not the 2008.
Now that we have that established, back to your regularly scheduled program.
C&D seems to think that the US will get a different version with different sheetmetal and even a different platform. The US version is to be bigger (or at least look bigger).
link">http://www.caranddriver.com/autoshows/13664/2009-mazda-6.html?al=19
I'm not enthused with the "lexus-like" tail...but that
front looks agressive! It'll be intresting to see our North American version.
Remember those spy shots we saw of the new 6 around Detroit? It's the same car!
Also, the teaser pic that Mazda North American Operations posted on MazdaUSA.com is the same as the pic's that were leaked. I really doubt there will be much of a difference, if any.
Redesign Pics
So whatever the value of CR's little colored dots for the Mazda6 may be, they tell you nothing about the new transmission.
Anyway when are the 2009 6's coming out I don;t know when I will be able to buy an 07 6 because my settlement check for the Acura hasn't come in(that I totaled) and have to wait for it to come in. Will the'll be 08 model year for the 6?
At least it sounds like the hatchback will stay.
Really? I had a Cobalt as a loaner for 1 day and thought it was a pile of junk.
Yes. The '08 will still be the first-gen and available in sedan or 5-door. The wagon and 'Speed are gone.
Well the Cobalt is a compact car so thats why I don't expect much out of it and its a GM small car at that. I will say though the Cobalt is a significant improvment over the Saturn SL1 that I drove 5 years ago as a rental. I did not like the Saturn that I rented 5 years ago. The Cobalt at least has competent handling and the interior is alright but still not class leading at all. The sound system is ok.
Like when is the 09 6 coming onto Mazda dealers lots? The salesman who I took the test drive with said I think that Janurary of 09 that the 09 6 will come out. Basically I;m wondering how long Mazda dealers will be selling 08 6's before the redesigned 09 model comes out?
Anyway, I was real glad to get back in my Mazda6...I was thinking "wow, I really have a nice car"...of course, it did cost a few thousand more than a cobalt.
Well, I've heard as early as January to as late as June. Either way, I'm sure there will be enough '08 models on the lots to last the entire 2008 calendar year.
The sedan has awkward appearing proportions. The 5 door has better lines.
See more Car Pictures at CarSpace.com
If I instead copy and paste the image url from it's "properties" and then select the url and click on "Img" button, I got a red X, like this:
On the other, the only possibility I can come up with is the spaces in the album and picture names. You might try a separate album avoiding spaces - underlines instead may be okay, but I wouldn't even do that for this test - and see if that works. If it does not, please go to the Help link below and report this.
There is nothing wrong with the way you are doing it (paste, select, IMG button) and it should work.
Drop me an email and let me know.
Meanwhile, if you just paste the URL in your message, people can click on it and your picture will display for them.
http://www.carspace.com/jeffyscott/Albums/jeffyscott%27s%20Album/mazda6%20open%
Now I select that and click Img...
So the link does not work either...the image I had tried to put on the other forum is here:
http://www.carspace.com/jeffyscott/Albums/jeffyscott%27s%20Album/mazda6%20open%2- 0windows.jpg/page/photo.html#pic
I'm debating removing it, at least for the winter season. I think it will come off easily, but not sure.
The sunroof seems noisy compared to our previous car, a 99 Acura CL. It seems noisy to me either slid open or tilted. I also notice some low frequency noise if all side windows are closed and the roof is open. The CL didn't have this symptom. The CL did not have a deflector.
I'm thinking the noise may be less without the deflector.
Anyone else either added one, or removed one, or doesn't have one and thinks it is quiet with the roof open.
It will be easier to wash the car without it mounted.
Thanks, Scott.
BTW, I've heard a lot of fellow 6 owners that have removed their deflector to discover small scratches in the paint where the deflector rubs against the roof. These scratches are deep in many cases, and simply cannot be waxed or buffed out by hand.
You should have edited the post and removed the images only, and left the http link in there where people can click on it and see the pictures on the autoblog website.
Please repost the links.
Oh well, I will have to dig them up again. I wanted it on record that I was the first one who posted the images / link the very day they were available.
I had a Mazda before the Acura(a 1998 626) but the build quality in the 2007 6 seems alot more tight than the 626's build quality.
One thing I wish was better on the 6 is the use of interior plastics even the 6's older more grown up brother(the Ford Fusion) uses better plastics than the 6 does. I did consider the Fusion as well(as I said on this thread a couple weeks ago) but the Fusions exterior styling while good just didn;t do it for me like the 6's styling does it for me.
I think I got a car in the 6 that is pretty close in driving dynamics to my old 2002 Acura CL that I totaled without having to spend a whole lot of money for it.
What specifically do you find inferior about the plastics in the 6?
My observations are the plastics are textured in an appealing manner, the dash pad is soft to touch i/o hard plastic in inexpensive vehicles.
I grade the interior quality higher than Chrysler and lower than VW.
tell you what? I had the same comment 4 years ago when I got my 2003 mazda6.
4 year later, I think Mazda made the right choice. It has held up excellent, and since it is not hard (like the mazda3 or the protege before it) it does not rattle as it ages. It actually is a good damper.
Yeah but Chrysler's interiors have been of terrible quality the past 5-6 years with the exception of the PT Cruiser. I sat in A caliber and a 07 Sebring and the plastics were very hard(alot harder than the plastics in my Mazda 6.) I also usually drive vehicles at work like a Jeep Liberty and a Dodge Dakota the plastics in the Liberty are ok but alittle below average but the plastics in the Dakota are hard and cheap. VW has on the other hand makes some of the best interiors in the business but I wouldn;t buy their cars because their not reliable and I need a car that I can depend on and I think Mazda makes a reliable car that I can count on not breaking down on me.
"What specifically do you find inferior about the plastics in the 6?"
The top part of the interiors plastics with the exception of the plastics above the dash and the quality of plastic used on the glove box. The plastics/fabrics on the doors of the car are very rich though. The plastic that surrounds the radio area and the cup holder is pretty good though so I guess the 6's interior isn;t that bad of quality but they forgot to put good pieces plastics on the basically the whole top portion area of the plastics with the exception of the plastic above the dash area.
The Mazda 3 has a good interior actually. I dug the design of the interior layout of the 99-03 with the radio buttons and Air Vents and the plastics look very rich in the 99-03 Protege.
you totally lost me here.
The dash is not made of plastic but rubber (same as Lexus RX-350).
The glove box and door panels are plastic.
which one you don't like?
I own a 2007 Mazda 6, V6, with the 6 Speed Automatic Transmission. If I perform a California stop, meaning rolling at 3-5 MPH through a stop sigh and then accelerate, my engine will rev up a little, and the transmission will engage in second gear. When the transmission engages, it also makes the car lurch forward a little. Once in second gear the car will shift through the other gears without a problem. If I start the car from a complete stop, the transmission will shift through all gears without a problem. I have owned other automatic transmission cars before with never did this. I am wondering if other 6 speed transmission owners have experience this as well. I want to know if there is something wrong with my transmission. The car only has 300 miles on it.
I have a similiar problem (2006 6 Sport V6 with 6 speed auto). I also have a delay in response from when I hit the accelerator (not hard, just from a rolling start like at a stop sign).
Anyone else have this problem?
I read other posts from 2005 6 owners who had a software reflash at the Mazda dealership but I have not read of any 2006 owners complaining of this problem.
Other people I talk to (not necessarily mazda owners) tell me it is related to teh drive by wire. A friend of mine drove a Lexus E350 and complained of a terrible lag when the accelerator was pushed.
John in Dayton
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1. Get the latest PCM flash
2. Check the intake manifold gasket for any leaks.
Where does that put it in relation to the cost of a comparable new one? Does it have a manual or auto trans?