Just picked up my newest Mazda

[nate0123]

2003 Mazda 6s 5-speed

Silver w/black leather, 6CD Bose, moonroof, skirts/spoiler, butt warmers, mirror warmers

http://www.msprotege.com/members/nate0123/new6-1.jpg

http://www.msprotege.com/members/nate0123/new6-2.jpg

http://www.msprotege.com/members/nate0123/new6-3.jpg

http://www.msprotege.com/members/nate0123/new6-4.jpg

http://www.msprotege.com/members/nate0123/new6-5.jpg

[Powerslave]

congrats, that 6 is a nice car one of the best handleing in its class, also good choice on the 5speed

[jbiird317]

very nice! keeping the miata still?

[ZoomZoomH]

omgwtf nate, you rid yourself of the Protege??

[nate0123]

very nice! keeping the miata still?
Hmm, maybe for a little, but I really don't need 2 cars so I'll probably put it up for sale at some point

omgwtf nate, you rid yourself of the Protege??yea, where have you been? lol the protege has been gone since October of 2006

[nate0123]

man, I'm hungry...

I spent all day buying the car and showing it to my friends... I forgot to eat!

[nate0123]

pics added to the first post!

[CantCMe]

Nice!!!

[Katya4me]

Nice!!!! I want butt warmers in my next car....

How much would you sell the Miata for? ;-)

[sanblaster]

very nice, love it!

[nate0123]

Nice!!!! I want butt warmers in my next car....

How much would you sell the Miata for? ;-)that'll depend if the fender gets fixed first or not

[ZoomZoomH]

yea, where have you been? lol the protege has been gone since October of 2006

doh! that's right lol, you were just putzing around in the miata for a while

so now what, you gonna keep 2 cars around? in DC???

[nate0123]

doubt it, but the miata's not exactly in sale-worthy shape right now ;)

edit: d'oh - I just noticed the 6's front bumper hasn't been drilled for a license plate... it's gonna suck screwing into it :(

[iLisa]

OMG.. that is awesome Nate!! I'm glad this one worked out for you!! stupid guy for selling that blue one early..

[CHICO2003]

looks brand new!

[Foolish]

edit: d'oh - I just noticed the 6's front bumper hasn't been drilled for a license plate... it's gonna suck screwing into it :(

DON'T do it!!! Make a bracket that mounts to/behind the lower grill. Hell, zip-tie it to the lower grill! Just don't deface a clean bumper!

Looks nice, BTW. I prefer the hatch, myself, but I am considering a 6 as my next Mazda.

So, what's keeping the Miata from being sale-able? Keep in mind that if you don't want too much money for it, many people on here would take a Miata in need of rehab! I wish I had the opportunity to pick it up, I love that blue!

[Killer]

sweet!

[nate0123]

So, what's keeping the Miata from being sale-able? Keep in mind that if you don't want too much money for it, many people on here would take a Miata in need of rehab! I wish I had the opportunity to pick it up, I love that blue!Well the biggest thing right now is the fender dent. And possibly a clutch slave cylinder, although it drives fine as is. I don't think I'd ask too much for it, though. Probably somewhere around Private Party KBB fair condition or so.

[CantCMe]

doubt it, but the miata's not exactly in sale-worthy shape right now ;)

edit: d'oh - I just noticed the 6's front bumper hasn't been drilled for a license plate... it's gonna suck screwing into it :(

Hang it from da lower grill w/ black twist ties.

[altspace]

Congrats dude!

[nate0123]

Thanks y'all!

[Sveivo]

Why did you ever get rid of the Protege? You had it all modded up nicely.

Nice 6 btw :-P

[nate0123]

well I wanted something cheap for a while b/c my car payment + insurance was adding up to almost $600/month - thus old miata (no car payment + cheap insurance)

my driving record has improved and my insurance has gotten cheaper, so I could afford to get into something a bit newer

[Foolish]

So, now that you've had it for a bit, how do you like it?

Does it feel huge/sluggish/heavy to drive? You're coming from a Miata and a modded Protege, as am I, so I'm very curious what you think. The 6 wagon or hatch are pretty high on my list for next car.

[msp03.5]

Nice! Oh and NOOOOO on the defacing of the front bumper. :)

[nate0123]

So, now that you've had it for a bit, how do you like it?

Does it feel huge/sluggish/heavy to drive? You're coming from a Miata and a modded Protege, as am I, so I'm very curious what you think. The 6 wagon or hatch are pretty high on my list for next car.Sorry, I didn't see this post before. It's definitely bigger. But I was ready for something a bit more upscale. While it's nowhere near as nimble as a Miata or Protege, it handles quite well for a big sedan. It has a nice feel and decent feedback, and when you get on the throttle it goes - way more so than any car I've had before. I don't regret the purchase at all.

So far my only real issue is an off-idle throttle lag that may be related to a defective throttle body. There's a TSB for this that I'll have to look into.

By the way, the Miata is up for sale http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123697651