considering an '06 Mazda 6gt

[alleria]

Hi there - I've been doing a lot of car shopping/browsing lately - I have an 07 Saturn Ion quad coupe I'm trying to trade off, and a car that caught my eye was the '06 Mazda 6 GT (6 cyl) or the 09 4 cylinder.

I'd probably eat a couple thousand of negative equity, and just wondering about opinions - should I do it, opinions on the Mazda 6..basically I'm looking for a car that is fun to drive and I've had a hate on for the quality of my Saturn for the past year.

Any input is appreciated :)

[Katze]

well i have an '06 4 cylinder and its fun so im sure the v6 is fun too haha

[tunersteve]

If you're looking for a car with a sporty ride and don't need a lot of room, get the V6 GT. The '09 is nice with the 4-cyl, but I'd take the V6 over it any day. Is the V6 a manual by chance? If so, this is a no brainer decision.

[alleria]

The V6 is an automatic, is that bad? I've never owned a manual before, and I live in city, so I've always used automatics.

I actually don't need a lot of room, no kids and none in the immediate future.

[Blendercloud]

...no kids and none in the immediate future.


Famous last words. Enjoy the surprise right around the corner.(wow)

...kidding. You know, I think you would be happy with an auto V6. A lot of people said I would not enjoy my 3-Series BMW as an auto, but it was great for me for the time.

I say go drive it and see how much you like it. Don't buy it on the spot. Go drive it, and then give it a week or so. If you find that you really, really wanna drive the car again and have done your research on the car's history... then go for it. :)

[Atreyu3388]

You could always pick up a nice 2006 Mazdaspeed 6. I think some bozo on here is trying to get rid of his lol (humpleg)

[alleria]

Famous last words. Enjoy the surprise right around the corner.(wow)

...kidding. You know, I think you would be happy with an auto V6. A lot of people said I would not enjoy my 3-Series BMW as an auto, but it was great for me for the time.

I say go drive it and see how much you like it. Don't buy it on the spot. Go drive it, and then give it a week or so. If you find that you really, really wanna drive the car again and have done your research on the car's history... then go for it. :)

This is where the problem is, the car is 8 hours drive away (uhm) - there is one that is right in my city but its $2000 more and has about 50 thousand more kms on it. There is also a 4 cylinder manual 06 in the city as well.. forgot to mention that the one in my city has a leather interior and the one out of province does not. This is the one in the city: http://reginamazda.listingauto.com/en/usedcars/listing/details.spy?id=2650319. this is the one with less KMs but 8 hours drive http://www.canadatrader.com/result/detailinfo.aspx?ID=1351507&pgno=1&srt=10&r=edmontonalberta





You could always pick up a nice 2006 Mazdaspeed 6. I think some bozo on here is trying to get rid of his lol (humpleg)

Actually, out of province there is a niiice black one for about $26k Canadian. That would be about the price of a new 4 cylinder.. I dunno, I need my car to be a daily driver - I'd feel picky about driving a turbo charged car every day :/

[alleria]

I have an appointment at 2pm with my bank, and shortly before that I will go test drive the 06 GT (the one in city). Wish me luck :D

My bank sounds like they're willing to handle the financials, so I'm pretty happy about that - if I went out of province, I'd have to get a safety inspection, all that - so we'll see how the bank appointment goes!

[alleria]

I went to test drive it - what a powerful car compared to the Saturn! I want it.

Now, my trade in negative equity is gonna be like 5k - I can access about 3500 for a downpayment, hopefully my bank goes for it. Appointment is in 20 mins

[alleria]

so I gave up on buying it - I test drove it again and it had some rattles and a sort of a clunking sound coming from the rear end that I never heard on the first time around.

Guess I'll keep looking! I might even go to a Mazda 3 if I can find a used one on a good deal :)

[Blendercloud]

There are a lot of Mazdaspeed 3's from 2007 and 2008 going up for sale. If you like the hatchback they are very nice cars. Also the four door 2.3L 4-cylinder Mazda 3 is a very nice car as well. Great styling and very adequate power from that 2.3L.

Good luck!

[alleria]

I found a place out of province that is selling Mazda 6 GS models from 08 at around 14.9k, 15.9k Cdn. From what I can see on the site, www.kramermazda.com

I'm so tired of car shopping, this negative equity is really killing my momentum :)