Buying a 6 have one question

OK I am ready to buy a 07 Mazda 6 for the wife. I have one question. If you where able to redo your purchase. What would you do differantly? other than find another dealer.

I would get the V6, and buy one brand new and not used...Possibly leather and a sun roof.  But I love it!

well i bought it used for an awesome deal, so as far as that goes, i wouldnt have done that differently. i couldnt choose from many other mazda's because i was at a toyota dealership. to tell you the truth i wasnt even looking to buy a mazda to begin with.
 
but if i had my choice (with money being an option of course, I am thinking realistically) possibly a sunroof, fog lights, leather would be nice (not necessary), auto climate control, alloy wheels and manual tranny because too much throttle lag on a 2.3L auto. but it still has decent pick up none-the-less. then again i sit in traffic to and from work every fckn day. i would say the majority of my drives are in traffic so manual would probably suck at that point. no v6 is necessary. once again, it would be nice but not necessary. plus it cost more for the car and gas along with maintenance in the long run. i fill up once every 2 weeks which is fckn awesome and i get close to 400 miles per fill up.
 
 
 
 

Well, We are getting a 07 Mazda6 with the 3.0L. It has the grand touring package. So leather, sunroof, fogs and all the other fun stuff that goes with that package. I was able to get this car at a real good price. All I can say is, Thanks for "S" pricing for Mazdaspeed competitors. So we have a Black on Black 6 coming next weekend. I will post some picks when we receive the car.

You will like the 6.  A car is more than just transportation, otherwise everyone will be driving a Corolla (reliable and easy on gas).  Leather, sunroof and good sound just make driving more enjoyable.
It's like BBQing instead of boiling a steak in hot water.  Your tummy will be full, but will you mouth like it.

If you are buying a more basic model, at least you can add curtain airbags (are they standard in 07?). That seemed like a smart option. If you have a collection of cassettes, you can still get a player as an option as well.

Just bought the new Mazda 6 Touring Edition. The car itself comes FULLY equiped. ( even includes the iPod connection ). The car only comes in 1 color but its real nice.
 
I got priced at around 32,000$ canadian for a nice sport GT ( 4 cyl )
I leased my Touring Edition for 23,000$ canadian. Saved basically 9,000+ taxes compared to a GT and the dealer tossed in my last jeep payment AND tints for free. So.. im sure you can get a really good deal on it. Interior is a nice material and in black.
 
Trust me .. i was looking at the GT for a black on black leather.. found out you can only get it in beige, and was told i needed to get a mazda 6 sport GT. Not the same look.. as i dont like the big window attached to my trunk. So... for 9,000 in my pocket.. i lose out on leather seats, heated seats, and picking my exterior color. BIG DEAL. I get a car with every option i wanted and super low payments.

Check it out.. you might be impressed ; )

You know, the ONLY thing that I don't like about my '04 6S Wagon is the fact that it's friggin' front wheel drive. I wish more automakers would revert back to rear wheel drive, as god herself intended. And I mean on affordable family cars (a Miata isn't gonna cut it for the family beach trip!). Sure, I could get an E Class Mercedes-Benz wagon, but I cannot afford that. I want Hondas, Toyotas, Mazdas, VWs, etc to have rear wheel drive. My brothers and sisters in the snowy climes are surely gonna respond that FWD is great...that's true. Here in NC, though, I have no use whatsoever for FWD. Gimmie back my driveshaft, dammit! Cheers,

David  

We can only keep wishing/hoping.  RWD costs more to make: the long drive-shaft, much more complicated rear Ind. suspension, etc.  I think the same 6 in RWD will easily be $5,000 more. 

well, this FWD thing bothers me a lot with my 06 mazda 6s. here in middle east u guys aware that its packed with sands. if u go slightly off track or get off the road u'l find urself struck in the sand with this FWD. I had to put some grip mats under the front wheel to pull it out some times. And for comfort, its made for it in terms of value. If i was given an option to change it definitely i would go for V6 manual black for black is my flavour. i think havin a RWD drive atlst in V6 wud be ideal here in this part of the world.
cheers.

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well, this FWD thing bothers me a lot with my 06 mazda 6s. here in middle east u guys aware that its packed with sands. if u go slightly off track or get off the road u'l find urself struck in the sand with this FWD. I had to put some grip mats under the front wheel to pull it out some times. And for comfort, its made for it in terms of value. If i was given an option to change it definitely i would go for V6 manual black for black is my flavour. i think havin a RWD drive atlst in V6 wud be ideal here in this part of the world.
cheers.

 
I thought FWD was better for not getting stuck then RWD, because it is pulling instead of pushing...

I agree; FWD should have better traction in sand or the snow that we have a lot in Canada.  I just wonder why you think RWD would be better.

RWD is "better" for control, and steering feel. And subjectively, it's just more fun! Here in Charlotte NC, we rarely get snowy/icy weather, so FWD is just an annoyance (specifically, the torque steer, tire wear, cv joints, etc). But as I mentioned in my first post on this thread, I'm NOT knocking FWD for those of you who live in snowy climes. But here in Charlotte, give me RWD any day! This Mazda is the first FWD veh that we've owned in over a decade, and I hate that aspect of the car! But at my price point, any family car that is within my budget is going to be FWD. Bugger.
 
David

we know RWD is better for control, but the post we were commenting was the person said it was better in the sand.  Which to my knowledge FWD has much better tracting in SAND/SNOW!

RWD is much better in sand.  I go to the sand dunes frequently and you won't go anywhere in sand.  (At least the sand I'm thinking of.)  I think RWD is better in snow as well because you separate your steering and acceleration inputs (steering on front tires/accel on rear tires.)  A tire only has so much traction to offer, the more things you ask that same contact patch to do, the less effective it will be.

Good points, all. I'm just observing that FWD totally blows UNLESS you have an actual need for it. Back in the glory days (say "Before Kids") we had an '83 Porsche 911, and one time I had the chance to take it out in some snow. It was great! All of the weight was over the (driven) rear wheels, so traction was abundant. And the fronts were free to do their job: steering. Man that was fun!
 
David

well, the speed6 is AWD....
 
but im on the same page as you... i wish they'd start making more rwd cars that didnt cost $30,000...
 
such as the old drift cars (ae86 corolla's, celica's, 240sx's, actually, pretty much all japanese cars back then were rwd, except for hondas and acura's...
 

I like to separate my daily driver and fun vehicles..If you want to go fast on the cheap, go buy an older fox-body (80's) Mustang.  For around 5K you can have a very decent car (depending on how heavy you want to go on the engine of course.)
 
RWD cars are very popular in the Middle East (They like Crown Vic's and Grand Marquis & they drive the snot out of them...we have to install special cooling packages on those vehicles to withstand the abuse.)

 
I'd have bought a stick instead of the automatic.  The 6 speed automatic in the V6 models is troublesome and has some annoying traits (i.e. downshifting if you even think about speeding up) but it does shift smoothly when it's working right.  I didn't opt for the Bose system and don't regret it.  The standard sound system sounds great.

I wz referrring to the same points as ssltaure. u let alone the front wheel do steering manouers and u'l hav a better traction with rear wheel. The sands here is swift. And with FWD doing both the jobs ( Steering & accel) will have very little traction. i do a lot of desrt safaris and dune bashing though in a 4X4. often v do get chance to get out of the road to avoid the nerve wreckin traffic of dubai and drive thru the sandy roads, all these encounters have proved better with a RWD than a FWD. This is my personal approach. Even i get to here a lot about FWD are better for sand and snow.
 
As slature said these RWD cars are really what guys look for here. Ofcourse, the cars here comes with middle east specifications unless u import it from US or Europe.