Flipster23

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So for about a year or so I have been wanting a Mazda 3 or 6. My TL has been giving me problems so I went to the dealer just to see what they where talking about last Monday. Was going to pick up another car but I didnt get approved for what they were asking for it, so I saw a Mazda 6 on the lot.. Thought to myself maybe this is my chance. Drove it fell in love with it. handling was amazing 4 cyl and takes 87 which is a biggie for me...

Got approved for the Mazda and told them I would sleep on it. Last Friday I picked up my Onyx Black 2008 Mazda 6 sedan. auto 4 cyl

So far i'm loving the car already have some mods in mind for it. So I will be making this my progress thread for the 6 which will be this thread I guess.

Within the next week I will be taking more pictures and installing LED's and start looking for a sport bumper..

as for now here is some quick pics car is pretty dirty and nothing has been done to it yet since I havent had a chance to take anything off.

justnspace

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Nice, Kevo!

CCColtsicehockey

Looks good in black. For some reason I always see them in white, red, and grey. I have not seen many black ones actually.

ZhenyaF

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I wanted that car - well in v6 and hatchback, but its very hard to find one with a navi, and thats a no no for me.

Congrats on your purchase.

Flipster23

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Thanks Justin and Jason


Yea I havent seen many in black either I see alot of Tan ones around my area and white..

About to place an order for LED's tonight when I get home from work

Flipster23

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thanks yea my friend has the hatch later down the road im going to be putting the navi/ carPC in here I like it because how it slides out from the top

justnspace

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is it better than the TL?

Flipster23

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for me yes 87 instead of 91 4 cyl instead of v6 but this car does have the power though

plus all the problems I was having on my TL I love this car way more plus it's newer

dallison

best of luck.

madcaps

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Nice pick up!

For some reason it is quite the opposite for me, I always see these cars in black and white, and no other color.

MarbleGT

Mazdazine FTW!



Team MER uses Mazda 6's like yours to train on out at Motorsports Ranch near DFW. Lots of potential with 6's.

Aman

Conrats! Looks nice. How do you like the interior?

JS + XES

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Maz"DUH"zine

Congrats on the ride man. Let the modding begin. Make it clean man!

Flipster23

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thanks

really I wish I could see some more black ones out here maybe I wi
ll since I have one now
Yes lots of potential thats why I am happy with it

interior I love just dont like the beige interior but love the dash esp @ night!

Flipster23

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at Maz duh zine hahaha

thanks and of course I will theres guys on the forum just lowered on stockies that are winning ROTM... so my goal is to win @ least too LOL we will see

Aman

Car looks great, I think it can look fantastic with just a few simple mods.

silver3.5

jumping from 2003 to 2008 would be the high point, but from an acura to a mazda 6 /w 4cylinder just doesn't sit well with me.

good luck though!

Flipster23

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yea i'm going to try to get on it right away

Thanks

yea I know but with gas costing 70 bucks in the TL and the mazda has good power even though its a 4 I'm fine with that. also my TL wasnt helping me what so ever

myron

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I like these. I almost got one about 4 years ago in blue, V6, manual and hatch but I wasn't ready to finance it and it was around $30k

JS + XES

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I went from 2005 TL to 2010 Mazdaspeed3, and there's not a single thing I miss.

Don't get me wrong, I loved my 3G TL so much.

silver3.5

Yeah, gas prices is getting very very ridiculous and a good reason to switch.

Then why did you switch if you love it so much? New car itch?

Flipster23

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yea at 4.45 a gal is crazy for prem

JS + XES

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I asked my parents to get me a brand new 3G TL when I had gotten into USC because I was pretty spoiled back then. Spoiled + USC. Yes. Shut up.

Then I graduated and got myself a job. I always wanted to have a small manual turbocharged 4 banger hatchback that is easy/affordable to mod. I cross shopped MS3, GTI, and MiniS, and was impressed with the MS3.. so I bought it myself. I've been fully satisfied with it.

fsttyms1

Traitor. I should ban you from Ramblings.

Flipster23

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crazyasiantl

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mazdazine ftw

i should make my new car thread now

VQPower37

congratz on the car ... IMO u stepped down from at tl to a mazda 6, but if u like it thats all that matters ... gluck with it

MarbleGT

Its 5 years newer, with probably half the miles and none of the problems the op talked about getting.

JS + XES

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Heyyyyy you finally got one huh!?

Make a new thread man! Congrats!!

justnspace

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i agree. it would be a step up.
of course you're missing out on the pseudo-luxury features...but its a newer car with less problems than TL had.

Flipster23

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yes go go go

meh I dont think I did

correct!!

Rockstar21

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i dont think he downgraded...

like mentioned, its a newer car, with less miles and more than likely still under warranty...

i woulndt have made the switch unless it was a Speed3 or Speed6 personally but OP likes the car obviously. good for you bud

jjashaa

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aazine needs moar hyundai.




lol. nice pick-up kev

Flipster23

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thanks Josh!

crazyasiantl

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i need to detail and take more pics. its covered in bugs from the drive home

charliemike

I mean, maybe in theory a 4-cyl Mazda 6 is a downgrade but the car is probably a lot better to drive than the TL.

Congrats on the purchase. You should get 200k out of that easily.

03tLsNBP

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meh im not a fan of the engine noise or interior quality of any mazdas. ive driven both my ex gfs 3 and friends 4cyl 6. wasnt impressed at all.

but agreed, it will def have less problems and better gas mileage than the TL. nice pick up. congrats

calgary2800

Why didnt you go for the 2011 3, its 0% for 60 or 2.9 for 72.

Flipster23

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^ I dont like the smile on it

g3t0ffma1nuts

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You and me are the opposite of what we've done. I came from a 2007 Silver Mazda 6 to a 2003 Silver Acura TL. I gave the mazda to my little sister. The crazy thing is, the mazda has a bigger gas tank I believe and my sister spent more than me to fill it up all the way versus my tl. She spent $70 for 87 to fill her up and I spent $55 to fill mine up. And when I drive, I hit vtec all the time. Probably bad for the car, but she fills hers up 2.5 times in 2 weeks where i fill mine 1.5 times in 2 weeks. And she drives like a grandma. Anyway, good luck on the car. Go on to mazda6club.com they are really helpful there. If you are parting out your car still, let me know. Even if it's a swap for my old ones. Like, if you have lowering springs, i'll trade you my stock ones for them. Just PM what you have and maybe we can work something out.