Wednesday, November 30, 2005

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I was so excited for the advent of the Mazdaspeed 6. It promised so much -- a lot of horsepower to a bigger car, bigger engine, redesigned and better... instead they put a really good engine in a cheap shell and they're charging a lot for it.

I was very disappointed with the car. I had such high hopes and it never met them. I got 0-6 in about 4.2 secconds with my Mazdaspeed Protege (03), the 6 pulls about 6.4 -- just not right. It grips, but it grips after calculating, you can almost feel the computer decide what it wants to do, balancing between the 4 wheels, holding off until it knows that it's got traction, then kicking it. Even stomping on the highway didn't pull me back enough. It hauled, it certainly did, but the quality of the interior and the price just don't seem to match.

I love the engine, but doubt Mazda's first all wheel drive sedan transmission and the computer behind it all. I was also looking for the special touches that made my Protege so appealing. It had reworked bumpers, and the exhaust poked out of the rear, however there were oversized ovals with a tiny tailpipe poking out. They were just for show. The kick panels were also cheap. They were diamond plate, but it was aluminum, or alloy... it was very light. The interior looked nice, like a brushed gun metal, but it was stuck on plastic. I'm sure it'll scratch in no time. The dash was the same quality, guages were mystifying, and the radio was a Bose -- a traditional Bose that I'd want to rip out in a heartbeat.

There were so many things I just didn't like about it. I knew it wouldn't be worth the ammount I'd have to strap to get it, and that I'd never feel it was worth the money.

I'm going to test drive a Subaru Legacy GT - Subaru knows all wheel drive, I'm hoping for better.
It's less HP, but a bigger engine. It's also turbocharged, but I don't think it's got the 12+ psi of the Mazdaspeed 6. The Protege was a measly 5psi.

I'm still weighing if it'll be worth it to trade in the car as is, all waterlogged, or if I should fix it, use it, and get the new car later. In any case I think it'll be spring. Maybe for my birthday. I'll scrounge all winter, hoarding my nuts... and then... nirvanna.

posted @ 11:43

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