RE: Shed Of The Week: Mazda MX-6
Discussion
s m said:
Many cars that got good write-ups against their contemporaries have become rubbish over the intervening years according to public opinion/taste and fancy.........and vice versa
Agree with that. Kudos to you for having so many old magazine articles scanned ready for these sort of occasions - they are fantastic!!
R400TVR said:
An excellent idea fit a shed. A sensible good looking coupe with a cracking engine. A bit of work and these can sound amazing and are very reliable. My MX-3 has the same engine and sounds like this.....http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i7CcEcWRdWI
The MX6 revs to 7800 before cutoff which isn't bad ( although the danger paint starts at 7 IIRC )Your MX3 must go well with an extra 700cc!
I have had my manual 1997 MX-6 since 2005 and it's the most reliable car I have ever owned. I am the second owner since new.
It cruises effortlessly at over 100 mph on Autobahns, is very comfortable, handles and corners very well.
The 2.5 litre engine is incredibly smooth and torquey with over 32 mpg obtainable on long runs. Around town about 25mpg which is not too bad for an engine of older design.
Back in the 90's Mazda car were the most reliable of all Japanese cars.
Now that Ford have pulled out, they are regaining their build quality and longevity.
My car has done over 115K and the engines (if maintained properly) will do in excess of 250K miles.
Wherever I drive, people stare at it and whenever I go to car meetings, people say 'What a stunning car'.
The Japanese have built some really great sports coupes down the years.
PS. I have driven an auto version but it's nowhere so nice to drive as the manual.
It cruises effortlessly at over 100 mph on Autobahns, is very comfortable, handles and corners very well.
The 2.5 litre engine is incredibly smooth and torquey with over 32 mpg obtainable on long runs. Around town about 25mpg which is not too bad for an engine of older design.
Back in the 90's Mazda car were the most reliable of all Japanese cars.
Now that Ford have pulled out, they are regaining their build quality and longevity.
My car has done over 115K and the engines (if maintained properly) will do in excess of 250K miles.
Wherever I drive, people stare at it and whenever I go to car meetings, people say 'What a stunning car'.
The Japanese have built some really great sports coupes down the years.
PS. I have driven an auto version but it's nowhere so nice to drive as the manual.
Edited by PHH on Saturday 15th November 11:21
Back in June 2010, the MX-6 was also 'Shed of the Week' and it was a great report:
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...
Your car looks awesome.
They really are classic looking coupes like Astons and Jaguar XK-8's.
They really are classic looking coupes like Astons and Jaguar XK-8's.
KimJongHealthy said:
I had 2 of these years ago, UK 2.5V6 which was really sluggish and JDM import with same engine but slightly different intake and tuned out of factory to 200bhp. Black one with LSD and 4 wheel steering, went like hell and had lots of gadgets that UK release missed (like digital aircon or 4WS). Very smooth engine, pulling nicely from low revs, CTR killer in real world. Also surprisingly good in the corners considering it's basically a 2-door Mazda 626. I sold my JDM Prelude BB1 to get Mazda and wasn't disappointed.
Missus says it's one of her favourite cars we've ever had.
Would I buy this one? Never.
Missus says it's one of her favourite cars we've ever had.
Would I buy this one? Never.
Edited by KimJongHealthy on Friday 7th November 11:21
Interesting you say this:
A friend of mine had a red MX-6 a few years back and his godson used to say 'John are you arriving in the Ferrari this week' !!
John said, ' If you were to exchange the badge for a prancing horse one, people could mistake it for a Ferrari'.
A friend of mine had a red MX-6 a few years back and his godson used to say 'John are you arriving in the Ferrari this week' !!
John said, ' If you were to exchange the badge for a prancing horse one, people could mistake it for a Ferrari'.
daytona365 said:
I think most here have overlooked it's almost Ferrari like profile. A sure blue chip investment Imo.
Yep same engine
Pentoman said:
Driven one, unlike most people. Not a bad drive, in a similar vein to the Prelude, 406, 3-series, Corrado and so on.
Sound brilliant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RalVD2oy99s
^Is this the same engine?
Sound brilliant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RalVD2oy99s
^Is this the same engine?
They only imported about 5000 cars from Japan in UK spec between 1992 & 1997.
When I bought mine in 2005, I used to see quite a few locally but now I only see the odd one or two each year.
That is why they really stand out from the crowd.
I was at Brooklands recently and a guy came up to me and said 'I used to have one of those and loved it...You don't want to sell your car do you.'
I said 'No', of course but he said he would try and find one as nice as mine.
I wished him luck as they are very rare now let alone a cherished one, afterall it's 17 years since they went out of production.
Scary how time flies by, isn't it?
When I bought mine in 2005, I used to see quite a few locally but now I only see the odd one or two each year.
That is why they really stand out from the crowd.
I was at Brooklands recently and a guy came up to me and said 'I used to have one of those and loved it...You don't want to sell your car do you.'
I said 'No', of course but he said he would try and find one as nice as mine.
I wished him luck as they are very rare now let alone a cherished one, afterall it's 17 years since they went out of production.
Scary how time flies by, isn't it?
otolith said:
They're also making a decision based on driving the cars back to back. I'm surprised how many PHers are so intimately familiar with the car, they don't seem all that commonplace.
Funny, while I was having my lunch, I wondered how many people have driven some of the older cars on here and if not, then try to make informed comments !!!
Down the years I have driven many cars, some bad, some good.
I saw some comments about the Rover Metro.
I stll have one and it's probably one of the finest ones in the UK, a 1990 Rover Metro GTi 16v spi in red.
When I bought it, I knew all about the faults with BL cars, so decided it would be a dry weather car only. I treated my old 1973 MG MGB GT V8 the same way and it's still in mint condition with the new owner and is very valuable and desirable now.
All cars made in years gone by had rust problems so one had to be aware of it.
When the Rover version of the Metro came out in 1990, magazines voted it the best small car of the year because of it's many virtues.
Sure it dated as time went by especially regarding crash resistance, hence the 1997 discontinuance.
But with it's low weight and my car with Motobuild modifications developing 110 bhp sure makes it a rapid car. It's cornering and handling is go-kart like, the interior is well finished and the ride comfortable despite the firmer suspension.
The Hydragas suspension in the Rover version was finally connected front to rear which provided a good ride unlike the Austin/MG versions before it.
Sure more modern cars have great features but many of them have lost their character and seem the same to me when driven.
If I was buying a small car today, the Fiat 500 comes to mind but would have to drive one first. A sports coupe - An Aston for sure.
Down the years I have driven many cars, some bad, some good.
I saw some comments about the Rover Metro.
I stll have one and it's probably one of the finest ones in the UK, a 1990 Rover Metro GTi 16v spi in red.
When I bought it, I knew all about the faults with BL cars, so decided it would be a dry weather car only. I treated my old 1973 MG MGB GT V8 the same way and it's still in mint condition with the new owner and is very valuable and desirable now.
All cars made in years gone by had rust problems so one had to be aware of it.
When the Rover version of the Metro came out in 1990, magazines voted it the best small car of the year because of it's many virtues.
Sure it dated as time went by especially regarding crash resistance, hence the 1997 discontinuance.
But with it's low weight and my car with Motobuild modifications developing 110 bhp sure makes it a rapid car. It's cornering and handling is go-kart like, the interior is well finished and the ride comfortable despite the firmer suspension.
The Hydragas suspension in the Rover version was finally connected front to rear which provided a good ride unlike the Austin/MG versions before it.
Sure more modern cars have great features but many of them have lost their character and seem the same to me when driven.
If I was buying a small car today, the Fiat 500 comes to mind but would have to drive one first. A sports coupe - An Aston for sure.
Edited by PHH on Saturday 15th November 15:49
Edited by PHH on Saturday 15th November 15:50
Edited by PHH on Saturday 15th November 15:51
dme123 said:
Maybe I'm a fool, but I wouldn't even bother going to look at a car owned by someone who would do that to it. Every time I have looked at a car with any sort of modifications or customization (tasteless or otherwise) it's a badly maintained s
t heap, even when the owner genuinely seems to think it's great.
^This.t heap, even when the owner genuinely seems to think it's great.If its been modified in particularly poor taste (this is close to the apex of poor taste), I won't even engage with the owner.
Shed's metaphor of looking past dodgy old decor in a house with potential makes sense, but only up to a point. I'd be concerned that I'd end up a sex slave in the owners' box room, with only his gimp for company. It takes some high-level f*ckwittery to do this to any car, the owner is likely struggling with his own violent sexual urges.
For the money, there are better sheds, but I don't think old Shed is that far off the mark with the MX6. Why he didnt hold off for a non-barried manual though Im not sure. If you like old left-field retro Jap coupes it's up there, FWD or not.
daveofedinburgh said:
dme123 said:
Maybe I'm a fool, but I wouldn't even bother going to look at a car owned by someone who would do that to it. Every time I have looked at a car with any sort of modifications or customization (tasteless or otherwise) it's a badly maintained st heap, even when the owner genuinely seems to think it's great.
^This.t heap, even when the owner genuinely seems to think it's great.If its been modified in particularly poor taste (this is close to the apex of poor taste), I won't even engage with the owner.
Shed's metaphor of looking past dodgy old decor in a house with potential makes sense, but only up to a point. I'd be concerned that I'd end up a sex slave in the owners' box room, with only his gimp for company. It takes some high-level f*ckwittery to do this to any car, the owner is likely struggling with his own violent sexual urges.
For the money, there are better sheds, but I don't think old Shed is that far off the mark with the MX6. Why he didnt hold off for a non-barried manual though Im not sure. If you like old left-field retro Jap coupes it's up there, FWD or not.
Yes, I think a manual version with no stickers on would have made a better focus for the SOTW article.
It's hard to find a bad review of them from when they were new. Like the owner above says, I doubt the majority of the naysayers had actually driven one
Wouldn't class them as slow even now
I hate any good looking car being spoiled this way.
G'rrrrrrrrrrrr
G'rrrrrrrrrrrr
daveofedinburgh said:
^This.
If its been modified in particularly poor taste (this is close to the apex of poor taste), I won't even engage with the owner.
Shed's metaphor of looking past dodgy old decor in a house with potential makes sense, but only up to a point. I'd be concerned that I'd end up a sex slave in the owners' box room, with only his gimp for company. It takes some high-level f*ckwittery to do this to any car, the owner is likely struggling with his own violent sexual urges.
For the money, there are better sheds, but I don't think old Shed is that far off the mark with the MX6. Why he didnt hold off for a non-barried manual though Im not sure. If you like old left-field retro Jap coupes it's up there, FWD or not.
If its been modified in particularly poor taste (this is close to the apex of poor taste), I won't even engage with the owner.
Shed's metaphor of looking past dodgy old decor in a house with potential makes sense, but only up to a point. I'd be concerned that I'd end up a sex slave in the owners' box room, with only his gimp for company. It takes some high-level f*ckwittery to do this to any car, the owner is likely struggling with his own violent sexual urges.
For the money, there are better sheds, but I don't think old Shed is that far off the mark with the MX6. Why he didnt hold off for a non-barried manual though Im not sure. If you like old left-field retro Jap coupes it's up there, FWD or not.
I agree with s m.
Nope they don't hang about with the lovely torquey engine that in fifth goes from 10-15mph to 138-140 mph.
They don't weigh too much either at 2,773 lbs.
Nope they don't hang about with the lovely torquey engine that in fifth goes from 10-15mph to 138-140 mph.
They don't weigh too much either at 2,773 lbs.
s m said:
Yes, I think a manual version with no stickers on would have made a better focus for the SOTW article.
It's hard to find a bad review of them from when they were new. Like the owner above says, I doubt the majority of the naysayers had actually driven one
Wouldn't class them as slow even now
It's hard to find a bad review of them from when they were new. Like the owner above says, I doubt the majority of the naysayers had actually driven one
Wouldn't class them as slow even now
Edited by PHH on Sunday 16th November 16:21
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and the other one here:
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and the other one here:
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Edited by PHH on Tuesday 18th November 13:44
Edited by PHH on Tuesday 18th November 14:00
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