RE: Shed Of The Week: Mazda MX-6

[dudleybloke]

Are you sure you didn't want to post this article in the "horrors in the PH classifieds" thread?

[g3org3y]

Buff Mchugelarge said:

Rather have a Probe thanks.

Be careful who you say that around. They may get the wrong idea!

[Craiglamuffin]

My Mum: You like cars, don’t you petal? Well Dave at work has just bought ever such a nice one.
Me: Oh right. Do you know what kind it is?
My Mum: He said it was a Mazda. An MX6 I think.
Me: Oh right. That’s not really my thing…
My Mum: It looks ever so sporty.
Me: Yeah, it’s not rea…
My Mum: And it’s red.
Me: That doesn’t really mean….
My Mum: And it’s got racing stickers.
Me: Alright Mum.
My Mum: He's agreed to take you for a ride in it.
Me: ...

[Paddy78]

SOTW... where's the flogging a dead horse smiley?

[aka_kerrly]

Europa1 said:

aka_kerrly said:

Hardly, when you consider the Government's wonderful changes to the VED system means every car purchase requires the new owner to pay for tax straight away.


On the SOTW topic though I have to say I am struggling to find redeeming features on the MX6 and find myself looking thinking this Cougar V6 manual with LPG for £795 is a far better proposition


http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...

Hmm, the Ford "woman who seeks sexual relations with considerably younger men". Not really sure of that's better or worse than a Probe...

Haha , yes when it comes to names the Cougar and Probe are both rather terrible, I suggested a Cougar on the basis it's very similar to the MX6 but in my opinion that is a better car for the cash.

Hell if it were my money (and this time last year I was searching for a winter shed) I found a VW Corrado VR6 for £750 which is by far my preferred choice over any Probes, Cougars, MX6s when it comes to larger engined small coupes!

[Richair]

Well I'm never going to be able to un-see that am I...

[carinaman]

That racy green Cougar is much more like it.

This particular MX6 is a horror that's ripe for use in an article, rather like a Top Gear staged bout of buffoonery.

[exgtt]

Peter Stringfellow would be driving this if he was skint.

[otolith]

aka_kerrly said:

Hell if it were my money (and this time last year I was searching for a winter shed) I found a VW Corrado VR6 for £750 which is by far my preferred choice over any Probes, Cougars, MX6s when it comes to larger engined small coupes!

The family hatch based Corrado is about half a metre shorter than the family saloon based Probe/Cougar/MX6/Calibra/etc.

[JustinF]

I'll stick with the 9-5 Aero Estate I picked up for £750 last week, serious wafting ahoy!

[anonymous-user]

aka_kerrly said:

Hardly, when you consider the Government's wonderful changes to the VED system means every car purchase requires the new owner to pay for tax straight away.


On the SOTW topic though I have to say I am struggling to find redeeming features on the MX6 and find myself looking thinking this Cougar V6 manual with LPG for £795 is a far better proposition


http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...

Better car in every possible way than the Mazda. Superb engine (not stupid farty exhaust) note too. Shame about the name and image as it really was a very good car and deserved a lot more success than it actually had. I'm pretty sure, however, that the Duratec V6 does not take kindly to LPG.

[J4CKO]

I think that without the heinous stickers this SOTW thread would have been a different story. Its a not bad looking retro jap coupe, ok it has been saddled with an auto box which kind of ruins it a bit, but back in the day these were a mildly desirable car,

The Auto box adds 1.7 seconds to the 0-60 time, jesus, that is quite a difference,

9.9 vs 8.2 with a manual, 8.2 is sort of acceptable for the power/era, 9.9 is pretty dire for a 2.5 V6 with the attendant fuel consumption it brings.

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-fi...


I bet the owner rolled round in this thinking he was the man.

[PistonBroker]

We had a J-reg 626 about 10 years ago which I became quite fond of. It was perfect for wafting about in.

But then, it was only £300 and after a year of doing nothing to it I sold it to the MOT tester for £200 after it had failed on brakes.

This SOTW, on the other hand, I'm struggling with. Must try harder Shed!

[redroadster]

This is a free road tax car ,don't pay for road tax and if they crush it you won,t cry.

[BigTom85]

redroadster said:

This is a free road tax car ,don't pay for road tax and if they crush it you won,t cry.

[aka_kerrly]

redroadster said:

This is a free road tax car ,don't pay for road tax and if they crush it you won,t cry.

U WOT M8?

I doubt anyone likes paying VED but suggesting it is acceptable to take your chances and if you get caught not worry is plain stupid.

[Gooly]

redroadster said:

This is a free road tax car ,don't pay for road tax and if they crush it you won,t cry.

Truly amazing

[Norma Smellons]

Not a lot of love for SOTW this week.

Does this match Mrs Shed's lack of love?

The time has come to raise the bar and increase the price limit to £2,000.

You do not have to push the boat out in the first week. Maybe introduce us to a shed priced at £1,100 at first and then see how it goes.

[redroadster]

aka_kerrly said:

U WOT M8?

I doubt anyone likes paying VED but suggesting it is acceptable to take your chances and if you get caught not worry is plain stupid.

So sorry to all the people who don,t understand my sense of humour ! .

[daytona365]

I think most here have overlooked it's almost Ferrari like profile. A sure blue chip investment Imo.