1996 Xedos 9

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Tupe

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100 posts

33 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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This is my ride.. 1996 Xedos 9. 78K miles in Indigo Blue. 2.5 V6. Everything works as it should. A lovely wafter.

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

198 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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These were only just mentioned on the unusual barge thread the other day!

That'll be a peach of an engine I imagine, our family business built the local Mazda dealership and these came out not long after. Mazda were such an interesting brand back then, still are of course with their engine tech but they really went for it back then.

0a

23,907 posts

196 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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Wow, so rare! When I was growing up a teacher had a 6. Tell us more and post plenty of pictures.

Tupe

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100 posts

33 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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Engine is sweet, only 170Hp, 0-40 not rapid, 40-70 is a kick in the back!.. basically simple mechanics, rear sparks are a bugger to get to mind smile

Tupe

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100 posts

33 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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0a said:
Wow, so rare! When I was growing up a teacher had a 6. Tell us more and post plenty of pictures.


78K miles, only did 22K in first 7 years
3 owners, including me
small crease on front wing, Mot last month, advisory on suspension bushes only thing. No rust anywhere- apparently up until me had always been garaged

Tupe

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100 posts

33 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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and apparently only 26 left in the UK......

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

198 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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Is it sitting low? If factory that's a great stance!

I love looking at this age of cars when at a show, they're the sort of last generation of visually pretty cars before legislation took over and designers had to resort to visual tricks to get things looking correct.

Look at the belt line on this for instance, tied in to the really low bonnet line. A pillars that don't blind you, a glasshouse that takes up almost 50% of the hight of the car, I could go on...

You just can't build a car like that nowadays.

Tupe

Original Poster:

100 posts

33 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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LaurasOtherHalf said:
Is it sitting low? If factory that's a great stance!

I love looking at this age of cars when at a show, they're the sort of last generation of visually pretty cars before legislation took over and designers had to resort to visual tricks to get things looking correct.

Look at the belt line on this for instance, tied in to the really low bonnet line. A pillars that don't blind you, a glasshouse that takes up almost 50% of the hight of the car, I could go on...

You just can't build a car like that nowadays.
Thats factory stance,, it has a very close relationship with the Buick Regal of that same era. I know some folks do not care for the 90's look, personally I love it,, that belt line is beautiful, you are right.. has that very subltle hip rise moving aft.. and you sit quite low compared to modern cars....

Bright Halo

3,044 posts

237 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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What a find!
Keep us up to date with your adventures in the 9

dudleybloke

19,992 posts

188 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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Always liked these, pretty rare back in their day and it's been at least a decade since I last spotted one.

Taita

7,645 posts

205 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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My mum had an auto Xedos with cream leather, it was LOVELY.

stevemiller

537 posts

167 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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Always thought these were a very handsome car, is it the Miller engine in this one?

Piginapoke

4,829 posts

187 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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A rare bird.

Matt Cup

3,178 posts

106 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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Both these and the Xedos 6 were a firm favourite of mine when they came out.

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

198 months

Sunday 5th September 2021
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stevemiller said:
Always thought these were a very handsome car, is it the Miller engine in this one?
I think it was the 2.3 that was the miller engine?

Mr Tidy

22,746 posts

129 months

Monday 6th September 2021
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Yes, I have always been intrigued by the Xedos Mazdas - they just look so great!

Looking forward to reading more about this one. thumbup

Cambs_Stuart

2,928 posts

86 months

Monday 6th September 2021
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That is a very handsome, discreet car. Was there one of these with a supercharger? Or did I dream that.

F1GTRUeno

6,380 posts

220 months

Monday 6th September 2021
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I bloody love the 6 and 9. Not seen either in years but they were so good looking and yours still is.

Bubble era Japan was mental. Mazda were bonkers with Xedos, Efini, M2, etc.

Tupe

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100 posts

33 months

Monday 6th September 2021
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Cambs_Stuart said:
That is a very handsome, discreet car. Was there one of these with a supercharger? Or did I dream that.
just after this model year they did the Miller engined one with a Supercharger on a 2.3 V6......

MXRod

2,758 posts

149 months