RE: SOTW: Mazda Xedos 6

[Jonny671]

leon9191 said:

i remember a very nice navy blue 9 with big wheels kicking around blaydon near newcastle when i was a boy(read when i was 16ish 10 years ago), looked quite something then but im this 6 isnt a pretty car.

Groupe 16 as well, that does not compute!?!?!?!

Why?

The 323f 2.0 V6 is group 20..

[HellDiver]

Didn't they do one with bad brakes, so it crashed all the time? Was called MSDOS 6?

[grim_d]

I Need a shed.

I would like a V6.

That's really not that far from me at all.

I may take a nosey at this tomorrow and see if they will take £500 for it.

[stockver]

Jonny671 said:

leon9191 said:

i remember a very nice navy blue 9 with big wheels kicking around blaydon near newcastle when i was a boy(read when i was 16ish 10 years ago), looked quite something then but im this 6 isnt a pretty car.

Groupe 16 as well, that does not compute!?!?!?!

Why?

The 323f 2.0 V6 is group 20..

Group 14 actually.

grim_d said:

I Need a shed.

I would like a V6.

That's really not that far from me at all.

I may take a nosey at this tomorrow and see if they will take £500 for it.

Just so you know, this very car has been for sale for about 6 weeks, and it started out at £890...

[SamPet]

Xedos 9 Miller was supercharged wasn't it?

2.3 v6, with 209BHP

Sadly 0-62 took 9.5 seconds..... nothing a remap couldn't sort

[Goodfella 555]

How good was the BTCC of 94? My mates at school thought i was a complete tw4t following the series but i was right and they weren't, Tarquini, Simoni, Cleland, Radisich, Rydell etc i did have a look at a Xedos (easily pronounced zeedos imo) but decided there was far better alternatives out there quirky or otherwise.

Poor shedding i'm afraid...

[phn]

For 590 quid I'd snap one up!

Considering what I am paying for a service on my main car, I'm beginning to wonder if I'm mad - I could have 3 Xedos's for the same price!

I mean, some childrens pushchairs cost more than this!

Top Value Shed IMHO!

Edited by phn on Friday 23 July 14:59

[Riggers]

BMR said:

Riggers said:

5pen said:

Always liked the look of these, but never thought of pronouncing the name as Ker-say-dos!

Competed in the BTCC around 1994 I seem to recall.

...until they destroyed all their cars at Knockhill, IIRC...

Wasn't that at Silverstone where Matt Neal rolled his a gazillion times? Think his team mate David Leslie got away with that incident but I've read the team were on a shoestring.

Absolutely right. It seems I recall incorrectly...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRnEy4Bat8o

(ETA YouTube clip)

Edited by Riggers on Friday 23 July 15:22

[Riggers]

phn said:

For 590 quid I'd snap one up!

I mean, some childrens pushchairs cost more than this!

Top Value Shed IMHO!

Edited by phn on Friday 23 July 14:59

And pushchairs are soo slow on the motorway...

Edited by Riggers on Friday 23 July 15:24

[redstu]

I remember liking the look of these at the time, don't think they have aged well Though.
And how can a name begining with x be pronounced ker.......? In japanese perhaps?

[wisbechlad]

In Hong Kong & Japan, these were Eunos 500's.

[CampDavid]

HellDiver said:

Didn't they do one with bad brakes, so it crashed all the time? Was called MSDOS 6?

That's actually the worst joke I've ever seen on here. Ever. Ever Ever.

Well done to you

[soad]

Well, I never knew it even existed until today. Sure as hell not seen one bofore. But not very exciting, is it? Still, it's a car...

[Jonny671]

stockver said:

Jonny671 said:

leon9191 said:

i remember a very nice navy blue 9 with big wheels kicking around blaydon near newcastle when i was a boy(read when i was 16ish 10 years ago), looked quite something then but im this 6 isnt a pretty car.

Groupe 16 as well, that does not compute!?!?!?!

Why?

The 323f 2.0 V6 is group 20..

Group 14 actually.

grim_d said:

I Need a shed.

I would like a V6.

That's really not that far from me at all.

I may take a nosey at this tomorrow and see if they will take £500 for it.

Just so you know, this very car has been for sale for about 6 weeks, and it started out at £890...

I'm sure it used to be more than that.

[joz8968]

MiniMan64 said:

BMR said:

Riggers said:

5pen said:

Always liked the look of these, but never thought of pronouncing the name as Ker-say-dos!

Competed in the BTCC around 1994 I seem to recall.

...until they destroyed all their cars at Knockhill, IIRC...

Wasn't that at Silverstone where Matt Neal rolled his a gazillion times? Think his team mate David Leslie got away with that incident but I've read the team were on a shoestring.

I only remember it for that lurid paint job:

Not always:-

[Igloo124]

I was working for Mazda UK at the time, and we were told to pronounce it Ker-say-dos.

BTCC - the rhubarb and custard car was in the first year driven by Patrick Watts, second year was the white, with the late David Leslie and Matt Neal, team manager was Mazda dealer Win Percy. Outfit ran on a shoestring, and Matt's rollercoaster at Silverstone ended his run in the team....

[Dave The Jackal]

Wow, it actually looks better in maroon and yellow...

I've always had a soft spot for these things - my dad almost bought one way back when but got an MX-6 instead, which was lovely - the 2.5 V6 was fast enough, creamy smooth and pretty torquey.

Good shed!

[joz8968]

Yeah, Performance Car said it was pr. ker-say-dos..... So it must be correct! lol

[Dodgey_Rog]

Igloo124 said:

I was working for Mazda UK at the time, and we were told to pronounce it Ker-say-dos.

BTCC - the rhubarb and custard car was in the first year driven by Patrick Watts, second year was the white, with the late David Leslie and Matt Neal, team manager was Mazda dealer Win Percy. Outfit ran on a shoestring, and Matt's rollercoaster at Silverstone ended his run in the team....

What department did you work in? Knew a few people from MCL when they did interesting marketing ideas, like the Airship Tour a year later...

[RichardR]

Jonny671 said:

Mr MoJo said:

Garlick said:

Mazda themselves suggest the car is pronounced 'ker-say-dos'

Odd eh? You'd have thought is was zee-dos, but apparently not.

Yep, definitely pronounced Ker say dos. Trust me

I thought it was more, Ker-Zee-Dos rather than 'Say'..

Lovely to drive, wallowy though but a nice motorway cruiser.

I remember Mazda providing guidance back in tha day to pronounce it Ker-see-doss as well.

Surely, when choosing a model name, if you have to tell people how to pronounce it then that should provide a clue that it's no good!


Edited for dodgy formatting thanks to a naff Blackberry browser!

Edited by RichardR on Saturday 24th July 10:26