[BadBadNeil]

Just saw this from a forum that I used to frequent a lot. Its a sentra forum but someone posted a thread about the Mazda 6 and some other people. FOr the most part very good feedback (and I posted a link to the Mazda6 forum incase they feel like switching sides )


Heres the link
http://www.b15sentra.net/forums/showthread...?threadid=43981

If anyone else sees any other car forums posting feedback about hte 6 i'd like to read comments.

 

[Steve 6er]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

Good thinking.

For you who don't get the link working: right-click on it, paste it into the browser's address field. Edit away the "amp;" part. You're home free.

 

[applejax]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

I've seen quite a few '6 posts on other boards, and overall the driving reports are favorable.

 

[Haris]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

Here, on acura-CL, they have some good and bit of bad comments about the 6. They just hate Ford owns mazda thing.

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showthread....&threadid=90372

 

[Kincaid]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

Ford doesn't OWN Mazda. It has controlling interest as Ford owns 33.4% of shares.

 

[Haris]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

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Originally posted by Kincaid


            Ford doesn't OWN Mazda. It has controlling interest as Ford owns 33.4% of shares.[/b]

I didnt find that nowhere. At most places, it says ford bought mazda. Even on mazda's website I think. :wtf

 

[hieppo]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

Man, I wish the day when Honda is bought out by GM.

I wonder if those hardcore Honda guys will stop buying Honda or not. Makes you wonder eh?

I wonder if all those Mercedes enthusiast stop buying Mercedes because Chrysler is part of the company.

How about you Swedes? Have you Swedes stop loving your Volvo or Saab because Ford or GM, respectively, bought them out???

I think this issue with Ford buying Mazda (or has 33.x% control of Mazda) is played out too long. I for one was one of them worrying about Ford ownership too but after seeing the new Mazda 6, I have nothing to worry about.

 

[Haris]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

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Originally posted by hieppo


            Man, I wish the day when Honda is bought out by GM.

I wonder if those hardcore Honda guys will stop buying Honda or not.  Makes you wonder eh?

I wonder if all those Mercedes enthusiast stop buying Mercedes because Chrysler is part of the company.

How about you Swedes?  Have you Swedes stop loving your Volvo or Saab because Ford or GM, respectively, bought them out???

I think this issue with Ford buying Mazda (or has 33.x% control of Mazda) is played out too long.  I for one was one of them worrying about Ford ownership too but after seeing the new Mazda 6, I have nothing to worry about.[/b]

Yea, I dont mind ford buying mazda, but it would be better if it was alone. Anyways, ford does have bunch of money, so mazda can't really run out of business.

 

[Steve 6er]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

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Originally posted by Haris


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Originally posted by Kincaid


            Ford doesn't OWN Mazda. It has controlling interest as Ford owns 33.4% of shares.[/b]

I didnt find that nowhere. At most places, it says ford bought mazda. Even on mazda's website I think. :wtf [/b][/quote]

He is almost correct. Mazda owns 33.3 percent of the shares, which by Japanese law means they are in control of the company. But they may not act in ways that would hurt the interest of those in control of the other two thirds.

 

[Haris]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

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Originally posted by Steve 6er


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Originally posted by Haris


            QUOTE

Originally posted by Kincaid


            Ford doesn't OWN Mazda. It has controlling interest as Ford owns 33.4% of shares.[/b]

I didnt find that nowhere. At most places, it says ford bought mazda. Even on mazda's website I think. :wtf [/b][/quote]

He is almost correct. Mazda owns 33.3 percent of the shares, which by Japanese law means they are in control of the company. But they may not act in ways that would hurt the interest of those in control of the other two thirds.[/b][/quote]

But why don't mazda make all of its engines? Mazda 6 (ford's block); mazda tribute (either block or engine); etc. The only car that mazda really makes and ford dont is rotary.

 

[kenoka]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

Development costs for a new engine, let alone an entire car are very high. The new reality in the automotive industry is modularity and platform sharing. VAG has been very succesful with only a handful of platforms and engines. This is the model that companies are going to, because it is inherently more efficient than separate platforms for every model.

 

[LBJay]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

Actually it's Mazda now that does almost all the small displacement engine research for Ford. As for why Mazda didn't make a whole new block for the 6, why reinvent the wheel. If Ford had a perfectly good block to use why would Mazda spend millions of dollars(Yen) to duplicate it. Mazda designed the heads and intake system, which is what makes the engine. Ford was able to supply them with tons of design information on 200HP+ 3.0L V6s. Anybody here remember the 89 Taurus SHO?

I wish it was that good looking under the hood of a 6.

 

[kenoka]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

That was the point I was driving at Jay.

Didn't the SHO use a Yamaha engine?

 

[Torgo]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

The ol' standby, edmunds.com has a great bunch of low-tech bbs here:
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX?ed_d...e=Mazda&model=6

They get into a lot of the boring "Mazda sucks...No Honda sucks" crap, but there can be some good posts. Lots of great links to other sites as well in that forum.

 

[BadBadNeil]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

Most of the gripes i've seen have been about the "ford" engine which isnt even true to begin with and a few people dont like the bubble type rear lights how they stick out but its nice to see people giving thumbs up. I just hope too many ppl dont buy them here, I like to be different

 

[Casper 6i]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

Here's a few I found on the IS board. Some like it, some think it's an IS ripoff. But from what Ive seen, they think EVERY car wants to be an IS :sarc

http://is300.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=133...highlight=mazda

http://is300.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=133...highlight=mazda

http://is300.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=133...highlight=mazda

 

[duck979]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

IS300 is very nice looking car, but from what I was reading half the guys in the room seem to the type that drives an I300 and lives in a house the probably costs as much

No seriously my friend has an IS300 I like the "compact" look of it more, but the more i stare at it the more it looks like a supped up civic

Reliability wise...I work inside Ford and we usually make fun of stuff that we know is crap, the 6 isn't one of them.

Maintence wise the sadly...again my brother is a Lexus certified mechanic...lexuses are the MOST expensive car to manitain and insure.

So depends if you have the cash get anything you want...Iam getting the M6s and the new Honda CBR RR this summer

 

[Hiro11]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

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Originally posted by duck979
Iam getting the M6s and the new Honda CBR RR this summer [/b]

That's a leathal combination there. The new RR looks sick.

 

[AliAL]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

You're a lucky man Duck!

 

[SteVTEC]

Replying to Topic 'What other car forums think of the Mazda 6'

There's been talk about the Mazda6 at my other forums.

www.accordv6.com
www.maxima.org


Most of the talk is pretty favorable, and people generally like it, the looks, the handling, but agree that the engine could use a little more power. Not a good area to be weak in for a sporty sedan, unfortunately


Everybody wants to be an IS300? haha! not!


The IS300 is a nice car, but it wants to be a 3-series. The car that EVERYBODY wants to be is the BMW 3-series. Sorry, there are no IS300 wannabe's