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Re: Excessive Brake Dust and Engine Rev. [4rman] by weathergirl
Oct 06, 2008 (3:42 pm)
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Replying to: 4rman (Oct 06, 2008 12:21 pm)

I am waiting to get the S plan certificate through the WKA. I hope to have it tomorrow. I want a black 09 M6 i Touring with the Convenience Package and the Moonroof/Bose Package, with the black cloth and leather seats. I will probably get the splash guards and I am undecided on the spoiler. They aren't as obnoxious in person as the brochure makes it look. One of my local dealerships is offering a limited lifetime powertrain warranty (unlimited mileage) on all the 09's. Unfortunately, they don't have what I want in stock. Hopefully, they'll be able to find one once we make a deal. I really love the look of the dual exhaust on the V6, but I drive a lot and have to be more practical with the mpg's. The difference in price between the i and s helped make that decision easier, too. What really sold me on the M6 was the interior. It sounds silly, but that's what you'll be looking at when you're driving it. I liked the red and blue gauges and the radio setup on the dash better in the Mazda. Try test driving them back to back...I just liked the M6 better after I did that.
 
I agree, the extra features in the packages are neat! I have yet to see the welcome lighting system though. Maybe you'll have more luck.
 
I haven't tried out the bluetooth on the Mazdas yet, so maybe I'll ask for a demonstration next time. I haven't heard of any complaints, but that doesn't mean there aren't any.
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Re: Excessive Brake Dust and Engine Rev. [weathergirl] by barry626
Oct 06, 2008 (10:38 pm)
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Replying to: weathergirl (Oct 06, 2008 3:42 pm)

Bluetooth works perfect on my 09 S Grand Touring.
Big reason I got rid of my 08 Altima Coupe, bluetooth sucked big time!
 
I bought the black & beige interior & love it!
 
I ordered $800.00 in accessories Madzagear.com...
 much cheaper then the dealer I bought my car from.
 
I installed the splash guards few days ago & really not to hard to do.
Spoiler & LED Door sills I'm having dealer install later this month.
 
So many people are confused by what the "Welcome Lighting" is?
It's the dash & radio lights that turn on when u open the drivers door.
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Re: Mileage [m6user] by jeffyscott
Oct 07, 2008 (6:55 am)
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Replying to: m6user (Oct 05, 2008 6:08 pm)

I've always thought the EPA highway figure was pretty much highway driving estimate. What is the EPA highway mpg designed to mimic?
 
Not all highways are freeways. For example, a lot of my commute is on state highways that have occassional stop lights.
 
The tests include speeding up and slowing down and even stopping (in the high speed test), so they should not be expected to reflect getting on the freeway and driving at a steady speed until your tank is empty. You can see the test schedules at:
 
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fe_test_schedules.shtml
 
I am not sure how the 3 new tests are factored in to the final "highway" rating. My guess would be the high speed test affects the highway rating and the A/C and cold temp are used to adjust the city figure. I base that guess on looking at the comparison, which shows that the average speed for high speed test is about the same as the highway test, while the average speed for cold and A/C is the same as for the city test.
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Re: Mileage [jeffyscott] by m6user
Oct 07, 2008 (7:01 am)
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Oct 07, 2008 6:55 am)

Thanks. That's helpful information. It seems that an all freeway, steady speed til tank is empty drive should net one several mpgs over the EPA highway estimate. It seems that reports on the 09 Mazda6 V6 experience haven't been this way but the I4 experience has. Interesting......maybe people who buy the V6 have a naturally heavier right foot.
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Re: Excessive Brake Dust and Engine Rev. [barry626] by maxamillion1
Oct 07, 2008 (7:13 am)
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Replying to: barry626 (Oct 06, 2008 10:38 pm)

Post some pics! I saw the splash guards on a Black 6 i GT Sunday. They really compliment the looks of the car. I am NOT a fan of the rear spoiler though...at least not on the i Grand Touring.
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Re: Excessive Brake Dust and Engine Rev. [weathergirl] by 4rman
Oct 07, 2008 (8:20 am)
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Replying to: weathergirl (Oct 06, 2008 3:42 pm)

I work for a company that already has the S PLAN with Ford/Mazda. It basically saves me $588 off the best price offered by the dealer which was $2K below sticker. So a total savings of $2588. I test drove the exact model you are looking to buy i.e. black with conv. and Bose/sunroof package. I looked at couple with spoilers and they look pretty decent. If I decided to go with it, I may negotiate it as part of the deal(for free).
 
The welcome lighting is interesting but not a biggy for me. Lights mounted on the side mirrors turn on when you open the door along with dash lights. I really like the adjustable headlights as you can move them up and down and they come with the conv. package. One of the things I noticed that was very cool was the Bluetooth stereo capability. If you have a device that can broadcast in BT stereo (like some of the Samsung MP3 players, you can listen to all you music without wires and adopters hanging from the dash.
 
My local dealer is supposed to get one with the two packages in silver around the 17th. May be I'll give it one more try. Good luck with your purchase.
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Re: Excessive Brake Dust and Engine Rev. [4rman] by barry626
Oct 07, 2008 (12:54 pm)
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Replying to: 4rman (Oct 07, 2008 8:20 am)

Bluetooth Radio is really nice!
I bought a transmitter & connected to my ipod classic.
Sends music to car digitally & sounds FANTASTIC!
Only downside doesn't send title, artist, album info
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Spoilers by kapaaian
Oct 07, 2008 (3:55 pm)
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Whether to get a spoiler or not is pretty simple. If you get a color, spoilers look good. If you get non-colors, bad. So basically, if you get Black, silver, gray, white, don't get a spoiler or hold off for a lip one. Kona Blue, Sangria Red, Black Cherry, spoilers look good.
 
I haven't seen Icy Blue in person yet, but I would imagine it would hold. Smokestone, who knows and if you want this car in that color, shoot yourself
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Re: Spoilers [kapaaian] by barry626
Oct 07, 2008 (4:51 pm)
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Replying to: kapaaian (Oct 07, 2008 3:55 pm)

Who says dark colors don't look good with Spoilers? Nonsense!
Why would Black Cherry look good with Spoiler & Black doesn't? pretty much same color!
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by kapaaian
Oct 07, 2008 (5:13 pm)
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It's not a matter of light or dark. It's a matter of Color vs. Shades of black,grey,white, etc.
 
Also, if you haven't seen black cherry on the new 6 in person, it is a bit lighter than the Black Cherry of the CX-7/9. It's probably midway between the old Dark Cherry and the CX's Black Cherry.
 
I will concede that at night, B. Cherry and Black look the same though My wife does have a black cherry CX-7.

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