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Re: Driver's side armrest [flieger] by chriso5
May 20, 2009 (8:14 pm)
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Replying to: flieger (May 12, 2009 5:40 am)

Thanks for checking your armrest Flieger.
 
** Could others please check their driver's armrest by "feeling" it for an indentation from your elbow? Mine has one and it never goes away, even if I don't drive it for days.
 
I sure would appreciate the feedback.
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2009 Mazda 6 by aray3
May 21, 2009 (6:10 am)
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I just bought a 2009 Mazda 6 I touring with the 2.5 4 cyclinder, and it only has about 300 miles on it. I noticed today while driving that the transmission was jerking while in stop and go traffic on the highway.
 
Is anyone familiar with this? Should I be doing something about it? or is it normal?
 
Thanks for the help.
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Re: 2009 Mazda 6 [aray3] by flieger
May 21, 2009 (7:43 am)
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Replying to: aray3 (May 21, 2009 6:10 am)

I have the same car as you. Now that i have > 4000 miles on it, i noticed that the engine performs better, and the transmission is not so jerky anymore. However, in stop-and-go traffic, flooring the gas pedal will still cause some jerkiness. It may just be the nature of this type transmission.
It should improve over time.
I recommend putting 3-4k miles on it and see how it feels.
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Bose/moonroof vs aftermarket speakers by waterbuck1
May 31, 2009 (9:05 pm)
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I am close to buying a Mazda6 iTouring.
 
I tested the base model speakers and thought they buzzed a bit, although they were not awful.
 
Getting Bose speakers would be nice, but with the moonroof (which I don't need), it's rather pricey, as a $1500 add-on.
 
I am not the kind of person who can wire up speakers myself.
 
The question is what to do:
 
a) go with the Bose/Moonroof package for better sound, at the price of $1500 extra or whatever,
 
b) take the car to some audio shop and ask for installation of "high quality speakers" (I don't know if the average shop knows what is safe to install on this system, and I don't really know what an "improvement" in audio quality would cost---can anyone make a suggestion here?)
 
c) Stay with the basic speakers that come with the base model and perhaps swap in better speakers when audio shops get more familiar with the 2009 Mazda 6.
 
By the way, I posted this separate, but if anyone has an opinion on whether the iPod integration module adds sound quality vs using the aux input, let me know.
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Soon to buy Mazda6: Is iPod integration in non-nav good? by waterbuck1
May 31, 2009 (9:06 pm)
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Hi-
I'm close to guying a Mazda 6 iTouring (2009) with Convenience Package.
I wasn't planning on Navigation package.
I do use an iPod a lot.
 
Adding the iPod integration unit in would cost extra.
Does it sound much better than using the auxiliary-in jack?
 
I read several posts saying that this works well if you have a Navigation system but leads to greater difficulty controlling the iPod in non-nav cars, because you are compelled to control the iPod through the vehicle, but you can't really skip through the menus easily.
 
Do you agree?
 
Thanks
waterbuck1
 
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Re: Bose/moonroof vs aftermarket speakers [waterbuck1] by igozoomzoom
Jun 03, 2009 (1:44 am)
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Replying to: waterbuck1 (May 31, 2009 9:05 pm)

The upgrade to the Bose audio system is much more extensive than simply installing Bose speakers in place of the standard units. The head-unit (built into the dash) is upgraded with an amplifier and subwoofer. The base stereo also has only 6 speakers, while the Bose system has 10 speakers.
 
The Moonroof & Bose upgrade will work in your favor at trade-in time, so I say go for it!
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How can I improve the audio quality ? by nisse
Jun 11, 2009 (3:11 pm)
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Replying to: waterbuck1 (May 31, 2009 9:05 pm)

I also would like to know how to improve the audio quality from the standard system installed in my new 2009 Mazda 6. Unfortunatley the Bose system was not an available option for my model which is called Advance.
Now I have driven the car for one week and cannot accept the low-fi performance of the built in audio system. No clarity of sound at all.
 
Perhaps it can be possible to add two tweeter loudspekers on the dashboard in some way plus a filter between the tweeter and the standard loudspeaker.
Anybody got a suggestion ?
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Another Audio Problem by microrepair
Jun 12, 2009 (11:36 am)
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When I got my 6i GT in November (8000 miles now) I had the CD changer dealer installed. It worked just fine until the weather started to warm up this past few months and now when each CD gets to about the 5th or 6th track, the music breaks up and that CD won't play any more except for the first 5 or 6 tracks. When I change to the next CD, all is well until it gets to about the same point. But each CD will play OK the next time I use the car, IF I jump right to the 7th or 8th track. This does not happen consistently which is why I've delayed going back to the dealer. I am waiting until it becomes so consistent that I can drive into the dealer's shop and demonstrate the problem to them. Has anyone had this kind of a problem yet?
 
Regarding a comment I made months ago re: using fog lights without the headlights, I have owned 3 or 4 other cars where the fogs could be used with just the parking lights, not the headlights. It is not uncommon.
Conversely, I wish there were a way to build cars so that the fogs could NOT be turned on unless it were actually FOGGY.. Many cars have "fog lights" which are in reality "driving lights" which do not have the flat beam cutoff that good fog lights have such as on the Mazda6 and the Mercedes I traded toward my Mazda6. Those other "fog lights" are tend to blind oncoming drivers and are used indiscriminately by too many drivers. Besides, most states ban "driving lights" on roadways and restrict them to off-road activities. (Just had to do a little venting..!)
 
 
#2017 of 2123
Re: Another Audio Problem [microrepair] by m6user
Jun 15, 2009 (9:11 am)
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Replying to: microrepair (Jun 12, 2009 11:36 am)

Agree totally. Seems to be a problem with the male of the species especially when driving big 4X4 trucks. It's kind of like the plumage that male birds show off to attract a mate. Sad thing is that in the human species this only attracts shallow females. If the attraction becomes a union and offspring result it just adds to the problem.

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