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13332 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 2:47 PM
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Replying to: bhmr59 (Jul 19, 2007 6:58 pm) Yeah, too bad YOU can't sell it for retail. 
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Replying to: goodegg (Jul 19, 2007 6:20 pm) The Subaru is a real driver's car and will do just fine for family use. It's about the same size as an old Volvo 240, which was considered a fine family car back in the day, size-wise.
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Replying to: bhmr59 (Jul 19, 2007 6:58 pm) you sell the car for a good sum. Let us know. Loren |
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Replying to: captain2 (Jul 19, 2007 1:10 pm) captain, I love how you selectively quote what others write so as to misrepresent what they really say... nice try. what I said was that I did an appraisal of my car on Kelly Blue Book and found that the retail value of my mazda6 after owning it for 18 months and having 20k miles on it, it was coming up that the suggested retail price was higher than what I paid for it. The bigger point I was making was that when buying certain cars that were/are being discounted heavily, this can help reduce the impact of depreciation if a buyer was concerned about buying a certain car because of bad resale value. There has been lots of talk in this thread that buying a camcord has the added advantage that resale values are higher thus the true cost to own calculations benefit camcords... but my experience shows that if a buyer is able to buy a car that is heavily discounted, this benefit can be flipped where the advantage is actually with the heavily discounted car, in this case, my mazda6 has an amazing resale value because I was able to buy it at a hugely reduced price. Since you don't know what the advequitguy bought his Mazdaspeed6 for relative to MSRP, you can't possibly have enough info to draw any useful conclusions.... and in the future captain2, I'd appreciate if you'd make an attempt to characterize what others have written accurately rather than twisting their words to make a point that they weren't.
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Replying to: jd10013 (Jul 19, 2007 3:24 pm) Have you driven the MS6? Trust me, the performance edge in this comparison clearly favors the MS6. A turbo 4-cylinder feeding AWD is my choice compared to a nose-heavy FWD. Don't get me wrong, the VQ is indeed a great engine, but the handling of the Altima leaves a little to be desired compared to a regular Mazda6, and a LOT with the MS6. The previous-gen has terrible torque-steer, which gets a little unnerving in a corner. The '07 has toned down the TS, but it still floats more on the highway and rolls more than the 6 in the twisties. For a sedan with good performance, practicality and a broader appeal, the Altima is your choice. For a sedan that handles better than some sports cars, a powerful turbocharged engine with AWD, and still can seat 4 comfortably, pick the MS6. BTW, it isn't difficult to get a MS6 Sport for $1500 less (or more) than the Altima...
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Replying to: zzzoom6 (Jul 19, 2007 9:39 pm) other than KBB instead of Edmund's, is there something wrong with the English language? The situation you claim, a car being worth more 'retail' (according to anybody) after 18 months and 20k just plain doesn't happen, and especially not to Mazda6s and even not to Camcords. Believe your KBB if you wish, they are wrong (as those numbers tend to be when any cars starts selling at big discounts) AND as indicated by that other poster that said that he had a great deal of difficulty getting any kind of reasonable value back on his Speed6.
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Replying to: plekto (Jul 19, 2007 8:47 pm)
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Replying to: mz6greyghost (Jul 20, 2007 4:08 am)
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Replying to: zzzoom6 (Jul 19, 2007 9:39 pm)
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Replying to: kdshapiro (Jul 20, 2007 5:14 am) The OP also never asked about the Legacy GT, only about the MS6 against the Altima 3.5SE. The LGT is indeed a great-handling sedan, but you're right, it's bigger size-wise than the MS6, and IMO it constantly reminds you of this when you're driving as well.
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