What have you done to your Mazda6 today?

@Qwik6,

I would encourage you to find a project car for the side and keep your MS6. From a financial standpoint you definitely don't want to be paying out $600 a month for the rest of your life. If you start that trend/habit now, it'll never go away. The benefit to the MS6's uniqueness is that it hasn't and won't be replaced by a newer model of Speed6. The car maintains its image and isn't being dated by new Mazdas because of its uniqueness as well.

I have a very lax attitude regarding bending and breaking rods. All platforms have their own longevity, but in the end they are always finite. Nothing lasts forever. If you break something, figure out why and fix it. If you're worried about breaking something, trade your car in for a bicycle or public transportation. :D
 
Well said Chris.

Qwik, why not hold off and throw a good sized down payment on your next car, so your payments are a little lower? Also, gotta remember that used car loan typically carries a higher interest rate on it, by 2-3%.
 
i agree with chris as well on this issue...qwik not only are our cars rare but look at what you have done to the car....how many people can say they have done what you have done? your specific car is rare in that aspect as well...listen one thing i have learned is that you will never be the fastest....and someone will always be faster....so what if your worried about the car breaking...instead of worrying why not try and figure out how to prevent your motor from blowing...there are so many other things you can do to the car like bigger turbo's and rebuild the motor.. remember if you wanted a reliable car you should of went with a honda or a kia with the 100,000 mile warranty. and dont tell me that if you get the r32 your not gonna want to make it faster? lmao...also anything you do to a stock car to make it faster always has the ability to blow a car up. in the end i think you should keep your car...and if it breaks...invest more money to make it faster and better. i do hope you stick around in the end...and if you sell...best of luck to what ever you get in the future
 
SMOKEYS36SHOP said:
i agree with chris as well on this issue...qwik not only are our cars rare but look at what you have done to the car....how many people can say they have done what you have done? your specific car is rare in that aspect as well...listen one thing i have learned is that you will never be the fastest....and someone will always be faster....so what if your worried about the car breaking...instead of worrying why not try and figure out how to prevent your motor from blowing...there are so many other things you can do to the car like bigger turbo's and rebuild the motor.. remember if you wanted a reliable car you should of went with a honda or a kia with the 100,000 mile warranty. and dont tell me that if you get the r32 your not gonna want to make it faster? lmao...also anything you do to a stock car to make it faster always has the ability to blow a car up. in the end i think you should keep your car...and if it breaks...invest more money to make it faster and better. i do hope you stick around in the end...and if you sell...best of luck to what ever you get in the future
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rarity is the one thing thats got me with this car... 1 of 3 in the province, not that many people know that but to me it feels special... and since the next car on my shopping list wont be very practical i can see myself keeping this one as a daily for a longer period of time
 
gettin ready to place the order for a MSCAI. im pumped.. this will be my first power mod to any car ive ever owned.. which is only 2 but still lol.. im syked for the sound too. but today i noticed that my car does not have the cigarette lighter in it. i do not smoke in my car but it would be nice to complete the list of accessories does anyone know how much this will run me from dealer or anywhere else?
 
You guys make good points. If it does in fact blow I would build it back better. And will still be cheaper than buying another car instead. I can't complain. This car has held up quite well and hasn't given me any real problems. It has its quirks but I guess every car does. I was reading up on the R32's and heard some guys having problems with the trannies. And if they go out thats 7k dollars. Also they said they are sluggish and want to shift up to 6th gear as fast as possible for fuel economy. I believe I will finish paying my car off and keep it. It is one of a kind and it does stand out. Its been reliable and is pretty damn fast. All while getting over 20mpg. You just can't beat this car.

Thanks for talking some sense into me. :)
 
Qwik6 said:
You guys make good points. If it does in fact blow I would build it back better. And will still be cheaper than buying another car instead. I can't complain. This car has held up quite well and hasn't given me any real problems. It has its quirks but I guess every car does. I was reading up on the R32's and heard some guys having problems with the trannies. And if they go out thats 7k dollars. Also they said they are sluggish and want to shift up to 6th gear as fast as possible for fuel economy. I believe I will finish paying my car off and keep it. It is one of a kind and it does stand out. Its been reliable and is pretty damn fast. All while getting over 20mpg. You just can't beat this car.

Thanks for talking some sense into me. :)
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anytime! glad your going to stick around!! now that the thought of you selling is gone ..have you thought more about coming to the occ meet this year?
 
dave_PEI said:
rarity is the one thing thats got me with this car... 1 of 3 in the province, not that many people know that but to me it feels special... and since the next car on my shopping list wont be very practical i can see myself keeping this one as a daily for a longer period of time
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thats what i wanna hear! glad you are considering that dave!

Qwik6 said:
You guys make good points. If it does in fact blow I would build it back better. And will still be cheaper than buying another car instead. I can't complain. This car has held up quite well and hasn't given me any real problems. It has its quirks but I guess every car does. I was reading up on the R32's and heard some guys having problems with the trannies. And if they go out thats 7k dollars. Also they said they are sluggish and want to shift up to 6th gear as fast as possible for fuel economy. I believe I will finish paying my car off and keep it. It is one of a kind and it does stand out. Its been reliable and is pretty damn fast. All while getting over 20mpg. You just can't beat this car.

Thanks for talking some sense into me. :)
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*PHEW* thank GOD!! .... and 7k for tranny replacement? seems to be a sign, since you said you still owe 7k on your MS6! :cool:
Even if you were gonna move on and try to sell the MS6, even from your reputation it may be hard to sell in this economy... if at all. Then parting out would absolutely destroy the accomplishments that make your MS6 a signature car.
and a trade in would get you measily amounts, especially with 7k still owed.

all in all, i wont repeat reasons why to keep MS6 we have about 2 pages of that now. lols
but i will say i am uber happy you are deciding to stick with it for now!!
also, about overboosting, isnt there a solution for that? boost controller or whatnot?

so again, YAYYYY. qwik6 is sticking around! (drive)
 
I have read every post for the last 75 pages....I wish the other Mazdaspeed group was a cool as this one. Way to support each other; makes me want to get one myself.

Jamie
 
hey hey, wahts up jamie!! Any ssp news?

and what do you mean the "other group"?
thx for the encouraging words, i agree this forum has been one of the most positive mazda forums i've been on.
 
Yes good news...Look for an e-mail later.

"Other Group"=MS3 Crowd....Good guys just not family oriented like this group. Ya know?
 
Yeah, someone has to put the play pen up and keep you bastards from drawing on the walls...

Looks like Qwik is running away with the MOTM, and that's good news. Way to support the MS6 guys!

And yes, Jamie, I agree, we are a closer family than the MS3 crowd. It just seems like we're all more down to earth and reasonable than they can be. We're all on the same team, but it's nice to have a good group to come here and talk with about our cars. I will definitely miss that, and will probably end up sticking around a lot even after the car is gone.
 
New tires on finally. And I almost got hit today. Long story short an idiot swerved into my lane without looking and I was forced to swerve into the far lane. Luckily there was nobody there. If there was it would have been ugly. Was one of those morons who changes lanes obnoxiously fast for no reason . . .
 
Took a bunch of picks of the work I did on the weekend. Washed her too!

Painted lip, grille and exhaust tips.
 

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