I'm happy to report after 14 months and 20,000 miles of ownership, I haven't had one problem with this thing. When I traded in my '09 VW Passat Komfort 2.0T for the Mazda, I thought I was taking a huge step back in hopes of saving some cash. However, my 6 has out performed that horrible VW in every category. I don't miss that P.O.S. for one second. If only I had taken the plunge into Mazda sooner! Looking forward to learning more about Mazdas through this forum! (headbang)