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Originally posted by mmarfan:
I bet this dude thinks Mazda is owned by Honda too right 
Mazda dealer in my town is owned by honda dealer.   I went to honda dealer and looked the two 6's they had there (waiting to be sent to mazda dealer on other side of town) instead of the hondas. 
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I had a similar experience. I was up at the Mazda dealer with a buddy of mine, we had just decided to stop and check the car out. We pull up in my car right next to the 6, and just step out to look at it. Of course we were immediately hounded by a salesman, who went full-bore right away. It took me a few minutes to insist to him that I'm not looking to buy, just looking for shitz and giggles. And he tried to belittle the SVT and saying how inferior it was to the 6. Not quite.
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Bottom Line, Do your research! Know your stuff better than all the crap handed to you by some freaking idiot that just babbles and blows bubbles all day.
BigMoney and I live in a town where, as I figure it, trains them. Had an older salesman look at me when I was on his lot, and was sizing me up there! "Well how about first we check your credit rating...Blah Blah..." "Well lemmie find something first" "Where do you bank...." conversation goes on for a time and then he starts to tell me how I need to do my credit and yada yada, hands me his card....Wife and I walk to the car and on the way, tear up the business card, and leave it in the parking lot!
And oh yeah, that makes three of us that think consumer reports....sux...
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As the owner of a CSVT I wouldn't have been offended in what he said, what did he say that isn't true? I mean fit and finish for instance, do you think the area around the trunk or under the hood isn't painted to match the rest of the car for instance? As far as power goes, well, it does have the 3.0L w/ VVT right? I remember a guy pullin' 175 hp w/ only 5K on the clock and it was bone stock  Then if you look at the car, inside and out, its really a better lookin' car than ours IMO. Now don't get me wrong, I still love my car, even 3 1/2 years later, but if your honest with yourself let me pose this question..."if both cars were infront of you back when you bought your car (if you bought new) which car would you have bought 
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Yeah....I guess alot of salesmen, managers, and service advisors tend to forget that word of mouth advertising is not only free, but in most circumstances more powerful than an advertisement will ever be.
I for one wanted a Mazda 6s before I found my Contour, but due to the experiences I had with my 2000 Mazda 626.....I couldn't bring myself to buy anything that rolled off that assembly line.....any freakin way yeah off topic but just had to add my 2 Cents.
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Originally posted by The Striped SVT:
...if both cars were infront of you back when you bought your car (if you bought new) which car would you have bought
Without any doubt the SVT!
The Mazda6 has a plain and boring front end (the fog lights have been misplaced), the rear end looks a bit narrow and high, and the sport package looks like ugly aftermarket additions.
I personally put the Mazda6 in the anonymous cars category with the sedentary Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.
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Originally posted by Captain Bart:
Originally posted by The Striped SVT:
...if both cars were infront of you back when you bought your car (if you bought new) which car would you have bought
Without any doubt the SVT!
The Mazda6 has a plain and boring front end (the fog lights have been misplaced), the rear end looks a bit narrow and high, and the sport package looks like ugly aftermarket additions.
I personally put the Mazda6 in the anonymous cars category with the sedentary Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.
I'd have to say about the exact opposite...the 6 has some flare, some character...the SVT looks like a Contour with aftermarket additions.
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The wife and I decided to go back and grab a different salesman and really paw all over the car,but I'm waiting to buy a lease back one and let someone else take that big new car depreciation hit for me. I'll post what happens when we go back this time..... 
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If you go to www.mazda.com, it says ford motor company in huge letters right at the bottom of the main screen. Doesnt get much more obvious than that that there is a link, does it? I like the mazda 6, but it doesnt look exceptional to me. And the exhaust looks like two tiny little pipes with ricer chrome extensions on it. I prefer my svt -- if I was buying a NEW car now, it would not be a mazda 6 -- for a little more I can get a wrx (turbo and all wheel drive -- important around here) for example.
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Originally posted by The Striped SVT:
I remember a guy pullin' 175 hp w/ only 5K on the clock and it was bone stock
That's one of the problems I had with the car. You would think that a "modern" version of the 3L Duratec would do much better. If it dynoed round 185 to 190, I would have no problem buying one this week.
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