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Archive for June, 2005

Clutch Shudder in Manual Trannys Mazda 6s

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

Be aware, if you’re shopping for the 6 in manual transmission guise, this car sports a “hard clutch.” This means, basically, that it’s more of a challenge to shift it smoothly unless you revving the engine pretty high up (which is fun to do alone, but makes you look like a bit of a maniac […]

The hatch is back: Mazda6 a fun ride

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

The hatch is back: Mazda6 a fun ride

This is a fun review from the Ft. Wayne (TX) Journal Gazette:

Just when you thought you had seen every variation of the sport utility phase. When you thought you had driven past enough “crossovers” and “flexible” vehicles and all kinds of other odd, segment-busting names that usually send […]

 


This site is to detail the journey of my purchase of the upcoming 2004 Mazda 6 5-door (or Mazda6 5-door, depending upon how you write it!) sport sedan. The 5-door is also referred to as the Mazda 6 Hatchback (although Mazda doesn't call it this). There is nothing else quite like this on the road, ever since Saab stopped selling the 5-door versions of their sedans and switched over to purely 4-door cars (in 2003). Bummer, because folks like me need the versatility of a 5-door (otherwise known as a hatchback) without making it look like a VW Golf (ew!).