New to me

[angry hampster]

Yea...what now? Many of you may remember my wreck thread. I bought a car this afternoon.


2004 Mazda6i in Redfire Metallic
- 2.3L 4-cyl
- 5-speed manual trans
- 50k miles
- Sport package (stiffer shocks, nice alloy wheels, spoiler, ground effects)
- Every single interior option: Leather heated seats, Bose stereo, steering wheel controls, CD changer

This car is an absolute joy to drive. It handles as good or better than my GTI did. Definitely not the fastest thing on 4 wheels, but it's really comfy and gets 30mpg highway. I couldn't be happier.

 

[Tristicus]

4 cylinder, eh?

Nice car.

 

[StageLeft]

Very nice pics, like a magazine but I give you a fail rating of unlimited without posting what you paid. Only then can we give proper props

 

[Fenixgoon]

nice car, fantastic pics!

 

[zoiks]

Nice pics. I had that same car although it was the standard red color. Mine was a 2005 6i however. The car was good and it never gave me any trouble. I soon sold it afterwards since I can't stand any front wheel drive vehicles.

 

[Bignate603]

I'm kind of surprised Gibson hasn't shown up to moan about how his Mazda needing a power steering pump out of warranty.

I test drove a Mazda 6 a while ago, I really liked it. The interior was very nice. The 4 cylinder was enough unless you really stomped on it.

 

[punjabiplaya]

nice, grats

 

[amdhunter]

Nice pics. :thumbsup:

Looks pretty swank. I love the dashboards on those cars, especially at night. How much did she set you back?

 

[angry hampster]

Paid just under $10k. Wasn't too thrilled on the price, but it's EXTREMELY difficult to haggle on a car that has zero flaws. It also has a documented service history. This is the way buying a used car *should* be.

 

[Mermaidman]

Great choice! Only thing that would improve it is if you got the hatchback

 

[angry hampster]

Great choice! Only thing that would improve it is if you got the hatchback

I know.. I really like the look of the hatch. They're so hard to find though it's ridiculous.

 

[Sid59]

Awesome congrats! I really want an older Mazdaspeed6 or the mazda6 liftback. It's too bad they discontinued them in NA.

 

[Gibson486]

I'm kind of surprised Gibson hasn't shown up to moan about how his Mazda needing a power steering pump out of warranty.

I test drove a Mazda 6 a while ago, I really liked it. The interior was very nice. The 4 cylinder was enough unless you really stomped on it.

Hey, you brought it up. Why would I? The Mazda 6 does not even use the same steering pump.

 

[CurseTheSky]

Nice car, but even nicer pics. Looks like they were taken for a magazine.

 

[angry hampster]

Nice car, but even nicer pics. Looks like they were taken for a magazine.

Thank you! I'm primarily a wedding and portrait photographer, but I'm trying to branch out into automotive as well.

 

[Gibson486]

Thank you! I'm primarily a wedding and portrait photographer, but I'm trying to branch out into automotive as well.

how much do you charge for weddings....Judging by your pics, I'd hire you in a sec....

 

[angry hampster]

how much do you charge for weddings....Judging by your pics, I'd hire you in a sec....

Between $1000-2000 depending on package, not including the price of prints. Check out my website if you like: Lexa photography It's out of date, but it's got some of my work. Thanks for the kind words.

 

[exar333]

Watch out for rust, since you are in a northern state. The 2003-2004 are notorious for this (especially in and around the wheels).

 

[angry hampster]

Watch out for rust, since you are in a northern state. The 2003-2004 are notorious for this (especially in and around the wheels).

Did they add undercoating or an extra layer of primer on the '05-later or something? Thanks though..I'll be sure to give it extra washings this winter.