Seems good acceleration and automatic tranny = oxymoron

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: MasterAndCommander

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: MasterAndCommander
One of the better things that Ford makes...plus it's built at the Mazda plant where the Mazda6 is...off the same assembly line. Doesn't get better than that

No, it's not. The US-spec Mazda3 is built in Japan.

The Mazda6 is built at the AAI plant in Flat Rock Michigan...so is the '05 Mustang - they
come off the same assembly line. Ford owns Mazda, didn't ya know

This thread is about the Mazda3, which is built in Japan. What does the Mazda6 have to do with this?

Not that it matters, but Ford owns a 33% controlling interest in Mazda. They don't own them outright.

 

[vi edit]

Honestly? Probably the 3.5L in the Chevy Malibu. It's an auto tranny V6 that will pull around 8 seconds 0-60 and gets around 30MPG on the highway. You can pick them up pretty easily under $20,000.

 

[MasterAndCommander]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: MasterAndCommander

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: MasterAndCommander
One of the better things that Ford makes...plus it's built at the Mazda plant where the Mazda6 is...off the same assembly line. Doesn't get better than that

No, it's not. The US-spec Mazda3 is built in Japan.

The Mazda6 is built at the AAI plant in Flat Rock Michigan...so is the '05 Mustang - they
come off the same assembly line. Ford owns Mazda, didn't ya know

This thread is about the Mazda3, which is built in Japan. What does the Mazda6 have to do with this?

Not that it matters, but Ford owns a 33% controlling interest in Mazda. They don't own them outright.

'controlling interest'...so they pwn them ...anyways it's a global alliance between the two, which has benefitted in a much better built 'stang at the AAI plant. I have no freakin idea KnightBreed what your smokin'...I thought you were saying that the Mazda6 was made in Nippon. Anyways...who the fsck wants a FWD drive car with 275HP...can you say torque-steer?!?

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: MasterAndCommander
2005 V6 Mustang ~ $19k
0-60 6.9s 5-spd automatic
19/25 MPG

nice times and mpg. but i dont consider mustangs reliable. or has that changed recently?

When was the mustang not reliable? As for Horas's its a pansy v6 model blah blah wait for the mazdaspeed 3 crap whats that going to be priced at? The normal 3s hit $20k+ and the pany v6 version is quicker then just about everthing else for that price.

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2050428.003/volkswagen/1.html vw and audi dsg autos are better than normal manuals. they change gear in fractions of a second.