Forgot password or user name? Mazda Mx6? Posts Latest Activity Photos. Page of 1. Filtered by:. Previous template Next. Hey guys, my girlfriend is looking at buying an mx6. Apart from the FD's i'm not really all that knowledgeable on the mazda scene!
It would be her first car, she's in her last year of school and she has a part time job making roughly a week. What do you guys reckon? The good, the bad? Any information would be really helpful, thanks everyone! If not, maybe some similar cars better suited? Tags: None.
Originally posted by L. Bond View Post. Comment Post Cancel. Hahaha i'm not a fan trust me. Ugly 2. FWD but she has her heart set on one. Good girls car. Main thing to look for being such a tiny displacement and 6 cylinder if services aren't kept up it can lead to all kinds of problems because the oil galleries are tiny.
If they don't have proof of service history walk away. Or you can take the risk just take a flash light and look into the valve cover to see the condition of the rockers.
Also fairly hard to work on due to the complexity. Spark plugs can be a nightmare. Manual is the better pick. Auto's don't like missed services like most cars. We all understand front-wheel drive can suck. You simply can't ask the wheels to turn and put the power of the engine to the ground at the same time - signals get crossed and people end up in ditches, with bruised egos and a mouth full of excuses.
But when you have just enough power, enough turning angle and a well-set up chassis, you can overcome the wrong-wheel drive woes and have a blast at any twisty track. The Mazda MX-6, especially with its second-generation V6 variants, is in that just-right Goldilocks power zone.
The stock 2. It's not bad for a naturally-aspirated, relatively low-displacement engine made in the '90s, but Mazda, being a Japanese car manufacturer, was obviously sandbagging and had something a little more potent up its sleeve. The JDM version of the engine - the KL-ZE - with the same displacement but with a better intake manifold design and ECU tuning, produced horsepower, mated to a five-speed manual gearbox.
In a chassis that was as light as a Ford Fiesta, this made for a formidable competitor in autocross, circuit racing, or, with some more go-fast forced induction bits, the drag strip. I'm not sure of any front wheel drive naturally aspirated V6 that could compare with the induction noise that this amazing car puts out:. And if you add forced induction, it can be your all-day guilty pleasure:. I'm a huge advocate for modifying cars. Apart from giving you an overwhelming sense of satisfaction, it has the potential to take a ho-hum car and turn it into something ridiculously terrifying, which is a virtue not often praised by the mainstream.
It gives people the ability to perform automotive experimentation to the nth degree. It's an added bonus when that likely value-killing proposition comes with no liability to your bank account. Photo by weaksauce on Mazdas For instance, the first generation MX-6, with a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine can be upgraded with a larger turbocharger and injectors for next to nothing, the wheel lug pattern is that of every Japanese car made in the '90s, so options are plentiful and cheap.
The car has fully independent suspension that lends itself well to modifications such as stiffer adjustable coilover suspension and sway bars, and countless body kits and lighting options are available.
The community , although small, is tightly-knit and proves itself to be an indispensable resource when researching various aspects of ownership. It's the perfect starter car that you can really turn into a sleeper, track rat, or time capsule. If you've never driven one before, I urge you to find a local owner, befriend them, and be pleasantly surprised. Or, if you have some spare change, buy one of your very own.
You won't regret it. Tavarish is the founder of APiDA Online and writes about buying and selling cool cars on the internet. He owns the world's cheapest Mercedes S-Class , a graffiti-bombed Lexus , and he's the only Jalopnik author that has never driven a Miata. He also has a real name that he didn't feel was journalist-y enough so he used a pen name and this was the best he could do. You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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