bernoo Member 25 Member For: 21y 9m 12d Posted 04/03/04 01:27 PM Share Posted 04/03/04 01:27 PM (edited) Its happened. After 15 months I have sold the BA XR6 and bought a Mazda 6 Luxury Sports Hatch. the XR6 was great but man-o-man it was heavy on fuel. Had done 30,000 km as well. Got $30k trade for it. Typical ford or holden, loosing heaps of money. Not to worry. the Mazda6 has leather, sunroof, 200w BOSE system with 6stack CD, 4 air bags and side curtain air bags. One day I probably will get back into a falcon. I suppose the good thing is FORD own most of MAZDA ZOOM-ZOOM Edited 04/03/04 01:28 PM by bernoo Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9477-its-gone/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
faygun Member 389 Member For: 21y 10m 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 04/03/04 02:03 PM Share Posted 04/03/04 02:03 PM congratulations on the new Mazda 6. I hope you have many safe and enjoyable trips in it.How does the power of the 2.3 Mazda feel after the Xr6?I heard they have a great induction noise Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9477-its-gone/#findComment-97907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 22y 1m 18d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 04/03/04 08:58 PM Share Posted 04/03/04 08:58 PM Don't think you'll be going ZOOM ZOOM in a mazda6 mate Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9477-its-gone/#findComment-97922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikxr6t Master of my domain! Member 438 Member For: 21y 5m 5d Location: Victoria Posted 04/03/04 09:42 PM Share Posted 04/03/04 09:42 PM ducatijb said: Don't think you'll be going ZOOM ZOOM in a mazda6 mate :lol: :lol: Touché Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9477-its-gone/#findComment-97932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 6m 20d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 04/03/04 10:01 PM Share Posted 04/03/04 10:01 PM Good luck with the new car mate But dont you think the extra fuel the XR would have eaten would more than outweigh the depreciation hit you took on it to buy the Mazda? You are probably going to have to do a million kms to make it worth it! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9477-its-gone/#findComment-97943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda_ Donating Members 25 Member For: 21y 9m 19d Gender: Male Posted 04/03/04 10:25 PM Share Posted 04/03/04 10:25 PM Someone help me with the math here:My reckoning is the depreciation on TWO cars now far exceeds any extra fuel use costs or savings. For example, if the BA was doing 2 litres per 100 kms worse , then over the 30,000 kms stated it used $600 more fuel than the precious but overpriced Mazda 6.Now the fact has to be faced that the Mazda may depreciate faster than the BA. Even at 4 litres per 100 km EXTRA fuel use the numbers do not stack up.Which car is safer , faster, more comfortable, and BIGGER?My cynical nature gets me into trouble sometimes.My Baby : XR6 T SS, Phase One unichip, 18's Prem brakes, blah blah... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9477-its-gone/#findComment-97948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwnaXR6T Member 1,519 Member For: 22y 5m 22d Location: Sydney Australia Posted 04/03/04 10:53 PM Share Posted 04/03/04 10:53 PM ducatijb said: Don't think you'll be going ZOOM ZOOM in a mazda6 mate I think the zoom zoom will be the sound of all the XR's passing him!!Sorry mate I can't congratulate you on your purchase especially when you Traded the Ford on something so uninspiering(spelling). The money you lost on your ford will never be made up with the fuel you save on having the mazda six, pretty foolish decision if you ask me!! Did you actually calculate how much fuel you would save!! another thing is they look kind of silly with those little wheels and big wheel arches well each to their own I suppose.MAZDA 6 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9477-its-gone/#findComment-97954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
100% Premium Donating Member Donating Members 641 Member For: 21y 7m 1d Gender: Male Location: If it says ONLINE below, in front of the computer, if not, tearin' up some bitumen! Posted 05/03/04 12:05 AM Share Posted 05/03/04 12:05 AM While I don't condone the trading of a Ford for a Mazda, I was at the Melb Motor Show yesterday and there was a turbo AWD version of the Mazda 6 and it was VERY nice. I could possibly be swayed towards this over a Ford for the family car, but I'd have to keep the ute! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9477-its-gone/#findComment-97977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stang Donating Members 1,353 Member For: 21y 4m 1d Location: Melbourne Posted 05/03/04 02:49 AM Share Posted 05/03/04 02:49 AM Obviously people by cars for different reasons. An Xr6 for the power, economy should be secondary. The xr6T will allow you to have four passengers in the car a lot more comfortable than the mazda 6, wont struggle going up hills and gee watch those front wheel drive cars doesnt take long for those cv joint to go click click click.I had a mazda 626 nice car but never considerd it a family car. My advice is you should have thought of this before you bought the xr6 did you have a 4 cylinder before that.I work on the principle yes you get better fuel economy but you end up paying more in repairs because it ha to work harder going up hills and carrying heavy loads.where as a 6cylinder has the power to do these things without running it into the ground.P.s would have been a good post should I sell my xr6 for a mazda 6.Wish you all the best and hopes it gives you lots of pleasure but it would have been nive if they at least had the little v6 that they had in the 626`s. In the end your car your desicion. They do look nice. :( regardsstang Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9477-its-gone/#findComment-98031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktford FORD FORD FORD Donating Members 9,390 Member For: 22y 2m 4d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Point In Brissy's eastern side Posted 05/03/04 03:54 AM Share Posted 05/03/04 03:54 AM Mazda 6 strewth Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9477-its-gone/#findComment-98041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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