Comments on: 2010 Mazda6 Review

By: engineer

engineer — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:26:23 +0000

People aren’t downsizing, look how many landcruisers there are around. The reason falcons aren’t selling is reliability and quality. I went to buy one new in 09 and came away feeling ashamed that a car that bad is built in Australia. I’d love one, but couldn’t bring myself to buy something that awful at any price.

Territory has the same problem.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:51:36 +0000

The wagons are between 1.6 – 1.75 tonnes! Gimme a break! I know all manufacturers have gone that silly route nowadays. I just bought an old Corolla wagon which is half a tonne lighter! I prefer that any day.

I will never buy a new car, unless they go back to building simple light cars again. I want manual windows, manual gearbox, no useless crap. I don’t want a rolling living room, just a simple car. I want space under the bonnet to work. I want vinyl not that disgusting carpet that is so hard to clean. I want decent bumper bars front and back, so there is no major, expensive damage when you slightly hit a fencepost or so.

Do we need a world war for the people to come to their senses??? Or do you all have too much money to buy bloated, heavy, unreliable, expensive(to buy AND TO FIX), rolling living rooms? Or are you buying on credit???

By: johno

johno — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:28:51 +0000

Dont know if its mentioned above, but i have a mazda6 2010 and this POXY annoying feature of the Headlights permanently switched is driving me mad. Yes i could switch to SIDE Lights to annoy other cars and pedestrians less, but somehow there has to be a way of switching this crap feature off!! Anybody know?
Nice card besides that.
Oh and anybody recommend a good cleaner for particular bad stain on the passenger side plastic dash covering…Tried JIF, made it worse…

By: Penny

Penny — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:47:01 +0000

I have owned a Mazda 626 Wagon which I bought new in 2001. It has been great and I love it. I am looking to replace it towards the end of the year and have started doing some homework, road testing a few different cars. I have been rapt with Mazda servicing over the 10 years (same dealer), not too expensive, great staff and service. Have driven a few Mazda 6 sedans as loan cars while mine was in the shop for it’s regular services, and finally drove a wagon today.
The drive, handling, comfort, etc seemed fine but the visibility is horrible. It’s like being a little kid at the dinner table. I am 5′ 6″, but the pillars are so much wider and the dashboard and side mirrors higher than in my 2001 version. The mirrors are bigger and now at shoulder/neck height, but in my old 626 are at chest height. Quite frankly the visibility doesn’t seem as safe. I raised the seat considerably – doesn’t make much difference. I know the pillars and dashboard are full of safety stuff, but if you can’t see the front of the car or dogs/children to the side of it, then is it worth it? I tried the CX-7 to see if that was any better and I don’t think it was. Disappointed

By: skdlfjsd

skdlfjsd — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:27:41 +0000

And yours too matt

By: Dreama

Dreama — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:28:45 +0000

My 2.5 petrol XTrail (CVT Auto) uses about 10.5-11 litres around town, and that is a big square BOX, it drops to about 8.5-9litres when out on the highway

By: Dreama

Dreama — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:25:58 +0000

So what happened to the MPS? are they going to make another one?

By: JohnB

JohnB — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:41:39 +0000

I have a clearwater blue Mazda6 diesel wagon and my wife has a velocity red Mazda3 hatch and they both look great!

The Mazda white is a very nice pearly colour – not a garden variety white.

By: mmmmmm

mmmmmm — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:05:50 +0000

I paid $220 for 10 000 & $245 for the 20 000.
I did get quotes up to $450 from dealers but shopped around until I got a realistic price.
Your dealer is dear Max, you need to shop around

By: m2m

m2m — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:53:06 +0000

Does anyone else agree that Mazda’s look best in white? I think this being, that most people pick different colours because Mazda don’t charge. So white is hardly seen around; compared to Aurora Blue etc.

We’ve got a GHMY10 Classic manual hatch (white) and GH Auto Luxury Sports hatch (stormy blue) in our household (among a 3 and a 2) and they are beautiful cars to drive and quality is faultless. The only issues involving dealer-fit items on the L.S. The classic is brilliant value for $35k and is all a young family should really ever need!