by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 12/11/2017 at 18:26
by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 12/11/2017 at 18:26
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I was running ahead of schedule for my service appointment so I drove past my exit, got off the freeway 8 miles later and took some twisty back roads instead, just for the fun of it. For most of the drive all I needed was 3rd gear which worked out nicely, keeping the engine in a nice meaty part of the powerband.
I did notice a few odd/interesting things at the dealership:
1) Surprising number of manuals, including a Mazda3 Grand Touring and a Mazda6 Touring.
2) Seven Miatas - 5 RF and two Grand Touring. No Sport or Club Sport models. Zero automatics. Is there a preponderance of RF models because they’re that popular or is it because of snow here in the Midwest? Or did they just sell out of the cheaper and better ones?
I fit comfortably in the RF they had in the showroom, but if the top was up getting in and out would have been more embarrassing than it already was. Don’t know if I could DD one (unless I lost 40 lbs and became a little more limber...)
3) I liked this dealer for the no markup BS (other than ‘documentation fees’), but they’ve succumbed to the paint and fabric protection BS on every car. When I bought mine all that stuff was standard, which was OK because I seriously doubt that it’s really there (as evidenced by the water stains on the rear seat from leaving the window cracked open during a massive downpour) or if it is, whether it’s worth anywhere remotely near what they’re asking for it. And $400 for window tinting on the RF in the showroom; 5+ years ago they wanted $400 for window tinting on a Mazda5 which has a hell of a lot more windows.
4) No 2018 Mazda6s in stock and no brochure either. I’d like to see the changes, especially to the interior, as well as finding out if the turbo is front or all wheel drive. The salesman wasn’t even aware that you couldn’t get a manual on the current 6 GT, so I didn’t have high hopes that he’d know this.
Oh, and apparently you can now get a 6 Touring with manual and a sunroof; a few years ago a friend was looking at a 6 manual but bought a Volvo instead when she couldn’t get the manual/sunroof combo.
This concludes another episode of Mazda Minutae...
"arl" (arl1968)
12/11/2017 at 19:11, STARS: 1
I enjoyed the read, thanks. It’s always good to hear about manuals in new cars.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
12/12/2017 at 05:48, STARS: 0
have Mazda released their 2018's?
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
12/12/2017 at 08:59, STARS: 0
Model year changeover usually happens around August or September; barring any major changes, that’s when the new models are available. I bought my 2012 in October of that year, after the new models were out, and scored a killer deal.
I didn’t really look at the MY info on most of the cars for sale since I knew there weren’t any big differences from last year (aside from the 6). They did have brochures for the 2018 Miata and 3, but not for the 6. I don’t know what’s up with their SUV lineups because I really don’t care about those vehicles.