Happy birthmonth to my Mazdaspeed 6!

"MarquetteLa" (marquettela) 02/02/2018 at 14:49 • Filed to: mazdaspeed

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My Mazdaspeed6 was built in February of 2006, making it 12 years old this month. It doesn’t complain as much as most other 12-year-olds, so I’d say it’s doing a pretty good job.

For Sweden > MarquetteLa 02/02/2018 at 14:53

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it is a good car

Wacko > MarquetteLa 02/02/2018 at 14:55

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wow the lack of rust on a 12 year old mazda is incredible.

i think you got a fake, real mazda’s rust

MarquetteLa > Wacko 02/02/2018 at 15:07

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Eh, the 30-year-old Mazda I had before the Speed6 was pretty much rust-free as well.

MarquetteLa > For Sweden 02/02/2018 at 15:14

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CONFIRMED

Wacko > MarquetteLa 02/02/2018 at 15:43

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wait this can be, snow and no rust????

do they use unicorn tears to de-ice roads over there instead of salt?

MarquetteLa > Wacko 02/02/2018 at 15:51

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The Speed6 has lived most of its life in southern California. My 323 GTX spent a lot of time in the New Mexico desert before I brought it to Colorado, so it actually had way more UV damage (no clear coat lefton the roof & hood, brittle upholstery fabric resulting in a rip in the driver seat) than rust.

Wacko > MarquetteLa 02/02/2018 at 16:12

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my brother had a red GTX like this in the early 90s

was already repainted because of rust in the really early 90s.

very fun car at the time, first car that i sat in going sideways on gravel roads.

BeaterGT > MarquetteLa 02/02/2018 at 16:16

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If it’s not the snow, it’s the sun!

MarquetteLa > Wacko 02/02/2018 at 16:23

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What a beauty! The paints Mazda was using in this time period weren’t the best quality, that’s for sure. The GTX is incredibly fun on dirt, gravel, or snow.