![]() 10/08/2019 at 21:11 • Filed to: Mazda6, VACATIONLOPNIK | ![]() | ![]() |
Drove from Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach for dinner tonight. A 20-ish mile drive along the beach through the marine reserve, with a speed limit of 35. It’s rather strictly enforced when a lot of vacationers are around, so I set the cruise at like 38-39.
Hit 44k miles and 44 miles per gallon (well, almost). A far cry from the measly 25.9 I average at home. Damn stop-and-go traffic commute . And Kentucky heatwave making me blast the A/C all the time.
My 6 has its shortcomings, but overall, I still really like it. I’m going to give it a good cleaning when I’m home and off work on Monday.
My favorite thing about it? The fact that it’s paid off.
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It’s a handsome car and
it always feels good to be driving without a car payment..
![]() 10/08/2019 at 21:27 |
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Very solid work. Nice.
![]() 10/08/2019 at 21:43 |
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26 mpg is about what I get in the 3, cruising on the highway.
![]() 10/08/2019 at 22:55 |
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Not that many modern cars I think are good looking, but Mazda got it right with the 6. If I ever decide to replace my IS300 it will be on the shortlist, regular gas (right?) and better mpgs would definitely be welcome, but then I would have car payment again.
![]() 10/08/2019 at 22:59 |
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They’re really good cars. My parents are now enjoying their second 6, after trading in their 2016 t ouring for a 2019 grand touring reserve with the turbo. They end up being two very different takes on the same car, but both are very good.
![]() 10/08/2019 at 23:20 |
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Beautiful ride and impressive fuel economy! I somehow managed to capture this image when I struck 111,111 miles on my 2007 GTI. It’s of course the insta-mpg, and I’d reset the trip odometer for the occasion...but I think Domo the GTI was showing off for me.
My actual, hand calculated mpg over the 121k
I’ve tracked is 26.7 btw, not super impressive, but not too bad either.
![]() 10/09/2019 at 07:41 |
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A far cry from the measly 25.9 I average at home.
That’s only slightly better than the new van averages in mixed driving.......
Great looking car man!
![]() 10/09/2019 at 09:33 |
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I love my 6, my favorite is the interior there was nothing on the market in my price range that came close to it.
![]() 10/09/2019 at 12:26 |
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Yep. Regular gas on the N/A ones like mine. The new-for-2018 turbo ones can run on 87 or 93.
![]() 10/09/2019 at 12:27 |
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Which is why my commute sucks. It’s hard to get good gas mileage when you’re sitting idle with the A/C on.
![]() 10/09/2019 at 12:31 |
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Ya that’s never very good for mileage.