Post your recent car pictures.

"mazda616" (mazda616) 10/28/2016 at 20:52 • Filed to: Car Pics

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I randomly took this as I was leaving work on my lunch break yesterday and I like the way it turned out. And, yes. I obviously park in the back of the work parking lot all by myself.

Yesterday was a classic autumn day, weather wise (cloudy and low-60s). Now, it’s annoyingly back up to the low-80s outside. Sigh.

Spaceball-Two > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 20:55

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E90M3 > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 20:55

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Every time I walk out of my parents I think, damn that is a damn good looking car.

Got the labradoodle helping me wash it.

EL_ULY > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 20:59

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El Moose, La Meche, El Zapatito

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:00

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Huh, I haven’t taken a picture of my truck in a hot second.

And since I’m probably gonna end up buying it from my brother as a fuel efficienct beater anyway....

We had replaced the badge with one that hadn’t faded to pink.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:00

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I need to get some good photos when my new phone gets here.

MarquetteLa > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:00

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gmctavish needs more space > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:03

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PowderHound > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:03

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This is the last photo in my phone that has some semblance of a car(truck).

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:09

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Wednesday.

Brian, The Life of > MarquetteLa 10/28/2016 at 21:14

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The top one is a stunning shot!

MonkeePuzzle > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:15

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Brian, The Life of > EL_ULY 10/28/2016 at 21:19

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¡VIVA ZAPATITO!

functionoverfashion > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:21

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:29

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Boxer_4 > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:32

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I found a friend...

Unfortunately, I also found this...

I believe this was from the shop (a dealer, no less) who did my brakes last weekend. At least I think it is, I don’t recall it being there before, but I only noticed it on Wednesday. Even if they did it, it’s honestly not worth fighting at this point. I have touchup paint to at least make it look better. At ~72,000 miles, this isn’t the first paint damage it has, and it certainly won’t be the last.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:33

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interstate366, now In The Industry > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 21:43

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Teaser for a project that’ll be up next month

Dusty Ventures > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 22:13

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I’m at my fun job this weekend

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 22:49

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I really need to get the tinting replaced on that right front window...

Taken at a local record store that fills what was once a large public library. Cool place if you love vinyl as they have more than I have ever seen in one place. It’s also the only place where I’ve ever seen clear red records that had to be at least 18 or 20 inches in diameter. I have no idea what kind of machine it takes to play those things, but one has to be out there somewhere.

Mercedes Streeter > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 23:02

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Let’s make this a family affair. :)

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 23:19

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I have no creativity when it comes to angles.

Speed > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 23:21

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Horrible pic I shot to show my little brother. SRT10 yo! (Last Sunday)

The cleanest OG Silverado in the world (last Saturday)

A military surplus Hummer showed up at work the other day. He’s going through the legalization hoops, but isn’t sure it’s going to work (Monday)

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 23:29

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MarquetteLa > Brian, The Life of 10/28/2016 at 23:35

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Thanks, phone cameras have come a long way. And the Colorado color helps. :)

Nothing > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 23:48

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > mazda616 10/28/2016 at 23:53

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I just wanted to try it a little.

DipodomysDeserti > mazda616 10/29/2016 at 00:04

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mazda616 > Nothing 10/29/2016 at 08:55

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Gorgeous car!

mazda616 > MarquetteLa 10/29/2016 at 09:56

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Awesome photos!

mazda616 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/29/2016 at 09:56

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Very cool photo! I’ve got a small Coca-Cola memorabilia collection at home.

mazda616 > gmctavish needs more space 10/29/2016 at 09:56

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I love that bottom photo. Where is that?

mazda616 > Mercedes Streeter 10/29/2016 at 09:57

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2 cars in 1 parking spot? Win!

mazda616 > Boxer_4 10/29/2016 at 09:57

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Touch up paint is a godsend. My 6 has three random gouges in the back bumper that I was able to make less apparent with factory touch up paint.

mazda616 > Speed 10/29/2016 at 09:58

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A Silverado with no rust? What?!

mazda616 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/29/2016 at 09:59

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Yay Mazda van! How do you like it?

mazda616 > Dusty Ventures 10/29/2016 at 09:59

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Rallying? Jealous.

mazda616 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 10/29/2016 at 09:59

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Off road go kart is the best go kart.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > mazda616 10/29/2016 at 10:00

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Thanks! I found it exploring one of the small towns near me.

Here it is pretty much by itself.

mazda616 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 10/29/2016 at 10:00

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I saw my old Grand Am this week and it has been beat to shit by its current owner. Made me so sad. I even watched her back it straight over a curb when she was trying to park. Sigh.

mazda616 > Spaceball-Two 10/29/2016 at 10:00

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Yay CX-5! I’m sitting in ours right now lol

mazda616 > MonkeePuzzle 10/29/2016 at 10:01

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Very nice. I love those Civic hatches.

mazda616 > E90M3 10/29/2016 at 10:01

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Nice car and cute dog! Win.

mazda616 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/29/2016 at 10:01

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OG Lexus is the best Lexus.

Speed > mazda616 10/29/2016 at 10:09

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At a show with perfect Tri-fives, hot rods and all sorts of amazing vintage tin, that Silverado floored me with how spotless it was (especilly with over 140k!). It was probably my favorite vehicle there.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > mazda616 10/29/2016 at 10:18

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It drifts OK when there is no traction :)

gmctavish needs more space > mazda616 10/29/2016 at 11:06

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Thanks! It’s Chataway lake in the interior of BC

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > mazda616 10/29/2016 at 11:37

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That is true, even though it needs $1000 in work lol.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > mazda616 10/29/2016 at 20:40

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Love, love, LOVE it! Very rare 6-speed manual transmission and one year only color for this model (Copper Red Mica); my local dealer estimated that there were probably between 250 and 300 built for the 2012 model year in this combination. I’ve had many cars over the decades including lots of VWs, a couple of BMWs, a W210 MBZ and a Porsche 968, yet this is the one car I want to keep forever. I may buy other vehicles in the future (probably a used Miata), but this one isn’t going anywhere; they will supplement, not supplant, this 5.

Sure, I wish I had more of the luxury goodies that I became accustomed to, but I wasn’t going to give up the 6MT to get them; most of them I’ve already added myself via Amazon and eBay. The USB/iPod interface that they introduced in the 2013 model year would have been nice to have as well, but considering that I negotiated a discount of $4K off of a $21K car (dealer’s loss-leader at the end of the model year) I figure I can live without some of the stuff from later models; I’ve designed my own controller out of spare parts (see: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/nifty-car-audio-project-hack-for-ios-and-android-1788310203 ) that gets the job done, probably not as well as the factory setup; for my listening needs, which consist mostly of podcasts, it does quite well and looks very clean.

As you see from my vehicle history, it’s been mostly expensive German stuff, but I really got tired of the lack of reliability and repair expenses and thus decided to buy new and Japanese for the first time. I figured Mazda made the vehicles that, dynamically speaking, were closest to the Germans. I had two main criteria when buying a new car: It had to be a box on wheels and it had to have a manual gearbox. This was about the only vehicle to meet my demands. It was kind of funny how I stumbled across it - I was at the car show with a friend and we needed a place to sit down and rest and so we decided to hit the first display that had a minivan. We came across the Mazda booth first and sat down in the new-for-2012 Mazda5. It wasn’t my intention to buy one, but after checking it out and talking to the staff I realized that it was just what I wanted. I purchased mine right after making a cross-country move a few months later and could not be happier.