"mazda616" (mazda616)
08/04/2020 at 13:45 • Filed to: Mazda6
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
08/04/2020 at 13:45 • Filed to: Mazda6 | 7
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I’ll have had this car five years as of October 10.
It’ll hit 50,000 miles in the next week or so. Since COVID (and before that, really), it doesn’t get driven much. I’ve put 900-ish miles on it since the beginning of May. While it does spend most of its time in the garage, it’s there when I need it and it is paid off.
I’ve done a few things to it as far as modifications, but not much.
AVS vent visors
Tinted windows
Chrome mirror trim
Remote start
Heated seats
Trailer hitch/bike rack
Rear Spoiler
Mazda valve stem caps
Factory Navigation
Husky Liners floor mats
OEM Mazda trunk liner
OEM Mazda rear bumper guard
We’ve taken it from Kentucky to Florida three times, and from western Kentucky to the Smokey Mountains area in Tennessee once. There are two car seats in it now - one infant and one toddler. Plenty of room for each, but nothing else (aside from the front two passengers). Overall, a good dad car.
Repairs? Not a lot. The list is as follows:
Reupholstered driver’s seat bottom (under warranty)
New brakes (twice - first set was a cheap brand and second set is Raybestos)
One new lug nut (the shop messed one up when rotating the tires)
New chrome trim on trunk lid (under warranty)
New rear bumper (got rear-ended in October 2018 by a Chrysler Sebring)
Literally the only letdown, to me, about the car is its brakes. They wore out way too soon. I needed new pads and rotors all the way around at 35,000 miles. It’s a common complaint with third-gen 6 owners.
I don’t find it slow or lacking in power. It does 0-60 in 7 seconds flat and tops out at 130 MPH. Honestly, if you need more than that, you shouldn’t be shopping for an affordable four-cylinder family sedan. I’ve never had a time where I had to accelerate and wished for more power. I’m clearly in the minority with that, though.
The car has a lifetime MPG average of 26.8, which is good considering all of my driving is city driving with stop-and-go traffic.
Honestly, it does what I need it to do and it does that well. I know I can depend on it, and it’s pretty fun to toss around some country backroads when I’m in the mood.
The only thing I plan to do to it in the future is the factory Apple CarPlay upgrade offered by Mazda. Their dealers aren’t exactly willing to do it, though, since they can’t charge a lot for labor. It’s a pretty easy process, but I don’t feel like taking apart the center console to do it. Also, I don’t have access to update the car’s infotainment software. There are less than reliable links to the software online, but they require a newer Windows laptop, which I don’t have.
Have some recent photos of it from last weekend. My ceramic coating is sure holding up well. Look at those water beads!
Also, the first photo I ever took of it in October 2015, when it had 6 miles on the odometer.
KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
> mazda616
08/04/2020 at 14:37 |
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I think it’s the best looking midsize sedan. I’m actually considering shortlisting the turbo for next car . But it has strong competiton from the Accord 2.0t and upcoming Kia k5 GT so let’s see. I have test driven the Mazda and Honda before.
Manny05x
> mazda616
08/04/2020 at 14:56 |
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Every time you post you make me miss mines, such a good car.
Jerry Harding
> mazda616
08/04/2020 at 16:21 |
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2015 Mazda 6 owner here. Mine has 117,500 miles, and only roughly 1,000 of those have been added since mid-March. It’s been the most reliable thing I’ve ever owned. My brakes lasted until 100,000 miles, but I drive mostly highway. Only scheduled maintenance, so oil, oil filters, air filters, cabin air filters, and one spark plug change. I’d do the Android Auto / Car Play mod, except I am the last year with the previous infotainment and cannot.
Don’t mind the dusty RX-7 next to it.
Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious
> mazda616
08/05/2020 at 18:43 |
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Mind sharing the cost of the brake jobs? I’m just under 40k, and I’m starting to hear some squeal in the rear.
I'll hit two years on Labor Day. :/