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mazda 6

yabba · 2013-08-14 18:46:42

Hi folks...anyone know what mpg should expect from a Mazda 6...little town driving. also how good a car is it for doing 40000 miles a year...cheers

14-08-2013 6:46pm

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yabba

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Hi folks...anyone know what mpg should expect from a Mazda 6...little town driving. also how good a car is it for doing 40000 miles a year...cheers

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#2 14-08-2013 6:48pm

colm_mcm

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What year/engine?

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#3 14-08-2013 7:16pm

yabba

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Sorry...prob 2008 - 2010...diesel...nothing below 1.6 engine wise

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#4 14-08-2013 7:18pm

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Never even been in one, but I was looking at them recently and apparently they're a bit louder inside than the the competition, which might be annoying with that kind of mileage.

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#5 14-08-2013 7:35pm

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Sold a 2011 one earlier in the year. Good car, very comfortable cruiser, a little too much road noise at times but the tyre choice can make a big difference. Had the steering rack replaced under warranty - I didn't even know there was something wrong to be honest but let them work away and do it. Engine pulls stronger than you'd think for its output, nothing rattled or broke off and drove quite well for its size too. 18 inch wheels on the Sport and Sport SE are a slightly odd size meaning they can be costly.

I wouldn't buy one without a service every 15k km from new (20k intervals). History is on the key so unless there's receipts to back everything up leave it be. They can mix diesel with the oil although it isn't as big an issue as it was with the older models. Town driving can cause this as a dpf cycle gets interrupted often. An average to high miler is better than a low miler as a result. Plenty of very high mile examples going strong on various forums.

One thing to watch for is on dark colours the paint shows every single mark/stone chip. It's quite soft, my 70k one wasn't far off needing a respray of the front end.

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#6 14-08-2013 8:18pm

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Wouldn't touch a diesel 6 to be honest, the 2.0 litre is known for imploding and I read similar horror stories about the new 2.2 litre also but just not on the same scale. Just wouldn't chance one.

For example:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056982930

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