# Got a new car :)

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [February 25, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076 "2007-02-25T13:27:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![avs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@avs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/avs)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/41 "2007-02-27T17:35:10Z")

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[quote=“Clean Baldy,post:35,topic:25076"”]

Thanks guys 🙂 I ended up getting it for around 22k, which to me is totally worth it. Since my regular 6 was heavily modded, I got screwed on the trade in.

The dealer looked at my 6 and asked “You put side skirts on, lowered it, and did all this other stuff to it. We can’t give you near what you think you want, as it’s going to take some money of our own to get it sellable”

So, yes… I COULD have gotten any car really, but since when I sat in the speed6 it felt just like my 6, I was sold. I love how the 6 feels inside, and now it has the power and handling I always wanted!

I do a lot of driving for work, and my lowered car with the body kit just wasnt cutting it for lots of places I needed to go. I kept bottoming out in parking ramps and driveways and then there is the snow I kept getting stuck on. I did buy this car as a DD, and I probably won’t do auto-x in it like I did with my 6. That car took so much abuse… LOL

I am already babying this one. Well… sometimes. I love my turbo 🙂

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If i remember correctly, you can pretty much get the base model ms6 for 22k brand new with all the discount plus low APR if you do plan to finance it. For the price it’s a nice car.

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### Author: ![05OrangeSS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/eada6e/32.png) [@05OrangeSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05OrangeSS)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/42 "2007-02-27T17:40:07Z")

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nice pick up jeff, same color as the old one??

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### Author: ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/43 "2007-02-27T17:55:30Z")

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[quote=“avs,post:41,topic:25076"”]

If i remember correctly, you can pretty much get the base model ms6 for 22k brand new with all the discount plus low APR if you do plan to finance it. For the price it’s a nice car.

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you can get a “new” 06 with discounts for around 23k not an 07, even though they are the same car. But you can lease an 07 for $299/ month and you cant lease an 06 even if it is new

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### Author: ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/44 "2007-02-27T17:56:08Z")

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[quote=“walter,post:33,topic:25076"”]

Nice FWD mazda

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s6 is awd

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### Author: ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/45 "2007-02-27T18:46:54Z")

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[quote=“Slopoke,post:44,topic:25076"”]

s6 is awd is a marketing gimmick for a truly FWD car

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fixed

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### Author: ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/46 "2007-02-27T19:49:30Z")

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Yeah. Erhm. It operates 100% front most of the time.

22k is a good deal though.

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### Author: ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/47 "2007-02-27T19:53:51Z")

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oh didnt know… thought that was a audi thing

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### Author: ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/48 "2007-02-27T19:56:52Z")

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No. Most Audis use a torsen diff.

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### Author: ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/49 "2007-02-27T20:13:35Z")

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[quote=“Clean Baldy,post:35,topic:25076"”]

I probably won’t do auto-x in it like I did with my 6. That car took **so much abuse** … LOL

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You mean the **FOUR** whole times you auto-Xed?

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### Author: ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/50 "2007-02-27T20:17:12Z")

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way to be a complete crotch in his new car thread.

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### Author: ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/51 "2007-02-27T20:20:53Z")

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[quote=“RedGoober4Life,post:50,topic:25076"”]

way to be a complete crotch in his new car thread.

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So it’s o.k. for Howie to compare him to skunk, but I can’t add my two cents? Good job on staying on topic in GA. :roll:

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### Author: ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/52 "2007-02-27T20:27:40Z")

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Yes it is because Howie is not a crotch.

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### Author: ![RobtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@RobtC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobtC)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/53 "2007-02-27T20:29:21Z")

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that’s four more times than most people on the boards

(including myself)

cut him some slack

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### Author: ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/54 "2007-02-27T20:30:56Z")

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I wasn’t criticizing the amount he auto-Xed, I was criticizing that he called it “so much abuse”.

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### Author: ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/55 "2007-02-27T20:38:11Z")

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that’s gross. I am not a crotch expert unlike the horrid gays/ugly straight girls that frequent Marcellas to watch gays with zero self respect dress up as women edit: and dance to Cascada.

One day when I have a car that doesn’t have 130k miles and isn’t daily driven I will let you be a crotch to me at autox and tell me I drive like Miss Daisy. Today however we are celebrating the purchase of a Mazdaspeed6.

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### Author: ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/56 "2007-02-28T05:12:46Z")

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[quote=“RedGoober4Life,post:55,topic:25076"”]

that’s gross. I am not a crotch expert unlike the horrid gays/ugly straight girls that frequent Marcellas to watch gays with zero self respect dress up as women edit: and dance to Cascada.

One day when I have a car that doesn’t have 130k miles and isn’t daily driven I will let you be a crotch to me at autox and tell me I drive like Miss Daisy. Today however we are celebrating the purchase of a Mazdaspeed6.

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he makes a good point… odd way to lay it out there though 🙂

warning to all, stay on topic. you too howard, i will red card your ass so fast

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### Author: ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2007, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/57 "2007-02-28T07:00:27Z")

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Inb4howieisbanned

Nice purchase there Jeff gotta be quite a nice change there.

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### Author: ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/58 "2007-02-28T08:03:08Z")

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[quote=“FuzzyFish,post:57,topic:25076"”]

Inb4howieisbanned

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and then starts another, better forum than this one :lol:

Back on topic. Operating at 100% front most of the time? Where’s the fun in that?

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### Author: ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2007, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/59 "2007-02-28T09:35:20Z")

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[quote=“fairgentleman Z,post:54,topic:25076"”]

I wasn’t criticizing the amount he auto-Xed, I was criticizing that he called it “so much abuse”.

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And I didnt mean that the abuse was just from auto-x, but in general.  
I beat the crap out of that car every second of the day for 3 years.  
Doing the EIGHT auto-x events I did definitely didn’t help any. Especially the time I slid into the gravel/grass, and the other time when I took 1st out in MCC. (It may have been novice, but I still won)

On Topic:  
About the “operating at FWD most of the time” I can 100% verify that this isn’t true.  
From a stop, its being pushed. You can feel it.  
On slippery roads, no issues at all.  
Cornering, I can get the back out every time if I really wanted to.  
Slow driving, changing lanes… you can feel the AWD every second.

I dunno who told you/where you read that… but, slow/cornering/fast driving/ braking/slick roads ALL use the AWD. That leaves out what? 60 MPH thruway driving? Not exactly “almost always FWD”

Anyone have a link? I’m interested in someone proving me wrong, as I have been driving the car and it completely acts like AWD all the time.

This car has been the most fun to drive out of the three I’ve owned so far. I’ve put 400 miles on it so far, and every mile has been a lot of fun 🙂

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### Author: ![dozr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2007, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-car/25076/60 "2007-02-28T09:48:25Z")

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I’ve read up somewhat on this awd system and its interesting… I want to drive one.

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