how are these cars? [Mazdaspeed 6]

NYSpeed Automotive
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I was just looking into picking one up. But with no warranty on the car, and because of this reason Mazda has a TSB out on the VVT actutator going bad and in the '06 early '07 builds which cause the timing chain to wobble around and make noises on startup. I didn’t wanna risk the chance of buying one with no warranty and be SOL cause the owner would have to pay parts/labor at dealership which is $500-1000.

Otherwise it’s a pretty fun all around car but I agree the Mazdaspeed 3 is more exciting to drive.

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more info on this please? power to weight ratio? what?

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Yes, MS3 has a lower weight and a better balance…not to mention look and space.

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not to mention a lot less drivetrain loss on power

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It’s also Fail wheel drive though.

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For DD purposes its fine, gone through 2 winters so far with mine as well. Have only half-way decent winter tires for it and have never had any issues. Also…torque steer is FUN!

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dude is looking for a daily driver

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FWD sucks in anything that is “fun” imo. For just a DD I guess it could be ok.

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yea but im not looking for another fwd car. i wouldnt of sold the cobalt if that was the case. i want something that will be good in the snow.

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audi a4 quattro

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your ss is faster than the speed 6

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thanks, ubengineering.

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if you are going to have a nice summer car you may also consider not trying to be a baller and just get a beater like many of us do. just a thought. a V6 mustang or camaro is very cheap and for the money is probably the most fun RWD car in the winter for the money. If you have the money for 2 nice cars subaru has a very good rep for cheap to maintain and reliable cars so you may want to keep that in mind before you look at a car like the speed 6 or a audi. The less you spend on a winter/DD the more you have for your summer car / living expenses.

I don’t know what your financial situation is and its really none of my business so don’t take offense to the above.

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This thread is absolutly useless to this kid. for a dd I would say a speed6,wrx,or a high mileage evo would be ideal

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LOL this thread sucks!

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Year round daily = Stock STI.

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You can get an evo for like 13k with 60k on it… just buy an evo
if you take care of it , it wont get ruined

insurance on an evo is probably going to be 90x more expensive than your cobalt

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once again this x1000

again hendel? really? come on you know an sti is 1000 times better dd than an evo, we went over this already! haha