Rob
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Post by Rob on Jul 7, 2023 22:16:49 GMT
Mazda6 is proving comfortable but a few things I'd change such as:
- Auto-hold should be remembered - At a standstill, Android Auto should be able to use the touch screen but it's probably more complicated than that.
Auto lock (and lock on first press) should deadlock. Then again I'm not sure the BMW 3 series I had even had deadlocks.
As usual I sometimes take a spare key.... at home yesterday when I closed the boot (key in a Faraday pouch) it was beeping. Did it again in Conwy today. But not in the boot.... the car seems not to recognise a key in the pouch and not all the time in the boot.
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Post by Rob on Jul 12, 2023 18:10:13 GMT
Some more observations having had it for nearly 2 weeks now.
The steering feels really good - it does not feel vague and is 'direct'. I don't think a VW group car compares favourably. The Arteon I tried didn't feel as good. I've not thrown it around corners or anything. Maybe the BMW 330e was as good? But that had the bulk of batteries etc. I did wonder if it was not electric assistance but I think they have used some form of torque vectoring (reducing engine torque) to help steering. Around town and on motorways... it is good.
Also the metal handles inside feel like real metal and not coated. In fact all the metal looking trim I think is metal around the dashboard at air vent level. And the wood is real too.
When new this was probably about £33,000 approx and was worth it.
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Post by EspadaIII on Jul 12, 2023 20:18:55 GMT
Lovely. It's nice when a car grows on you.
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Post by Humph on Jul 13, 2023 8:53:29 GMT
Good to hear it has been a great choice for you Rob. May it give you many years of pleasure.
Talking of “growers”, I had occasion for the first time in quite a while to borrow the Jeep last night. Well, more accurately, I was coerced into it as it needed petrol and it was convenient to take it via a petrol station on my trip out for a swim.
Anyway, when I’ve not driven it for a bit, I tend to forget what a nice wee thing it is to tool about in. Just a happy little car.
Counter intuitively perhaps, I quite enjoy the analogue experience of having to do stuff myself (wipers, lights, manual gears and so forth)
The rev happy little 1.4 turbo engine is fun too. Feels a lot quicker than it probably is.
If circumstances/preferences/needs dictate at some point, I’d happily take it on as my daily.
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Post by Rob on Sept 25, 2023 23:17:57 GMT
Boot space... I knew the boot space was meant to be 480l and was going to be nowhere near as good as the Superb. Obvious. But the 330e was only 380l due to the fuel tank repositioning. The A3 saloon was 425l. But the boot on the Mazda6 is much much bigger than the A3. And with the seats down quite a lot can go in.
Yesterday I dismantled and cut up two IKEA PAX wardrobes and took to the tip in one trip with a bit of space to spare. And a lot more has gone to the tip in recent months.
Then again I took a sofa to the tip in a Passat saloon 20 years ago. Need a bit of cutting up mind.
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Post by WDB on Sept 26, 2023 7:09:42 GMT
I brought a 2.1m dining table home in one piece in the E220 estate. No tools required. Still using it. 😋
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Post by Humph on Sept 26, 2023 7:23:15 GMT
Doesn’t the new owner mind you using their car? 🤔
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Post by Alanović on Sept 26, 2023 7:47:11 GMT
I like saloons.
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Post by Humph on Sept 26, 2023 7:58:49 GMT
I really don’t, but I’m happy for those who do.
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Post by Alanović on Sept 26, 2023 8:36:54 GMT
Westfields are saloons.
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Post by Humph on Sept 26, 2023 8:45:12 GMT
Are they heck. Y’know I loved mine, but I wouldn’t want one now. Too harsh.
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Post by Alanović on Sept 26, 2023 8:51:39 GMT
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Post by bpg on Sept 26, 2023 9:02:20 GMT
Bit if a grey area now, what makes a two door car with a boot a coupé if boot = saloon ?
Does that make a Beetle, 911 and FIAT X1/9 to name a few an EV because they have frunks ? Of course not, range is too great for an EV 😁
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Post by Humph on Sept 26, 2023 9:07:21 GMT
Mine was red.
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Post by bpg on Sept 26, 2023 9:11:21 GMT
It wasn't a car then, it was a bottle of wine.
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