Need help, I drive a 2.2 diesel 150 bhp manual Mazda 6, I bought it because it's the most economical in the range, but I've only done 17000 miles in it since brand new, I know that's ridiculous low mileage for a diesel, but bare in mind that I now own this car with its fantastic MPG, now I'm now looking at a 2.0 164 bhp Mazda 6 brand new, I know it won't get the mpg that my diesel will get, but just how much will it get, are there any owners of this engine who can let me know please, I love my Mazda 6, but I'm torn as my car is in excellent condition, it's now 4 and a bit years old, and I wouldn't mind the latest facelift model, I'm saying facelift that was done in 2018 just before my version, is the 2.0 petrol 165bhp bad on fuel ?? I also am aware you have to push that engine to get anything out of it, mine is like a rocket, the more I'm bigging up my car, the more I'm thinking why am I getting rid of it in the first place!!! Many thanks
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If you're doing less than 5k miles/year but are happy to buy a brand new car then I don't think fuel economy should really factor into your equations (you're looking at £800 difference over 4 years, or less than £20 difference/month between diesel @ 50mpg vs petrol @ 30mpg). You'll lose many, many multiples of that just driving the new one out of the dealer
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Have you checked with the Mazda dealer how long it would take to get the new car ? My wife changed her CX-30 earlier this year (manual diesel to petrol automatic) and got quite lucky as it was only a couple of months for delivery. Had she ordered a couple of weeks later we would have been looking at 9 months minimum. Its still a crap time to be changing cars unless you really really need to.
I can't answer your question directly, but she's not regretted the change in terms of fuel efficiency or driveability of the car and the annual mileage is similar to yours. The main noticeable difference is that the diesel gave better low end torque so she's had to get used to being a bit heavier with the foot when needing to overtake.
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) , the auto was a deliberate choice as she is doing more stop-start motorway crawls and the constant gear changing was causing shoulder and leg pain.
I can't answer your question directly, but she's not regretted the change in terms of fuel efficiency or driveability of the car and the annual mileage is similar to yours. The main noticeable difference is that the diesel gave better low end torque so she's had to get used to being a bit heavier with the foot when needing to overtake.
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Get out of here with your anti-man maths and logical thinking.
Sorry the one I'm looking at is a 5 month old with around 1500 miles on it, so bit of a saving compared to brand new
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The Mazda6 has been out for a decade now - it's the same car on sale now as was released in 2012, with a couple of minor facelifts along the way.
You currently own a very low mileage 2018 version of this car.
What is it you're hoping to gain from changing to another one that would make it worth the money it's going to cost you to do?
I think I'd be tempted to either:
a) Just keep the current car
b) Get something different if you're looking for an upgrade
You currently own a very low mileage 2018 version of this car.
What is it you're hoping to gain from changing to another one that would make it worth the money it's going to cost you to do?
I think I'd be tempted to either:
a) Just keep the current car
b) Get something different if you're looking for an upgrade
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You know what I'm thinking the same, even my mate said apart from the dash, the wheels and the front end, it's the same car, mine is the most economical in the whole range and it's mint, I mean seriously good condition
I don't understand why you would take the depreciation hit on new car, and then decide to take the depreciation hit on the same car all over again.
Modify the car is you crave a cosmetic change. New wheels? Get them coated a different colour? Re-upholster steering wheel? Small tune?
These are all things in the hundreds of £, whilst you will lose thousands just to get a facelift.
Modify the car is you crave a cosmetic change. New wheels? Get them coated a different colour? Re-upholster steering wheel? Small tune?
These are all things in the hundreds of £, whilst you will lose thousands just to get a facelift.
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Some of the comments on here are completely correct, I'm just an idiot who likes to have a newer car, been doing it for years and must have spent thousands doing it, I've just got it in my head that after 4 and a bit years things will start to go wrong with it, and it will cost me, but I'm not factoring in the cost to buy a 6 month old car with the remainder of it's warranty, what I would have spent on that I suppose I could put towards any issues in the future with my current car, well I think my mind's made up, why am I selling a mint car, I think I will just keep hold of it for a while longer, cheers for the advice
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nope
i drive a car that i bought 5/6 years old, its now 15 years old ! ive had it 10 years nearly
if it was that bad i would have got rid of it a long time ago
ok, not not the better mazda quality, its a ford, and its not fallen to bits yet
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Tbf you might well be right, the mazda 2.2d is horribly problematic especially with low mileage usage.