she's right, My mr2 spyder was a 1.8L 140hp car but it weighed a hell of a lot less than our car even so it had the same pickup and better gas mileage...it's all relative to the total weight of the car the engine has to get moving...

I would personally keep the mazda-6 if I were you. I was looking into one of those as my next car possibly if not an Elise (who knows what my financials will be in 5 years). and yes I am being serious about the Elise...

 

You have a sticky situation with your car because it is still so new. The RA is eventually going to take a value hit, but it doesnt seem to have really taken one yet cuz they are stll so rare on the road. What are you paying a month for your Mazda 6? Personally I like the look and class of the 6 a lot so if I had the good one and my payments were similar than I would stay where I was. Power not being my LARGEST motivating factor. If you are paying over $400...time to think hard though.

 

Well for what its worth, i personally looked at the mazda 6s and was not impressed...for the V6 anyhow....it doesnt have crap for getup...even if it is a lighter car, horsepower for horsepower the damn MIVEC has more *** per cylinder then the Mazda.......I bought the RA, (im a stereo superfreak) and the damn 6 has an integrated molded bunch of crap where there would be a standared single or double DIN removable Deck, and i am payin like 430 a month.....(payin it off fast)

 

I agree, we need more info so we can post effective comments.

But here is my ineffective comment.... Before I bought my OZ, I test drove the 6 with full intentions of driving one home that day. After test driving it, I HATED IT!!! With that said, I would say go for it

But we really do need more info

 

Hey guys ... it's no use debating any longer. I'm the proud owner of a 2004 Black RA .. and the Mitsu Dealership paid off my 6 for me!!

Now don't get me wrong .. the 6s is a very nice car .. with very nice features for it's price point, but ounce for ounce I love the RA ... it is so much lighter and nimble than the 6 .. plus I'm a HUGE Rally fan .. so the choice was obvious for me. On top of all of that .. I'm saving roughly $60 a month on car payments and insurance!!

I will take pics of my car as soon as they install the Carbon Fiber EVO VIII Spoiler. I have already hooked it up with 5Zigen Fireballs(17's) and Pirelli Tires. Check out the pics in the Tires section!!

Plan on upgrading the exhaust and getting the Injen CAI next month as well!!

Nick

 

Great to hear

 

congrats!!

 

So what are the details on your transaction? I posted a month ago asking you several relevant questions to try to help you determine if it was a good deal or not. Not that it matters now, since you've already done it, but I'm just curious if your deal was any good or not. I do this for a living so I'm always curious what other dealers are doing and how badly people are getting screwed.