Monday, 17 August 2009

New addition to the family

I wanted to write on the results of our survey, but then I finally got my car yesterday evening�which I have been waiting for for the longest time, so I thought� why not. So this week, I decided let�s break away from all the fitness talk, and let�s just talk about cars.



For those who are unfamiliar with what this car is, it is a Mazda 6 2.0. To be honest, this is the first time I am buying a car that I truly wanted and not just buying it coz that�s all I can afford� so I hope you guys can bear with the excitement.

I got loads of questions asked about this car, so I thought I would paste them here to tell you a little about the car and why I chose it among all the other cars out there.

Why didn�t you go for the 2.5 model?
Firstly, 2.5 model is a little over my budget. Not to mention it comes with 18 inch wheels (expensive to replace), and a lot of eletronic gadgets which I honestly don�t care about. Like auto wipers, auto headlights, push button seat adjuestment. Also, I think too many eletronic gadgets also mean, more things to go wrong in the car. The only 3 features I wish my car had which is available on the 2.5 and not on mine is� the bigger engine (more power), Sun roof and HID headlights. Besides that, I thought the rest of the features were just gimmicks.

Why didn�t buy Honda Civic or something� cheaper and more features.
1) Personally, I think this car looks better than the Civic � no offense to Civic owners
2) Yes its expensive, but it�s a CBU� mean it comes fully assembled from Japan.
3) It's rare�. Have you noticed how hard it is to find a Mazda 6 on the road? That alone was the main selling point to me. Not much of a "crowd follower" I guess.

How does the car feel?
It�s big� so I am still getting used to it. And also, don�t want to really push the car till I go for my 1000KM service. But it feels like it has enough power� so I am not complaining. Plus, it has trip-tronic auto gear, so when you really need to rev, you have that option� but using the trip-tronic takes some getting used to.

Let me know what you guys think. I am just truly excited with this car as it really makes driving a joy.

PS: I know the pictures aren�t very clear, but it was taken last night and it was raining� so hence a bit blury. Once I get more pics I will post it up for all of you. Or you can come to meet me and see it for yourself.

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