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2005 Mazda 6 Sports Wagon Review

tfrancl, 04/29/2012
2005 Mazda 6 s Grand Touring 4dr Sport Wagon (3.0L 6cyl 6A)
41 of 42 people found this review helpful

We purchased the car 4 years ago with 40K miles and currently have 82K miles. This has been an excellent car. While it is a station wagon it drives and handles very well, more like a sports sedan. The V-6 and six speed auto is a very good combination of performance and mileage. It also has a very good Bose aduio system. The heater, heated seats and AC all preform well. We have not had any maintenace issues other than the standard upkeep of tires, brakes, etc.

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4 out of 5 stars

Great car, other than a rust spot

Nick Jordan, 10/24/2015
updated 10/27/2016
2005 Mazda 6 i Grand Touring 4dr Sports Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 4A)
24 of 25 people found this review helpful

I've had my 2005 mazda6 s for 10 years (106k miles), bought it used as a 1 year old for $17.6k. I love the car, but it has a real problem for longevity in MI. The car will rust on the rear wheel well lip, typically in the passenger's side. This is not just bad luck with my car, its a defect across most of these cars. If you see a 2003-2005 in the midwest, odds are it will have rust in this exact spot. There are about 6 of these cars in the parking lot where I work, and all but 1 of them have this issue. Aside from that though, this car has been very solid mechanically, with almost no issues outside of routine maintenance. It's fun to drive, I get 19-25 MPG depending on weather (and I'm a somewhat aggressive driver), and I think the interior is laid out well and comfortable. Its a real shame that the body isn't going to hold up long enough to match the drivetrain. Also, it handles terribly in the snow with stock tires, but does quite well with snow tires on.

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4 out of 5 stars

205K Original owner

oomzoom, 08/30/2016
2005 Mazda 6 s Grand Touring 4dr Sport Wagon (3.0L 6cyl 6A)
14 of 14 people found this review helpful

Running strong 11 years later original motor & transimission. Regular oil changes, transmission fluid very 30K to 40K, brakes tires, a couple of coil packs, plugs at 170K. It need shocks & springs, & a new head liner but I plan to keep. Hoods chips are rusting. Just had a plastic tee fitting on the coolant line under the air inlet hose crack and leak all the coolant out on highway. Daughter continued to drive until the engine stopped. Replaced tee, refilled coolant, changed oil and runs fine. One tough engine or I got lucky.

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4 out of 5 stars

my first car

Miguel Martinez, 05/09/2017
2005 Mazda 6 i Grand Touring 4dr Sports Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 4A)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful

This car generates alot of road at high speeds. The ride is smooth and shifts like butter and that's coming from a 12 year old car. The back seats are decent with a enough room to get a car seat back there. The digital information display is go's and out as it's common with this year as well as a headliner i wished held up better. This is definitely a great car to take around corners if you need to. Beware of any sign of rust near the rear wheel wells which is very common, i was lucky enough with living in michigan(saltly winter roads) i found one without any.

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3.63 out of 5 stars

mazda 6 good but lowsy interior

dead_catz, 12/02/2013
2005 Mazda 6 i Sport 4dr Hatchback (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful

First car, First of all it drove great and is fun to drive, i put a Cold air and magnaflow on her (2.3) sounded beautiful but the interior was a peice of trash, the LCD notoriously on mazda 6 went out great cool 150 bucks to replace... the mapbox above the radio sucked and the lid broke the 6 disc cd changer cds no longer cycle well... overall 90k miles no problems except for the trashy interior

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