Used 2004 Mazda 6 Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Fun to drive, comfortable... concerned
socalowner, 09/21/2003
2004 Mazda 6 s 4dr Sports Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Cool to drive. Many compliments on the Mazda6 sports package style. Good handling & comfortable. Trunk has good amount of space. My Mazda6 has good acceleration when in the higher gears. At times feels as if transmission is trying to catch up, especially in the slapstick manual mode. My concern is how much quality the transmission has. I have had problems changing gears in both the manual and auto modes. I can't tell yet if it is me getting used to the sportamatic or if there is actually is a problem. Still a great car.
Do not buy this car!
Mike, 02/01/2016
2004 Mazda 6 s 4dr Sports Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
6 of 13 people found this review helpful
Worst car I ever owned. Pre-catalyst problems. I had to replace it twice - very expensive. Engine problems - throttle body replaced. Expensive as well. Broken power steering - expensive as hell. Broken CD-player. Poor A/C. Broken seat heating. Almost everything in this car breaks all the time.
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Hot hatch levels of performance in sedan
Will Levine, 01/17/2010
2004 Mazda 6 s 4dr Sports Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
This car is amazing. Sure, some of the car's interior feels cheap, and the comfort levels could be better, but remember this car was cheaper than all its rivals, yet drove even better. Performance is fantastic from the 220 bhp 3.0 V6 engine, sometimes you don't realize exactly how fast you're going. A complaint would be that the manual mode is jerky and dim-witted, and doesn't auto blip on the down shifts. Both down shifts and up shifts aren't instantaneous. Fuel economy is atrocious. Granted, I drive in a "spirited" manner, but i only average 17.4 mpg. I recommend the 4 cylinder model, that car weighs less, gets better mpg, and probably handles better. In short, it's great, buy it.
beautiful car piss poor reliability
blaznazn22, 09/14/2013
2004 Mazda 6 s 4dr Sports Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
5 of 13 people found this review helpful
I bought this car 2 months ago for $3000 at an auction with 196000km on it, or about 129k miles. There oil kept disappearing quickly and I didn't know where it was going. After about $2000 in repairs and getting some tires and rims, I find out that the cars' engine is through. It was burning oil rapidly, the reason for that was the piston rings being worn out, and the reason for piston rings being worn out was the catalytic converter melting and blocking the exhaust creating excessive back pressure. Not to mention the EGR valve recirulating exhaust gases as well as other particles into the engine which also screwed the engine over. Very piss poor design by mazda.
Mazda 6 Great Buy
tbone, 12/06/2004
2004 Mazda 6 s 4dr Sports Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I am now 2.5 weeks into owning my Mazda 6 which I finnaly took the plunge when the incentives and my Ford Supplier discount made it too hard to pass-up. My Mazda 6s sedan is equipped with just about every feature available, except for the sunroof. I was disappointed that it did not have auto headlights, or delayed locks. However, I am very excited about everything else that the car has to offer. The 225 horsepower engine is fun to drive, and gives me plenty of power on my 130 mile daily commute for work. Even at 85-90 mph, there is plenty of power for passing. I am also happy with the safety features that include ABS, traction control, & 3 point seat belts in the rear.