Now I'm tempted to go try one. One of my favorite rental cars was a Mazda 6 although that probably had more to do with where I was and the roads I was traveling. Nova Scotia is beautiful country when the weather is nice and miserable when it isn't. If the car guy in our AAA mag thought it was enough power she will too. He regularly poo-poos cars that have plenty of power as being "pokey". I don't consider anything that does 0-60 in less than 10 seconds pokey. http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/mazda6/2014/road-test1.html suggests 7.6 seconds which is pretty dammed fast. Minimum for safety purposes? Thats the lamest thing I've ever heard. You should get her a 240D and listen to her howl! Angie calls my Jetta "zippy" and its only got 90hp. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2015 8:58 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Running Older vehicles Her parents brainwashed her years ago that a six is a minimum for safety purposes, e.g., trying to pull out into traffic in a hurry. There's no use in trying to explain otherwise, although if their four cylinder mill will make the car stand up on its hind legs, she would probably be satisfied.
Thanks, Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jan 8, 2015, at 8:41 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > 185HP ought to satisfy anybody. A TBI late '80s GM V8 only made 150ish. It'll > be all up high but the car should be geared to take advantage of it. Tell her > that F1 cars regularly spin their engines MUCH faster. > Explain that she's been brainwashed to want a v6... > > Or just don't buy a Mazda 6. :) > > -Curt > > From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2015 8:31 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Running Older vehicles > > She will ask specifically. I'll have to let her drive it, and if the > performance is equal or better, she would probably go for it. > > She thrashes cars, so I might have some concerns about its longevity under > such conditions. That being said, I pushed for the four banger when we > bought the car, mainly from a standpoint of economy. > > Thanks! > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
