Ok I have seen enough airbag carnage. Im not hugging the wheel, just feels strange not to be able to sit up straight when driving is all... i have long legs so i sit far back.


And to all the japanese speakers:
konnichi wa hajimemashita.
Lol still learning but fun non the less.

 

BTW, dealer haggled down to 30800 on a GT fully loaded with all options, including DVD nav.

Havent had a chance to TD the car again yet, ... counting the hours....

 

6'5 here.. no problem whatsoever. That's with a sunroof by the way, I do have freakishly long legs though..

 

Socr8tes
"This is simple: your seat was too high. Lowering it in a Shinka or GT has nothing to do with pumping a handle (that's something you do on your own time). There's an "L" shaped button you need to push downwards to lower the seat bottom. The front and rear of the seat bottom adjust independently. This will not be an issue for you, you were just misinformed. I can tell you definitively that you will fit just fine with a moonroof."
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A button?? Or a lever that i push downward, cause i dont think you can push a button any other way. Is this like how a computer chair works? where to raise it i need to get up off it? or Is it electric?

 

It's electric

 

The problem is you're 5' 10" and a half. I stopped at 5'7" and have no problem.

 

Just fiddle with the three buttons on the side of the seat until you get it right. The front, lever-like one you push forward or back to move the whole seat, push up or down on the ends to change the seat height and tilt. Middle lever is for seatback tilt. Back button is for lumbar support adjustment.

 

oh ok. I thought i did push down on that front lever but nothing happened. Is it electric, does it only work when the car is on?

 

^It is electric and works when car is off or on.

 

Well the showroom car I had access to while the salesman was doing other things did not respond to moving that lever either. It was the lever that was closest to the front that could move up or down.

Lol.

 

Did he attempt basketball at least?

 

Yeah, he actually transferred from UNC to play basketball at HC. He was the worst player on the team. You figure a guy that tall can at least grab rebounds, but he was outhustled and outrebounded by guys half his size. He had trouble running, wasn't really good at shooting, and could barely jump so he didn't play much.

 

Was the battery disconnected? Were you able to move it fore and aft?

 

The problem was it was not an electric seat... you actualy had to pump the handle like he said but it doesnt raise or lower the seet. It was the sports and not the GT.

The dealer who had the Shinka and the GT that I wanted , and at a good price, were the worst humans ever. I wont deal with them period so no rx8. The other dealership out of 2 is the best experience I have had with anything! I love every bit of it, but sadly they dont have a very good selection of any car.

So Sorry guys! I was realy excited to be with you all, but I will prolly go with a Speed 6 GT. Its the only mazda availible that I like. I need to do further research on it, but If i buy a mazda thats the car I will get.

Thanks guys... Enjoy driving!

 

Have the dealership that you liked bring it into their stock from the other dealership that you didn't like that is a nice way to get back at them

Don't just give up man!

 

I asked, and they said they dont trade cars. I guess I could have them buy it, but It would cost me more though. Im trying to get ahold of a dealer outside my city to see what he has got. I didnt like the mazdaspeed 6 as much cause its just not as uniquely fun to drive. So Maybe when the 2007's come along I could order one to my specs.

 

That's BS. Every dealer i've gone to has said they'd trade to get any car I want. If they won't do it find another dealer who will.

 

lol there are onyl 2 dealers in my large city. One has my car, the other cant get it.

 

And I called the city closest to me who has a dealer and they have a few but they are all standards.

I know I know, I tried the standard, and i just have no idea what im doing.. plus I dont like the extra foot work involved when I dont plan to drive fancy most the time.

 

If you don't like manuals, why were you planning on buying a MazdaSpeed6 GT? MS6s are only manual transmissions.

 

Not ALL dealers have friendly relationships. I have also run into a dealer that had the car I wanted but did not deserve my business. I asked a dealer I trusted to just transfer the car and he said he couldn't because the two dealership owners were mortal enemies over some bad transactions in the past. He was able to trade with another dealer on a very similar car so I was happy.

 

Lol because the sales guy said he would take me out for a manual learning/refreasher ... and he said it was much for forgiving then the rx8. But realy i dont want to compremise on the looks. rx8 till i drop

 

Dude, no way in hell. Have you driven the RX-8 Manual too? The MS6 has got to have one of the worst, least-forgiving manuals in existence. It's the most common complaint of MS6 owners. It's vague and it's got that weird spring feeling going on where the clutch pickup is right on the backside of that point where the clutch wants to spring back up at you. The RX-8 on the other hand, is probably the best manual I've ever driven. If I had to pick a car to teach people stick on, it'd be an RX-8 (as long as it wasn't mine).

But, hey, if you want to get an Automatic RX-8, more power to ya. Kind of a waste IMHO, and makes a not-very-fast car a fair bit slower.

 

Well i will not go with a mazdaspeed anyway. As for the manual rx8, when I took it for a test drive, the problem i saw with it was the cluch needs to be pushed in very far, and to gain head room, i have to sit back, so its a hard streatch.

Plus, i forgot thta I have to hold the break, while pushing the gas and the clutch... lol no wonder it would shoot forward and stall on me.

But Im not gettin it cause its fast, but a stylish cruser with good high rev power.