Can I afford an MPS 6 or am I dreaming?Please Help! I am being seduced !!
Hi Guys, I an a newbie here, and joined because I am considering buying a Mazda 6 MPS.
My current and soon to be retired ride is a 96 Accord VTI with 234,000kms, It has been a valiant friend, but it's not really worth anything with the catolog of faults that should I try to sell it I would have to address.
So, I'm looking for a replacement very soon, and my initial thought was to go for a 80-150,000 kms Accord Euro Lux (04-06).
I have at present $11,000 and there were several likely candidates on carsales.com.au, after visiting a couple in a 500km round trip I was left a little disillusioned, apart from the condition they were in ( not as good as in the description, shock horror!) the performance was very underwhelming compared to my trusty 96 VTI (bog standard).
Why should I fork out that much cash for a potentially boring, if reliable ride I asked myself.
then I saw and advert for a 130,000kms 6 MPS for $10,800 ono, and my heart started to pound in my chest.
I hired a mechanic in Brisbane to check it over for me (as I live in Cooloola, and the $200 he was charging seemed like it would be worth it to save me 4.5hrs travel, fuel and mechanical assessment worry) and waited with baited breath for the report,
which was.
No sight-able service history, low engine oil, rear trans whine at 80-90kph in 3,4,5,6th gear, poor paint condition and a bumper needing a broken fixing tap fixed up.
I was sad :( , but not overly surprised.
There was another for $11,500 with 132,000kms only 50km from me that went before I could get to see it and another available in Brisbane for $12,500, but I will need to save a few more dollars to consider that.
TO CUT TO THE CHASE,
Am I dreaming to think I can purchase a reliable MPS 6 for this ($11,000- 12,000)money?, I HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD VEHICLE THAT WILL GET ME TO JOBS.
Am i going to be horrified with the running/fuel and servicing costs?
Will it be worth it to have the luxury, space and performance?
Is the clutch as heavy and nightmarish as people report?
Should I just Buy a Astra SRI Turbo or VRX, or give up on any kind of grin factor and go for the Euro?
I have researched the MPS 6 and read forums, reviews etc etc, but I would really appreciate some direct advice from you guys.
Thanks heaps in advance.