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Mazda 6 GJ Wagon
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jod73tMelbourne
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
OK but some disappointments
Mazda6 GT Wagon first registered in January 2016
Good points:
Reliable
Economical
Practical
Bad points
Noise suppression needs to be better for a ...Read more
Purchased in January 2021 at Mazda Dealers.
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Peter
- 5 reviews
Mazda 6 Sport Wagon - Tops!
This car is a great drive - hugs the road nicely, very tame at speed and refined handling. Easy on fuel, not so much on tyres if you don't rotate them regularly. Do that and you will reap the benefits in extending tyre wear. Lane departure, parking assist, kinetic recovery system all work well, and the steering wheel paddles to shift gears in sports mode are fun, if not impractical at normal speeds. New Mazda paint formula means the duco will last - metallic red is a great colour!
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JamesDulwich Hill
- 4 reviews
Perfect middle class car
The Mazda 6 is a great car for any growing family, that occasionally goes for long road trips or zip around the city. Spacious front and back with standard large 7" in dash screen with GPS and Bluetooth audio. We have the Sport model, which comes with leather seats, climate control, fog lights, 17" alloys that gives the smoothest ride. We upgraded from the Mazda 3, and could tell the difference in ride comfort straight away.
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Tom P
- 6 reviews
Perfect, seriously there is nothing about it that I'd change
The visual dashboard is fricking awesome and has so many features: music, radio, sat-nav, bluetooth, etc. It also handles amazingly well for a tuner and its acceleration is great too. Oh, and the interior is super relaxing to be in; the leather seats aren't too coarse or soft and there are just enough compartments to fit whatever equipment or paraphernalia I might bring on a drive. And the wagon's boot is just perfect for my super over-sized dog, we can even fit my sister's guitar, an amp and the dog at once!
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StephenLaunceston
- 2 reviews
very good value
2013 touring model petrol wagon .
Likes, upmarket interior and features, low servicing costs, excellent reliability .
Dislikes, road ( tyre ) noise, holds on to higher gears for fuel economy.
petrol engine lacks torque if fully loaded, you would need to try the diesel engine if that was your intended use.
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SarahPerth
- 5 reviews
- 3 likes
I love this car
After much research we decided on purchasing a Mazda 6 wagon. It lives up to all of the great features promoted and more. Driving performance & handling is superb. Such a smooth ride.So economical to run. I love the istop and ieloop features. Roomy and comfortable and being the wagon version, the boot is huge, perfect for our dog. Push button start is awesome & the interior looks classy. Bluetooth, navigator, reversing camera, usb, aux.
Only complaint, seats are hard to clean, especially dog hair
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Robperth
- 10 reviews
- 2 likes
Very nice car for touring
Engine has heaps of torque, excellent for long drives. Handles well but like most wagons the cornering isn't great. Road noise is good. Avg about 5.8litres/100km on long drives and a litle worse in town. Interior is very nice with leather finish. Reliability has be fine, a few minor niggles with the reversing sensors otherwise fantastic. Don't put petrol into it though (like my wife did) as it cost $16K to fix (all but $500 was covered by insurance). The fuel pump and injectors were $9k alone!!!
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lis782DAVISTOWN
- 5 reviews
- 1 like
so happy to have it
recently downsized our car to the mazda 6 wagon and are so happy with it! its lovely to drive, has great technology, very comfortable and an overall great car, after searching for a car for several weeks I think we made the best decision to suit our family. couldn't be happier
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ChrisBrisbane
- 21 reviews
- 14 likes
Pretty good
Bought a 2012 model 2nd hand with 130k on it. Really nice inside and pretty good entertainment system for it's age. Car looks much nicer than alternatives at a similar price. Auto is sluggish although I have always had manuals. Even the padels feel slow to respond. Has a bit of go when using the padels but doesn't set the world on fire. Happy with my purchase
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ChrisThornlie
- 2 reviews
Excellent car inside and outside
My 2nd Mazda. Had a Mazda 3 for 8 years with no problems.
Had a 2013 Mazda 6 GT wagon since February and delighted with it so far. Design is as good as any in its class. Build quality inside and outside is excellent.
The GT are shod with 225 45 R19 which are quite pricey. Had to replace at 50,000km.
I am quite tall and my wife much shorter so the two memory seat adjustments work very well for us.
Bose sound system is really nice and the Bluetooth function works well too.
Handling is superb, especially in hilly terrain.
September 12th ...Read more
2017 Update: Very nice hi spec car I have the GT model. Only minor disappointment is the 19 wheels, which pick up every bump in the road and the tyres are very expensive being a non- standard size.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
sentinel88South East Queensland, QLD
- 28 reviews
- 1 like
Great car.
Waited for the 2017 version. Well worth the wait. Similar to drive to the Honda but way better. Unfair to compare an older car to a new one but. Like the safety features, ride, drive, space, performance, fuel consumption, voice control, paintwork which glistens in the sun, leather interior. Heaps more. What can I say this is a great car.
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Michael van Kempen
- 2 reviews
Mazda 6 Wagon Safety Pack
I bought my Mazda 6 Sport Wagon (Safety Pack) in May 2016 and have done just over ten thousand kilometres until November 2016. I choose the 2.5lt petrol in Soul Red with slimline weathershields, bonnet and headlight protectors and floor mats. I am immensely happy with the car's overall performance and economy at 6.6 lt/100klm. The NVH levels are a vast improvement from my old Mazda 626 GE 2lt, but the low speed ride on our potholed and coarse chip roads is still firm and tyre roar on coarse roads is noticeable. The electric steering is very acc...Read more
urate except for windy freeway conditions, when small corrections are necessary as the vehicle does wander in it's lane. The electronic throttle on the other hand is a right pain, as linear feel is totally missing, I found that using the cruise control, especially below 80 kph is the easiest way to keep within the law as the torquey, quiet motor will slip past past speed limits before you know it. The MZD Connect system is idiot proof when connecting to Bluetooth, the Sat. Nav, is simple and addresses can be entered via the touch screen or smart device. "Mrs Tom Tom" as I call her alerts me regularly that I am above the speed limit, the infotainment system is "live" all the time for Sat. Nav. and music. I have a 64 Gig USB in one of the two USB's in the consul which has my entire music collection in it, so I'm never without music. in the second USB port I have a retractable cable for my iPhone and I can make calls hands-free by pushing a button on the steering wheel, voice command or via the LCD display communications menu and of course the iPhone. The heater in Winter is putting out warm air within minutes and the Auto Dual Zone Air is faultless and the vents for rear seat passengers are perfect as air also comes from under the front seats. The Auto wipers are great (I have been used to dwell wipers in the past) and the sensitivity settings allow for set and forget wipers. I thought the Auto headlights was a gimmick until I realised that the meters on the dash are LED illuminated full time, so that it is possible to drive in low kight when the headlights should be on. The Cross Traffic Alert, Blind spot Monitoring and Smart City Brake Assist were in the upgrade package for 2016 ($1500) and are technology that every car should have, I recently had a brand new Mazda 2 loaner from the dealer while my car was being serviced and found I missed the 6's safety features greatly. Visibility from the drivers seat is compromised by a thick sloping A pillar and a generous door mirror, I have not seen cars and small tucks at roundabouts and side streets, so a lean froward and backward are necessary also at pedestrian crossings. The Blind Spot monitor and the Cross Traffic Sonar are excellent and are sensitive enough to pick up pedestrians and cyclists, the latter necessary in urban areas, where cyclist sneak up on the left. The external mirrors fold back when parking and the interior mirror tints automatically at night time to reduce headlight glare from behind. I chose the Sport variant because I'm not a fan of leather seats (slippery & sweaty) and find that the fabric seat covers are very comfortable and smart in black, I did buy a set of custom seat covers ($375 micro fibre). The cabin is finished in soft-feel plastics and shiny metal accents and has exposed stitching to add the high quality look and feel, the steering wheel is leather bound as is the gear lever. The gearbox is a six speed electronic manual with a torque converter between it and the smooth 2.5lt petrol motor, giving the best of both worlds with smooth acceleration and shifts with clutch-like grip, the Sport Mode button on the console allows the gearbox to rev to redline in the gears and paddle shifters are also on the steering wheel, but they do turn with the wheel which can be tricky in manual mode if you want another gear!! Rear seat passengers get good leg room with a fold down centre arm rest and cup holders, front cup holders are also under a sliding panel in the centre console and bottle holders are built into all four door panels. A high waist line and reasonably small glass gives a safe look and feel to all passengers and the rear roof line has an almost shooting-brake look to it, giving the wagon variant a handsome profile. The rear seats are 60/40 and can be folded flat from the cargo area or next to the headrests, just make sure there's nothing on the seats when deploying the cargo bay levers, as the seats drop with force!! On a haul from Byron Bay to The Blue Mountains (2 weeks old) the fuel economy was brilliant, almost 900 k's before refill of E10 94 octane, there is no noticeable difference in performance when using Premium or High Octane fuels, although they may use slightly less per bang, the cheaper fuel is wonderful.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
PCHammondSydney
- 6 reviews
- 5 likes
Good but not perfect
Solid car with great comfort and good handling. Very well put together with plenty of features and quality for the price. The Diesel is nice and smooth with plenty of torque and the gearbox is nice and smooth. The Bose speakers are good (although I don't listen to much music) and the media system is good but it does load quite slowly. 10k service intervals are quite low though.
I can't give it a perfect rating since I found a few annoying things: No auto door lock or door lock button. Drivers side mirror actually magnifies, giving a t...Read more
errible view area and making the car in the lane next to you look very close, even though it is very far away, and there is no button to easily let you pause whatever you are streaming without having to go into the audio section. Not really a fan of where the drinks holder is in the middle, since if you put a bottle in the front drinks holder it makes it difficult to use the media buttons/knob. I'm nitpicking though. Otherwise it is a damn fine vehicle. I would buy one again even though it's not a perfect car but the main areas tick all the boxes.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
David5864AU
- 8 reviews
- 6 likes
A great Mazda to rival the Euros.
This new GJ Mazda 6 is a huge knockout from Mazda. I'd previously owned the first series Mazda 6 and loved it, but it always felt just a tad underdone in terms of refinement and feel.
But the new GJ is a great car. I love the Wagon version of the 6, it has a real Audi/European, muscular design to it. Much more mature than the more cartoonish GG/GY version. Inside is just as fantastic, Mazda's interior has that European minimalism to it, with a beautiful fit and finish that belies its price range. It feels very BMW/Audi inside, it's a very nic...Read more
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MandawSydney
- 3 reviews
- 2 likes
Great 2013 Mazda 6 Diesel Atenza
Bought a blue reflex 2013 Diesel Atenza in September 2013 after 10 weeks in back order but it was worth it. This is my second 6 and we still keep the 1st one, the 2008 copper red Sport Luxury. Both are great cars. Love the Diesel Atenza's torque, grip, comfort and fuel economy. No issue with the engine's DPF as rumoured a few months ago. I rarely drove it on the highway for long though. Whether Mazda has fixed it ultimately, I am not sure.
For those who are looking for mid size sedan, the new Mazda 6 is highly recommended.
Torque, grip, comfo...Read more
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Hi Mandaw, we have a 2014 Mazda 6 Atenza Diesel.. The car is pretty good, beautiful looking car but we have found a few issues. I'm wondering how your fuel economy is? We have done about 6000k's and f... Read more
ind the economy is nowhere near the claimed economy especially on highway driving. Also the stereo is a disgrace and shouldn't be sold in any vehicle as it does not work as it should. cheers SimonSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
weedomanSydney Surrounds, NSW
- 4 reviews
2013 Diesel Touring Wagon
Got an ex-demo in Soul Red. Love the car. Well appointed, great features and quality build. Bose sound system is great Looks fantastic. Still turns my head 6 months after I bought it. Great value for money.
Very few complaints. The ride can be a bit jarring. The phone hookup feature that should read SMS's from your phone cannot cope with an iPhone (which I find amazing - not exactly an uncommon phone!)
Overall very happy.
Build quality, looks, stereo, fuel economy, value for money
Jarring ride; phone features
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sentinel88
We have owned this car for 18 months now but the Nav system turn by voice and alerts work most times and has a tendency to not. Very annoying. The dealers can't assist either.