1993 Mazda MX6 2,5GT review from UK and Ireland

Nothing.

A truly sensational car and definitely the best I have ever owned.

The MX6 was a fast car - acceleration from rest was superb and easily embarrassed a couple of lads in a tuned Renault 5 GT turbo, much to their annoyance!! The engine was smooth, quiet, powerful and flexible - it would pick up happily from 20mph in 5th gear and yet I reached the rev limiter on the first week I owned it and only realised because the acceleration stopped coming!!

It also gave a steady 26-28mpg no matter how hard or gently I drove it.

Handling was superb - drive fast into a corner, lift off and the back end would slip out nicely and could be opposite locked easily round the rest of the bend (not that I condone this sort of hooligan behaviour on public roads!!).

The car was well equipped, comfortable, stylish and I loved it.

The only slight downsides I can think of were, firstly, road noise was higher than I was used to in my previous Senator, but not intrusive and less than in a Toyota Celica I test drove.

Secondly, it was also quite short-geared. This made for superb acceleration in any gear from any speed, but a 6th gear would have been nice for motorway cruising, and the engine would easily have coped with it.

Finally - main dealers! The one I used was polite, courteous and made me feel like a very special person. I was kept well-informed and the car came back gleaming, but, boy, do they charge for it!!

A full 72000 mile service with no work required was 340UKP and this needs carrying out every 6000 miles so I would recommend finding an independent specialist.

So, why did I only keep it 9 months? Simple - I proposed to the girlfriend and it had to go to help pay for the wedding and honeymoon. I haven't ever let her forget this, I have her blessing to buy another one and it WILL be happening!!!