2005 Mazda 6 TS review from UK and Ireland

Vibration in Driver's door which is very noticeable over rough road surfaces, garage seems to think it is something to do with the safety belt I think otherwise, I had a courtesy car of the same model and that made the same noise, maybe they are all like that.

My car is the latest model with the new style wheels and looks very sporty in pacific blue although the paint seems to scratch quite easily, but I think that is a problem with all dark coloured cars.

The car has a very sporty drive and sounds quite throaty with the twin exhausts, but because the drive is firm you feel every bump in the road and the car seems tram-line on some surfaces which requires a firm hand on the steering wheel as to not lose the car.

The build quality is acceptable, but doesn't feel anywhere near as robust as my 2004 Vectra estate.

This car is a petrol whereas my previous car was a diesel and took a bit of adjusting to with mid-range performance, but OK now.

I bought the car brand new unregistered for £13000 which saved me about £3000 which I think was a good deal.

I sometimes wish I had bought a new shape vectra, but the money I lost on my other vectra was alarming and I believe the Mazda holds it's money a little, bit better.

The kit in the car is very good with Climate, 4 electric windows, cruise control and nice looking alloys, the only thing missing which I really miss is traction control which I think should be standard on the 2.0 model as the slightest touch too hard on the accelerator sends the wheels spinning.