Got a Brand New Car (and started a project on my rx7)
04-16-10, 08:28 AM
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Got a Brand New Car (and started a project on my rx7)
Hey Guys,
Well, I was going to wait until I had pictures to show everyone before making a thread about the project that's begun on my rx7, but since I still don't have those I figured I'd mash it in with a thread about my brand new 2010 Mazda6
Back in the fall I drove Naomi (my Sunbeam Silver '84 Rx7 GS that most of you are familiar with) down to Classic Auto in Hagersville. They were nice enough to store it for me over the winter, and in February I went down to sign the papers, drop the deposit and get the project started.
What's on the agenda? A complete teardown and rebuild. They're going to strip it down to the metal inside and out (glass, dash, engine, suspension, brake lines, you name it) and put it up on a rotisserie like a giant chicken. Then they're going to sandblast / chemical strip all the old paint, rust, and 25 years worth of road grime off of it, patch any metal that's been perforated by rust (not much, mainly in the bins) and then primer, paint, and reassemble.
During reassembly it's getting all new soundproofing (SecondSkin's "Damplifier Pro"), a new windshield, and I'm likely going to do some major re-working of the engine bay wiring harness since I found a place in the states that can sell you rolls of "blue wire with a red stripe" etc... We'll get eyes-and-hands-on every piece as we put it back together and replace things as necessary.
It's going the same colour, Sunbeam Silver, though I'm probably going to see if we can increase the size of the mica/metallic flake a bit to get a little more sparkle out of it.
Project Completion Date: August 1st 2010 (my birthday, booyeah!)
BUT.... Since I don't have pictures of the project yet, I'll cover the other cool thing that's happened lately.
I figured that with the Rx7 off the road for a good chunk of the summer (assuming there are no delays in getting it done), I'm not going to have much time with it this year. That means borrowing other people's cars, taking the autobus more than I'd like, and just plain not having my own damn car to drive.
I heard that the local Mazda dealership was offering 0% financing over 5yrs so I went in and took a 2010 Mazda6 for a test drive. I freaking loved it.
I took the test drive Tuesday at 7pm. By the time I got back and talked to the Financing guy it was 8pm. He told me that, even though they were open until 9, he figured he'd hear back from the bank the next day so he said he'd call me. In the 15mins it took me to drive home he got the answer. He called me as I was stepping into the house to tell me that I was approved
I got the GS-I4 in "Onyx Black", with a 6spd manual transmission. Base model, no crazy add-ons, but it's fairly well equipped as-is. When all was said and done, and I had extended the bumper-to-bumper coverage for the full 5 years, added "rustproofing" etc, it came up to $235 bi-weekly, which isn't bad.
I picked it up around 7pm on Wednesday, it had 6km on the odometer! So, naturally, I picked up some friends and took it to Montreal and back that same night, just to give it a good run.
It's got a 70L gas tank :o - but if you drive it somewhere close to the speed limit you can squeeze almost a thousand clicks out of that tank, so that's not too shabby!
I've named her Saya. It's a Japanese girl's name meaning "Swift Arrow". Japanese because it's a Mazda (despite being assembled in some place called "Flat Rock, MI" in the USA), and girl's name because it's tradition to name ships, cars, etc... with girls names
And of course, the obligatory picture:
There's a car behind it with a roof rack, in case you're wondering what's going on there.
It drives like a dream, though obviously very differently from my rx7... It's going to be tricky getting used to the 5spd again when I switch back to the 7... I'm always going to be resisting the urge to put it in "6th" on the highway, which would likely leave a trail of transmission gear confetti on the highway behind me if ever I tried it!
Jon
Well, I was going to wait until I had pictures to show everyone before making a thread about the project that's begun on my rx7, but since I still don't have those I figured I'd mash it in with a thread about my brand new 2010 Mazda6
Back in the fall I drove Naomi (my Sunbeam Silver '84 Rx7 GS that most of you are familiar with) down to Classic Auto in Hagersville. They were nice enough to store it for me over the winter, and in February I went down to sign the papers, drop the deposit and get the project started.
What's on the agenda? A complete teardown and rebuild. They're going to strip it down to the metal inside and out (glass, dash, engine, suspension, brake lines, you name it) and put it up on a rotisserie like a giant chicken. Then they're going to sandblast / chemical strip all the old paint, rust, and 25 years worth of road grime off of it, patch any metal that's been perforated by rust (not much, mainly in the bins) and then primer, paint, and reassemble.
During reassembly it's getting all new soundproofing (SecondSkin's "Damplifier Pro"), a new windshield, and I'm likely going to do some major re-working of the engine bay wiring harness since I found a place in the states that can sell you rolls of "blue wire with a red stripe" etc... We'll get eyes-and-hands-on every piece as we put it back together and replace things as necessary.
It's going the same colour, Sunbeam Silver, though I'm probably going to see if we can increase the size of the mica/metallic flake a bit to get a little more sparkle out of it.
Project Completion Date: August 1st 2010 (my birthday, booyeah!)
BUT.... Since I don't have pictures of the project yet, I'll cover the other cool thing that's happened lately.
I figured that with the Rx7 off the road for a good chunk of the summer (assuming there are no delays in getting it done), I'm not going to have much time with it this year. That means borrowing other people's cars, taking the autobus more than I'd like, and just plain not having my own damn car to drive.
I heard that the local Mazda dealership was offering 0% financing over 5yrs so I went in and took a 2010 Mazda6 for a test drive. I freaking loved it.
I took the test drive Tuesday at 7pm. By the time I got back and talked to the Financing guy it was 8pm. He told me that, even though they were open until 9, he figured he'd hear back from the bank the next day so he said he'd call me. In the 15mins it took me to drive home he got the answer. He called me as I was stepping into the house to tell me that I was approved
I got the GS-I4 in "Onyx Black", with a 6spd manual transmission. Base model, no crazy add-ons, but it's fairly well equipped as-is. When all was said and done, and I had extended the bumper-to-bumper coverage for the full 5 years, added "rustproofing" etc, it came up to $235 bi-weekly, which isn't bad.
I picked it up around 7pm on Wednesday, it had 6km on the odometer! So, naturally, I picked up some friends and took it to Montreal and back that same night, just to give it a good run.
It's got a 70L gas tank :o - but if you drive it somewhere close to the speed limit you can squeeze almost a thousand clicks out of that tank, so that's not too shabby!
I've named her Saya. It's a Japanese girl's name meaning "Swift Arrow". Japanese because it's a Mazda (despite being assembled in some place called "Flat Rock, MI" in the USA), and girl's name because it's tradition to name ships, cars, etc... with girls names
And of course, the obligatory picture:
There's a car behind it with a roof rack, in case you're wondering what's going on there.
It drives like a dream, though obviously very differently from my rx7... It's going to be tricky getting used to the 5spd again when I switch back to the 7... I'm always going to be resisting the urge to put it in "6th" on the highway, which would likely leave a trail of transmission gear confetti on the highway behind me if ever I tried it!
Jon
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