This deal is profitable. The price is 43.6 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $2783
Fair price: $3523
High price: $4262
MPG: 20 mpg city / 26 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Gray
Color: Silver
Dealer: Beach Boulevard Automotive Inc.
Year: 2004
Ownership Cost for 2004 Mazda 6 i
Estimated: $34750 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1270
$610
$533
$483
$432
$3328
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1560
$1607
$1663
$1730
$1807
$8367
Maintenance
$2763
$1792
$902
$520
$2291
$8268
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$371
$371
$371
$371
$371
$549
Total Ownership Costs
$8392
$6691
$6004
$5793
$7871
$34750
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2300.0
Displacement CI: 140.35461141788
Displacement L: 2.3
Doors: 4
Engine HP: 144
Engine H P_to: 176
Engine KW: 107.3808
Engine Model: L3V
Make: MAZDA
Manufacturer: AUTO ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL, USA
Manufacturer Id: 978
Model: Mazda6
Model Year: 2004
Plant City: Flat Rock
Plant Company Name: Auto Alliance International Inc.
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Sedan
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY CAR MARCH 6, 2003. IN MAY OF 2003 IT STARTED MAKING A HOWLING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS OR INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 4 TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE NOISE. FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HESITATING AT AROUND 25-35 MPH. IT IS LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO SHIFT INTO AND WHEN IT DOES IT MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND MY CAR JERKS FORWARD. I HAVE HAD IT IN TWICE FOR THAT AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THAT EITHER. *AK
PROBLEM #1 HIGH AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE (80+) AND MEDIUM TO HIGH HUMIDITY (50%+), WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS IN MANUAL MODE, VENT FLOW IS SET TO FRONT FORWARD ONLY OR FRONT FORWARD PLUS BOTTOM AND TEMPERATURE IS SET BETWEEN 70-73 WITH A FAN SPEED SET BETWEEN ANY OF 1, 2, OR 3 BARS A 1-3 INCH BAND OF FOGGING OCCURS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD ALONG THE BOTTOM ACROSS MOST OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CREATS A VISIBILITY PROBLEM IN THAT THE VISION OF THE WINDSHIELD IS REDUCED SINCE THIS IS ALMOST IN THE DIRECT LINE OF VISION WHEN YOU ARE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS OF THIS VICHICLE ONTO THE INTERNET AND FROM MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. AFTER REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER THIS PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FIX. THE DEALER TRIED TO SAY IT WAS BECAUSE I LIVE IN TEXAS THIS OCCURS BUT I HAVE LIVED IN TEXAS ALMOST 15 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY OTHER CAR THAT DOES THIS EVER!*JB