Who has owned/driven a Mazda 6 MPS. Opinions please.

[ducklooker]

Quick back story.
I'm a family man.
I've always had multiple cars ( '72 Escort, '97 Escort '03 Mini One currently)
But over the years since our 1st kid was born I've had Fiat 127, Ford Fiesta, Ford Escort, Opel Vectra Estate, Nissan Primera GT, then 3x Mazda 6 1.8 Saloons and most recently a Suzuki Grand Vitara (gen 3).
Without a doubt my favourite(s) were the Mazda 6.
And now I am thinking of tucking away a quick, interesting Classic and the MPS seems like a good choice.
However I'd love to hear from those who used to own or drive one.



Not my car but the "look" I'd be going for.

[mrbounce]

I can't speak from personal experience, but a friend used to have one; she said it was the most fun she'd had driving a salooon car, because it's so anonymous yet pretty quick. Nobody expects something looking like that to go so fast - and this come from someone who owned an Evo 9. It's an awesome Q car.

Timing chains DO need doing about every 50k, and apparently the fuel pumps aren't the best (she didn't have issues with either problem) but generally, as long as they're looked after, they are a reliable and practical piece of kit.

[fraudownersclub]

Have seen a few with rust issues. Great car go like stink but as above timing chains (always use genuine parts) and fuel pumps plenty of up grades available (cob sport). We have installed an engine out of these into a transit 😎

[ducklooker]

I bet that shifts well!

[Davey]

They also eat rear differentials and they rust in a big way, they also hide it quite well.

Otherwise they are terrifyingly fast when messed with.

What about a 3 mps? Less transmission issues and still silly.