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12-07-04, 05:04 PM
#18
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What you posted was a 929, not a Millenia. The 929 was rear-drive....and I remember it had a jumpy throttle, so it spun its rear tires easily on a slick surface......Mazda had not yet started using Traction Control.
12-07-04, 05:05 PM
#19
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Originally posted by mmarshall
There probably won't be a Millenia replacement in the American market, either...at least for some time. Millenias sat on the lots for months....dealers couldn't give them away even with steep discounts. It was a nice car ( typical driver-oriented Mazda handling ) but not built quite to Lexus standards....the bodies were not as rattle and creak-free as a Lexus, and the transmissions were not as smooth. Probably the Millenia's best feature....and something that the public just never really caught on to....was the Miller-Cycle engine on the S model making 210 HP..which was not bad for the time.
There probably won't be a Millenia replacement in the American market, either...at least for some time. Millenias sat on the lots for months....dealers couldn't give them away even with steep discounts. It was a nice car ( typical driver-oriented Mazda handling ) but not built quite to Lexus standards....the bodies were not as rattle and creak-free as a Lexus, and the transmissions were not as smooth. Probably the Millenia's best feature....and something that the public just never really caught on to....was the Miller-Cycle engine on the S model making 210 HP..which was not bad for the time.
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12-07-04, 05:10 PM
#20
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Originally posted by SexySC
Yes, I've test driven the Millenia S & it's indeed a very nice car, I think it deserves a better fate than it did.
Yes, I've test driven the Millenia S & it's indeed a very nice car, I think it deserves a better fate than it did.
12-07-04, 05:16 PM
#21
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Originally posted by mmarshall
What you posted was a 929, not a Millenia. The 929 was rear-drive....and I remember it had a jumpy throttle, so it spun its rear tires easily on a slick surface......Mazda had not yet started using Traction Control.
What you posted was a 929, not a Millenia. The 929 was rear-drive....and I remember it had a jumpy throttle, so it spun its rear tires easily on a slick surface......Mazda had not yet started using Traction Control.
Not implying that it isn't a nice, well-built car tho.
12-07-04, 05:28 PM
#23
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Originally posted by chuckb
these are my favorite mazdas-my dad had one and put like 250k miles on it, RWD too-I don't remember the HP on these though. Sick, do you know?
these are my favorite mazdas-my dad had one and put like 250k miles on it, RWD too-I don't remember the HP on these though. Sick, do you know?
But it is very spacious and the interior is distinctive and with the wood, classy.
I almost bought a Millinia instead of the ES 8 years ago. COultn't get the S, so I drove the 170hp, 2.5 V-6 models and omg, it was SO SLOW. It took 3 seconds for anything to happen with your foot on the pedal. The interior again was nice, different and much roomier than the ES.
MMarshall is correct with the 929 figures.
12-07-04, 05:30 PM
#24
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Originally posted by chuckb
I knew I posted a 929
I knew I posted a 929
12-07-04, 05:35 PM
#25
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Originally posted by mmarshall
Well, at 250K you and your family certainly got your money's worth out of it....it didn't owe you guys one more penny. Even some Toyota and Honda products don't go 250K...especially if they are not cared for properly.
Well, at 250K you and your family certainly got your money's worth out of it....it didn't owe you guys one more penny. Even some Toyota and Honda products don't go 250K...especially if they are not cared for properly.
12-07-04, 05:41 PM
#26
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
That is the exact same car my sister has. We have had 2. My mother wrecked the first but came out without a scratch (totaled). I've taken the car to 130mph, the V-6 pulls hard. It does handle like a caddy though, light steering and at high speeds, watch out.
But it is very spacious and the interior is distinctive and with the wood, classy.
I almost bought a Millinia instead of the ES 8 years ago. COultn't get the S, so I drove the 170hp, 2.5 V-6 models and omg, it was SO SLOW. It took 3 seconds for anything to happen with your foot on the pedal. The interior again was nice, different and much roomier than the ES.
MMarshall is correct with the 929 figures.
That is the exact same car my sister has. We have had 2. My mother wrecked the first but came out without a scratch (totaled). I've taken the car to 130mph, the V-6 pulls hard. It does handle like a caddy though, light steering and at high speeds, watch out.
But it is very spacious and the interior is distinctive and with the wood, classy.
I almost bought a Millinia instead of the ES 8 years ago. COultn't get the S, so I drove the 170hp, 2.5 V-6 models and omg, it was SO SLOW. It took 3 seconds for anything to happen with your foot on the pedal. The interior again was nice, different and much roomier than the ES.
MMarshall is correct with the 929 figures.
I also remember how FLOATY that car was at speed. I thought it was just my dad's alignment or something. Makes a stock GS feel like a BMW. Did those cars have an independant rear end?
Did you ever notice they have a strange powerband too?
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