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Old 05-02-2006, 04:30 AM
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Hello everyone! totally new to this forum. I'm buying a 2006 Mustang V6 convertible 5-spd. I really love the look of the car. My husband and I had a kind of a deal or competition going. [sm=bicker.gif] he thinks that his Mazda 3 2.3L is going to kick my ***.
I told him NO WAY your going down! but I honestly have no clue if I would beat him. I'm just looking for some basic information that I can't seem to find on google. Please help me out guys!
Here is what I know so far.

Mazda 3 2.3L

160 hp
150 lb ft torque
2800 lbs

about 8.0s 0-60, 16s 1/4 mile

How fast are these V6 Convertibles? I mean 1/4 mile.
How much do these cars weigh? He told me that the convertibles weigh more than the coupe by 200lbs so its "even slower" Is he just BSing me??

Please help guys he knows more about cars than me and I wanna rub it in his face when I win at the 1/4 mile track.
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Old 05-02-2006, 04:36 AM
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ORIGINAL: swergerh

Hello everyone! totally new to this forum. I'm buying a 2006 Mustang V6 convertible 5-spd. I really love the look of the car. My husband and I had a kind of a deal or competition going. [sm=bicker.gif] he thinks that his Mazda 3 2.3L is going to kick my ***.
I told him NO WAY your going down! but I honestly have no clue if I would beat him. I'm just looking for some basic information that I can't seem to find on google. Please help me out guys!
Here is what I know so far.

Mazda 3 2.3L

160 hp
150 lb ft torque
2800 lbs

about 8.0s 0-60, 16s 1/4 mile

How fast are these V6 Convertibles? I mean 1/4 mile.
How much do these cars weigh? He told me that the convertibles weigh more than the coupe by 200lbs so its "even slower" Is he just BSing me??

Please help guys he knows more about cars than me and I wanna rub it in his face when I win at the 1/4 mile track.
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=9028

15.3 and 6.9 0-60 for an auto v6 coupe...a 5-speed vert should be right around those numbers. You should kill him, Mazda 3 2.3 is a low 16 sec car.
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Old 05-02-2006, 04:55 AM
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Your husband is going to quickly grow very jealous when he's seeing your tail lights get smaller and smaller in the distance. His Mazda has no chance. [sm=badbadbad.gif]
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Old 05-02-2006, 09:37 AM
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You'll bitch slap him at the track with the new V6. In fact, don't be suprised if you get one, he runs out and gets a GT or 350Z or some other faster car. lol.
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Old 05-02-2006, 10:33 AM
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lol your a cool wife!! lol
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Old 05-02-2006, 02:32 PM
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the mzda 3 isn't that great but I had a mazda 6 as a rental when my stang had warranty work done and I was very impressed with it.
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Old 05-02-2006, 04:02 PM
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Go for it girl....you'll smoke him!!
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Old 05-02-2006, 04:09 PM
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if he had a RX-8, he would kill you....but with what he has, you should smoke his doors.
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Old 05-02-2006, 04:42 PM
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if he had a RX-8, he would kill you....but with what he has, you should smoke his doors.
A 6sp manual RX-8 would you mean, the autos are dogs....at least the 4sp auto Mazda put in the 04-05 auto RX-8 was crap, the 06's have a 6sp auto so it should be a bit faster, and 212hp vs 197 for thr 04-05, so they might be more competative.
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