MR Opinions: Altima/Camry/Accord/Mazda6 ~2005-2007

Looking for pros and cons of people that have actually owned these cars. All with automatic tranny. Other suggestions also welcome. Key features looked into: reliability, stability on the road drive quality (hence no civics, mazda3s, sentras and other tin cans).

TY!

J'irais avec une Accord.

1. Camry ... OMG ... c'est mon lit ou ma voiture ???

2. Mazda 6. J'avais pas des rocker panel tantot ?

3. Altima ; Hey c'est cool on voit l'asphalte dans mon plancher.

I love the look and drive of Mazda6s but stay away from them. Very unreliable and expensive to fix. I would go for a Camry for reliability but the drive is boring as f*ck. The altima 2.5 dont have a very good rep. I dont know much about those gen accords so cant say

Moi j'irais avec une Fusion

Overall une tres bonne voiture et bien équipé
Mon choix irait vers une V6 SE, le 6 consomme pas trop et est bien adapté a la voiture.

+03 accords are excellent daily drivers.
very reliable, not a sporty drive but not a huge boat either. and in overall, the car doesn't feel cheap, reliable and easy on gas.

dont forget to get the ex-l trim.

Accord 2 door or nothing

Accord very reliable and Comfortable.
Camry reliable comfortable but the style is ishh.
Mazda...
Nissan...

Mike a raison avec le Fusion tu devrais essayer une accord>fusion>camry!

Altima. My brother has had 6 now. Just got his newest one last Tuesday. He neves has had an issue, and he is freaking picky (anal might be a better word) when it comes to his cars. (he actually had me jack a car up and check to see if everything was okay because he had an annoying "ticking" sound. After I told him that it was a rock stuck in the treads, he stood there and pulled out all the pebbles from the tires!)
*Edit* he has only ever owned the 4 cyl. models

Mazda 6, je vais dans la même direction que Toze, ces points forts c'est la conduite et le look et ces défauts c'est tout le reste! Recommencer, j'aurais pris une Camry!

Les altima de cette génération, j'en ai tellement vu avec deux très gros trou ( 20cm par 30cm ) dans le plancher, en avant des deux côté, c'est quand même un problème majeur IMO. J'imagine que c'est un problème de drain, où l'eau s'accumule, ils rouillent tous à la même place, j'ai même vu des 2006 avec le plancher troué complètement, pas juste rouillé.

j'en ai vu plus d'une 10aine, donc on peut pas parler de VGA là...

fusion sel or maxima?

I've owned a new 2005 mazda 6, I had no issues with the car but the person that had it after me(member of MR) had some problems with it. I really liked the way it drives...

I had a 2005 accord for a short period of time right after the mazda 6, no problems with it but I prefered the drive of the mazda 6

I had the altima as a loaner for a few days: ok car, cheap on gas but not sure of the CVT.

Right now I have a 2007 camry V6(first year of that bodystyle): reliable, good on gas and lots of power(for what it is). Everytime you say camry on MR people will tell you it's boring to drive...I don't think it's fun to drive but it's similar to any similar fwd car.

Nissan à oublier.

Camry très fiable mais endormante. Vas pas trop vite dans les bretelles d'accès à l'autoroute, c'est un bateau.

Accord le meilleur choix all around.

Mazda 6 a été fiable pour moi, j'ai une 2004. Feeling très sportive, direction nerveuse, châssis très stiff. Pas de rouille encore, mais je suis chanceux. Les 6 sont bien moins pires que les 3 pour la rouille. Le V6 est moins fiable apparemment.

Vas-y avec une Accord coupé. Vieillit mieux.

-Mike- said:

Moi j'irais avec une Fusion

Overall une tres bonne voiture et bien équipé
Mon choix irait vers une V6 SE, le 6 consomme pas trop et est bien adapté a la voiture.

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jai un v6 sel et cest gourmant en ville 15-16litre au 100 sans peser vrmt
sur lautoroute cest acceptable environ 9litre au 100
mais il y a un probleme avec la pompe a gaz qui font que les demarrage sont parfois dure sinon jamais eu de probleme avec le vehicule cest un bon daily penard

J'ai une Mazda6 2005 et je l'adore. Conduite un peu plus sportive et j'aime les looks. Je n'ai pas eu de problème avec encore, mais elle a commencé de rouiller cet hiver . C'est des petits bulles mais ca serait arrangé bientot

android25ua said:

Looking for pros and cons of people that have actually owned these cars. All with automatic tranny. Other suggestions also welcome. Key features looked into: reliability, stability on the road drive quality (hence no civics, mazda3s, sentras and other tin cans).

TY!

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I'm assuming your choice of colors will be beige, tan, champagne and off-white?

Well I bought a 2006 Altima 2.5 special edition last year with 100 000kms on the clock and I like it.

It's not a rocket ship by any means but the 2.5 pulls the car confidently while managing an acceptable fuel consuption. It looks alright, feels sturdy and holds the road better than most sedans of these years. Note that the interior of the 2005-2006 is nicer than previous models Altima of the same generation.

Reliability wise, nothing happened yet besides noisy brakes that have been fixed because they were done anyway. Watch out for the 2.5 engine, I've read a lot of bad things about it and my car has a sticker on the front air duct saying that the engine has been replaced. If recalls have been done, it is a good car for the money and engine problems are less frequent on the 2005-2006 models.

It has piston slap when it's cold but goes away when the engine gets to normal operating temp. Again, common issue that has been reported with a lot of newer 4 cyl econo engines. I see newer cars that slap like crazy when they are cold so it's a bit annoying but not worrisome.



With that said and in my opinion, a Camry SE is a better looking car and might be more reliable overall, but not by much when compared to the Accord or Altima.

Legacy?

Otherwise Camry only if 2007+, Fusion, Accord, Malibu/G6 or Maxima. There's also pretty crazy deals on Saturn Auras but not sure how parts availability will be (especially body parts, mechanically it's similar to the Malibu).

Altima I don't like, Avenger/Sebring suck balls and Mazda 6 is really nice IMO but too many people report reliability problems.

You can't go wrong with an Accord or a Camry.

Camry --> Accord --> Altima --> Mazda 6

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