The third generation Mazda6, introduced in 2014, is a great car. It doesn’t sell well at all here in the U.S., but it’s something of a best-kept secret in the (rapidly shrinking) family sedan market.

Took it back to my friend’s garage today. Drove it to work this morning, though. My son enjoyed getting dropped off at the babysitter’s in it.

We had a great time at the lake this weekend. My wife’s aunt and uncle recently bought a pontoon boat, and they were glad to come out and enjoy the weather with us. My two-year-old son adored being out on the water and the ride to and from in the “red car.”

Jolene did fine on the drive to the lake.

I decided to drive the Sunbird this weekend.

We are going 45-ish minutes out of town to a cabin by the lake this weekend. My wife’s aunt and uncle have a pontoon boat and they’re bringing that, so we are going to spend the day Saturday on the lake and the night at the cabin. I want to drive the Sunbird, just for shits and giggles.

I can’t believe it’s been that long. That means, in October, I’ll have had my Mazda6 for four years. And, in December, we will have had my wife’s CX-5 for seven years.

I forgot to post my anniversary of J-Body ownership!

Tightened up the A/C belt on the Sunbird as it was squealing. Turns out, it was quite loose. Got that buttoned up and my cold A/C is now also quiet. Thank goodness as it is over 90° today. Checked the belts themselves and they’re still in good shape.

Decided to bring the Sunbird home tonight and drive it to work tomorrow and around town this weekend since the weather is supposed to be nice and there’s a cruise-in car show I’d like to attend.

I’ve had anxiety all my life. I was officially diagnosed with it in 2004 at the age of 14, when my grandmother got custody of me. Before her, no one cared enough to take me to the doctor.

She emerged from the garage for the first time since June 1st. Life has gotten in the way of me going and driving the car and enjoying it lately, which sucks. Anyway, today, she got a new battery and I officially installed my antique plates. So, the car is now a “Historic Motor Vehicle” according to the DMV of…

My wife got me a gift certificate for Father’s Day to have my car detailed. I’m very impressed with the results.

My wife, son, and I took my 2016 6 Touring on a six hour road trip to the Smoky Mountains today. Averaged 70-75 MPH through the mountains. And got 33 MPG. Not bad. Just cracked 40,000 miles as we hit Pigeon Forge.

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Post up your car’s decals. My 6 has three on the rear window. Those who know me know my love for The Golden Girls. And Deadpool. And, I still have my “Baby On Board” decal even though my son is two-years-old now. That’s the extent of my sticker collection, though. My Sunbird is decal free and likely to stay that way.

Took Jolene the Sunbird about 30 miles out of town yesterday to a large cruise-in car show. She was the only J-body there, unsurprisingly. Observations: The A/C in this car is as cold or colder than the A/C in my 2016 Mazda. I actually had to turn it down, and I’m pretty hot natured due to being a bigger guy. The…

Sold it to a guy for his seventeen-year-old daughter. She had a mint ‘99 Camry and ran it low on oil and blew the engine. So, he said she’s lucky to be getting anything. I can understand that!

I had the car professionally detailed for my wife for Mother’s Day. It’s become sort of a tradition for us.