Thanks for the warm welcome and compliments from everyone!

When I said 220 HP, I was referring to the Mazda6...from what I read on the other board, it sounds like Mazda overrated it like theyve been known to do in the past. Peopole were putting down 160-170 FWHP...which comes out to be like a 25% drivetrain loss, which just sounds high to me.

Anyway, yeah, the T/A is an automatic. When I bought it, I didnt know how to drive stick, and I ended up getting it for such a good price I couldnt pass it up. I have a 3000 stall torque convertor in it, so the disadvantage of having an automatic opposed to a stick is almost nill..

Thanks again to everyone and I look forward to meeting a lot of you and learning more about these great cars!