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#61 of 111 Re: seat comfort on long trips [churla27] by bobw3 Mar 24, 2006 (8:00 am)
Replying to: churla27 (Mar 23, 2006 7:32 am) I was actually looking at buying either the Freestyle or Mazda5, but in Feb'05 the 5 wasn't available, plus we really needed the larger size of the Freestyle. There is only myself, wife & baby most of the time, but we go on lots of road trips, and like to bring for the baby a small playpen, pretty big stroller, toys, tub, and a lot of other stuff that wouldn't have fit into the 5 even with the 3rd row down. Plus the 2nd row is huge, even with the front seats all the way back. We have relatives visit us a lot in the summer, The mpg is in the low to mid 20s, and we paid $24K for ours (SE FWD, safety, tri-level climate, convenience). If I had to choose right now, I'd make sure to bring everything I'd need for a road trip and load it up to make sure I could bring everything I wanted. But the Freestyle is bigger and will cost more, so if you don't need the extra space, then I'd go with the 5. Replies to this message: poohbah75 (Mar 24, 2006 12:37 pm) bobw3 (Mar 28, 2006 8:35 am)
#62 of 111 Mazda5 vs. Freestyle by poohbah75 Mar 24, 2006 (12:37 pm)
Replying to: bobw3 (Mar 24, 2006 8:00 am) I considered a Freestyle, and even test-drove one, but the available manual transmission and sliding rear doors are what sold me on the 5. The only thing the Freestyle had in it's favor was the available AWD, but it's an expensive option. It's cheaper to keep my 2000 Nissan Xterra (to use as a beater/snow vehicle) and buy a Mazda 5 instead of trading the Nissan in on a new Freestyle, as the Nissan is worth maybe $6000 right now. I like the look of the 5 better, anyway. I saw that the Freestyle has more cargo space behind the third row, but that obviously makes the car longer. I want to be able to park the car in my (small) garage, and the dimensions of the 5 fit perfectly. Plus, I'm rarely carrying cargo AND family; it's usually one or the other. The missus has a Honda Odyssey if we have real load carrying needs. To each his (or her) own, I suppose. Replies to this message: bobw3 (Mar 28, 2006 8:35 am)
#63 of 111 Re: Mazda5 vs. Freestyle [poohbah75] by bobw3 Mar 28, 2006 (8:35 am)
Replying to: poohbah75 (Mar 24, 2006 12:37 pm) You're right. If you already have a large minivan, you really wouldn't need a Freestyle, so the Mazda5 would be a good second car. For me, I was looking at either the Freestyle or Mazda5 as my primary car, so that's why I choose the Freestyle because I needed more space for my primary car. But for a second smaller car with flexibility, the Mazda5 is great.
#64 of 111 joining the party by 7772277 Mar 28, 2006 (11:54 am)
Howdy all --   Just picked up a Platinum Silver touring (Lansdale, PA), and had about the best/smoothest/easiest purchase experience ever. Replacing my wife's car, so I won't get to drive it much, but we're both impressed so far.   Delivered with 34 miles on it -- about half of which are from our test drive. We'll keep an eye on MPG and see how it performs for us.
#65 of 111 Re: Still debating on another Mini/Van or Mazda 5:by Marshall2 [marshall2] by whobodym Mar 31, 2006 (7:26 am)
Replying to: marshall2 (Jan 08, 2006 9:51 pm) My Touring has adjustable lumbar for driver. Upper lever on left side of drivers seat back.
#66 of 111 Re: Still debating on another Mini/Van or Mazda 5:by Marshall2 by 7772277 Mar 31, 2006 (7:44 am)
Driving home from Lowe's last night with a full load of Spring yard maintenance stuff (sliding doors made loading/unloading a cinch!) I came up behind a Caravan, and noticed that I was sitting as high up off the road as the Caravan's driver. I love that.
#67 of 111 New 5 Owner Already Taking Long Trips!!! by 7red7 Apr 07, 2006 (9:34 pm)
Greetings everyone My wife and I just purchased an 06' M5 Touring in Stellar Greensilver Metallic and we love it!!! We got the moonroof, 6 cd in-dash, and spoiler...As of right now it's kind of tricky using an FM Modulator to run out mp3 player through the stock stereo, but a quick trip to the dealership to have the cassette player installed should handle that for us...   We were driving my 2004 Scion xB for the past two years, but the frequent drive from Northern to Southern California to visit our respective families was beginning to cause to much wear and tear on the front end and windshield (which we had to have replaced twice already)...We needed something just as plush that could handle the road trips and escape most of the damage our xB was getting and decided to go with the 5...   So far so good and everything is just great after our first four days of owning it...In fact, we drove it back to Northern California from SoCal on the second day we had it!!! The long road trip was a breeze, passing slower traffic was as easy as it gets, and the seats kept us both comfortable the entire trip...My wife actually fell asleep in the passenger seat saying that it was such a smooth and quiet ride that it was hard not to   Happy Driving Everyone!!!   DAN Replies to this message: jmnewton (May 16, 2006 4:22 am)
#68 of 111 chicago area by tmen56 Apr 08, 2006 (10:53 am)
Has anybody had a good buying experience anywere in Northern Illinois? I am willing to drive 50 miles to get a good fair deal on a Madza5. Thanks Replies to this message: mkat (Apr 18, 2006 1:20 pm)
#69 of 111 Re: chicago area [tmen56] by mkat Apr 18, 2006 (1:20 pm)
Replying to: tmen56 (Apr 08, 2006 10:53 am) Hi, tmen56. I purchased my Mazda5 from Roto Mazda in Arlington Hts, IL last August. I strongly recommend this dealer if you are still in the market for a Mazda. We had such a pleasant experience with one of the sales persons there, we went back a few months later and purchased a brand new Mazda3. I can email you the dealer info and the sales person's name if you'd like. Good luck!   mkat
#70 of 111 Chat night! by pf_flyer HOST Apr 25, 2006 (5:14 am)
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