Mazda5 Prices Paid and Buying Experience

Replying to: wuster (Jan 30, 2006 5:28 am)

Sorry, I forgot about that one. Not to mention the moonroof, body-color side mirrors, and fog lamps (all standard on the Touring).

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Replying to: rlyon (Jan 31, 2006 7:58 am)

Not having seen the factory option DVD system, I can't speak to it's ability to play radio, MP3, etc.
 
I do know that the DVD system wasn't an option when I first started looking at Mazda5 back in the summer. It showed up on the option sheet about a month before we bought ours in November.
 
I like the portable unit, becase...it's portable. So when we get to the hotel after a long road trip, I can bring it into the hotel room to let my 2 yr old watch his DVD's while dad takes a nap. It's also a great way to keep him entertained during cross country flights.

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Replying to: wuster (Jan 31, 2006 10:41 am)

I wouldn't get the factory unit, too expensive. If I get the 5, I'm looking after market for my DVD player. They come with 2 headphones, remote, AV inputs for video games and video camera, play CDs have TV turners, and radio tuners, etc for $500 or so. We don't do the hotel thing and only travel 3-4 times a year where the portability isn't really needed. However, if you didn't know, some overhead units pop out of the base and become portable

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Replying to: rlyon (Jan 31, 2006 10:54 am)

Cool, didn't know they made pop out units.
 
We do quite a bit of traveling across the country and road trips around the Mid Atlantic states, so the portable unit has been helpful.
 
However, right now, my son is getting more entertainment out of the Nav system than his DVD player. Everytime we get into the car, he asked that the "small tv" be turned on and then he argues with the voice directions. i.e., when the voice on the Nav says "Turn right", he'll shout back, "No! I want to go that way!"
 
It's harlious...

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