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I live in sunny Pennsylvania [snort] and I'm wondering how this is going to go in the snow. I'm thinking front wheel drive should be okay, but maybe not. Will I need to buy snow tires? BTW, I have a 1993 Mazda Miata and I drive that year round. It is completely undriveable in the snow with all season radials, but when I put my Blizzak snow tires on it, my Miata feels like it has 4 wheel drive. I'm hoping the Mazda 5 would be the same way if I had to get snow tires for it. I can't state strongly enough the difference between real snow tires and all season radials. Like night and day. 
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Replying to: pat_the_rat (Aug 03, 2006 5:12 pm)
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Replying to: rideyourbike (Aug 03, 2006 6:10 pm)  While the stock tires are All-Seasons, they're still more performance oriented than anything else. I wouldn't completely count out the possibility of adding some snow tires. I'm going to see how the stock tires handle the '06-'07 winter and if need be, I'll buy some next summer. That being said, my wife's Solara has ultra-high performance tires and they handle the snow like a champ. For pretty much any FWD, just go easy on the gas, easy on the brakes and you'll be fine. JMO. |
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Although I haven't made a final decision on which van to buy, I test drove a Honda Odyssey (Idiocy) today and it was dealer priced at around $23k new (a 2006 model). Then I looked at the Mazda5 and the Honda was hands down a much better vehicle for only $3k more. So much more room there was no comparison. Seats were incredibly nice, too, which made the Mazda5 seats looks super cheap. The Honda was also priced better than the Mazda MPV, which also seemed cheap in comparison. Going to go look at a Toyota Sienna next. Hope I didn't bust anyone's bubble, but after side-by-side comparisons, there was no comparison.
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Hi. I've also posted this in the Entertainment forum, but I don't know if as many people look at that one... We're going to get a Mazda5 Touring this weekend. We're thinking about getting the moonroof package, which also includes the 6-cd changer. My question...does the 6-cd changer have an aux or PIE input that I can use for my XM unit? I've read here that some people have installed XMs to the radios, but I'm not sure if those were the 6-CD radios On another note (ha, ha...bad pun) does the Mazda5 come with HD radio? Thanks, Gabe |
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Replying to: pat_the_rat (Aug 04, 2006 11:07 am) Also people prefer Mazda5 because the fun to drive factor and great gas mileage. If you want to go bigger, faster and used more gas, there's a lot more choice other than Mazda5. |
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Replying to: pat_the_rat (Aug 04, 2006 11:07 am) |
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Well, we talked it over and decided that since we rarely ever go anywhere altogether, that maybe a 6+ seater wasn't really necessary. So, that made me narrow things to the Toyota Rav4, Honda CR-V, and Mazda Tribute. Looked at Rav4 first - incredilbe pickup with the 6 cylinder engine and great gas mileage. Felt a tad narrow in the back seat, however. It does come optionally equipped with 3rd row seatiing, but not very much room at all back there. We then looked at a Honda CR-V 4WD EX, very nicely equipped (air, power windows, 6 CD changer, moon roof, picnic table - yes, I said picnic table http://ifoughtthelaw.cementhorizon.com/car001.jpg that is stored in the cargo area) for $23k. Never made it to look at the Mazda. The wife wanted to take this one home to try for the weekend. Her decision, so it looks like it'll be the CR-V. Personally, I liked the Rav4 for the money. Nicer interior and the 6 cylinder really rocks while getting good gas mileage. CR-V should get us between 22 and 27 MPG. Not bad at all and very roomy to boot. Mazda5 feels cramped in comparison and the 4WD should make winters much safer. 
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Replying to: pat_the_rat (Aug 05, 2006 3:24 pm) If you like V6, AWD and occasional 3rd row use. Go try allnewsantafe.com and Mitsubishi 07 Outlander. 3rd row but rear hatch and no external spares, V6 and more trims. 07 CRV is also now a rear hatch with no external spare. I too came across this same shopping experience for the last 2 years until my wife decided a Mazda 5 is great for our family. and we dumped the AWD for a FWD even though we have lots of snow here in Toronto. Cheers.
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| I'm a bit confused about posts regarding space. If you compare apples to apples, the current CRV is something like 77 cu ft with rear seats down. The new CRV will be about 65 cu ft with rear seats down. Although the specs on the Mazda 5 with third row down is something like 44cu ft, I've read that Mazda 5 with both second and third rows down is in the 70's. So that would mean that in a like comparision, the Mazda 5 has MORE room than the new CRV and about the same as the current CRV. Am I missing something here? | |
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