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#344 of 717 Re: from Consumer Reports Auto Issue - April 2008 [coolmazda5] by mrbwa1 Mar 13, 2008 (2:21 pm)
Replying to: coolmazda5 (Mar 13, 2008 8:54 am) My understanding is that the Mazda5's "average" reliability is mainly due to the 2006 recall. For those who don't know, Mazda had to "recall" the 2006 Mazda5s with the automatic because someone drove one in the manu-matic mode at highway speeds in 2nd gear. Apparently, this heated up the Catalytic converter and could potentially be an issue. Unfortunately, Mazda had to pull all the 5s off the road until a fix was found. I imagine that wan't too fun for those who went through it, but not really a major issue like wheels falling off or something. Replies to this message: coolmazda5 (Mar 13, 2008 5:30 pm)
#345 of 717 Re: from Consumer Reports Auto Issue - April 2008 [mrbwa1] by coolmazda5 Mar 13, 2008 (5:30 pm)
Replying to: mrbwa1 (Mar 13, 2008 2:21 pm) Got it mrbwa1. Yes, I was one of the recalled ones but Mazda did a good job IMO. I was surprised about the "average" qualification as I owned a Honda, a Chevy, tons of Fords, VWs, Nissan and these 2 Mazdas so far so good (knocking on wood)!   It is not a daily thing that you buy the same car again based on the 1st one reliability, versatility and satisfaction...   drives - 2006 and 2008 Mazda5 5-speed manual transmission, US   BTW, something related to this topic:   Mazda Claims Top Spot in Recent Reliability Survey. Feb 19, 2008   Warranty DIRECT ‘Reliability League Table’ 2007 TOP 10 RESULTS   Manufacturer Incidence Rate %*   1 Mazda 8.04 2 Honda 8.90 3 Toyota 15.78 4 Mitsubishi 17.04 5 Kia 17.39 6 Subaru 18.46 7 Nissan 18.86 8 Lexus 20.05 9 Mini 21.90 10 Citroen 25.98   * Number of mechanical failures reported by policy holders for every 100 vehicles aged between three and nine years old.   Source: Mazda USA Web Site. Inside Mazda (Press Release)
#346 of 717 Some versatility screenshots from Mazda Sweden (Web Site) by coolmazda5 Mar 14, 2008 (10:29 am)
http://www.carspace.com/coolmazda5/Albums/mazda5%20cargo/mazda5_parking_slide_do- ors_versatility.jpg/photo/v./photo.jpg   http://www.carspace.com/coolmazda5/Albums/mazda5%20cargo/mazda5_4_kids_versatili- ty.jpg Replies to this message: bobw3 (Mar 14, 2008 10:55 am) coolmazda5 (Mar 14, 2008 12:05 pm) bobw3 (Mar 14, 2008 12:54 pm)
#347 of 717 Re: Some versatility screenshots from Mazda Sweden (Web Site) [coolmazda5] by bobw3 Mar 14, 2008 (10:55 am)
Replying to: coolmazda5 (Mar 14, 2008 10:29 am) Can you give us the original web link. Replies to this message: coolmazda5 (Mar 14, 2008 12:05 pm) bobw3 (Mar 14, 2008 12:54 pm)
#348 of 717 Re: Some versatility screenshots from Mazda Sweden (Web Site) [bobw3] by coolmazda5 Mar 14, 2008 (12:05 pm)
Replying to: bobw3 (Mar 14, 2008 10:55 am) www.mazda.se, Good luck with your Swedish Replies to this message: bobw3 (Mar 14, 2008 12:54 pm)
#349 of 717 Re: Some versatility screenshots from Mazda Sweden (Web Site) [coolmazda5] by bobw3 Mar 14, 2008 (12:54 pm)
Replying to: coolmazda5 (Mar 14, 2008 12:05 pm) Actually I was there but when I clicked on "galleria" I only see one photo.
#350 of 717 Things to consider for a full house of adult passengers by coolmazda5 Mar 20, 2008 (11:34 am)
With regards to capacity, we love the fact that we can fit more souls than a sedan or a wagon (6 Mazda5 or 5-7 Rondo), but if people are considering to fully carry adults on these type of cars then take a look to the report from Motor Trend below. Reality is that the car platforms are still of a smaller car (even with extra weight mods), not a full-size people hauler...   Although it's adept at hauling a variety of gear, the Kia is less proficient at transporting a full load of adults: "We drove over to a restaurant with seven passengers, and the engine and suspension felt tapped out-it's clearly not made for adult passengers all of the time."   And this also goes for the Mazda5 for sure, except that in NA it is only 6 passengers load...   Source: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/oneyear/112_0804_2007_kia_rondo_update/
#351 of 717 Another Mazda5 Convertible by coolmazda5 Mar 21, 2008 (7:23 pm)
Note: NA does not get the 2nd row middle seat...     source: http://www.premacy.mazda.co.jp/narrowband
#352 of 717 Motherproof by coolmazda5 Mar 30, 2008 (11:30 am)
With these type of cars they also have their say after all   The Mazda5 http://www.motherproof.com/2006/10/2007_mazda_5_to.html   The Rondo http://www.motherproof.com/2007/07/2007-kia-rondo.html
#353 of 717 Sales for March 2008 - KIA & Mazda by conwelpic Apr 03, 2008 (7:23 am)
Canada: KIA - 3,156 vs 2,829 for 2007 an increase of 11.6% Mazda - 9,055 vs 8,108 for 2007 an increase of 11.7% (do not have model breakdown for Canada)   US: KIA - 24,871 vs 27,567 Rondo - 2,811 vs 1,514 for March 2007   Mazda - 32,929 vs 37,742 for 2007 a 12.8% decrease However, sales of the Mazda 5 increase by 66.4% to 2,758 vs 1,657 Replies to this message: d_hyper (Apr 03, 2008 1:13 pm)

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