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803 messages, Last post on Nov 16, 2009 at 3:25 PM
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Perhaps I misspoke about that pic of six in the roofless and sideless Mazda5 as being "photoshopped." Take a look at this behind-the-scenes pic of a promotional shoot of the Carens/Rondo. Yeah, they actually removed the roof:  And now for something completely different:  Have a gothy Christmas everyone. If you want to see more pics of the Carens with Magyars dressed as Szent Mikulás and as Slipknot roadies, see here (yeah, I know Slipknot isn't really goth, but that's besides the point).
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Lookee what I found during my Internet travels, a poll entitled, Which is uglier, the Kia Rondo or the Mazda 5? Unfortunately, the poll is now closed, so all of us forum members can't flood the poll with our fair and balanced picks. Here are the results: Which is uglier? Total: 41 votes
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Replying to: medicineman (Apr 26, 2008 12:49 am)
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Replying to: irismg (Apr 26, 2008 6:58 am) |
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Replying to: medicineman (Apr 26, 2008 12:25 am)  One article discussed earlier here the "smaller car" suspension issues with a full load of adults (focused on Rondo, but it may be the same case for the Mazda5, except one less adult) so I believe this pic below a good example. Now imagine driving through potholes and speed bumps  
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Rondo: 2,583 vs 1,183 for 2007 a 118.3% increase Mazda 5: 2,011 vs 1,214 for 2007 a 65.7% as I said before this segment of the market is really doing well |
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Apr 27, 2008 4:41 am)
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Replying to: bobw3 (May 02, 2008 9:16 am) Let me repost the MotorTrend review extract I was referring to earlier: 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." Source: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/oneyear/112_0804_2007_kia_rondo_update/
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (May 02, 2008 10:18 am) Plus I don't know anyone carrying 7 big adults all the time looking at buying a Rondo, so let's be realistic. With the average family consisting of 4 people, 2 adults and 2 kids, the Rondo or Mazda5 are plenty big. And for those obese families with obese kids, maybe if they drove around in a Rondo or Mazda5 they might have more incentive to lose some weight 
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Replying to: bobw3 (May 03, 2008 1:16 pm)  a) These pics are from Hungary and, contrary to some other European countries, there is a highway speed limit there, so 100mph is not allowed in all of "Europe" b) My wife is from Germany, and there you see no speed limit in some autobahns (not all of them). Regardless you don't see Mazda5s, Citroen Picassos, Opel Zafiras and VW Tourans at 100+mph when fully loaded c) If you look at the pic showing the 3rd row passengers, regardless of what Country the guy to the right hails from, he's big. The rest don't seem though, but regardless, the point is: it is a 7 seater on a compact car designed suspension (with mods like the Mazda5, but still) d) Yes, I don't recommend a Mazda5 or a Rondo for a family of 5 either. For 5+ a big minivan is the car to go, but that is besides the point discussed here, I still believe the MotorTrend review is accurate |
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