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Vans & Minivans Mazda Mazda5 Mazda 5 vs Kia Rondo
803 messages, Last post on Nov 16, 2009 at 3:25 PM
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i read both reviews on consumer reports - I dont quite understand the way these cars are rated. If you read these reviews it seems like Rondo would actually get higher score. I wish an explanation was given why 76vs86. I've always used Consumer Reports along with other guides (mainly Edmunds) when car shopping. But it is irritating that they don't detail how they arrive at the overall score for a particular vehicle. All you see are those dumb little circles that are partially or completely filled in red or black....but no number values for comparison. In the case of the Mazda5 (with a score of 86) and Kia Rondo (score of 76)- Predicted Reliability- Kia (Very Good) is better than the Mazda (Good) Emergency Handling & Braking- Mazda (Very Good) is better than the Kia (Good) Acceleration- the V6 is slightly faster than the 4-cylinder Mazda, but the Mazda gets slightly better fuel economy. I'm a Mazda fan (love my '06 Mazda3), but I don't see how those differences result in the Mazda5 ranking 10 points higher than the Kia Rondo? |
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neither of these is a sport car boys... I am amazed how some of you are being influenced by a marketing slogan - quite pathetic, really. Personally, I like the Rondo better even though Mazda is more attractive from the outside in my opinion. Inside, Mazda looses - it just looks poorly made compared to Rondo and only two seats in the second row??? - this is just weird. Well, good luck on your 1/4 mile track... in a station wagon, or a minivan, whichever way you want to call it.
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Replying to: leckig (Jul 09, 2009 4:09 am) Now, if you just need a people hauler to move you from A to B, then no argument on your rationale I guess. I enjoy driving, like car dynamics and have driven both cars, so I can tell there is no Mazda marketing ploy, there is a world of difference between both. The way I see it is: with the Mazda5 is not how fast you get from A to B, it is how much more fun you had when getting there  As per the Rondo being more attractive from the outside than the Mazda5, you are right, it is your opinion, I won't argue that
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Jul 09, 2009 12:30 pm) ....for me the Mazda5 takes it all the way, and I have to side with coolmazda5...its not how fast you get there but how fun it is to get there..another one for the Mazda5. |
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Jul 03, 2009 9:51 am) |
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| we bought an 08' new rondo a few months ago we like it, also liked the mazda5 we test drove. got a great deal on a new 08' rondo lx v6 for 15k otd. I would have prefered the mazda5 because of the sliding doors but couldn't look past the great deal on the rondo. They are both good cars another car we liked was the nissan rogue very quiet and smooth. my $.02 | |
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i'm not able to pick a winner after reading this forum, i believe i must test drive both, however, a test drive is only 10, 15 minutes, does anyone (or family) have both Rondo and 5 under the same roof (or close friends/relatives) and can provide a fair comparison, based on a slightly longer term. thanks!
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Replying to: 9394 (Aug 01, 2009 1:35 pm) Damn, you might be asking for too much, I do believe they are mutually exclusive  . But if you read a couple of pages back I believe there is one person (or more?) who have owned and sold a Mazda5, then got themselves a Rondo, that might help...
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Kia Rondo July 2009: 557 July 2008: 2,556 Mazda Mazda5 July 2009: 1,944 July 2008: 1,336 Sources: http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-03-2009- /0005070875&EDATE= http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-03-2009- /0005070798&EDATE=
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