Ask the Car People.SM


Mazda 5 vs Kia Rondo

859 messages,  Last post on Aug 22, 2010 at 8:13 PM

You are in the Kia Rondo Forum.

What is this discussion about? Mazda MAZDA5, Kia Rondo, Car Comparisons, Car Buying, Wagon

Messages Page 84 of 87

#824 of 859 Rondo and Mazda5 Named to About.com 'Best Family Cars Under $20,000' List by coolmazda5

Jan 30, 2010 (12:03 pm)

Finding a budget-friendly car is tough enough; when you have kids, it becomes more difficult. I've picked ten cars which I think represent the best family cars for under $20,000.
--- Aaron Gold, About.com Guide

 
7. KIA Rondo
10. Mazda5
 
More:
http://cars.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/FamilyCarsUnder20k.htm

#825 of 859 Re: pictures on the 2011 Mazda 5 [sjohnson11] by castg1

Jan 30, 2010 (1:47 pm)

Replying to: sjohnson11 (Jan 24, 2010 4:22 pm)
Some info on Mazda's i-stop engines.
- One of those 'why haven't I thought of that' kind of solution'.
 
http://www.mazda.com/mazdaspirit/env/engine/siss2.html

#826 of 859 Idling Stop - Re: pictures on the 2011 Mazda 5 [coolmazda5] by 9394

Jan 30, 2010 (2:27 pm)

Replying to: coolmazda5 (Jan 25, 2010 9:08 pm)
SMART !
 
a good alternative until the price of hybrids come down to a more affordable level.
 
.

#827 of 859 Re: pictures on the 2011 Mazda 5 [castg1] by ramblinmo

Jan 31, 2010 (7:58 am)

Replying to: castg1 (Jan 30, 2010 1:47 pm)
You would think the Istop would be a selling point in the USA even if it didn't impact the stated EPA ratings.
 
I wonder if it adds any reliability issues? It seems a sensible thing to have on most models. Air conditioning would be a problem in extended stop and go traffic unless it was able to run the AC electrically.

#828 of 859 US sales for January 2010 by conwelpic

Feb 02, 2010 (3:57 pm)

Mazda 5 - 1,627 (1,340 in Jan. '08)
Rondo - 356 (1,657 in Jan. '08)

#829 of 859 Re: US sales for January 2010 [conwelpic] by speddy

Feb 05, 2010 (6:29 am)

Replying to: conwelpic (Feb 02, 2010 3:57 pm)
very interesting. Where do you find information like that? I was interested in seeing sales numbers for all cars.

#830 of 859 Re: US sales for January 2010 [speddy] by conwelpic

Feb 05, 2010 (7:09 am)

Replying to: speddy (Feb 05, 2010 6:29 am)
I get the US figures from the newswire as they come out first, but KIA US does post their sales for all their models on there website. For some reason KIA Canada doesn't do this.
If you like sales statistics for all manufacturers, I find this site very good and entertaining. He covers both US and Canada.
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/

#831 of 859 Re: US sales for January 2010 [conwelpic] by speddy

Feb 05, 2010 (8:17 am)

Replying to: conwelpic (Feb 05, 2010 7:09 am)
Thanks! I used to read this kind of information in Car and Driver, but they stopped puting that sort of information in a long time ago.

#832 of 859 Re: Driver Seat comfort [driversherri] by mazda5owner

Feb 05, 2010 (5:45 pm)

Replying to: driversherri (Jan 29, 2010 4:41 am)
My wife is 5' tall and finds the Mazda 5 comfortable.
 
What we are not happy with is the horrible reliability. We have a 2007 and the sunroof exploded for no apparent reason soon after getting the car. The clutch exploded at 92,000 km and the engine went at 108,000 km. None of this was covered by Mazda.
 
The car has been extremely expensive due to all these problems. I'd go with the Kia. It can't be any less reliable than a Mazda
 
We joke that our Mazda goes Boom Boom Boom instead of Zoom Zoom Zoom

#833 of 859 My wife wouldn't even let me look at the Rondo. by speddy

Feb 23, 2010 (12:53 pm)

Can you say ugly? My uncle also said that he had a Kia and something went wrong with it and the mechanics couldn't fix it. They even told him that. It would go between half power and full power with no explanation. He had to trade it in for next to nothing. So two big factors to buy the Mazda.

Messages Page 84 of 87

To POST a message, please Sign In.

Advertisement

Browse by Category

Browse by Vehicle
   View All Vehicles

Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
View All Topics

Edmunds Community

Advertisement