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- RDX Aspec Adv.
When I traded my Grand Jeep Cherokee in for my CX-5, I viewed it as an effeminate looking, slow, and stripped-down option for "basic transportation". I made the trade because I figured it would at least be more reliable than my Jeep, albeit not as fun and not nearly as well appointed, but would at least avoid the shop more.
It's been a little over a year, and 20,000 miles later, and I have slowly come to like my CX-5. I still prefer "blocky" SUV's like the last gen Pilot, the Grand Jeep Cherokee, Mercedes GLK350, and the Forester, as that's just how I view an SUV should look, but aside from that, I really have no complaints.
The 2.5L is not bad at all, really, and the AWD system has done very well in the rain so far. I look forward to seeing how it handles snow.
The cargo space has not limited me too badly.
I do miss a lot of the amenities my 2010 Jeep had, but the 2016.5 GT w/Tech is getting close to offering what it did, so owners of that model may well feel differently.
What I am really coming to like, though, is the LOW cost of operating my CX-5.
Fuel...it takes 87 octane!
Transmission...never change the fluid.
Spark Plugs...every 75k miles (and they aren't THAT hard to change...)
Diffs...28,800 miles, and that's it.
The thing is SUPER low cost to own.
Owning my CX-5 has allowed me to do and afford a lot of things that my Grand Jeep Cherokee prevented or made more troublesome. Road trips that would have cost me $2-300 in my Jeep only cost $<100 in my CX-5. Tires are $2-400 less. Driveline maintenance per year on my Jeep was around $500.
Over the time-span that I plan to keep my CX-5, it will allow me to buy around 10 cases of 5.56 ammo. Or go on a vacation to Europe. Or any number of other things. It also allows me to do more things, see more friends, and have more experiences.
It has become my opinion that if you have to budget for a vehicle (gas, payment, etc.) then a vehicle like the CX-5 will enhance your enjoyment of life. It certainly has mine. I now look kindof wantingly at the Prii(?) I see now and then...and think what I could afford with the extra money...
It's been a little over a year, and 20,000 miles later, and I have slowly come to like my CX-5. I still prefer "blocky" SUV's like the last gen Pilot, the Grand Jeep Cherokee, Mercedes GLK350, and the Forester, as that's just how I view an SUV should look, but aside from that, I really have no complaints.
The 2.5L is not bad at all, really, and the AWD system has done very well in the rain so far. I look forward to seeing how it handles snow.
The cargo space has not limited me too badly.
I do miss a lot of the amenities my 2010 Jeep had, but the 2016.5 GT w/Tech is getting close to offering what it did, so owners of that model may well feel differently.
What I am really coming to like, though, is the LOW cost of operating my CX-5.
Fuel...it takes 87 octane!
Transmission...never change the fluid.
Spark Plugs...every 75k miles (and they aren't THAT hard to change...)
Diffs...28,800 miles, and that's it.
The thing is SUPER low cost to own.
Owning my CX-5 has allowed me to do and afford a lot of things that my Grand Jeep Cherokee prevented or made more troublesome. Road trips that would have cost me $2-300 in my Jeep only cost $<100 in my CX-5. Tires are $2-400 less. Driveline maintenance per year on my Jeep was around $500.
Over the time-span that I plan to keep my CX-5, it will allow me to buy around 10 cases of 5.56 ammo. Or go on a vacation to Europe. Or any number of other things. It also allows me to do more things, see more friends, and have more experiences.
It has become my opinion that if you have to budget for a vehicle (gas, payment, etc.) then a vehicle like the CX-5 will enhance your enjoyment of life. It certainly has mine. I now look kindof wantingly at the Prii(?) I see now and then...and think what I could afford with the extra money...