Recent content by trevd

Me too!! I filled up our 5 for the first time yesterday, and wouldn't you know it, I had gas running down the side of the car! (shocked) Now, I did keep putting a bit of gas in after the first click (to try to round off the $ amount), so that may be what did it. There didn't seem to be a...

To be fair, I loved the engine in the EL... it loved reving, and sounded fantastic when you brought it up there. And the manual transimission is one of the best I've ever driven. Only time will tell if I end up liking the engine and transmission in the 5 as much. My main problem with the EL...

Ha! No, that wasn't me... I didn't buy a "space wagon" to race... If I wanted to race you, I'd do it on my motorcyle. :) (bike) Trevor

I traded in our previous car, so all I was interested in was who would give me the best $ for my trade - after checking with 4 dealers, this one was best by about $1200. Trevor

Well, we finally bought our Mazda 5. A 2007 GT, manual trans, with leather. Got the dealer to throw in an Ipod connector, and a block heater. I've only put 120 kms or so on it so far, but so far I love it! Our 4 month old must love it to, because when we took her for a ride last night, she...

That depends... How strong is your marriage? Teaching my then-girlfriend (now wife) how to drive a manual trans in my '93 Honda Civic hatchback was one of the most stressful things we've ever done together... It was a scary, frightening time... She didn't seem to grasp the concept of having...

That's exactly why Consumer Reports doesn't recommend it yet... I sent them an email asking them the same question. They can only recommend cars that have a history of high reliability, and the 5 doesn't have that yet. I'm going on the assumption that it will though, since it's built in the...

Canada - Ottawa to be exact. Why? Trevor Go Sens Go!

Thanks, I really appreciate you sacrificing your seats for my education! But make sure those fluids are the consistency of baby puke... in all it's different forms! I'd like to know if the holes are big enough to allow some of the chunky puke to seep through.... :) Trevor

?? I was thinking and have been told that leather is the thing to get when you have pukey kids and dogs! From the reading I've done, it's more durable, and easier to clean.... the dog hair doesn't stick on it, and it lasts better and longer! I don't want to have to be fooling around with seat...

Hi, My wife and I have been looking at the 5 for several weeks now, and yesterday saw a Pearl White with the leather interior... nice. Really nice. I wasn't sure I'd like the brown, but it looks good and doesn't clash with the rest of the interior like I thought it would. The leather looks a...