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Right now we are in the middle of a trip from Los Angeles to Seattle and back. As I type, we are in Astoria OR, and plan to go across the Cascades and south via the east side of the mountains. After 1,500 miles so far, I am really happy with the car's performance. It has been very comfortable...

I was playing around with Google Trends, and checked to see who was Googling the Mazda5. It turns out, the top Googlers were in Taipei, Taiwan, followed by Ottawa, Montreal, Vienna, Toronto, two other Canadian cities, Helsinki, and two Spanish cities. No US cities at all. It looks like the car...

I'm curious as to why you prefer it not to be integrated. When we had our standalone, we'd repeatedly have to change the FM frequency as we traversed the area. Different parts of the Los Angeles basin would have stations in range of each of the frequencies available, so it would require constant...

Interesting. Did you get Sirius from the dealer? We have a Touring and got Mazda's version of Sirius. The receiver is hidden behind the glove box where the Nav system's DVD is and the antenna is on the roof and is almost invisible. The unit plays as an integral part of the sound system. You push...

I had a Nissan Axxess until I won a 4-Runner at a ballgame. Now I have a 5. The Axxess was not bad, but had far less interior space than the five -- the cargo space behind the second row of seats was actually kind of small. Consumer Reports gave it an unacceptable rating because, if I remember...

I need to get a cargo box for my roofrack. On the Mazdausa site's accessory page for the 5, they list three - a cargo box with 14 cu. ft. capacity, a long cargo box with 16 cu. ft. capacity, and a short cargo box with 13 cu. ft. capacity. However, on all the online parts sites only one cargo box...

There was a lengthy review of the Mazda5 in Wednesday's LA Times. They liked the car but insisted on its minivan-ness. Here's the link. http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-neil17may17,1,1582384.story?ctrack=1&cset=true Charlie Schwartz

I haven't tried anything yet. The issue came up when we were buying the car. My wife was concerned with our plans for next year. If I'm not mistaken, snow tires won't work -- I think the CHP requires chains or snow tires with 4WD. In any case, an extra set of tires and wheels would be a big...

I just got a new 5 and really love it. It'll go well with my beloved 93 Miata. About once or twice a year we go into the California mountains for cross country skiing. If there is snow on the road, the Highway Patrol requires tire chains. Since the only time we have to worry about snow is on...