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Mazda doesn't have a big advertising budget like Toyota. They tend to advertise when they release a new model. The Mazda 6 was heavily advertised last year with the new redesign. This year it is the Mazda3. About 3 years ago there was some Mazda5 ads when it was finally brought over to N...

Considering they spent a boatload advertising the new Mazda6 only to see sales tank... while spending virtually nothing to advertise the Mazda5 and seeing sales hold up quite well... I don't think you have to worry too much. But I think there is pressure on Mazda to get the next Mazda5 remodel...

What makes you think we will lose the 5? (even as a remote possibility) Even though the sales are modest they are holding up quite well in this environment and it has sold way beyond what Mazda expected. It also stands virtually untouched in terms of any direct competition. Why in the world...

That is true, spilling coffee is very dangerous on the road... Common sense is needed but you can't imagine people on this board wanting to outlaw drinking beverages.

You would put drinking coffee in the same level as talking on the phone and reading the newspaper?? I don't drink coffee that much but I always keep a water bottle in my car. I don't think it distracts from driving very much. I don't think any of the current laws covers drinking beverages...

Mazda and Ford Credit parted ways a while ago... 2008.

Mazda can't be too happy about these sales figures. True the Mazda5 is still holding up but THAT is about it. The Mazda6 has tanked... and it's a newly redesigned model...

That is a good article. Thanks for the link. On paper, the Mazda5 is dog slow.... but driving it, it really doesn't feel that way... (well maybe when you are trying to pass on the freeway... lol)

Understand you are saying but IMO I probably wouldn't use the word "Compromise" to describe it. I much prefer the word "versatile".

It was inevitable that sales would taper with the lower incentives.

Maybe we should just say that the Mazda5 is "Indescribable" Dictionary Definition adjective not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.

Great descriptions, but sorry could not help but laugh at some of of them. I know you weren't trying to be funny but "compact mini..." sounds a bit redundant and "full-size mini..." sounds like an oxymoron. but I definitely know what you are getting at.

Seems very similar to laws in California and NY. "The law doesn't affect the use of hands-free devices such as Bluetooths or using cellphones for 911 calls, but it does ban portable video games, MP3 players and DVD players. Global positioning systems will be allowed, as long as they're...

The other thing they need to fix in the new model is a redesigned gas cap. The stuck gas cap problem is just too common and it is a total pain.

What does this have to do with the Mazda5?

Very true and good points. But my comments were written in the context of this forum. Just a quick look at threads in this forum, I'd say over 90% are from N. America (or Mexico). So I guess I will rephrase my statement to say that for North America and Mexio IMO, the best description is...

I didn't mean to offend anyone with the minivan but IMO, it's really the closest description that fits... (it's interesting how one word "minivan" can really bring out emotion in people.."

There is a certain stigma associated with minivan and probably Mazda is doing its best to avoid that classification, but in reality that is probably the best description. 1. It's truly a minivan since all of the current MVs are massive in size and no longer should be considers "mini" 2. It...

You got a deal... now I just have to figure out how to ship my Mazda5 back and forth between California and Quebec. (this is going to be ONE expensive detail job..lol)

still the favorite description! ... is this a deja-vu thread or what?