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I hit 4k today, after barely 2 months owning this awesome car. Still love driving it as day one. Here are some more observations about the goodness and not-so-goodness. Us Mazda5 drivers already know all this, but since this forum is probably the most useful place for researching Mazda vehicles...

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20111121/CARREVIEWS/111129986 Mazda needs to bring the more powerful Skyactiv-D engine to the US before the perception of good but under-powered hurts potential sales. Which I suspect is the case with the Mazda5. Now that they got a design that isn't hated by...

Yay, the 5 is among the cool kids crowd! :D http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1068074_mazda5-mazda-raceway-laguna-seca-support-vehicle-at-sema But I think it neither looks good nor special. They left the front totally stock, and the raceway graphics on the side is busy and ugly. Not a fan of...

So after the first 1k miles, the vibration in the middle seats is almost unnoticeable. Probably because the engine mounts settle in, as someone said in another thread. Shifter loosens up a bit, making it very enjoyable. Front seats have great support, both cushion and back. Engine sounds so...

As a new Mazda fanatic, I find this very encouraging. Mazda is behind Scion, Lexus, and Acura, beating Honda and Toyota. But then the media doesn't seem to pay any attention to that at all. Is it because Mazda has always been in similar position when it comes to reliability, or it's just a...

The Odyssey has integrated sun shade on the back windows, which I really like. So I went looking around and found this crazy looking thing: http://turbometal.com/interior/window-curtain/vip-sliding-window-curtain.html And this is the installation guide...

I stopped by the dealership this morning for them to check out this problem, and after a test drive with me, the tech didn't think it was the wheel (lack of) balance. He then took a new 5 on there lot and tested it - same thing there, middle seats shaking at highway speed. In my case it was...

Thanks to the wealth of information and encouragement in this forum, yesterday I went ahead and scored a Mazda5 Sport 6MT in Metropolitan gray. I bought it from Fremont Mazda in the bay area. The price on it is low - $17,700 + tax & lic, but I think they'll make money back on my trade. My 07...

I got a good quote on a Sport 5 with manual transmission, but the car already has about 130 miles. I'm not sure if I should go forward with this. The thing I'm most concerned is the clutch, which is of course not under warranty. The dealership is quite a drive from my place, so I haven't got a...