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    Colors

    Hi: We were thinking of getting one in 'Golden Sand Metallic' but when we finally saw one in person, we were turned off because it has a 'green' hue to it. (uhm) Hopefully, we will be getting a GT in white in the next few weeks. We have a golden lab mix dog so an all black interior would be...
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    The secret's out: Mazda5's a terrific family rig

    Thanks for the story. Good report, cool video. I had no idea the navigation system was motorized. So it can hid away when not being used I guess? ~~Phil~~
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    How fast is the 2008 MZ5 automatic?

    Yup;) Not that we lean on it much though. We have been very gentle with her. After about 21 months she has only 10k miles and 80% tread life left. If it weren't for the lousy gas mileage in city driving (mostly very short trips). She'll do 27mpg on the highway. With the Vue we can go real...
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    How fast is the 2008 MZ5 automatic?

    Original poster here. I asked how fast the MZ5 '08 auto is for two reasons. First I wanted to find out how much of an improvement the 5speed auto is over the 4speed auto. ( I know it improved the gas mileage by about 3mpg.) Second I wanted to be able to compare it to our current ride - a '06...
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    How fast is the 2008 MZ5 automatic?

    Hi: Has anyone found a road test for the 2008 MZ5? I would like to know how long it takes the new 5-speed automatic to go 0-60mph. I have searched the net for a long time now and the only road tests I've found are for the 2005-2007 four speed auto - and they seem to run it in about 9-10...
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    Winter weather and sliding doors?

    Thanks for the replies so far. This will be our first vehicle with sliding doors, and I'm glad to hear that there doesn't seem to be a problem with the grove/channel getting frozen up.
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    Winter weather and sliding doors?

    Hi: Now that my local dealers are starting to get some 5's in stock I'm getting prepared to go talk about the numbers ($$) with the dealer. Not looking forward to that since I will be doing a trade-in. Our current ride is a Saturn, a company famous for low pressure sales transactions. Anyway -...
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    Mazda has finally updated their web site

    Hi all: I case you don't know Mazda (USA) has finally updated their web site to include the 2008 Mazda5. I have been checking in daily waiting for them to update it. As soon as I saw it was ready I came here to let you all know. Now I'll go back and look around for myself...
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    consumer guide full review of 2008 mazda5

    Not all new The link and story is interesting. However while they do talk about the 2008 model in the review, the actual test report is of a earlier model (maybe'07). You can tell because the reviewer refers to the pop-up navigation system, which for the 2008 model was changed to a in-dash version.
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