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    Hotchkis Bars and H&R on a Mazda5

    Can you clarify... what is the size of the stock front and rear bars, and what is the size of the bars you upgraded to? Also, did you use stock endlinks or aftermarket?
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    Mazda is doing something right -- a wagon stands tall and sales are up (Article)

    Good to see that the Mazda5 is being received well here and that sales are up. I really want one of these things even though we are soon to be a family of 5.
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    Run the Mazda5 at an HDPE (track roadcourse)

    I can't believe how much I want a Mazda5
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    Run the Mazda5 at an HDPE (track roadcourse)

    Well hey, watch the Mazda5 dominate over the bigger vans. No surprise, but good fun to watch. http://youtube.com/watch?v=zU4paH8qcQ8 Are Mazda3 sway bars compatible with the Mazda5? Who makes stiffer sway bars for the Mazda5? (do the endlinks need replacing?) If I can run a Mazda5 at the...
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    WRX owner looking at Mazda5 for 3rd child

    Hey how's it going? I love my WRX and I really don't want to give it up. The Mazda5 is so awesome that if I got one (even if I could afford to keep both cars) I'd end up driving it M-F cuz of the better gas mileage and toting kids around. So... since you have both a WRX and a mz5, how do you...
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    5AT vs 4AT much difference?

    Oak Tree Mazda, Stevens Creek. Blue. Still dirty from delivery. Nice car. "Joe" helped me.
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    WRX owner looking at Mazda5 for 3rd child

    BTW, this is a very good suggestion.
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    WRX owner looking at Mazda5 for 3rd child

    Great responses all! The mazda5 left such a great impression on me (I test drove it yesterday) that it's still tempting me. I'm completely enthralled with the car-like handling but with the micro-van utility. If I was in the market for a completely new car, (ie I did not have my WRX wagon) then...
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    5AT vs 4AT much difference?

    Anyone drive both the 5 and 4 speed automatic? I just drove the 5AT and I'm wondering how it compares to the 4AT.
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    Mazda5 suspension geometry the same as the Mazda3?

    I know that the wheel base is stretched and widened, but does it have the same suspension geometry as the Mazda3? Both seem to have the Macpherson front and Multilink rear. The pictures appear to be similar. I'm wondering if the Mazda5 will handle like a big tall Mazda3, since they are build...
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    WRX owner looking at Mazda5 for 3rd child

    Hi... my wife and I found out a few weeks ago that we are expecting child #3. The first two are 4 and 1. I currently drive a Subaru WRX wagon and tote my two kids around. My wife drives a Lexus RX330 (because she refused to get the minivan I was suggesting). The RX330 has been our long trip...
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    Confused: which roll bar to get (track day and autox)

    I've been searching around reading stuff and googling. I'm confused. NEED: roll bar rollover protection so I can autox and do track days (including SCCA and NASA events). NO head to head racing. Still daily drive it. REQUIREMENTS: - approved for SCCA and NASA autox and track day events - NOT...
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    2 week old mazda problem

    I dont like all of this new combustion s***, Should just be the driver, chariot, and horse. I dont like all of this new wheels and chariot s***, Should just be the rider and horse. I dont like all of this new big animal horse s***, Should just be the man, his feet, and the earth.
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    Correct? Mazda 2.3L and Ford V6?

    I'm gathering bits and pieces of info here and the net and I'm trying to answer this question: who makes which engine in the Mazda6? Is this correct? Mazda: 2.3L i4 Ford: V6 What about the transmissions linked to them? Also, where are the cars themselves manufactured? I read that it is...
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    Convince me to not buy a WRX and get a Mazda3 instead

    Look, you still don't get it. By titling the thread "convince me..." it incites more of an emotional response compared to the benign and scientific "brainstorm". What will get a better response: "tell my why your car doesn't suck" or "let's brainstorm". So let me spell out things even more...
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    Convince me to not buy a WRX and get a Mazda3 instead

    Sorry, but it's clear you don't get it. Do you really think I'm sitting here with my $20-25k saying to myself, "oh, I don't know which car, I'll post up a poll and let the people of the forum decide for me." In case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, the net forums are great for BRAINSTORMING...
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    Convince me to not buy a WRX and get a Mazda3 instead

    Oh, so funny. So apparently some people need it spelled out. Most people would put more thought into the hotdog/hamburger IF IT COST THEM $20,000 - 25,000.
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    Convince me to not buy a WRX and get a Mazda3 instead

    True, but environmental impact is similar.
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    Convince me to not buy a WRX and get a Mazda3 instead

    Back on topic: My friend, who owns a 3s 5door, says he's only getting 25 mpg. And he drives like a grandma and won't go over the speed limit on the freeway. That's not that much worse than a WRX. Can 3 (5door) owners tell me what you get?
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    hating civics?

    I love my civic because it has given me essentially 106,000 trouble free miles at 32 mpg. Sadly, I will be parting with it soon to buy either a Mazda3 or a WRX (depending upon what I finally decide is best for me) so that I can have a "new" and "safer" car. There's BILLIONS of people who...
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