2017 Mazda CX5 - America's Best Crossover
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Other: I would look to buy a pre-2017 CX-5. The 2017 does not appeal to me at all from a stylistic perspective.
This is 17s Parade. So your thoughts on 17. Say for example your car is eaten by a Chewbacca and you film it and sell video for 100k USD. What would you buy then (no used CPO)
Own a '14 that has far exceeded my expectations will very likely replace with another though I'd like one of the forthcoming compression ignition options. The '14 still looks and feels new @70k so no need to be an early adopter- quite happy still. If that need arose now or before new powertrain(s) were available I'm with CD I'd be sniffing out deals on a gen1 car (new or lightly used)- so right here, right now..no I'd replace with more of the same.
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I'm chomping at the bit to get my husband over to our local dealer for his test drive! (I liked mine a lot) Been looking for a replacement car for myself for a long time but always came up empty (most recently the seriously underpowered 2017 Buick Encore AWD Premium (just 138 HP!) The 2017 CX-5 AWD Premium has great power, nice exterior styling & almost luxurious interior! Who know Mazda? Certainly not me until I ran out of brand options & discovered this gem earlier this week & THAT is saying a lot! Have to figure out cash, lease, finance as we can do any of those. Wondering when 2018 is coming out as in no rush...
+1 this.
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- Fmr CX5 Touring
Own a 2015, and would buy a 2017, but didn't, so would I?
I came really close but the dealer didn't respond to email, it bought me some time, and now I'm either gonna get a sedan or wait for the diesel. The diesel, or HCCI, would really improve this car in my opinion so waiting is pretty easy.
I came really close but the dealer didn't respond to email, it bought me some time, and now I'm either gonna get a sedan or wait for the diesel. The diesel, or HCCI, would really improve this car in my opinion so waiting is pretty easy.
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- Fmr CX5 Touring
I cannot tell a lie, it would not be a 2017 Mazda in your scenario.
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Ok, with that clarification, my answer would be "No".
It's not that the 2017 is a bad car, but it's just not for me and I won't be buying any CX-5 that looks like that. 2017 totally killed every stylistic design I liked about my 2014 for the sake of trying to move up-stream and I don't like it at all on that front. Although I've seen some sharp 2017 pictures on this forum, everytime I've seen one in real life I thought it to be incredibly ugly the more and more I see them. At first thought it was ok-ish, not great, but the more I see them the more they look like everything else to me.
So if I had to buy a 2017, no CPO, not even sure I'd buy a CUV this year. At that point probably looking at a different segment. 2017 doesn't scratch what my 2014 does. Thus if I had 100k due to a video of Chewbacca eating my 2014, I'd probably get a Jeep, a sports car/convertible of some sort, and then a daily driver of some sort.
It's not that the 2017 is a bad car, but it's just not for me and I won't be buying any CX-5 that looks like that. 2017 totally killed every stylistic design I liked about my 2014 for the sake of trying to move up-stream and I don't like it at all on that front. Although I've seen some sharp 2017 pictures on this forum, everytime I've seen one in real life I thought it to be incredibly ugly the more and more I see them. At first thought it was ok-ish, not great, but the more I see them the more they look like everything else to me.
So if I had to buy a 2017, no CPO, not even sure I'd buy a CUV this year. At that point probably looking at a different segment. 2017 doesn't scratch what my 2014 does. Thus if I had 100k due to a video of Chewbacca eating my 2014, I'd probably get a Jeep, a sports car/convertible of some sort, and then a daily driver of some sort.
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Dude: "a Chewbacca"- show a little respect faq sake!!
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Thanks for posting the review, I hadn't seen that one yet. I like the part at the end where he says it's got the interior of an Acura or Lexus but at a price of a Nissan Rogue. lol.
Yeah, the styling is hit or miss for some, but it really is the only thing you could knock and I would understand not buying it for that because that is how I am with the CRV, which is a great vehicle otherwise, except for the looks and the CVT because I tow and don't trust it.
However, I owned a '14 as well, and the '17 is superior in every other way and I think the exterior looks better as well, but that's just my opinion. The interior comparison is not really a comparison at all between the two. Everything else is very similar to my '14, just better or upgraded and with a few extras thrown in all for about the same price.
