Why not both?! Kidding aside, I own a 2009 Mazda3, 5MT and a Mazda5 AT. Yesterday we took a day trip and loaded 2 coolers, 6 foot long overhead tent with the cover and 4 bags of food and 2 adults, 1 kid. Easy and the drive included mountain turns, twisties and inclines, it was fun.
After we unloaded all the gear and the kid, we put all the seats up and took 5 adults to dinner, other than the person in the 3rd row, everyone had nice leg room and everyone had lots of shoulder/hip space.
You can't beat the utility of a family mover and grocery getter of the Mazda5. But you can't beat the excitment and fun of handling of the Mazda3.
After we unloaded all the gear and the kid, we put all the seats up and took 5 adults to dinner, other than the person in the 3rd row, everyone had nice leg room and everyone had lots of shoulder/hip space.
You can't beat the utility of a family mover and grocery getter of the Mazda5. But you can't beat the excitment and fun of handling of the Mazda3.
