First let me say, that after reading and posting on this forum for several months, what a nice group of people there are on these forums. No back biting and scratching the way you see on some other forums.
This forum has been a great source of information, even with the small amount of people who do own mazda 5,s as compared to other makes and models.
After much deliberation, and my better half, just not being comfortable in the passenger seat on long drives, we have purchased another vehicle. My spouse absolutely loves this little mazda, and if not for the seat we might have pulled the trigger.
The vehicle we purchased I know is nothing comparable or in the same class as a mazda 5, so it is like comparing apples and oranges.
We wound up with a nissan xterra 4x4. Cost us about 5,000 dollars more then the mazda, but in the end I feel we got a lot more, and in some ways a lot less.
Pros xterra vs mazda
1) 4x4, with a low 4x4 also.
2) 265 h.p. 0-60 in 7.7 seconds
3) 21 gallon gas tank
4) stability and traction control
5) Towing ability 5000 pounds
6) More loading space, and huge roofrack(we got the additional yakima loadwarrior)
7) Very powerful air conditioner
8)High command of the road
9) Front passenger folds flat for additonal storage for long objects
10) High off the road for those snow days
11) Flexibility of ways to store things
12) Smooth and powerful five speed tranny
13) Ruggeddness. Its a true truck. Body on chassis.
14) Stadium seating
15) Nice deep supportive seating. And neoprene to boot
Cons
1) Lousy gas mileage. About 16 to the gallon
2) No fun factor of driving, except for straight ahead speed
3)Mazda has seating for six in a pinch
4)More expensive purchase price
5) Harder to park in that obstructed views
6) Both radios are pretty pour, but the mazda has a 6cd changer as oppossed to one cd
7) Have to pay more attention when driving then with the mazda. Its a truck, and on the hiway, needs more constand feedback
8) Because its a truck chassis, the ride is a bit more bumpy and jumpy, and rigid. Have to take turns a bit more delicately.
9)zoom zoom
10) with the auto, having the self gear selector.
11)5000 less greenbacks
12) Insurance of the nissan, will run me about 200 dollars more a year.
Well that is just a general survey. They are two completely different vehicles. Good luck to all who have the mazdas. My wife says if we ever feel the xterra is too much truck for us in the future, we are definately going for the mazda 5.
Much regards Flatfoot
This forum has been a great source of information, even with the small amount of people who do own mazda 5,s as compared to other makes and models.
After much deliberation, and my better half, just not being comfortable in the passenger seat on long drives, we have purchased another vehicle. My spouse absolutely loves this little mazda, and if not for the seat we might have pulled the trigger.
The vehicle we purchased I know is nothing comparable or in the same class as a mazda 5, so it is like comparing apples and oranges.
We wound up with a nissan xterra 4x4. Cost us about 5,000 dollars more then the mazda, but in the end I feel we got a lot more, and in some ways a lot less.
Pros xterra vs mazda
1) 4x4, with a low 4x4 also.
2) 265 h.p. 0-60 in 7.7 seconds
3) 21 gallon gas tank
4) stability and traction control
5) Towing ability 5000 pounds
6) More loading space, and huge roofrack(we got the additional yakima loadwarrior)
7) Very powerful air conditioner
8)High command of the road
9) Front passenger folds flat for additonal storage for long objects
10) High off the road for those snow days
11) Flexibility of ways to store things
12) Smooth and powerful five speed tranny
13) Ruggeddness. Its a true truck. Body on chassis.
14) Stadium seating
15) Nice deep supportive seating. And neoprene to boot
Cons
1) Lousy gas mileage. About 16 to the gallon
2) No fun factor of driving, except for straight ahead speed
3)Mazda has seating for six in a pinch
4)More expensive purchase price
5) Harder to park in that obstructed views
6) Both radios are pretty pour, but the mazda has a 6cd changer as oppossed to one cd
7) Have to pay more attention when driving then with the mazda. Its a truck, and on the hiway, needs more constand feedback
8) Because its a truck chassis, the ride is a bit more bumpy and jumpy, and rigid. Have to take turns a bit more delicately.
9)zoom zoom
10) with the auto, having the self gear selector.
11)5000 less greenbacks
12) Insurance of the nissan, will run me about 200 dollars more a year.
Well that is just a general survey. They are two completely different vehicles. Good luck to all who have the mazdas. My wife says if we ever feel the xterra is too much truck for us in the future, we are definately going for the mazda 5.
Much regards Flatfoot
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