Mazda5 owners, the other rides (current and past)

[elbastardocalvo]

My rides

We currently have only one car, a 2007 Mazda5 GT (gray with terra cotta leather) (only need one car living in the city).

Past cars:

1984 Saab 900 Turbo (8-valve)
1998 VW Jetta GL
2000 VW Jetta GLS
2002 Saab 9-3 SE (hazelnut, with gray, a real sleeper)
2004 Saab 9-5 Arc (silver, gorgeous)


My wife's past cars:

1990 Honda Civic
1998 Plymouth Neon (crunched in a horrible accident)
2000 Honda Civic

 

[KBrian]

The official list: 69 Datsun 510 2dr
70 Toyota Corolla 2dr
70 Ford Pinto
70 Chev Suburban
70 Olds Cutlass
78 Yamaha 650 Special
84 Honda Nighthawk S (X 2) Bought new
78 Ford Capri
83 Kawasaki 550 Ninja
85 F250 2wd reg cab
86 Honda 750 Intercepter
88 Mustang 5.0 Hatchback, bought new, still have it
89 Taurus SHO
89 Ford Escort GT bought new
96 Sable LS dohc V6 (first automatic anything) still got (Gone to a new home, my neice)
96 Olds Aurora still got
07 Mazda 5 GT 5spd July 09 buy.

 

[sykopat]

Current rides:
Mazda 3 Sport GT 2007
Mazda5 GT 2009

Past rides:
Mazdaspeed6 2006
Mazda RX-8 2006
Mazda3 GT 2007
Ford Focus Wagon 2001
Acura RSX Type S 2001
Volkswagen Jetta VR6 GLX 2001
Nissan Sentra SE 2001
Mazda 323 1994
Hyundai Accent "sport" 1998 (mouhahaha)
Pontiac Firefly 1990

I believe that's it.

 

[kboutsider]

Current
06 Mazda5 GT
07 Dodge Ram 2500 5.7L Hemi
81 International 5 ton

Past
03 Mazda Protege5
99 Plymouth Voyager
95 Chevy Cavalier
05 Pontiac Sunfire SLX
91 Pontiac Sunbird x2
94 Chevy Cavalier Z24
92 Chevy Beretta GTZ
91 Chevy Sprint
89 Hyundai Excel

There has been more but you get the idea...

 

[SGT_OKINAWA]

Rides are listed in the signature (eekdance)

Peace!(rei)

 

[Robotazky]

Current:

'09 Mazda5 GT
'09 Ford Focus SES Coupe
'09 Kawasaki KLR 650
'93 Mazda MX3 GS V6 (210,000 miles)
'92 Ford F150 XLT (276,000 miles)

Past:

2009 Honda Accord EX-L V6 Coupe
2008 Honda Civic Si Coupe
2006 Ford F150 FX4 supercab
1992 VW GTI ($10K in mods)
1985 VW GTI
1987 Renault Encore
1979 Mazda RX7
1979 Mercury Capri 5.0 (400WHP)

You can see that I like to keep my cars for a while, except for the Honda junkers(I hate Honda now).

 

[coolmazda5]

You can see that I like to keep my cars for a while, except for the Honda junkers(I hate Honda now).

It is an interesting comment, I've owned 1 Honda so far, OK car but not really the "wow reliable" effect everybody talks about. I've also owned a share of Fords, and is not as bad as the opinion says (dunno)

 

[kboutsider]

'09 Kawasaki KLR 650

I had an 89 KLR 250 a few years back.

 

[DiscoStew]

My Rides

Past:

1984 VW Sirocco (Wolfsburg ed 5 speed)
1988 Mazda MX6
1992 Honda Civic Coupe
1995 Isuzu Rodeo
1993 Mazda MX6
1998 VW Passat
1996 BMW 318 convert w/ hard top
2000 Volvo V70R
2001 Saab 9-3 Viggen Convert
1996 Volvo 850 GLT Wagon
2007 BMW 328xi Coupe

Current:

2008 Audi A4 Avant Q 2.0T S-Line Manual
2009 Mazda5 Touring

 

[Robotazky]

It is an interesting comment, I've owned 1 Honda so far, OK car but not really the "wow reliable" effect everybody talks about. I've also owned a share of Fords, and is not as bad as the opinion says (dunno)

Actually Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln are all in the top ten brands according to JD Power, while Mazda is next to last in I believe the 33rd position.

 

[KBrian]

At least we beat someone (VW maybe)

 

[Robotazky]

At least we beat someone (VW maybe)

I would never have bought a car from a maker in the bottom 10% of quality ratings if the particular model that I was purchasing wasn't rated much higher than the rest of the make. The 5 is actually rated pretty high, and in the consumer reports-type verdicts where they just choose one car in each segment, the 5 always wins. They always put it in the minivan segment, so it's pretty easy to win for performance, but the 5 has to beat the Odyssey and Chrysler minivan to win the segment. That's pretty good.

 

[remarquian]

Yeah, the Mazda5 is rated high by Consumer Reports, but JD Powers doesn't rate it too highly.

In general, I ignore JD Powers. It rarely jives with my "reality".

 

[Robotazky]

Yeah, the Mazda5 is rated high by Consumer Reports, but JD Powers doesn't rate it too highly.

In general, I ignore JD Powers. It rarely jives with my "reality".

True. Also Edmunds really like it.

http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/consumerstoprated/2009/

 

[CometGSR]

Ok guys, are you ready??

Current:

^ 1995 Ford Thunderbird - Too many repairs and mods to list. Work in progress: 3.73 gears, aluminum driveshaft Spring 2010. 4.6L OHV Modular V8 SCT Tuned 15.8 @ 90MPH 1/4

^ 2002 Ford Ranger XLT - 2.3L I-4 Daily Driver, American Racing Outlaw II rims, Fiberglass Cover

Mazda5 Sport - Appearence Package, Bridgestone Blizzak winter tires (shown elsewhere)

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Previous Rides:

^ 1997 Mercury Comet GS-R (Sable), 3.0L Vulcan V6, Well modded, SHO bolt ons, SCT Tuned, 17.4 @ 88MPH 1/4 mile

^ 1999 Ford Taurus SE, 3.0L Vulcan V6, Got some Sable cast offs, Daily Driver

^ 2000 Mercury Villager Sport - 3.3L Nissan V6. Traded in for the Mazda5

^ 1997 Ford Aspire GV - Rolling on 13" rims. Manual Transmission, second Aspire owned

^ 1996 Ford Probe SE - 2.0L DOHC I-4, Lowered 1.3"

^ 1990 Ford Festiva LX - Modded with appearence bolt ons, large moonroof, hollowed converter, nice puddle jumper. First car I owned.

There are a few others, but they aren't that interesting. You can visit my website to read all about them.. http://www.v8thunderbird.com

 

[coolmazda5]

Ok guys, are you ready??

What about posting some Fords? Just kidding, cool stuff. My family was a big Ford fan so I managed to drive a few as well...

^ 2000 Mercury Villager Sport - 3.3L Nissan V6. Traded in for the Mazda5

Hey, that is a Nissan Quest

^ 1996 Ford Probe SE - 2.0L DOHC I-4, Lowered 1.3"

And that is a Mazda RX-7, oh no, wait, that was the 1st gen, right?

 

[CometGSR]

My Probe was a second GEN. They did look a little like the RX-7, kind of like a sibling.

 

[Fidrats5]

Hmm

Down to one car for the wife and I. We have two kids, and I bike to work.

Present:
2009 Mazda 5 Sport MT Galaxy Gray (bone stock, well, we have a protective cover over the rear seats when they fold down, and a cargo cover, oh and Yak racks now)

Past:
2001 Honda Civic (needed something with more space, example M5, see present)
1996 Honda Civic (good car, till it found the rear end of another car)
1978 VW "Bus" (way too tricky, donated it!)
1999 VW GTI VR6 (had for 2 weeks and gave back to the dealer with defects)
1997 Toyota Tacoma (miss this one dearly, we decided to go to one car, see present)
1987 Nissan Sentra (OK)
1986 Mazda 323 (could not kill this one)
1972 BMW 2002tii (fun, when it ran)
1966 Plymouth Valiant 100 (AKA The Sloth)

 

[Fidrats5]

It is an interesting comment, I've owned 1 Honda so far, OK car but not really the "wow reliable" effect everybody talks about. I've also owned a share of Fords, and is not as bad as the opinion says (dunno)

Having had two Civics, one 96 and an 01, the 96 drivetrain just felt more solid, got 180K easily until we killed it in an accident. the 01 was not bad but we got the occasional check engine light for the v-tec and the tranny was not quite as solid and crisp. YMMV

 

[Robotazky]

Down to one car for the wife and I. We have two kids, and I bike to work.

Present:
2009 Mazda 5 Sport MT Galaxy Gray (bone stock, well, we have a protective cover over the rear seats when they fold down, and a cargo cover, oh and Yak racks now)

Past:
2001 Honda Civic (needed something with more space, example M5, see present)
1996 Honda Civic (good car, till it found the rear end of another car)
1978 VW "Bus" (way too tricky, donated it!)
1999 VW GTI VR6 (had for 2 weeks and gave back to the dealer with defects)
1997 Toyota Tacoma (miss this one dearly, we decided to go to one car, see present)
1987 Nissan Sentra (OK)
1986 Mazda 323 (could not kill this one)
1972 BMW 2002tii (fun, when it ran)
1966 Plymouth Valiant 100 (AKA The Sloth)

I want the cargo cover, but man that thing is punitively expensive. Is there a cheap internet site for Mazda accessories?