Hello all....we just bought our Mazda 5 sport w/ auto in silver yesterday, and are very happy with the purchase. The vehicle with all weather mats, roof rack, cargo liner, and cargo cover cost us $18,081 (that does not include tax/title/etc). My wife needed/wanted a new vehicle, and she had a 2001 Honda Civic LX 4dr. She was also interested in getting a Honda CR-V, so we researched both the 5, and the CR-V, and test drove both.
I was sure when we test drove the Honda CR-V she was gonna love it, and the whole thing was going to cost us about 4K more if we went with it. But we both were not very impressed with the Honda, it had a fairly rough ride, and the power seemed kind of lacking. Then we test drove the Mazda and I was impressed, I was not expecting it to be as nice as it was. The fit and finish were great, and I was dreading the power of it after reading a lot of negatives about it on the web. But the power from the 2.3 seemed fine, and the transmission shifts very smoothly. The 5 seemed to have more get up and go then the Honda CR-V, and the Honda is rated at 180 HP.
This is out first Mazda ever, and I must admit I was really impressed, and will keep them in mind for any future purchase.
I was sure when we test drove the Honda CR-V she was gonna love it, and the whole thing was going to cost us about 4K more if we went with it. But we both were not very impressed with the Honda, it had a fairly rough ride, and the power seemed kind of lacking. Then we test drove the Mazda and I was impressed, I was not expecting it to be as nice as it was. The fit and finish were great, and I was dreading the power of it after reading a lot of negatives about it on the web. But the power from the 2.3 seemed fine, and the transmission shifts very smoothly. The 5 seemed to have more get up and go then the Honda CR-V, and the Honda is rated at 180 HP.
This is out first Mazda ever, and I must admit I was really impressed, and will keep them in mind for any future purchase.
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