We got it today!!! 2007 M5 GT Manual Leather

[SpeedyZoomZoom]

Hi all:
We got it today, Canadian 2007 GT\Stick\AC\Leather.

It drives really well :-))) Took the off ramp just a bit fast to see how it would do. Sweeeeet.

I would like to thank all in this Forum. It was a great source of info to help make the right choice an easy one.

Here are some pics of Hour 1 of our new ride.
Manny

[SpeedyZoomZoom]

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[Medicman]

Congrats on the new veh... is the dash still the black and charcoal grey mix ?
I do like the leather... just wondering how it looks in real life ?

[dsulli37]

No offense...but that leather clashes.

[L8R]

Cool, congrats! I was thinking BMW M5 lol

[cruzdreamer]

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Thanks for sharing the pics......undecided about the leather...it looks so different in almost every shot. Congrats and enjoy the ride!! Looks great!

[miss_steele_msp]

Cool, congrats! I was thinking BMW M5 lol
Me too, but congrats anyway. What color are the seats?

[Zoom5Zoom]

Congrats on the car.... what part of town are you from???? area looks familiar.

[Philster]

Congrats on the car.... what part of town are you from???? area looks familiar.

haha!! I was thinking the same!! Look twice if you see a silver one with leather starting tomorrow..

Phil
Gatineau (Qc)

[dommo_g]

Real nice. Now you just gotta get those ugly protective seat covers off of there to unveil your beautiful leather underneath.

[GWDavis281]

Thanx for sharing the pictures, they grey looks cool!!

I'd have to see the leather up close myself. :)

Glenn |B)

[VA03Speed]

Cool, congrats! I was thinking BMW M5 lol

Hahahaha....I thought the same thing, but nice MX-5.

[jandree22]

The leather is interesting... I'm thinking I like it more than not. Definately could've been worse! Also, I take it that's Galaxy Grey?

Overall... a sexy car ;)

[P_bouchr]

Mmmmm, IMO dark gray or black leather would have been better. I agree it kinda clash... Brown / gray doesn't look that good, especially in the doors. But i'd have to see it in real life to be sure. Though i miss leather seats I had in my jetta lol.

[2cam16]

Nice and congrats ! I'm diggin' the brown a bit. It has a "classy" look to it. :)

[Zoom5Zoom]

haha!! I was thinking the same!! Look twice if you see a silver one with leather starting tomorrow..

Phil
Gatineau (Qc)
Dare ya to come find me in ottawa lol.... I will be the phantom blue GS rocking with a few mods.

[Philster]

It's here!! Took delivery of a silver GT Leather Trim with MP3 changer today! The leather is actually quiet nice.. don't judge it by pictures you may see on the net. Most pictures I've seen so far are way over-exposed and don't do justice to the overall look of the interior..

I've done my best with these: http://picasaweb.google.com/faubry.photo/Mazda52007GTLeatherTrim?authkey=IG9wf1fpuxct-2H1nOkL6jwC1Tc

The colour may appear red on one or two shots but it's actually dark brown. Drove the car from Montréal to Ottawa today (200km), very smooth ride! My only complaint so far (aside from the obvious: passenger armrest, 5 speed AT etc.) is the heated seats.. well, they don't heat that much. In fact I may be doing something wrong because they don't seem to heat at all.. I'll have to look into it tomorrow.

Let me know if you have any questions on the leather package or require more specific pictures!

Phil

[We&2kids]

Thank you Philster, I can finally sleep tonight! I have been so worried about the colour of the leather, as it looked really red in all previous pictures. I have ordered an exact same car as yours, only without the MP3 changer. We asked for a late September delivery as we still need the 7 seats in our Sienna for an upcoming road trip. Now I can't wait to see my new Mazda5!

[We&2kids]

By the way, does the brown carpet come with the car? It looks pretty nice too!

[Philster]

By the way, does the brown carpet come with the car? It looks pretty nice too!

do you mean the floor mats? those are black..

[mazpro]

very nice, I am diggin the Leather. congrats!

[zoomzoom mazda5]

congrats! welcome to the 5 family!

[P_bouchr]

Hey thanks for pics Philster! Agreed the leathers looks nicer on your pics, though i'm still not sure about the brown lol. Anyway I have 4 years to go with mine so in 4 years they probably offer more colors and pleeeease Mazda, a turbo.

Nice car. Everytime I see one I still find it quite nice. I can't keep starring at them lol.

[cruzdreamer]

It's here!! Took delivery of a silver GT Leather Trim with MP3 changer today! The leather is actually quiet nice.. don't judge it by pictures you may see on the net. Most pictures I've seen so far are way over-exposed and don't do justice to the overall look of the interior..

I've done my best with these: http://picasaweb.google.com/faubry.photo/Mazda52007GTLeatherTrim?authkey=IG9wf1fpuxct-2H1nOkL6jwC1Tc

The colour may appear red on one or two shots but it's actually dark brown. Drove the car from Montréal to Ottawa today (200km), very smooth ride! My only complaint so far (aside from the obvious: passenger armrest, 5 speed AT etc.) is the heated seats.. well, they don't heat that much. In fact I may be doing something wrong because they don't seem to heat at all.. I'll have to look into it tomorrow.

Let me know if you have any questions on the leather package or require more specific pictures!

Phil

Great shots...now I can see the color of the leather better....it's pretty nice! The heated seats won't feel thet warm because of the temperature in the vehicle.....it senses the temp and adjusts automatically....at least that's how mine works in my RX 8. Enjoy your ride!!

[SpeedyZoomZoom]

No offense...but that leather clashes.

No offense taken. It does kinda clash.

But the odd thing is them brown, red, things do seem to change color depending on lighting, or mood. Wierd.

I tell you what though. When you sit in them, it feels much better than the 3 non leather demos i drove.

So if anybody is on the fence about it, go for it. I love them now. I am still blown away about how nice the car, I mean minivan, feels considering I payed $25K for it. It feels like at least like a $35K ride.

The other 2 rides I was considering were over $50K, Jeep Commander, Nissan Pathfinder.

My brother told me to at least look at the Mazda 5. I laughed at him, until I drove the damn thing. It drives amazing!!! Those 2 boats drove worse than the Dodge Caravan I had to put to sleep.

And as far as clashing, well I'll just have to load up my Clash London Calling CD and (drive2)

[SpeedyZoomZoom]

Cool, congrats! I was thinking BMW M5 lol

$8.08 donation? Thats gotta be a chinese superstition right ;-)

[SpeedyZoomZoom]

Congrats on the car.... what part of town are you from???? area looks familiar.

Zoom5Zoom, and others thanks for the congrats.

I'm actually in Toronto (Bloor West Village), but I lived in Ottawa for 20 years.

I am plannning a trip to Ottawa soon, I'll be on the look out for you in the 5. Should be easy to spot. Not many of us out there.

[Philster]

Great shots...now I can see the color of the leather better....it's pretty nice! The heated seats won't feel thet warm because of the temperature in the vehicle.....it senses the temp and adjusts automatically....at least that's how mine works in my RX 8. Enjoy your ride!!

Thanks Cruzdreamer. You're right! the seats were heating just fine this morning, with 12 degrees outside! The manual says they are controlled by thermostat. I suppose the it takes a reading of the temp inside the vehicle.

THIS CAR IS AWSOME!! Can't get enough of it so far!!
Next purchase: tinted windows (any suggestions?), winter floor mats and of course winter tires and rims.

[cruzdreamer]

Thanks Cruzdreamer. You're right! the seats were heating just fine this morning, with 12 degrees outside! The manual says they are controlled by thermostat. I suppose the it takes a reading of the temp inside the vehicle.

THIS CAR IS AWSOME!! Can't get enough of it so far!!
Next purchase: tinted windows (any suggestions?), winter floor mats and of course winter tires and rims.

Philster...Gotta get the tinted windows for sure. Also, I have Dunlops for my winter tires and they are great. In my 8 it's like night and day...winter tires make a huge difference! Can't wait to see with the tint! It's fun customizing it, huh!? Anyone put in a dash kit with grey burl wood look or carbon fiber? I think it would be cool! If I get one I want...tint, leather,dash kit, striping of some sort...simple with Mazda 5 wording at end. Would love the DVD system in it too. It's the 5 or the CX 7....to be determined by hubby. Both are great vehicles...the 5 is the best for the money out there! Zoom, Zoom!

[We&2kids]

do you mean the floor mats? those are black..

Black or brown, I like them. I actually negotiated with my dealer to include the all-weather floor mats on delivery (they wouldn't budge much on the price), so I can share some pictures of those when I get my car.

[turbotaz]

Funny, but my aftermarket leather looks more "OEM" than Mazda's:89463

[cruzdreamer]

Funny, but my aftermarket leather looks more "OEM" than Mazda's:89463

I like your aftermarket leather much more...partial to two tone....can I ask how much it cost to do that? Thanks!

[jandree22]

Yeah turbotaz, I agree, that leather is definately spot on! I love it. I'd appreciate further details on that, too.

BTW, welcome :)

[epharmacist]

(omg) That espresso brown leather does look different in different shades of light. They certainly are copying the leather trends of sports cars. But my wife wishes she was sitting in that board meeting when they decided not to offer black, tan, or gray leather. What up?

Thanks for posting these pics. I have been scouring the net trying to find more pics of the leather. I've been offered the 2006 model with after-market leather or I can wait for the 2007 with brown leather....decisions, decisions.....

Cheers!

[Philster]

(omg) That espresso brown leather does look different in different shades of light. They certainly are copying the leather trends of sports cars. But my wife wishes she was sitting in that board meeting when they decided not to offer black, tan, or gray leather. What up?

Thanks for posting these pics. I have been scouring the net trying to find more pics of the leather. I've been offered the 2006 model with after-market leather or I can wait for the 2007 with brown leather....decisions, decisions.....

Cheers!

I guess it may come down to where you live.. up here in Canada, the heated seet option is a taker.. leather seats or not!

[jandree22]

My problem with leather isn't heating it, it's cooling the mo-fo when your bare legs touches it on a 90* afternoon, yike!

[Zoom5Zoom]

Did someone say canada....eh

[Vancouver_M5]

Well if the heated seats are not critical, then I'd opt for the aftermarket leather because you can choose you colors you like and have it be two tone like the fabric version or as in the pics above. Looks way better IMHO. The brown is just the wrong shade. If it looked more similar to the Mazda RX8 or MX5's brown then it would have been much nicer. Its almost too close to the black yet its not black. Also if you get a color other than white, silver, or black, you can also opt for the two tone leather to match your paint such as red or blue


(omg) That espresso brown leather does look different in different shades of light. They certainly are copying the leather trends of sports cars. But my wife wishes she was sitting in that board meeting when they decided not to offer black, tan, or gray leather. What up?

Thanks for posting these pics. I have been scouring the net trying to find more pics of the leather. I've been offered the 2006 model with after-market leather or I can wait for the 2007 with brown leather....decisions, decisions.....

Cheers!

[P_bouchr]

Funny, but my aftermarket leather looks more "OEM" than Mazda's:89463

Man this IS AWESOME! Send this to Mazda right freaking now to show them what they should have done :lol:. Those are damn nice. Far much better than brown IMO. If my Mazda was bought, not leased, I'd seriously think about it...

How much did this cost you? This for all 3 rows + doors inserts, right?

[turbotaz]

Everything you wanted to know is here: http://www.mpvclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13269&highlight=leather


Man this IS AWESOME! Send this to Mazda right freaking now to show them what they should have done :lol:. Those are damn nice. Far much better than brown IMO. If my Mazda was bought, not leased, I'd seriously think about it...

How much did this cost you? This for all 3 rows + doors inserts, right?

[P_bouchr]

Wow, just wow :-). Quite nice job they did to your Mazda. I'm quite impressed.

Oh Mazda, why brown?

[mazdaFIVEmike]

The brown leather makes 4 colours on the interior - 5 if you include the silver on the dash. Too many colours.

Turbotaz picked well - those seats are sweet!!! Nice Job!!

[mazdaFIVEmike]

OK - saw the brown leather in person today for the first time. The picks don't really do it justice - not bad. Not for me but that's just me.