New to Forum, Questions about purchase

[elwaylite]

My wife and are are getting near buying a new car. I had never considered buying a Mazda but when we went by the dealership we both fell in love with the looks of the Mazda3.

I have a few questions about what were are looking for because we are sadly trading in a 2001 xtra cab toyo prerunner due to gas mileage and more room. We'll miss the truck but it's time.

*) Is the backseat usable for normal size adults. This is the main reason we are looking because when people visit now we drive their cars because of the truck.

*) I know the car handles well and has power, but does it still have a good ride on the interstate and not so great roads?

*) How is wind noise? Another reason we are looking, truck is loud

*) Comfortable on long trips?

*) Finally, we can' decide between the sedan or 5 door, any pro's or cons between the two other than more storage room in the 5door?


thanks alot for the help.

[ZoomVT]

Hello! and welcome to the forums!

Let me try to answer some of your questions:

*) Yes the backseats is usable for adults. I do some car pooling and i fit 2 and some times 3 adults on the back seat. Not great for extedned trips; but anything under 1 hour is fine.

*) Great ride on the interstate; you would be surprised at the quick acceleration at highway speeds; and the handling is phenomenal. I am pretty sure that better than a truck.

*) Wind noise is not totally mute but it is not annoying or droning. If you keep your windows closed and you dont have a sunroof wind defelctor then you will have less noise. I dont have any complains on this department and i do a lot of highway traveling at high speeds.

*) Yes it is; as mentioned above. The front 2 passengers are very comfortable. I made a 7 hour trip and i didnt even have to stop to stretch i was so comfy.

*) I would have to recommend the sedan. Yes it ios true that you may get more storage in the hatch; but i believe you may lose some room on the back seat. I cannot confirm this but i think head room is better in the sedan than in the hatch; strangely enough. The sedan is much sexier.
But again; i am biased cause i really dislike the hatch.

[elwaylite]

thanks for the input. I like the hatch, but I think I'd like the sedan with a spoiler better. I read some where that a guy thought the hatch had a little more noise, dunno though.

Anyone know if the spoiler can be installed by the dealer if not on the car?

[ZoomVT]

yes i think it can be dealer installed.

[tsunami]

HATCH!!! screw teh spoiler get the hatch!!! cause its way sexayier!!!

good luck with the purchase man... the prerunner thats teh xrunners slower brother right??