buyingconstant7
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- 2014 CX-5 GS AWD
My mom has a 2014 CX-5 with the 2.5. Honestly, this car has totally changed my opinion of Mazda. I used to think of them like Nissan or some other Japanese brand second to Toyota or Honda. But no, Mazda is probably my favorite car brand, and I'm a Volkswagen diehard fanboy. But she now has 240,000kms, and has only required an oil pressure sensor(oil leak), a transmission shifter unit(car didn't recognize it was in park), and that's it. Doesn't burn a drop of oil, consistently gets stellar fuel economy, and it's definitely worked hard. I had to tow a few things with it, once I was wayyyyy over it's rating but had no choice and drove 2 hours towing 5,000lbs. I still got 25mpg towing, and it held 6th gear no problem doing 60mph. I love this thing. But it's getting older, mileage is creeping up and mom wants something newer. I think I'm going to convince her to get a new CX-5, but I've been out of the loop with the newer ones. Has the reliability changed? I know fuel economy, power with the turbo, and build quality etc. have all taken a big leap, but one thing is she drives a lot, and often to areas without cell service. I would have no problem in getting her an employee discount since I work at Toyota and get her into a Rav4, but the CX-5 I believe, is the best small SUV. Thanks guys