Space, the needed frontier...

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metalfab

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2014 Ford Edge AWD LTD

• Jul 6, 2014

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...this is the story of the C/SUV. I had a 2012 5 and after a test load of all our camping gear in the new CX-5 I can safely say the 5 has a better interior layout. If the back of the CX-5 had a boxier end like the 5 then there might be more room. Also, the 5 has room between the seats in the middle row. Damn, should have got the less equipped model CX-9 instead of the bells and whistles of the CX-5. I miss my MPV, CUV and SUV marketing killed the import of it to North America. :-/

 

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2014.5 2.5L Touring /w bose

• Jul 6, 2014

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Rent a Uhaul trailer and pull all that stuff. $20/day for a uhaul sure beats doubling your fuel bill for the other 364 days a year.

 

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metalfab

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2014 Ford Edge AWD LTD

• Jul 6, 2014

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A V6 is not that bad, and the new ones I'm sure are better than what the MPV had. I miss the versatility of the minivan, CUVs are basically mid-size sedans with a larger trunk.

 

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Skorpio

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2015 Deep Crystal Blue Mica GT FWD

• Jul 7, 2014

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metalfab said:

CUVs are basically mid-size sedans with a larger trunk.

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That's a good way to look at it. It's a good compromise to me. Faster than my old Civic while getting close mpg with carrying capacity of nearly a minivan but modern, sporty looks.

 

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metalfab

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2014 Ford Edge AWD LTD

• Jul 7, 2014

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Skorpio said:

That's a good way to look at it. It's a good compromise to me. Faster than my old Civic while getting close mpg with carrying capacity of nearly a minivan but modern, sporty looks.

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My 03 MPV had twice the cargo area as the CX-5, completely different animal. We'll have to make do with the space of the CX-5 for a couple of years. We plan on downsizing the house in a year or 2 and a mid-sized vehicle will be on the list.

 

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tibimakai

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2014 CX-5 Touring

• Jul 8, 2014

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If they would have this for sale, for sure I would have purchased this 5, instead of the CX5:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v132/blink_me192/Mazda5-KODO-SIG.jpg
I was thorn between the Nissan Pathfinder or the CX5. Then I have realized, that most of the time I wouldn't need that much space, to drive to work and from work home.

 

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IHeartGroceries

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Mazdaspeed6

• Jul 8, 2014

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My wife and I bought the CX-5 for space, prepping for having a family/kids. Needless to say, we haven't reached that milestone yet, but it's certainly not far off now.
We've had our nieces and nephews and cousins and such, situated in carseats in the back. The CX-5 didn't meet our space expectations, even with a single toddler, that much is certain.

We've discussed trading up for space. We shall see later, I guess, when we've got a kid of our own to cram back there.

It DOES haul the furry kids around nicely, though. (doh)

 

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tibimakai

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2014 CX-5 Touring

• Jul 8, 2014

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We have managed, with my VW Golf with four doors and my wife's CRV.
Now, with the CX5 it's even better, we don't need a bigger vehicle.
The biggest item that we had to carry it was the stroller and it fit in the Golf nicely.