drmoll2011
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- Mazda CX-5 Sport Manual
My husband and I just bought the MT Sport CX-5 and I love it! We had two trucks, a Ford F-150 and a Toyota Tacoma. We're giving the F-150 to his son and keeping the Tacoma. Though we definitely wanted to keep a truck (we camp a lot), we HAD to have something with some reasonable mileage. We looked at Chevy Eco Cruises and Sonics (ick) but a car just doesn't "suit" us. I drove a used Ford Escape Hybrid and found it very uncomfortable - plus most of our driving is highway and the mileage was actually worse highway versus city, of course. The Equinox caught our eye but too many people said they couldn't get the promised 32 mpg, even with the manual transmission. Can't remember how I found it...Edmunds or something...but up popped the CX-5 and voila. We had our vehicle, and I love it. I wish I could've gotten one with more bells and whistles (something for Mazda to consider for the future), but for the price and the mpg you just can't beat it.
Especially important to us was the ground clearance, which in the CX-5 was a good inch at least higher than the Equinox. Critical for us given our...rustic...driveway.
I'm always nervous buying a brand new model. Once that worked out extremely well for me - I bought an Eagle Summit the first year, adored that car and drove the wheels off it. However, my Saturn Ion was an utter disaster. Hoping this one swings the pendulum the other way!
Especially important to us was the ground clearance, which in the CX-5 was a good inch at least higher than the Equinox. Critical for us given our...rustic...driveway.
I'm always nervous buying a brand new model. Once that worked out extremely well for me - I bought an Eagle Summit the first year, adored that car and drove the wheels off it. However, my Saturn Ion was an utter disaster. Hoping this one swings the pendulum the other way!