Been lurking here for a while now. I'm looking to buy a compact SUV and had my heart set on the CX-5. But the Direct injection carbon build up in the long term has me concerned, and also the few reported problems with the rear calipers dragging because of the electronic parking brake also is in the back of my mind. I plan on having this vehicle for the next 5 to 6 years so the long term reliability carries some weight. Most of the vehicles in my price range have around 50K miles, which means it will have over 100K by the time I have it paid off. So I was looking into my other options, i know the Rav4 has a reputation for being reliable. I've got 19K to spend so that puts me in a CX-5 touring or a Rav4 LE of the same year.
I know feelings are going to be biased on a CX-5 forum, but are my concerns over blown? Are the problems I am reading about on here the vocal minority? I won't be getting the tech package so I can dodge the LED daytime running light problem. The car like driving characteristics is what drew me to the CX-5 in the first place, but bout 90% of my driving will be in the city, so I'm not sure if that is a valid reason to get the CX-5, and also I think the CX-5 is the best looking compact SUV out there, but you spend most of the time inside the car, and I think the interior of the two are of similar quality. I'm not sure what to do, this will be the most I've ever spent on a vehicle so I want it to be the correct choice. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
I know feelings are going to be biased on a CX-5 forum, but are my concerns over blown? Are the problems I am reading about on here the vocal minority? I won't be getting the tech package so I can dodge the LED daytime running light problem. The car like driving characteristics is what drew me to the CX-5 in the first place, but bout 90% of my driving will be in the city, so I'm not sure if that is a valid reason to get the CX-5, and also I think the CX-5 is the best looking compact SUV out there, but you spend most of the time inside the car, and I think the interior of the two are of similar quality. I'm not sure what to do, this will be the most I've ever spent on a vehicle so I want it to be the correct choice. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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