Recent content by astacy

I drive a 5, and I have 3 kids, and it works great for our needs. My kids are 8, almost 5 and 2, so I've got the two bigger kids in the third row on booster seats, and the baby is in a fixed car seat in the second row on the passenger side. I usually leave the driver's side 2nd row seat folded...

Even so, the car was 12 years old with 120,000 miles at that point. So whose point does this prove?(ughdance) :)

Ouch - I object! I've driven manuals for 24 years now (with the exception of an '80 VW Rabbit automatic - who knew VW even made autos that long ago? I bought it used; but I digress), and I've only had to replace one clutch in all that time. That was on my '89 Dodge Colt, a year after my...

Mine's done this a bunch of times, always in second gear while trying to accelerate hard (I have a manual). I haven't had a chance to run it past the dealer yet. Anyone else had this happen?

40 yo mom of three here. We bought it when our third was on the way. It's great for tooling around town, a little tight with kids and groceries at the same time. Love the five speed, just wish it was a turbo like my Passat (husband drives that now) - have to remember to downshift to pass on...

We have the 5 currently configured with a toddler in the second row, a booster seat (seat only - our Graco Turbo Booster with back didn't fit with the third row headrest, so we bought a Cosco seat-only booster for our 6 1/2 year old) in half of the third row, and a Maclaren Techno Classic...

We bought it because we are expecting our third child, and our other options for a vehicle with enough seats were not exciting (Ford Freestyle, Toyota Highlander, or what?) and cost much more. I refused to even consider a "real" minivan. If VW had come through and produced the New Microbus...

1. Which model / color / transmission / options / etc. did you get? Touring, Carbon Grey, 5-speed, no Nav 2. Whereabouts are you located? Silver Spring, Maryland 3. Is this your first Mazda? Yes 4. What other vehicles were you considering, and what would you have bought if the Mazda5 didn't...