Hi All:
I went to the Mazda dealership and I took at look at a 5 today (and the MS3SPeed).
Nice car overall. It looks really good in the front...a bit "alienish" from the rear. But otherwise nice.
The interior felt a but budget but not bad for the cost. The dealer claimed he could get it for me for $500 over invoice (Touring Version)....is that good/bad?
A few things that I would want that they didn't have on the lot were:
1) NAV....I have a PDA GPS and it's been very handy for me but a in-dash version would be very nice...although they charge a ludicrous amount for it.
2) Xenons...would I need to get the GT for that or can I get the T to come with it?
3) Why is Mazda STILL using a 4 speed auto in these cars? I find it quite archaic in this day and age to be using something like that...in all things a minivan crossover. Last year that alone stopped me from getting the 3.
4) Is there any particular reason that the 5 gets alot worse fuel mileage than the 3? And also why is the 5's smog index so much worse than the 3's? I'd have though the pollution index wouldn't be so high for a small car/engine?
Thoughts? Inputs?
Cheers!
I went to the Mazda dealership and I took at look at a 5 today (and the MS3SPeed).
Nice car overall. It looks really good in the front...a bit "alienish" from the rear. But otherwise nice.
The interior felt a but budget but not bad for the cost. The dealer claimed he could get it for me for $500 over invoice (Touring Version)....is that good/bad?
A few things that I would want that they didn't have on the lot were:
1) NAV....I have a PDA GPS and it's been very handy for me but a in-dash version would be very nice...although they charge a ludicrous amount for it.
2) Xenons...would I need to get the GT for that or can I get the T to come with it?
3) Why is Mazda STILL using a 4 speed auto in these cars? I find it quite archaic in this day and age to be using something like that...in all things a minivan crossover. Last year that alone stopped me from getting the 3.
4) Is there any particular reason that the 5 gets alot worse fuel mileage than the 3? And also why is the 5's smog index so much worse than the 3's? I'd have though the pollution index wouldn't be so high for a small car/engine?
Thoughts? Inputs?
Cheers!