Just like the title says, why did you purchase your CX-9?
I've always been a Mazda fan. Their taglines, "The Soul of a Sports Car" and, "Zoom Zoom" speak to me.
My first car in High School was a 1985 Mazda RX-7 and I learned about wrenching on them. I've still got it along with several other 1st and 2nd gen RX-7s. (One is a Spec RX-7 Track car.)
I've had other Mazda vehicles including a 1989 B2600i 4x4 pickup and a 2003 Mazda MPV as my first family hauler. They too handled fairly respectably for a pickup truck and minivan.
Recently, the MPV was involved in a couple of wrecks.
The first one didn't total it out: https://imgur.com/a/M3ZIF
The second one was more minor, but severed a main wiring harness that disabled the engine and caused the repair bill to go sky high: https://imgur.com/a/WFDJyBG
Last mileage on that MPV was 202K miles and it was in great shape before the wreck.
I was originally looking at Ford Explorers, specifically ex Police Interceptors to aid in the safety of my family... People see one of those and they slow down and drive carefully.
But I've heard horror stories about how the water pump leaks into the oil pan and necessitates an engine rebuild before you realize the water pump is leaking. This flaw in the Ford 3.7 L V6 also turned me off of the older CX-9s.
Test drove the Honda Pilot and Toyota Highlander and Hyundai SantaFe. The first two were automtoive equivalents to Valium. The SantaFe was nice, but the 3rd row seat was very cramped and uncomfortable.
Naturally, I was drawn back to Mazda. Started looking at a CX-7s and Mazda 5s as well. In the end, my wife drives so much, we decided to go new and bought our CX-9 with 2 miles on the clock in June of 2018. (As of December 2018, it just had its 10K mile service.)
https://imgur.com/a/7T5OPND
Every ass that has sat in the driver's seat other than mine has been an official Mazda employee. I was there for its unloading off the truck from Baltimore Harbor. I was there when the plastic wrap was pulled. Nobody test drove this car on the dealer's lot. The battery never ran down while being stored on the dealer's lot.
In the end, she meets my family's needs...
I've always been a Mazda fan. Their taglines, "The Soul of a Sports Car" and, "Zoom Zoom" speak to me.
My first car in High School was a 1985 Mazda RX-7 and I learned about wrenching on them. I've still got it along with several other 1st and 2nd gen RX-7s. (One is a Spec RX-7 Track car.)
I've had other Mazda vehicles including a 1989 B2600i 4x4 pickup and a 2003 Mazda MPV as my first family hauler. They too handled fairly respectably for a pickup truck and minivan.
Recently, the MPV was involved in a couple of wrecks.
The first one didn't total it out: https://imgur.com/a/M3ZIF
The second one was more minor, but severed a main wiring harness that disabled the engine and caused the repair bill to go sky high: https://imgur.com/a/WFDJyBG
Last mileage on that MPV was 202K miles and it was in great shape before the wreck.
I was originally looking at Ford Explorers, specifically ex Police Interceptors to aid in the safety of my family... People see one of those and they slow down and drive carefully.
But I've heard horror stories about how the water pump leaks into the oil pan and necessitates an engine rebuild before you realize the water pump is leaking. This flaw in the Ford 3.7 L V6 also turned me off of the older CX-9s.
Test drove the Honda Pilot and Toyota Highlander and Hyundai SantaFe. The first two were automtoive equivalents to Valium. The SantaFe was nice, but the 3rd row seat was very cramped and uncomfortable.
Naturally, I was drawn back to Mazda. Started looking at a CX-7s and Mazda 5s as well. In the end, my wife drives so much, we decided to go new and bought our CX-9 with 2 miles on the clock in June of 2018. (As of December 2018, it just had its 10K mile service.)
https://imgur.com/a/7T5OPND
Every ass that has sat in the driver's seat other than mine has been an official Mazda employee. I was there for its unloading off the truck from Baltimore Harbor. I was there when the plastic wrap was pulled. Nobody test drove this car on the dealer's lot. The battery never ran down while being stored on the dealer's lot.
In the end, she meets my family's needs...
- Tows our 2800 lb pop-up camper.
- Seats 4 plus cargo capacity for the dogs... Or seating capacity for friends.
- Plenty of room in the engine bay; Easy to maintain and repair when the time comes
- Fun and engaging to drive
- My past Mazda vehicles have lasted a long time with little more than basic maintenance.
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