superbike7
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Well it was one year ago this week that I brought home our 2007 Mazda 5 Touring. We were looking for a bigger vehicle to replace our 1993 Honda Accord and needed more space for baby #3. I like to think of myself as somewhat knowledgable about cars but I had never heard of a Mazda 5. It was my wife who discovered this type of vehicle and got me looking into these microvans. Needless to say after some research, a few reviews and a test drive I was sold. We are both people who like to drive and were very happy that we were not doomed to a future of Caravans and Odysseys because we decided to have a family of five.
We started our search about three months earlier and quickly became discouraged. This is not a common vehicle in the southeastern US (I live in SC) where Suburbans and Expeditions rule the road. So we expanded our search to neighboring states. Also my wife really wanted a manual transmission which was even harder to find. Well one night as I searched Autotrader I decided to expand the search to include the whole East Coast. Way down in Ft. Lauderdale was a pristine, one owner, 2007 Touring with 50k and a 5 speed. He was only asking $9,995.00 so I gave him a call. Turned out to be a really nice guy in his mid 50's who was looking to get out of debt. He had meticulous records of every oil change and service and even gave me a Carfax report. We have a low cost airline (Allegiant) which flies to Ft. Lauderdale for $69, and a week later I was on a plane to pick it up. I test drove it, had it inspected, and a couple of days later I brought her home.
Here is a pic I took tonight. Just had some Yokohama Avid Envigors put on. This car has fit our needs so well. It gets decent MPG, its stylish, easy to park, versatile, and most of all is fun to drive.
We started our search about three months earlier and quickly became discouraged. This is not a common vehicle in the southeastern US (I live in SC) where Suburbans and Expeditions rule the road. So we expanded our search to neighboring states. Also my wife really wanted a manual transmission which was even harder to find. Well one night as I searched Autotrader I decided to expand the search to include the whole East Coast. Way down in Ft. Lauderdale was a pristine, one owner, 2007 Touring with 50k and a 5 speed. He was only asking $9,995.00 so I gave him a call. Turned out to be a really nice guy in his mid 50's who was looking to get out of debt. He had meticulous records of every oil change and service and even gave me a Carfax report. We have a low cost airline (Allegiant) which flies to Ft. Lauderdale for $69, and a week later I was on a plane to pick it up. I test drove it, had it inspected, and a couple of days later I brought her home.
Here is a pic I took tonight. Just had some Yokohama Avid Envigors put on. This car has fit our needs so well. It gets decent MPG, its stylish, easy to park, versatile, and most of all is fun to drive.
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