Comments on: 2008 Mazda5 Followup Review: A Few Months Later http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/ doing stuff on the internets. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:17:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Mike Lavelle http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Mike Lavelle Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:15:15 +0000 http://www.dayafteryesterday.com/?p=214#comment-252 Brian, Just happened upon this site and while reading was like wow, This guy knows where i'm comming from. I am an audi guy. I sold my b5 avant for the mazda5 since I can grow with it and its not a minivan I hate minivans. You won't catch me driving one. My friends now give me crap about buying this car. Saying why not buy the routon or the toureg or something german. Well I am now getting older and spoiled by what Audi has given me, even older audi's like my 200 20v avant or the b5's with auto climate controls heated seats, full power everything. I was about to buy a BMW but the prices were all over the place on those and on the e46 325i i was not impressed with the power, seems like the transmission ate up to much torque. the mazda had more get up and go. I just picked up my mazda5 this weekend. handles nice compared to anything else in its class and even better then some cars too. It has many options I like. Many companies don't put stering wheel controls on the wheel or have limited control. Not the 5, volume even a mute which is really nice, cruise control and the speed control is very responsive IMO I can easily just use the +/- on the highway. I would have liked a mutifunction display like mpg and so on but hey i got auto climate controls. These are not easy to come by for some odd reason. Audi spoiled me here. I hate always adjusting the temp. in winter you crank the heat next thing you know your roasting then you turn it down then your freezing. The mazda has rear a/c on/off great add on. I wish I jad HID's but hey non of my audi's had them prior to me having the car, they do now. I am also looking for add ons like blue tooth i know where the plug is but can i just add it? same with auto head lamps maybe i'm getting to lazy here. The noise in the car is a little more then expected. I can hear everything. I am wondering if maybe an undercoating will help, i was thinking of doing this just for rust reasons. Brian I would love more feed back on your mazda experience especially since your an audi guy like me. I'm trying to find out more about known issues, and more ownership knwoledge. Its a minivan I don't see many people joining the forums for one of these like the owner of an URquattro. codeyell0@yahoo.com definitly would love to hear from you some time Mike Brian,

Just happened upon this site and while reading was like wow, This guy knows where i’m comming from. I am an audi guy. I sold my b5 avant for the mazda5 since I can grow with it and its not a minivan I hate minivans. You won’t catch me driving one. My friends now give me crap about buying this car. Saying why not buy the routon or the toureg or something german. Well I am now getting older and spoiled by what Audi has given me, even older audi’s like my 200 20v avant or the b5′s with auto climate controls heated seats, full power everything.
I was about to buy a BMW but the prices were all over the place on those and on the e46 325i i was not impressed with the power, seems like the transmission ate up to much torque. the mazda had more get up and go.
I just picked up my mazda5 this weekend. handles nice compared to anything else in its class and even better then some cars too. It has many options I like. Many companies don’t put stering wheel controls on the wheel or have limited control. Not the 5, volume even a mute which is really nice, cruise control and the speed control is very responsive IMO I can easily just use the +/- on the highway. I would have liked a mutifunction display like mpg and so on but hey i got auto climate controls. These are not easy to come by for some odd reason.
Audi spoiled me here. I hate always adjusting the temp. in winter you crank the heat next thing you know your roasting then you turn it down then your freezing. The mazda has rear a/c on/off great add on.
I wish I jad HID’s but hey non of my audi’s had them prior to me having the car, they do now. I am also looking for add ons like blue tooth i know where the plug is but can i just add it? same with auto head lamps maybe i’m getting to lazy here. The noise in the car is a little more then expected. I can hear everything. I am wondering if maybe an undercoating will help, i was thinking of doing this just for rust reasons.
Brian I would love more feed back on your mazda experience especially since your an audi guy like me. I’m trying to find out more about known issues, and more ownership knwoledge. Its a minivan I don’t see many people joining the forums for one of these like the owner of an URquattro.
codeyell0@yahoo.com definitly would love to hear from you some time
Mike

]]> By: B Crawford http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-250 B Crawford Thu, 20 May 2010 15:30:55 +0000 http://www.dayafteryesterday.com/?p=214#comment-250 HI Bryan, we are looking at buying this same mini minivan and was wondering if you can tell me any glitches that you have run into? Thanks HI Bryan,
we are looking at buying this same mini minivan and was wondering if you can tell me any glitches that you have run into?

Thanks

]]> By: bryan http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-246 bryan Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:09:09 +0000 http://www.dayafteryesterday.com/?p=214#comment-246 trust me, I am allowed to mod my own cars, she just doesn't want her car modded my way. If it were my car, I would think about suspension mods done, exhaust, and perhaps intake. Maybe. trust me, I am allowed to mod my own cars, she just doesn’t want her car modded my way. If it were my car, I would think about suspension mods done, exhaust, and perhaps intake. Maybe.

]]> By: joe salano http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-245 joe salano Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:28:34 +0000 http://www.dayafteryesterday.com/?p=214#comment-245 did he really say his wife wouldnt allow him to make modifications? i better stop did he really say his wife wouldnt allow him to make modifications? i better stop

]]> By: Melissa http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Melissa Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:57:26 +0000 http://www.dayafteryesterday.com/?p=214#comment-204 Hi, just wanted you to know that your review and comments about the Mazda 5 sealed the deal for me. I bought a 2008 in July and absolutely love it! We traded our Honda Odyssey for it and I am thrilled to be able to park without trouble. I definitely prefer it to the Odyssey even though it's not as tricked out. Hi, just wanted you to know that your review and comments about the Mazda 5 sealed the deal for me. I bought a 2008 in July and absolutely love it! We traded our Honda Odyssey for it and I am thrilled to be able to park without trouble. I definitely prefer it to the Odyssey even though it’s not as tricked out.

]]> By: bryan http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-203 bryan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:53:04 +0000 http://www.dayafteryesterday.com/?p=214#comment-203 there are 2 factory rear mats, they are both the same shape. one is the carpeted one and the other is the all weather one. if you have 2 small ones for the back seat they are not the factory ones. that is to say you can't use them, they just aren't the factory ones. there are 2 factory rear mats, they are both the same shape. one is the carpeted one and the other is the all weather one. if you have 2 small ones for the back seat they are not the factory ones. that is to say you can’t use them, they just aren’t the factory ones.

]]> By: Luke http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Luke Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:59:25 +0000 http://www.dayafteryesterday.com/?p=214#comment-202 OK, so it's an "either or" thing? I also have two stand alone mats for each rear passenger seat. It just seemed redundant to me. OK, so it’s an “either or” thing? I also have two stand alone mats for each rear passenger seat. It just seemed redundant to me.

]]> By: bryan http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-201 bryan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:33:37 +0000 http://www.dayafteryesterday.com/?p=214#comment-201 the rear mat... the E one.. the middle of the E goes in between the second row seats... does that make sense? so it goes under the second row passengers feet and the long middle part on the path to the 3rd row... the rear mat… the E one.. the middle of the E goes in between the second row seats… does that make sense? so it goes under the second row passengers feet and the long middle part on the path to the 3rd row…

]]> By: Luke http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Luke Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:23:19 +0000 http://www.dayafteryesterday.com/?p=214#comment-200 Dumb question, but how do you fit the floor mats in the back? That one that is shaped like an elongated "E" makes no sense to me, and I own the darn van! I've tried to put it in the 3rd row, but the sides don't seem to fit under the passenger seats. What am I doing wrong? Dumb question, but how do you fit the floor mats in the back? That one that is shaped like an elongated “E” makes no sense to me, and I own the darn van! I’ve tried to put it in the 3rd row, but the sides don’t seem to fit under the passenger seats. What am I doing wrong?

]]> By: bryan http://bryanknight.org/2008/04/2008-mazda5-followup-review-a-few-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-199 bryan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:31:19 +0000 http://www.dayafteryesterday.com/?p=214#comment-199 Interesting. I have not heard anything about this, nor do I see anything about it on any forums or some google searching. Obviously any internal combustion engine ingesting water is bad. I haven't actually looked at the air intake, so I am not sure where it pulls air from, but I do know that it is very similar to the Mazda3 and they have sold a lot of those, seemingly without major issues. Good luck with yours, sorry to hear about you troubles! Interesting. I have not heard anything about this, nor do I see anything about it on any forums or some google searching. Obviously any internal combustion engine ingesting water is bad. I haven’t actually looked at the air intake, so I am not sure where it pulls air from, but I do know that it is very similar to the Mazda3 and they have sold a lot of those, seemingly without major issues.

Good luck with yours, sorry to hear about you troubles!

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