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Comment on waiter-less restaurant: about time by BluntDinerz

BluntDinerz — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:21:04 +0000

I agree with you, there is so much about servers that can be done without. Do you think we are taking them for granted a little bit, though? I’m just sayin’ a call button isn’t the same as a person on the floor with eyes, you feel me?

Comment on Took the bike to work… by James Mann

James Mann — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:58:34 +0000

I realize this is an old post, but if you have the time, I’d like to hear how this project turned out. I have the same Fila Pepsi mountain bike. I converted it to a fixed gear about a month ago and I love it. I picked it up at a thrift store for $10 and it ended up being the funnest bike I’ve ever owned.

Comment on 2008 Mazda5 Review at 7,500 Miles: Questions Answered, Honda Odyssey vs. Mazda5 by Natasha

Natasha — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:58:07 +0000

They had to replace calipers and brake pads on the rear wheels, after they started overheating and rotors on the front. It has about 45,000 miles now (haven’t been driving much in the last few years). Mechanic says that basically there is nothing to protect these mechanisms from the salt and gunk that just get directly in there. Otherwise I’ve been really happy with the reliability – sounds like the same is true of the 5. I don’t know about other cars; we have a honda accord that does not have the same issues though.

Comment on 2008 Mazda5 Review at 7,500 Miles: Questions Answered, Honda Odyssey vs. Mazda5 by bryan

bryan — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:22:59 +0000

Chicago has plenty of salt and potholes, no question. I am not sure what problems you have had, but we haven’t had anything too bad on the 5. I’ve swapped pads a couple times, and we might need to do new rotors soon, but in the 3 years/~45,000 miles nothing out of the ordinary. That being said, the brakes are the same between the 3 and 5 for the most part (I think the 5 has slightly larger rears, but I don’t recall for sure) as are the wheels, so in theory, the problem might remain.

What problems do you have? Do other cars in the area have similar issues?

Comment on 2008 Mazda5 Review at 7,500 Miles: Questions Answered, Honda Odyssey vs. Mazda5 by Natasha

Natasha — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:17:29 +0000

I’ve had a Mazda3, for 7 years now, and it’s a great little car, except the exposed brakes keep costing me at the mechanic’s in New England climate. Now that we have kids, I’m thinking about going to a Mazda5, for more carrying capacity, and I’m wondering if you’ve run into similar issues with the Mazda5. I’m not as familiar with how bad Chicago winters are for cars – I’m from the Boston area, and the salt and potholes are terrible… The mechanic tells me the open design on Mazda3 wheels is the problem; does Mazda5 have the same thing?

Comment on 2008 Mazda5 Review at 7,500 Miles: Questions Answered, Honda Odyssey vs. Mazda5 by Newton

Newton — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:15:12 +0000

Mazda 5 is the best general purpose family car I’ve ever owned. Seats 2 adults and 2 children with a sizable amount of travel gear comfortably. Handles extremely well as the OP said, like a car. The little 4-banger will get up and go too – the car is light enough not to bog it down.
The interior is roomier than the exterior would have you believe (how did they thwart the space-time continuum like that?). Much of the controls and dash have a cheap, “plasticky” feel to it, particularly the shifter, but it’s not bad enough to impact the driving experience.
Under the hood, the cheap plasticky-ness continues with the engine cover, battery cover and inlet ducting. You will be replacing a couple of those plastic ‘rivets’, but they’re only a buck and a half. Changing the oil is not an ordeal as with some cars.

All-in-all, we love this car.

Comment on 2008 Mazda5 Followup Review: A Few Months Later by bryan

bryan — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:05:29 +0000

We have had no problems on longer trips. seats are comfortable and we had no problems.

Comment on 2008 Mazda5 Followup Review: A Few Months Later by sara reed

sara reed — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:51:54 +0000

How does the Mazda5 do on long road trips, over 500 miles?

Comment on Why am I so considerate or Why is everyone so selfish and self-centered? by Lais Hasek

Lais Hasek — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:17:08 +0000

Well, I think people ARE selfish and self-centered. Just look at history – They are ALWAYS trying to be the best, the richer, no matter what. They don’t care if you have to abuse, kill, anyone to reach their goal. Just look at Brazil or Africa, they made the Africans slaves so that they could higher their profit. Portuguese people also extracted many natural resources from Brazil, they didn’t care if they were exterminating our environment and destroying the Atlantic forest, nooo, they just wanted the money and NOTHING, was going to stand in their way! Did they ask us if we wanted to be slaves? Did they ask us if we wanted to destroy our country for money? And even if we did, the money should have been invested on US not on them. See, SOME people have always been selfish and things aren’t fair.

I want this to change somehow, but that happened in 1500 and look at us now, we are the same. Didn’t we learn SOMETHING from the past? I’m afraid not everyone. Even in 2010, we still the same. It’s sad and even a 14 years old teenager like me can understand that. I beg you, since you know how bad it is to be selfish and self-centered, don’t be. WE STILL HAVE HOPE TO CHANGE, always. If we don’t fight, if we don’t believe, who will?…

Comment on New Car Coming… 2008 Mazda5 by Garry

Garry — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:24:47 +0000

With all the seats up there’s less trunk space, but not ‘none’. I can easily do the grocery shopping for 2 people and put it in the back with all the seats up. We’ve loaded ours with 4 women and their luggage, plus me (a guy) so we had one rear seat down, and it was fine. I rode in the back for 2 hours, it wasn’t wonderful, but it wasn’t bad either. I have back problems, and I wasn’t hurting when I got out.

We have a 135 pound Bullmastiff. That’s definitely an ‘all-seats-down’ situation, he pretty much takes up the whole back of the car. The low step through the sliding side door makes it very easy for him to get in and out. That was the whole reason we bought the car. We got an ’06 when they first came out (in the U.S.) and we’ve been very happy with it.