Edd
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auto...i took meticulous care of the car and had a lot of the service done at the dealership too
Do you remember if this was a 4 speed auto or a 5?
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auto...i took meticulous care of the car and had a lot of the service done at the dealership too
Do you remember if this was a 4 speed auto or a 5?
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Outside of long term reliability, yes its worth a look. I imagine the transmission will feel quite boring to you compared to the GTI.
Well I'm an unabashed Mazda fan. I would think a CX-5 would be a better option than an Outback outside of the fact it has less cargo space. Similar gas mileage and a better weight to HP ratio. Maybe you are pickier than I, but the interiors of the GT models I've been in have been pretty nice.
Haven't seen the 15', but the interiors are pretty cheap feeling in the current outback and gauges are all over the place.
Well I'm an unabashed Mazda fan. I would think a CX-5 would be a better option than an Outback outside of the fact it has less cargo space. Similar gas mileage and a better weight to HP ratio. Maybe you are pickier than I, but the interiors of the GT models I've been in have been pretty nice.
But isn't the CX-5 more comparable to the imprezza or Crosstrek? I think the Outback is a much bigger vehicle than the CX-5. CX-5 was a strong contender for me when I was shopping last year (ended up with Crosstrek). But it was apples to oranges against the Outback.
Now I'm shopping again, to replace my wife's CRV. Forrester and Outback are the top contenders. The improved MPG on the new Outback could tip the scales.
Decided to go with a 2009 Impreza for our 21 YO son. Time will tell on the head gasket issue (car has 55K miles) but he liked the car and the AWD will help in the winter. Needs a new driver side visor and I want to figure out how to buff out a number of clear coat scuffs on the hood.
I conceded that the Outback has more Cargo space; definitely a bigger car, but not by much. Cargo capacity behind the rear seats is 34.1 cubic feet for the CX-5 vs. 35.5 for the 2015 Outback. With the seats down, the Outback size advantage is more apparent - 73.3 vs 65.4 for the CX-5. As a point of comparison as you are also looking at Forester, that vehicles numbers are 31.5 and 68.5.
The direct competition for the CX-5 is the Escape, Forester, RAV4, CRV and Nissan Rogue. I've driven the Escape, CRV and Rogue and the driving dynamics of those cars isn't in the same league as the CX-5. The reviews of the others also concede that Mazda is by far the best handling car of the category. I have a good relationship with my local Mazda dealership having bought two new cars from them and they've let me test drive the CX-5 a couple of times. I was underwhelmed by the initially released 2.0 Liter engine. The 2.5 is really nice though and doesn't sacrifice much in the way of fuel economy. For a cross over, the cars handling is pretty amazing. I could through it around corners with almost as much ease as my Mazda 3 Hatch. The auto transmission on it is really quite good too and I don't say those words easily as I vastly prefer driving a MT.
Well I'm an unabashed Mazda fan. I would think a CX-5 would be a better option than an Outback outside of the fact it has less cargo space. Similar gas mileage and a better weight to HP ratio. Maybe you are pickier than I, but the interiors of the GT models I've been in have been pretty nice.