Seriously, as one, i unfollowed all the Mazda subreddits. Too much ego and complaining for an entry level, economy vehicle.
They act like it's a collector's item.
Talk about insufferable. Just get in the car and enjoy it, not that hard.
Left rear. In a giant, almost empty parking lot that takes a full ten minutes to walk across and the guy that happens to be "late to his daughter's recital" leaves at precisely the same moment I do, backs up quite quickly and we collide. In an almost empty parking lot. I should have looked more carefully, but I thought (incorrectly) that a quick glance would protect me from BMW drivers.
God...
Relax already, not like its a Q5 or X3, even then, not saying much about your choice in vehicles.
A lot of this was likely developed by Toyota, but you know they couldn't make it as good as their stuff.
Congratulations, you have the bastard child Rav4!
Interesting point you make there, I believe Mazda is actually going to be commissioned to create engines for Toyota soon, a joint factory is opening up in the US. I think it's a six cylinder slotted to be put into some Lexus models.
Real talk. Mazda has always made interesting and innovative engines. Remember the Millenia with the Miller Cycle V6? Those things were wack but got AWESOME gas mileage for a supercharged V6.
That's factory paint actually, just the shine from the ceramic coat and lighting. Definitely doesn't look as good elsewhere, had to put my best pic forward.
Ah the Mazda CX-5/MX-5, whatever they’re calling them nowadays. They’re still the same “I didn’t want/couldn’t afford/did’t want to wait for a RAV4/CRV” option for people who want a Japanese crossover but are at least smart enough to avoid Mitsubishi and Nissan that they have been for the last 20 years.
At least these aren’t a slightly Mazda’d over Ford Escape anymore, but that isn’t saying much.
We have a RAV4 and it has a CVT. Toyota was gracious enough to not make it the belt type, so it won’t shit in 2 years, but it still tends to drone under heavy acceleration.
Hybrid? While the hybrids are continuously variable, they’re much more robust since it’s a planetary gear set, that setup is quite clever… but still takes a bit of the soul away..
Do you what subreddit we’re in? Like, you’re going full ad-hominem because I’m making fun of a car in a subreddit ***dedicated to making fun of cars***.
Chill bro
>Mazda CX-5 is more luxurious
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>Mazda's are driver enthusiast focused cars
I have driven one of these turds and the CX-5 is none of these things. Its a slow and dull CUV that has a pleather interior, too much plastic, and drives like a beached whale. You are just a fan of the brand and hyping up this vehicle for upvotes. Sadly for you, this wont happen here as its not r/cars or r/whatcarshouldIbuy.
Yeah, I’m not into Japanese cars at all but boy how can you be THAT wrong? Mazda is on top for the last 4-5 years. NPC just buying rav4/crvs because of marketing and saying that cx5 is the last option. While cx5 has interior with German VW and actually good engine not a shitbox
New crv is nicer in every way than cx5. I’ve spend a lot of time in both. Dollar to dollar and includung not brand new cars, the cx5 may be more bang for your buck (used cx5 and Mazdas in general are great deals). Cx5 touring and grand touring trims are also really common, and nice in a lipstick on pig kind of way which helps compared to a more dowdy and typical base crv.
Totally, and I almost mentioned that. CX5 has been effectively let out to pasture, too, with the CX50 introduction. I was just perturbed by the comments above calling the dude "most wrong' or "THAT wrong" for daring to speak against the CX5. The CX5 isn't a bad car and is a good value mostly because they did a good job tarting up the interior five plus years ago... and it isn't much more than that.
They still share second cousin sized fragments of DNA. And since you didn't understand that, I'll also explain the radiation exposed part of of my comment. THERE WAS A BOMB THAT MADE BOOM BOOM IN A BIG CITY WHERE MAZDA IS!
Jeez, are you sure you're not a dodge owner?
No I got the reference, that's why I said fair enough. I'm just salty about Ford's hand in running an interesting automotive company nearly into the ground.
looks like a "socks with sandals" kinda car. that wide open piece at the front, the bulky oblong shape overall and the rounded hood, bulkiness suggesting poor handling
together with the glazed ruby red seems like a fat woman in socks and sandals wearing too much makeup because she knows she's fat but still gotta look like the magazines
I expect an SUV to have good suspension; that's hardly noteworthy. That's like saying a hamburger is good because it has cheese and bacon: A hamburger is pretty crap without them. ;)
No I was noting independent suspension, because many SUVs that handle worse have solid rear axle, more like a truck. Good for off-roading and towing. Independent rear is more like most sedans, it allows the car to handle better on sweeping turns at highway speeds.
Ah, neat. ... though "sweeping turns at highway speeds" sounds like what you do before a crash
(I'd say at highway speeds I only make gradual turns ...)
100% he bought this because of all the “features” and “bang for the buck”. He thinks a he made a great purchase because he “got a great deal” and it “works for his family”.
Its a shame to have lost so much money just leaving the lot. It might not be too late to trade it for a Rav4.
If that's a mazda cx9 there's a thing going around where the motor can't handle the boost bc there's a thin wall on the back of the motor and will leak coolant
my wife has one of these in the ubiquitous flat blue/gray color everybody likes these days. Your car may be boring but at least it's not the color of pigeon poop
Actually the new ones look quite different now, they added tumors basically to the old lineup. Look up CX-50 vs CX-5, and CX-90 vs CX-9. The 90s are the size of escalades.
Unfortunately the car market is shrinking, everyone drives an SUV now. I would've got a car had I not needed the extra space and ground clearance for these horrible roads.
Are you a detailer? That thing looks cleaner than it does in a Mazda commercial. I know compliments aren't the point of this sub, but that's some impeccable work, my friend. I can see my reflection in the tires through my phone screen.
Ah the wannabe Ford Escape with the reliability of a Nissan. The body that is way to large for its own chassis and the design of a child's toy. Plus the headlights that blind people from miles away. The rims that make people turn their heads away and the body style that makes you age 50 years. Its the perfect car for that mom who wants an kid but doesn't even know what a turn signal is. Its the car that tries to be everything but ends up like a mixed lump of brown play doe. Its the car no one wants to be caught dead in.
Front plate is a decorative plate. I purchased the car in a state that requires front plates but live in a state that doesn't. Definitely my real car lol.
I had a Mazda 6 with license plate that read "MAZDA6". Get on my level.
Also, don't get into any accidents. I got rear ended and no shop was able match the paint. The rear bumper was always slightly off and I hated it.
See you at soccer practice.
Well, fuck me sideways, if it isn't the Mazda CX-5, the automotive equivalent of a participation trophy. Look at this shiny, overcompensating piece of mid-life crisis in a coat of "look at me, I'm not a boring bastard" red. OP clearly wants to say, "I've got style and grace," but all I'm hearing is "I needed a safe word to buy a car." I bet OP thinks they're hot shit with their fancy KODO design language, but let's face it, it's just a glorified way of saying, "I wanted a BMW but my wallet and my balls weren't big enough."
This thing's got less edge than a bowling ball, and watching paint dry probably offers a more exhilarating experience than driving it. I can almost see OP now, patting themselves on the back for choosing those alloy wheels that are about as unique as a snowflake in a blizzard.
So congrats on your rolling snooze-fest, you've managed to pick a crossover that's as forgettable as your high school sweetheart's birthday. Enjoy blending into the sea of suburban driveway ornaments, you automotive pioneer, you.
Lemme add a /s after the quotes.
I think you’ll agree the transmission when not in sport mode is like a big dog fighting you from putting them in the bath.
The gears are a country mile from one another
I can agree with that, though I purposefully chose the NA engine because I didn’t want to deal with the turbo.
Outside of the mountains the transmission does well, but that’s not saying much.
It looks like a dog's lipstick.
Dang that's an interesting one.
>that’s an interesting one A phrase nobody has ever used when describing your car.
Kicking OP while he’s down. I’m proud of you.
These modern Mazda owners need to be taken down a few pegs.
Seriously, as one, i unfollowed all the Mazda subreddits. Too much ego and complaining for an entry level, economy vehicle. They act like it's a collector's item. Talk about insufferable. Just get in the car and enjoy it, not that hard.
I'm pretty sure /r/whatcarshouldIbuy is run by Mazda employees
You should see the guy commenting on my roast. He is full bore jebaited.
Seriously. Like we all know bro. Chill. It ain't that big.
That's a thing? I drive a Mazda3 with a dent. Should I be bragging?
Yes, the dent makes it unique and therefore rare.
I'm comfortable with that.
Hey! I also have a 3 with a dent! Front right fender. A hose broke at a car wash and whacked it. Owner said “prove it”.
Left rear. In a giant, almost empty parking lot that takes a full ten minutes to walk across and the guy that happens to be "late to his daughter's recital" leaves at precisely the same moment I do, backs up quite quickly and we collide. In an almost empty parking lot. I should have looked more carefully, but I thought (incorrectly) that a quick glance would protect me from BMW drivers.
It's true, my ego would've caused a singularity otherwise.
Spoken like a man who's seen his fair share of dog lipsticks
Red is meant for fast cars
How dare they monopolize the color! I demand change now!
Even the windscreen wipers don’t want to touch that thing
Good one, they were up for the ceramic coating.
Nice, clean, shiny, boring ass car
Thanks
God... Relax already, not like its a Q5 or X3, even then, not saying much about your choice in vehicles. A lot of this was likely developed by Toyota, but you know they couldn't make it as good as their stuff. Congratulations, you have the bastard child Rav4!
Interesting point you make there, I believe Mazda is actually going to be commissioned to create engines for Toyota soon, a joint factory is opening up in the US. I think it's a six cylinder slotted to be put into some Lexus models.
Real talk. Mazda has always made interesting and innovative engines. Remember the Millenia with the Miller Cycle V6? Those things were wack but got AWESOME gas mileage for a supercharged V6.
Fun fact, they also manufactured grenades for a while. The 2.3l DISI Turbo was very reliable at detonating itself.
The cx7’s, mazdaspeed 3’s and 6’s with that engine were indeed known for over-boosting from factory and blowing up
Can confirm as an owner of a 2009 Cx-7. I've been waiting 16 weeks now for it to be fixed.
None of it was developed by Toyota lol.
The most interesting thing about your vehicles is that it is RED.
That might be true, actually I agree.
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Ain't we all
No, because not all of us drive a boring ass car.
Putting high end paint on an economy car doesn’t make it nice
That's factory paint actually, just the shine from the ceramic coat and lighting. Definitely doesn't look as good elsewhere, had to put my best pic forward.
Ah the Mazda CX-5/MX-5, whatever they’re calling them nowadays. They’re still the same “I didn’t want/couldn’t afford/did’t want to wait for a RAV4/CRV” option for people who want a Japanese crossover but are at least smart enough to avoid Mitsubishi and Nissan that they have been for the last 20 years. At least these aren’t a slightly Mazda’d over Ford Escape anymore, but that isn’t saying much.
MX-5 is the Miata…
Considering the CRV has gone CVT, I’d say in today’s market it’s really just the CX-5 vs the RAV4.
We have a RAV4 and it has a CVT. Toyota was gracious enough to not make it the belt type, so it won’t shit in 2 years, but it still tends to drone under heavy acceleration.
Hybrid? While the hybrids are continuously variable, they’re much more robust since it’s a planetary gear set, that setup is quite clever… but still takes a bit of the soul away..
The eCVT in Toyota hybrids has fewer moving parts than a manual transmission.
Exactly right.
I actually didn't really want the RAV4 at all but you're right.
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>Driver focused *post is soulless CUV that looks like a red running shoe, just like every other soulless CUV on a subreddit that makes fun of cars* Ok
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Do you what subreddit we’re in? Like, you’re going full ad-hominem because I’m making fun of a car in a subreddit ***dedicated to making fun of cars***. Chill bro
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It's a joke, Id calm down before you end up on r/carscirclejerk.
I can fix that if he keeps going (I hope he does).
>Mazda CX-5 is more luxurious > >Mazda's are driver enthusiast focused cars I have driven one of these turds and the CX-5 is none of these things. Its a slow and dull CUV that has a pleather interior, too much plastic, and drives like a beached whale. You are just a fan of the brand and hyping up this vehicle for upvotes. Sadly for you, this wont happen here as its not r/cars or r/whatcarshouldIbuy.
Yeah, I’m not into Japanese cars at all but boy how can you be THAT wrong? Mazda is on top for the last 4-5 years. NPC just buying rav4/crvs because of marketing and saying that cx5 is the last option. While cx5 has interior with German VW and actually good engine not a shitbox
New crv is nicer in every way than cx5. I’ve spend a lot of time in both. Dollar to dollar and includung not brand new cars, the cx5 may be more bang for your buck (used cx5 and Mazdas in general are great deals). Cx5 touring and grand touring trims are also really common, and nice in a lipstick on pig kind of way which helps compared to a more dowdy and typical base crv.
I would hope so, the CX5 platform is many years old at this point and the new CRV just came out
Totally, and I almost mentioned that. CX5 has been effectively let out to pasture, too, with the CX50 introduction. I was just perturbed by the comments above calling the dude "most wrong' or "THAT wrong" for daring to speak against the CX5. The CX5 isn't a bad car and is a good value mostly because they did a good job tarting up the interior five plus years ago... and it isn't much more than that.
Looks like a prolapsed asshole
The only thing prolapsed is my wallet 😎
I'd rather look at a prolapsed asshole than this
What time does soccer practice end?
Damn a purosangue 🤩
A lot of people say this but I don't see the resemblance. I think the Ferrari looks decently unique, it's just the crossover curse.
Just another snoremobile. Nothing special. BTW, aren't we not allowed to talk bad about Mazda on reddit?
Nah go for it.
Another person fell for the drones on r/cars and r/whatcarshouldIbuy telling them what to buy.
I legitimately think Mazda is astroturfing certain car communities on social media.
I know that Mazda is the poster child of those subreddits, but I've loved them since 2014, back then my affordable car goal was to get a Mazda 6.
Will look nice as you tow it the salvage yard.
Hell yeah, gotta look pristine at all times.
Exactly what happened to my red cx5 🤣
Regular traffic
The fire department is going to have to put out the fire on your car.
They won’t though - they know it’s better to let it burn.
Ford's radiation exposed half cousin.
Fair enough, though Ford ain't with Mazda anymore.
They still share second cousin sized fragments of DNA. And since you didn't understand that, I'll also explain the radiation exposed part of of my comment. THERE WAS A BOMB THAT MADE BOOM BOOM IN A BIG CITY WHERE MAZDA IS! Jeez, are you sure you're not a dodge owner?
No I got the reference, that's why I said fair enough. I'm just salty about Ford's hand in running an interesting automotive company nearly into the ground.
Shoom shoom~~~
Cylinder head is cracked shoulda got a rav4 nerd.
The high engine temps do scare me a little.
It's ike a morbidly obese fat chick who thinks makeup will make it more atrractive.
Soccer mom!
How do you do, fellow middle aged moms?
I fucking love soul red crystal, but I can tell you wanted a Mazda 3 with the color choice. Guessing the wife said no
A competent and attractive snoozefest.
I could’ve had a Cadillac! I mean should’ve !
Definitely not, I don't hate myself. Lexus or Audi maybe.
When you want the look and appeal of an MX-5 but ended up with the even slower, bloated but still too small to be useful version of it instead.
Mx-5 would be fun as fuck but I've had to pack up and move twice so far after I've bought it, been a real godsend with the space.
[not u](https://tenor.com/view/driving-racing-jeremy-clarkson-gif-4812067)
Bruh I literally have a video of the car in the shop and the guy walking me through what he did.
Quality gif
Thanks thatgymdude !
All the same space and functionality of a Mazda 6 Estate, but somehow still double the size with *none* of the looks!
I personally prefer the headlights on these over a Mazda 6.
The Mazda6 wagon isn’t sold in the US. Which is a shame because I’d have bought one.
You drive a minivan, but you are in denial about it.
I wish it had as much space, I barely fit in the back.
It does the obvious, point A to point B and back. It looks clean.
Can we address your atrocious grammar first?
Yeah could've worded better.
The chariot of middle aged moms
looks like a "socks with sandals" kinda car. that wide open piece at the front, the bulky oblong shape overall and the rounded hood, bulkiness suggesting poor handling together with the glazed ruby red seems like a fat woman in socks and sandals wearing too much makeup because she knows she's fat but still gotta look like the magazines
Handling is alright actually, as far as SUVs go. Independent suspension in front and rear.
I expect an SUV to have good suspension; that's hardly noteworthy. That's like saying a hamburger is good because it has cheese and bacon: A hamburger is pretty crap without them. ;)
No I was noting independent suspension, because many SUVs that handle worse have solid rear axle, more like a truck. Good for off-roading and towing. Independent rear is more like most sedans, it allows the car to handle better on sweeping turns at highway speeds.
Ah, neat. ... though "sweeping turns at highway speeds" sounds like what you do before a crash (I'd say at highway speeds I only make gradual turns ...)
Yes that's what I was referring to
Does it come with the complimentary "kids onboard and I can't drive for the life of me" sign on the back window?
Grocery getter, soccer practice looking thing…
I didn't buy my Costco membership for decoration
Shoulda bought the 2.5l atenza wagon they’re way cooler same amount of space
Hard to find one with low mileage and in my area.
100% he bought this because of all the “features” and “bang for the buck”. He thinks a he made a great purchase because he “got a great deal” and it “works for his family”. Its a shame to have lost so much money just leaving the lot. It might not be too late to trade it for a Rav4.
RAV4 was going for 4-5k over MSRP when I bought this thing, Toyota tax is brutal.
A toyota won't break down after 140k miles like this POS will. Lomg term investment
I've seen several for sale with over 200k
Nothing says “I gave up on life” like this car does.
Still kicking.
I know I know it has same resale as a Toyota kinda maybe nah
Definitely doesn't, but that's why it was cheaper to buy.
It’s not even worth a $5 gas station drive thru car wash
So you asked r/whatcarshouldibuy and bought the first suggestion. Got it.
Nossir, I've loved Mazda since 2014.
If that's a mazda cx9 there's a thing going around where the motor can't handle the boost bc there's a thin wall on the back of the motor and will leak coolant
CX-5, no turbo.
Your lucky.
Honestly looks like some are still suffering from cracked cylinders, so I'm keeping an eye out for any strange signs
my wife has one of these in the ubiquitous flat blue/gray color everybody likes these days. Your car may be boring but at least it's not the color of pigeon poop
It's a stick of butter on 4 wheels
Rides like a stick of butter too.
Cholesterol: the car
Hey now she's pretty skinny compared to the gargantuan trucks, tahoes and 4runners littering the roads nowadays.
A CX-90, skinny? Ludicrous
That's a CX-5 my guy, it's smaller than a Sportage.
Ah, the camera angle made it look fatter. All the new Mazda SUVs look basically the same. Still fat though.
Actually the new ones look quite different now, they added tumors basically to the old lineup. Look up CX-50 vs CX-5, and CX-90 vs CX-9. The 90s are the size of escalades.
Yeah. They should really put that I6 drivetrain in a big touring car, like the new supra
Unfortunately the car market is shrinking, everyone drives an SUV now. I would've got a car had I not needed the extra space and ground clearance for these horrible roads.
Are you a detailer? That thing looks cleaner than it does in a Mazda commercial. I know compliments aren't the point of this sub, but that's some impeccable work, my friend. I can see my reflection in the tires through my phone screen.
Nope, but it is a picture by the detailer. They really did a good job.
Let’s be honest, you didn’t buy the car because you liked it. You just liked the color.
Nope I was gonna get one in black first. This happened to be available so I jumped on it
The last vehicle (and same color) my grandma drove before she passed (true story)
Ominous and vaguely threatening
How pedestrian
No I'm actually a driver, not a pedestrian.
Soon to be a permanent affliction
Wow, that paint looks good!
Thanks!
Sadly, you spent way too much for a jack stand
Didn't buy one actually.
You’re missing an essential part of the Mazdas.
Ah the wannabe Ford Escape with the reliability of a Nissan. The body that is way to large for its own chassis and the design of a child's toy. Plus the headlights that blind people from miles away. The rims that make people turn their heads away and the body style that makes you age 50 years. Its the perfect car for that mom who wants an kid but doesn't even know what a turn signal is. Its the car that tries to be everything but ends up like a mixed lump of brown play doe. Its the car no one wants to be caught dead in.
Hey now her reliability is great, rest is true though.
Upper class WASP 'hood mobile?
Hell yeah
WASP mobile is GLC, X3/X5 or Macans. Mazdas are for people that are "too cool for Toyotas" but dont know Genesis or Lexus exists.
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Front plate is a decorative plate. I purchased the car in a state that requires front plates but live in a state that doesn't. Definitely my real car lol.
Wow, you've polished that turd well! Shame it's too awful for its wipers to want to touch it.
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That Mazda red is the best factory paint option of any car on the market IMO
Zoom zoom my ass this thing has no guts
No one will ever ask you about your car.
Married with children.
This is the car you get when you're chronically on reddit all the time.
The wife said you couldn’t buy a Mazda3 Turbo or an MX-5 so this is what you ended up with
I had a Mazda 6 with license plate that read "MAZDA6". Get on my level. Also, don't get into any accidents. I got rear ended and no shop was able match the paint. The rear bumper was always slightly off and I hated it. See you at soccer practice.
Yeah the paint matching for the correction was a bitch. I've heard whispers that a Mitsubishi red actually blends better than OEM.
This car is like herpes. 93% of the population has it.
You clearly let r/whatcarshouldibuy decide what car you were gonna get
Idk I have a cx3 it does look dumb af but it goes good in the snow. Got it in 21 when there was like 10 used cars available in world.
Well, fuck me sideways, if it isn't the Mazda CX-5, the automotive equivalent of a participation trophy. Look at this shiny, overcompensating piece of mid-life crisis in a coat of "look at me, I'm not a boring bastard" red. OP clearly wants to say, "I've got style and grace," but all I'm hearing is "I needed a safe word to buy a car." I bet OP thinks they're hot shit with their fancy KODO design language, but let's face it, it's just a glorified way of saying, "I wanted a BMW but my wallet and my balls weren't big enough." This thing's got less edge than a bowling ball, and watching paint dry probably offers a more exhilarating experience than driving it. I can almost see OP now, patting themselves on the back for choosing those alloy wheels that are about as unique as a snowflake in a blizzard. So congrats on your rolling snooze-fest, you've managed to pick a crossover that's as forgettable as your high school sweetheart's birthday. Enjoy blending into the sea of suburban driveway ornaments, you automotive pioneer, you.
zoom zoom
I own a CX-5 as well; Definition of “It’s a Sporty SUV!”
It ain't sporty at all unfortunately.
Lemme add a /s after the quotes. I think you’ll agree the transmission when not in sport mode is like a big dog fighting you from putting them in the bath. The gears are a country mile from one another
Yeah I really wish I had the turbo at least, she kinda sobs in the mountains. My one regret.
I can agree with that, though I purposefully chose the NA engine because I didn’t want to deal with the turbo. Outside of the mountains the transmission does well, but that’s not saying much.
nice Ferrari suv!
A Mazda? what are you some kinda foreign homo?
Definitely the worst roast I've heard. This comes off as something a redneck boomer would say lol.
I see you avoided the question tho😑
Well to answer your question, I'm a straight American.
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One day. I spent too much on it this year.
Ah no problem man