Thoughts on a new CX-5
#1
10-17-2019, 06:40 PM
Thoughts on a new CX-5
My sister was in an accident and the insurance company totaled the car. She had a 2008 Toyota Camry which she liked a lot, but now she would like to get a SUV. She is considering a CX-5 Touring and I would like your thoughts on it. She is also going to look at the Hyundai Tucson and Kona, the Subaru Forester and the Toyota Rav4. How does the CX-5 compare to those? I am open to any other suggestions too. Thanks.
#2
10-17-2019, 06:57 PM
The CX-5 is a great SUV overall. My only complaint is that the seats are really hard and narrow shaped making even a short commute painful. So I would recommend to take a really long test drive to make sure that the seats don't hurt. Other than that, a friend of mine owns a Hyundai Kona and is very happy with it, worth a test drive though it is a bit smaller in size compared to the CX-5. Also, if you go with the Kona, I would recommend the turbo engine option. Finally, I would also take a test drive of the VW Tiguan. The 2019 models have a 6-year warranty which is pretty good.
#3
10-17-2019, 07:06 PM
Thanks for your quick reply mazda_nc_dude. I appreciate your thoughts. I will have my sister look at the VW Tiguan too. From your sig it looks like you own a CX-5 AWD. Which sub-model do you have?
#4
10-17-2019, 07:36 PM
As I said before, except for the seats, it's a great SUV in my opinion. FWIW, my wife is the main driver of the car and she has no complaints about the seats, so it might be that my tush is not suited for these seats
Last edited by mazda_nc_dude; 10-17-2019 at 08:18 PM.
#6
10-18-2019, 08:27 AM
I'm a big guy and around six feet tall. I found it took a while to get the seat adjusted to my liking, but I do very long drives in comfort. I highly recommend the CX-5, I've got 75,000 miles on my 2016 with no problems at all. Normal maintenance only.
#7
10-20-2019, 12:31 AM
Best small SUV under 30,000 dollars, just sit in the competition. The CX has the best interior of the vehicles you listed. The Sport AWD with the added safety package is a good value. The CX-5 AWD I purchased had the factory hitch, the i-activsense radar AEB system, alloy wheels, projector LED headlights, and a leather steering wheel for $25,803. Hard to beat the value.
#8
10-20-2019, 12:35 AM
#9
10-26-2019, 12:55 PM
#10
10-26-2019, 03:13 PM
Best small SUV under 30,000 dollars, just sit in the competition. The CX has the best interior of the vehicles you listed. The Sport AWD with the added safety package is a good value. The CX-5 AWD I purchased had the factory hitch, the i-activsense radar AEB system, alloy wheels, projector LED headlights, and a leather steering wheel for $25,803. Hard to beat the value.