Anyone driving a Mazda 5?

• niktoo

  25 Aug 05, 22:04

  Thinking of getting one. Anyone has first hand experience? How's the FC, handling etc.?
  
  Thanks in advance.
• fondue

  26 Aug 05, 18:38

  Test drive only. Like the look, drive and space. Smooth transmission, decent pickup. Good space for seven despite its relatively small size.
  
  Would have been top of my list but wife wants sedan.
• zerocool85

  26 Aug 05, 20:01

  bro.. check out mazda club forums for more reviews...
  
  the bros there are very helpful..
  
  my opinion, mz5 is good.. but there are minor complains about it..
• niktoo

  26 Aug 05, 20:49

  Thanx bro.
  
  Took a look at the forum at mazdaclubsg on Mazda 5, most are good comments except for the air-con, or rather the lack of it for the rear seats.
  
  Hmm....
• zerocool85

  26 Aug 05, 22:29

  Originally posted by niktoo:

  Thanx bro.
  
  Took a look at the forum at mazdaclubsg on Mazda 5, most are good comments except for the air-con, or rather the lack of it for the rear seats.
  
  Hmm....

  bro.. just go down for a test drive... feel it to love it.. see it to like it~
• ha8n

  26 Aug 05, 22:36

  can look dunno can afford hehe..
• Enterprise1

  26 Aug 05, 23:21

  a friend who has it complains that the pick up not very lively and quite heavy fuel consumption (less than 8-9km/L with normal city/highway with 2 passengers)
  I personally find the front is nice but the back quite ugly with too much tailights , not in proportion to the back door.
• zerocool85

  27 Aug 05, 06:18

  Originally posted by Enterprise1:

  a friend who has it complains that the pick up not very lively and quite heavy fuel consumption (less than 8-9km/L with normal city/highway with 2 passengers)
  I personally find the front is nice but the back quite ugly with too much tailights , not in proportion to the back door.

  bro.. its a MPV.. i doubt its built for lively pickups.. but again.. i believe can rectify that by using an aftermarket airfilter..
  
  9km/L for a car that size and capacity is already good liao..
  
  ya.. i also agree with u.. i like the front.. but not the rear...
• niktoo

  27 Aug 05, 12:14

  Hi Bros,
  
  test driven and like the feel. Handles ok, pickup ok (for MPV) and should do the job of ferrying my family of 5 in Singapore and occasional KL trips well.
  
  Hopefully the mazdaclub guy's gauge of FC of 10-10.5 km/l is closer to the truth compared to the 8-9km/l stated here. Not too sure if they're too bias...lol