The Mazda 5 is what we used to call "station wagon." |
Ask and ye shall receive. http://www.freshnessmag.com/2012/04/23/mercedes-benz-viano-vision-diamond-luxury-van/ Import one here: http://autoline.info/s/vans-MERCEDES-BENZ-Viano--m2252.html |
I earned a Toyota Lite Ace,a toyota Hiace( 1st generation) and now a Toyota Hiace( 3rd generation) all of them with sliding rear doors? Heaven knows how practical it is.I've tried SUV from friends,and I've never found more practical than sliding doors The only two SUV with slidind rear doors I've ever seen on the market are the CHEVROLET Uplander and the MITSUBISHI Delica D5.But I live in France where they will never be imported .ZOZ |
Whoever wrote this does not sound like a very nice person, so it is hard to take your advice and consider it credible. I know I can't. If you are ridiculing people who don't like minivans, or ridiculing anyone for that matter, you are not a nice person. Just my 2c. |
Not necessarily. There are plenty of hybrid SUVs that have much better gas mileage than minivans and many sedans, and even our compact. Though to be fair, many cars have better gas mileage than our compact ![]() |
Great point! |
Take a look at the high end Sienna. It's more luxurious than a Mercedes. |
Ha ha ha People are idiots. They will buy anything. |
I think most of the Mercedes suv's are just minivans with 4 doors. I think THEY are fug and can't for the life of me figure out the appeal other than the big ass Mercedes logo on the front bumper. |
I went from a vw beetle with 1 child to a mazda5 with 2. I need that third row for the occasional carpool and when my parents visit (which is often), but I just could not go full size minivan (my husband tried to talk me into one when I totaled the first 5 at the beginning of the summer and had to purchase another vehicle)
My only 2 options are the 5 or the Nissan rogue. The rogue 3rd row is pretty worthless, though. It wouldn't have worked for our purposes. To me, the 5 feels pretty big. But again, I drove around with my first in a beetle for years. If they actually made station wagons with an extra row anymore, I'd buy that in a heartbeat. |
A bit of a tangent. Is the Mazda 5 no longer available in a manual transmission? That was one of the more appealing features for me. We have a crossover - older Lexus RX300. We will probably replace the Lexus with a newer model but are thinking of getting the 5 as a second vehicle with the extra seat. I'd like one car with a stick shift, especially the one that we park on the street in DC. |
They almost got rid of the 5 last year. I think enough people raised a stink to keep them in production.
I 'd have to look at the website, but I think I remember the manual being eliminated. Fwiw, we bought both of ours certified pre-owned (pp who totaled the first one earlier this year). It gave us a longer warranty period in case anything happened. |
My parents used their 15 year plus old minivan to haul my grandparents boat all over the place. Never had a problem. |
+1 We own both. I agree with you. |
+1 That is exactly what they are selling to the masses. |