I purchased a touring in deep crystal blue. I figured I would give my thoughts after two months. Overall I really like the car. It's definitely fun to drive and I am getting pretty good mileage.
Pros:
The color and styling are awesome. I get a lot of compliments on it.
There is some nice speed on it...especially when you click sport option
The wheels...particularly the darker rims are so freaking sweet.
It handles very well
Mostly a smooth/quiet ride...especially since I did the rust proofing. They coated the undercarriage which has made the car noticeably quieter when I drive
The interior is sleek and different.
I am getting spoiled by the heated seats. I've never owned a car with that feature. It's nice.
Cons:
The backseat space is pretty crappy but I knew that before buying it. I will rarely have more than two people in the car and I don't need to haul anything so this works for me. I wanted a moderately priced AWD cross-over that handles well in what will be a brutal Chicago winter
The gas tank is small. The meter reads 306 miles when I fill it up. My 2005 Altima used to read 370 I believe. I drive 72 miles to work round trip. I have to fill up on average every 5 days.
The infotainment system is okay but man the radio portion is pretty shitty. There are times where it either doesn't tell me the artist/song or when it's just wrong.
My research shows that satellite radio isn't an option or it would be really expensive to get it. Does anyone have it?
The plastic in some of the places seems like they could have easily used leatherette. I mean come on
Mazda all weather mats are nothing special. Save your money and get the Weathertech liners. I did for the front and so much better. They cover way more than the Mazda ones. You'll thank me. I put the all weather ones in the back and the liners in front which will see the most wear/tear/snow/sludge
The glove compartment doesn't lock or even have a light. Dang Mazda. I ended up buying a mini light on Amazon and I stuck it in there and it does the trick.
I don't have any regrets. I do love my car. I just don't love everything about it lol.
Pros:
The color and styling are awesome. I get a lot of compliments on it.
There is some nice speed on it...especially when you click sport option
The wheels...particularly the darker rims are so freaking sweet.
It handles very well
Mostly a smooth/quiet ride...especially since I did the rust proofing. They coated the undercarriage which has made the car noticeably quieter when I drive
The interior is sleek and different.
I am getting spoiled by the heated seats. I've never owned a car with that feature. It's nice.
Cons:
The backseat space is pretty crappy but I knew that before buying it. I will rarely have more than two people in the car and I don't need to haul anything so this works for me. I wanted a moderately priced AWD cross-over that handles well in what will be a brutal Chicago winter
The gas tank is small. The meter reads 306 miles when I fill it up. My 2005 Altima used to read 370 I believe. I drive 72 miles to work round trip. I have to fill up on average every 5 days.
The infotainment system is okay but man the radio portion is pretty shitty. There are times where it either doesn't tell me the artist/song or when it's just wrong.
My research shows that satellite radio isn't an option or it would be really expensive to get it. Does anyone have it? The plastic in some of the places seems like they could have easily used leatherette. I mean come on
Mazda all weather mats are nothing special. Save your money and get the Weathertech liners. I did for the front and so much better. They cover way more than the Mazda ones. You'll thank me. I put the all weather ones in the back and the liners in front which will see the most wear/tear/snow/sludge
The glove compartment doesn't lock or even have a light. Dang Mazda.
I ended up buying a mini light on Amazon and I stuck it in there and it does the trick. I don't have any regrets. I do love my car. I just don't love everything about it lol.
