motosonic wrote:
With that Said, the Mazda is straight Junk. I test drove several of them before I bought my Kiz and again last year when we were car shopping.. The 'infotainment' system is straight up flimsy and feels like it's going to snap every time you touch it.
While a Mazda anything is no Kizashi, which as we all know was a radical departure from the Suzuki norm and dare I say one time phenom in the automotive world, as far as ride quality and handling are concerned, that used 2013 Mazda 6 I test drove for my daughter years ago was a very solid and refined car. And that was an eye-opener for me to the brand. Drove a 2018 Mazda3 prior to purchasing the 2018 CX5. Loved the Mazda3, but wanted one vehicle in the herd with a wee bit more carrying capacity to take the place of the Heep. Otherwise I'd likely have gone w/ a loaded 3. I'm not defending nor promoting Mazda here in any way, jury is still out (way out) on long term ownership for me, but so far so good. Maybe, just maybe, Mazda will become my go-to brand as Suzuki always was for me.
Not sure what exactly your beef is with the car's entertainment system, seems solid enough to me for something I would tend to try and find lots wrong with since I don't even want the damn thing in the car. Screen placement is up high which if you have to have one, up higher on/above the dash is far better than in the dash. Sigh...once again, the masses decreeing the quality of an automobile,
a transportation device, based upon a lousy infotainment system. To call it an 'info'tainment system is also a stretch as it informs me of practically nothing about the car's many systems that I care to know about. Individual tire pressure would be nice, since I'm sure the car knows that. Hell even the Heep gave me that much w/ its cryptic HUD.
I fear the days of a driver's car are soon to be over. Sigh, just get used to it I suppose. I guess I'm just going to have to get used to sitting in the box and putzing along like I've been lobotomized. Between the traffic and the half-assed automation attempting to do everything for me, I suppose a rock-solid mind-numbing entertainment system is all that'll be left to the act of driving. Because, ya know, that's what ALL the consumers supposedly want.
Spend more build money on that crap and less on what makes a car a car and you get the Subaru results Kuro speaks of. Only so much money that can be allocated per vehicle build and have any hope it will sell and at a profit.
Ron
2010 Kizashi GTS, CVT, iAWD (3/10 build date)
2011 SX4 Premium Hatch, CVT, iAWD (12/10 build date)
2018 Mazda CX-5 iAWD Touring
2014 Wrangler JKUW (GONE, traded
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1991 Samurai, 5-Speed, EFI, Soft-Top (
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