Weird thing is the CX-5 is the 2nd oldest model here, and has been very reliable in past years. Wonder what’s happening there.

From what I hear, the CX-90 is likely to bring the score down next year.

Oh well, my 6 years old Mazda3 is running strong!

5 of the cars I’ve owned are on there. It’s missing the 323 I learned to drive stick with though.

It has the FB I almost bought as a first car, and the MX-3 that my ex GF let me drive back in 2002.

I get you, as a musician I enjoyed how easy it was to load the CX-5.

But if I’m honest, I can carry almost as much with the Mazda3 hatch (again, 3rd gen though)… the CX-5 was much easier to load though, and I could put more in the trunk without having to fold the seats.

Same height as you, not a big fan of the new 3 and CX-30, the ceiling is really low unless I angle the seat too far back to not get back aches. But the CX-5 has that upright sitting position and tall ceiling I love. Excellent visibility too. That said, the natural resting position of my right leg had my knee against the center console which isn’t soft padded. I put 150 000km on it in 4 years and it only bothered me from time to time.

I’m happy with my 3rd gen Mazda3 though. Doesn’t feel as cramped as the new one.

I do miss the easy getting in and out of the CX-5. Just didn’t make sense for me to be carrying around 700 extra lbs of metal now that I live alone. Once I’m sat in, that older 2018 Mazda 3 is pretty comfortable