[LeeH]

Looking for something new. Is there a car that does everything I want?

I'm on my second Mazda5. Had an '06 from new and like it a lot. When Mazda refreshed the car in '08 they fixed every complaint I had about mine - added rear air, aux input, front passenger seat arm rest, 5 speed instead of 4. So, I sold mine and bought an '09.

I'm pretty much done with it. Quite a few of these cars have tire wear, vibration, pulling issues that truly seem to be unresolvable. Mine appears to be one of those. Some folks have spent thousands of dollars trying to track down these problems (new wheels tires/ struts, axles, bushings, bearings to no resolve). I had mine aligned at the Mazda dealer and it still pulls hard to the right. Had a Road Force balance at Discount Tire to confirm wheels/tires are good and it still has a shimmy at highway speeds.

Based on the above, and the fact that I've been basically driving the same vehicle for 6 years, I started looking at what might be next. I'm having trouble figuring out what that vehicle might be.

Parameters would be: Seat 5 (or more) comfortably, somewhat fun to drive, reliable, reasonably priced, good for long trips across the SW at 80mph, MPGs in the mid 20s or higher, haul stuff if needed (easily hold a bicycle with the seats folded down).

About the only thing that seems to come close is a E320 wagon, but the reliability seems to be questionable on those. What other vehicles fit the bill?