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Originally Posted by David McLaughlin
MINI Countryman
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I did consider this one, but the cargo capacity comes up short and they're still expensive.
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Originally Posted by BRPORSCHE
Mazda Cx-5.
Try it out. Seriously.
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I looked that the CX-5 when I was at the dealer. I like it a lot, but target price is mid teens or lower. Maybe in a couple of years.
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Originally Posted by NYPorsche
Gotta say - haven't shared your issues with the 5. Wife has a 2010 with 30k on hers, and no issues whatsoever with tire wear, vibration, pulling etc. - only issue so far is her propensity for clipping inanimate objects (just got a call the other day that she whacked a garbage can with the driver's side mirror).
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Seems like they're either good or mystery machines never to be sorted out. I'd be happy to keep my '09 GT if it wasn't going to require tires every 10K miles. I may check with another Mazda dealer to see if they've had any luck tracking down the issues. Would definitely be cheaper than trading IF they could fix it.
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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
The E320 is very nice, but I wouldn't describe it as sporty either. Sort of an old man's BMW. What about a 530i wagon? T5 Volvo wagon? A6 Avant? TSX wagon? Legacy GT wagon? If you want space, fun, and good MPG you're sorta stuck with a wagon. A minivan will give you space and MPG, fun not so much.
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Several of those are possibilities. Though short on cargo space, the one that I really like is the the Lexus IS300 Sportcross. They only made them through 2005 so most have 100K miles on them plus it's a pretty rare car to begin with.
