On 2015-05-27 6:33 PM, graham wrote:

> I have been driving a Toyota for the last 14 years and will be giving it
> to my son and his partner in the fall when the twins arrive. I am
> seriously considering a Mazda as a replacement. I would normally buy
> another Toyota but the Mazda has a few more safety gizmos.

I had Mazda MPV and was really happy with it, so happy that we got
another Mazda for my wife. Warranty service was great. It was a really
nice surprise after having been screwed by Ford, GM and AMC. When it was
time to replace one of them I considered getting another one, but Ford
had bought into Mazda and I didn't know if Mazda had raised Ford to
their standards of customer care or if Ford had dragged Mazda down.
After my Ford experiences I was not prepared to take a chance. It may
sound lame, but my experience with Ford dealerships on several previous
purchases were that bad.