On 27/05/2015 5:20 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> 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.
>
>
Mazda has severed the link, AIUI. The CX-3 and CX-5 are getting rave
reviews. I'm considering the latter. I wouldn't mind the Lexus small SUV
but it's about $20k more for the same features.
Graham

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