Forgot to mention... We picked up the CX9 tonight! Practical be damned!
Forgot to mention... We picked up the CX9 tonight! Practical be damned!
That's a great-looking car, congrats! What color did you get?
Machine gray with auburn interiorAlso, glad I live in NC as putting a front plate bracket on that grille would be a travesty.![]()
CX9 has no more room than my CX5 in front. Hardly premium IMO. Rear room is much better.
Watch out for the new turbo. Not saying it will be bad, but Mazda Service Guys told me they do fix lots of CX7 ones.
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Good you did not take the Pilot, I guess. I test drove Tourning one with 9 speed AT and it was beyond horrible.
My 2007 Odyssey would destroy it.
Was recently in your position. Needed a 3rd row for when we have visitors.
We ended up getting a Q7, but honestly I would have bought a CX9 if it weren't for the fact that the 3rd row did not have two latch tethers for car seats. The Pilot, Q7, and Tahoe were the only SUV's that we considered that had this feature and ultimately we decided on the Q7 (I was leaning toward the Tahoe, but my wife felt it was too big and really this is her car). The Pilot was more practical than the Q7, but it just felt flimsy compared to the other two (and that is reflected in price...but IMHO, the Highlander and especially the CX9 had a much higher quality feel in our opinion).
So as mentioned, if the CX9 had the 3rd row configuration we had wanted, I am sure that is what we would have bought.
Side note...we love the Q7.
Did you check out the Volvo XC90? It's great.
Joined the forum, wow those Mazda fans are hardcore (lots of owners installing catch cans and proposing performance mods...For a 3 row crossover!!??)Join https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?455-Mazda-CX-9
Good you did not take the Pilot, I guess. I test drove Tourning one with 9 speed AT and it was beyond horrible.
My 2007 Odyssey would destroy it.
We really liked the Volvo. Honestly, the biggest thing holding us back on the XC90 was the empirical and anecdotal evidence that reliability is not good on the new XC90 (or the old for that matter). Plus, once we tried the diesel in the Q7...it was hard to turn back. Of course if the government doesn't approve the changes that VW is proposing for our car...they might be buying it back from us...so who knows. Likely would be a shootout between the newest Q7 and the Volvo.