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Hi Ladies,
I know I'm getting wayyyyyyyyyy ahead of myself, but this girl has been promised a brand spanker new car on our return back to living in Aus.
I am LOVING the Toyota Rav 4's or the Mazda CX-7. Over Christmas when we visited Aus I hired a Rav 4 & absolutely loved it. But I'd still like to have a look at the Mazda's.
Does anybody have one? Do you love it? Hate it? What's your thoughts?
TIA!
Jayne xx
Soz Hun no advice but I just want to subscribe coz this girl has been promised a brand spanker in the not to distant future and I love the ravs and xtrails but am open to suggestions. Fwiw a friend of mine bought a Mazda just before she had her ds and its so luxurious and she said its a dream to drive. So there ya go. All the best with your move and car decision
Oh yay Raffy!!! It's so exciting!! I can't see us moving back to Aus until at least Christmastime NEXT year, but still, I can start my research right? When are you getting yours???
I hire cars when we go to Perth because DH usually goes up north fishing with his mates & I'm left without a car & it's been a really great thing because I'm getting to really test them out. I loved the RAV when I had it over Christmas. In April when we are in Aus I have hired a Kluger. I'm pretty sure this is going to be too big for me - as Alan already has a landcruiser, but it's still good to try.
The Mazda's just look so spunky on the roads & from what I have seen on the website they are so spacious inside & look like luxury at it's best. I worry that it may be too big as well????
The size of the RAV was perfect for what I want.
I am currently tossing up between mazda and toyota, but a lot smaller car,LOL..
But I love the look of the Mazda CX-7 over the Rav 4, but I haven't done any research on either..
Doing My Best - A really good friend of mine got herself a Mazda 5 (I think?) the sedan style one. It's a small sedan, well not tiny, but not a big sedan like a Commodore. Maybe similar size to the Holden Astra & it's absolutely devine & she is loving her sick driving it. She reckons she will never get another brand of car again - she is devoted entirely to Mazda.
I'm loving how classy the Mazda's look on the road as well. I also love the look of the Lexus RX450 (I think it's this) & at the time when I saw it on the road, I had no idea about Lexus', so I go home & google it & almost fell off my chair when I saw the associated price tag. Lexus is clearly not a word that will ever be in my vocabulary.
I'm not even sure DH will actually come to the party of a brand new car to the capacity of a Mazda CX-7 or a RAV 4, but I have to shoot for the stars right? lol
I lust after a cx-7!!! I want one sooo bad, but DF is very environment conscious and also a bit of a tight arse so its probably never going to happen for me! Our latest new car was a Kia, which does everything it needs to do, was very cheap, is incredibly cheap to run and i guess its ok... but its not a cx-7! Good luck with your DH getting you one, i think you deserve one ;)
Ooooh snap I'm not getting mine til we move back to Perth which is at least a year away :wall: where abouts in Perth are you moving to? I can't wait to move back :D yes I'm the same regarding size. Im scared they will be to big but I'm sure after we've driven them a bit we'll get used to it. Ooooh we are gonna be fabulous 4wd mummas :)
I love the CX-7 because the body is a rip-off of the Cayenne which is my favourite SUV.
I've spent the last year researching 4wds. I drove the Rav4, ford escape, toyota kluger. Mazda cx7 and cx9, subaru forester and outback, Holden craptiva (and that's not a spelling mistake) mitsubishi outlander and the other one that they sell that the name escapes me, lexus 350, Audi a7, and Volvo xc90 and xc60.
I ended up with a kluger as the best value for money. The mazdas both chew through the petrol something chronic. I also wanted a proper 7 seats which the cx9 had but the cx7 didn't.
If money was no object I would have ended up with one of the volvos but I just couldn't justify the $$. I'm such a volvo driver lol.
Rav4 is nice but small. Could get a station wagon with same boot space for a lot less money. If you're not sold on a 4wd then look at the mazda6 station wagon. Lots and lots of room.
Craptiva? Enough said.
We just bought the cx-7 and it is great. Good for the price, not too large and very nice inside.
Happy to answer questions if you want to know anything specific.
LOOOOVE the CX7. My dad had a Rav4 and hated it and ended up getting a Kluger instead. I think the Kluger is better value for money than a Rav because you get the 7 seats, and its a proper off road vehicle with towing power etc. BUT if you're just a city dweller like me, then the CX-7 is perfect. not too big but nice and roomy inside.
As for petrol, you can save petrol by using the manual option (rather than fully automatic), but I have found the fuel efficiency pretty standard tbh.
Zoom, zoom, zoom!
I have a Rav4 and love it! I only have two kids and its the perfect size for us. But if you wanted more room I would go with the Mazda.
Love our CX7! It does eat a lot of fuel when only doing short trips though - DH takes it to work and we get a bit over 400km to a tank (roughly $70 to fill it). It's efficient on long trips though.
It's not overly big but fine for a couple of kids. Our pram (Baby Jogger City Elite) fits no worries in the boot and two decent sized car seats in the back would fit but three would be a squeeze.
They look great and drive beautifully. We have a black luxury model *insert drooling face*, it's very sexy :lol: