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Anyone who owns one, do you love it? Regret your purchase?  
Did you buy locally? Do you like the service you receive here?  
Do you find it too small or underpowered? Wishing you would have chosen the CX-7 instead?  
 
Looking at either the CX-5 or a CRV but really liking the look of the Mazda better.

Hey good morning, I have personally driven each new models of vehicles. Let me say that quality wise, the vehicles are very similar.  
 
There are a few things I personally liked the Cx-5 for over the Cr-V, such as the SkyActiv Technology that revamped the engine, body, transmission. I recommend looking up the technology and it's very neat how it works and differentiates from other in class vehicles. Also the way the vehicle drives is a bit more for my taste. PS. Mazda's new warranty is the best with unlimited km, which is very good if you drive a lot.  
 
 
 
 
 
Edited by 4thepeople, 2015-06-13 09:24:26

The warranty is great. The vehicle is great. Service here is awesome! can't say enough good things about my CX5

They both are great vehicles. I personally like the CR-V over the Mazda. I find the Mazda cheap quality interiors. But that may have changed in the new models.  
 
I am guessing your looking into buying a used car, since you are asking about the CX-7. They don't make that model anymore.  
 
As for power, both vehicles have plenty for the size. So it wont be underpowered.  
 
As for where to buy. I sent you a PM

I own a 2013 CX5 and we do love it. It does not have a lot of power but the trade off with the gas mileage is more than worth it. But beware. The SkyActive technology engine has been known to dump excessive fuel into the engine oil during cold winter months. It is a well known problem for the diesel engines, but I have discovered it is also a problem with the gas engines. During the cold months I've had to check the engine oil level daily. It kept rising up the dipstick. About every 4 days I would take it out on the highway and travel about 75 km in order to get the engine hot enough to burn off the fuel in the engine oil. The oil gets so diluted that it has to be changed constantly. I am not the only one that has this problem with the SkyActive engine. Mazda is aware of the problem, but there is no fix as of yet. There is no problem now that it is warm. Having said that, we still really love the CX5. We are thinking that we may have to park it during the cold months or go to Arizona.

Having to check the oil every day doesn't sound good at all to me.  
Is this a problem with all the vehicles that have that engine or just that model of Mazda, or just a particular year?

all direct injection cars have problems with the oil getting diluted, its because of how light the oil is in the cars aswell as the operator never getting the engine up to operating temperature to evaporate any moisture in the engine oil which will build up over time, all cars have gone to synthetic oil and synthetic oil attracts moisture.  
 
the 2013 that garyvehicle has would be a 2.0 litre engine, they now use a 2.5 litre engine so it has more power.  
 
all the other car manufacturers that have gone to direct injection are having the odd car happen to get moisture in the oil so no it isnt an only mazda problem.  
 
Every driver is different and aslong as you get the engine up to operating temperature and take it for a boot down the highway once a week you wont have any problems (just like you should with any car new or old really).  
 
Ive owned 2 skyactiv cars and had no problems with either of them. very sporty and fun to drive. 5 year unlimited mileage powertrain warranty is a plus too on the 2015 and 2016 models so there isnt anything to worry about. the crv is only 5 year 100,000km.  
 
Im not going to lie to you, I do work at the mazda dealership, but we do not see very many cars with the oil being over full, we also dont see very much warranty work done on our new cars, neither does the honda dealership. Imports are very reliable cars but whichever brand you choose to go with I just hope you are happy with your decision  
 
But i would head over to the mazda dealership and talk to one the salesmen TJ Duncan or Ken Dunkley and take a car for a drive. and then if you didnt fall in love with it you can go to the honda dealership (its next door) and talk with Don Ramsey or James Cracknell and compare the two cars. I personally like the fit and finish and drive of mazda vehicles but whatever is in your price range and whatever you feel comfortable driving is what you should go with  
 
Edited by Mark-us, 2015-06-14 00:52:01