new member here from Happy Valley (State College), PA - Penn State! (we're in the news these days for all the wrong reasons, but.... to any Nittany Lions out there... we are...)

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will be picking up a used new Mazda5 this Saturday morning from Mechanicsburg (Bobby Rahal Toyota). It has 4k miles on it - but that brought it down enough in price to make us bite.

Trading in a '08 Impreza 2.5i hatch and our other car is a '08 Scion xB

We just had a baby daughter who is turning 6 months today, so the two compact hatches weren't working on trips where we had to take stuff... plus our dog. Well it works, but it's really tight.

Will update with pictures and more after the weekend.. hopefully!

 

The Mazda5 is a great vehicle. You'll like it! Smart to buy that way to...basically new with factory warranty. Good luck!

 

success! 2.8% APR! Smooth ride back (~100 miles). Definitely looking to replace the front headrests or add some sort of pillow. Already added my first genuine walmart accessory :P $4 suction cup shade things. Baby was getting pretty warm when on the sunny side of the car.

I have 4k miles on it, and dealer's oil change sticker says 9k for next change. I'm assuming synthetic then... is it recommended to keep using synthetic on the new 5's?