Mazda cx5 petrol
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eribaMotters replied on 19/01/2024 16:37
kalamitty55 replied on 06/02/2024 15:38
ClubMember2898D2234E replied on 08/02/2024 12:30
Posted on 08/02/2024 12:30
hi Chrissies
after lot of research went down the cx5 route in soul red , a normally aspirated 2l.
loved the car…really excellent quality. Checked with towsure which gave it a safe and legal match to the van we wanted to buy .
went to Dorset and picked up van, then the cx5s shortcoming became obvious…not enough grunt ! Without revving the hell out of it. When I did my tow car comparisons I looked at BHp
and kerb weight but I should have looked at torque, which on our cx5 was way off its rivals.
we thought long and hard about what to do. We loved the car and didn’t want to change the van. So we bit the bullet and exchanged the petrol for a diesel cx5. The spec was better including hud and a reversing camera focussed on the towball. The towing experience was great and though it cost us we are happy for the long term. Hope this helps ?
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flatcoat replied on 08/02/2024 13:58
chrissies replied on 12/02/2024 08:52
Posted on 08/02/2024 12:30 by ClubMember2898D2234Ehi Chrissies
after lot of research went down the cx5 route in soul red , a normally aspirated 2l.
loved the car…really excellent quality. Checked with towsure which gave it a safe and legal match to the van we wanted to buy .
went to Dorset and picked up van, then the cx5s shortcoming became obvious…not enough grunt ! Without revving the hell out of it. When I did my tow car comparisons I looked at BHp
and kerb weight but I should have looked at torque, which on our cx5 was way off its rivals.
we thought long and hard about what to do. We loved the car and didn’t want to change the van. So we bit the bullet and exchanged the petrol for a diesel cx5. The spec was better including hud and a reversing camera focussed on the towball. The towing experience was great and though it cost us we are happy for the long term. Hope this helps ?
Posted on 12/02/2024 08:52
Thanks for that did u get the 2.2litre diesel Mazda CX5 done some research and petrol just doesn’t seem the way forward for us as we tow a Bailey unicorn Vigo did a match with a ford kuga petrol and said it wasn’t a match only thing putting us off another Mazda diesel is we have had problems with the dpf in our Mazda cx7
chrissies
Caravanner from West Yorkshire