Space and comfort. I use it to transport my daughters to and from college and I am able to carry everything they need in one trip. My next car will need to be at least the same size or bigger. I really like the Toyota 4runner as my next car. I am currently researching it.
Longevity, handles many road conditions well, durable for a young family with lots of children. Roomy for carrying luggage and items, lots of seating. Love how it handles on the highways. Low maintenance, easy to look under the hood and check by myself.
It is a great van. It goes fast. I have never had problems with it. It is like a small truck. I love my Mazda mpv. It had simple fixes but it was ready. It didn't drain me. It is a good reliable car that has never disappointed me.
It is old and I truly need to upgrade. The interior is falling apart and now one of the windows is stuck down so when it rains I have to put plastic over the windows. It has rained in it several times which if the main reason I need a new car.
As with most Older versions of cars, we are having a harder time getting hold of needed parts for it. Have had to replace several sensors and essential parts as it passed the 200,000 mileage gauged. Does shake a little at higher speeds.
Sliding doors always froze. The drivers door I was always able to get unstuck but the rest I had to wait till it heated up. The heater is not all that great. There is heat just does not warm you when driving.
The 2006 Mazda MPV has an average owner rating of 4.03 out of 5 which ranks it #7 of 11 other Minivans.
Moderate Overlap Front
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Driver-side Overlap Front