My wife is looking for a new vehicle and saw the mazda5, and is in love with it. I went and read all the reviews on it and all comments. Question I have, is
1) Is the air conditioner really that bad? Anyone have this vehicle in a hot state, and can verify if that will be a problem.2) I hear about how it is underpowered(especially with the automatic). If there are four people in this vehicle and some luggage, will this vehicle actually have a hard time, or not even make it up some roads, if your traveling through hilly areas of our country. Or is this just being overstated?
3) I had an early 1990 dodge van(which is about the same size as the mazda 5), but with a V6 engine. It was rated about the same horsepower and had a three speed automatic. I was very contented with the power. Would a four cylinder with the same horsepower such as the mazda5 feel the same?Thanks