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1) I would drive the Mrs. over the Mr. any day of the week

Except you're incorrect. Logic dictates that there is a threshold beyond which a vehicle is practically unusable for the majority of families. The Mazda5 exists just beyond that. It has cramped rearmost accommodations, absolutely zero cargo volume with the rear seats upright, no hiproom, and a lack of REAR AIR…

These lists and slideshows The Elite put together are some like weird high-school sophomores' vacillation between trying to be somewhat serious and making a joke. I mean - just choose. If you're going to joke about sloppy seconds, just make the whole site fart humor. If you're going to try to seriously be Alpha Male…

Your Mazda5 has rear A/C vents in the same way most 4-door sedan does; it simply feeds off whatever temperature and speed that is being generated by the front-row head unit and is neither a separate climate control system nor is it particularly effective at cooling such a voluminous cabin. And if you really don't…

There are some obvious criticisms that could be levied at gender mainstreaming as a policy — notably, that it reinforces gender stereotypes.

Why is more cargo/passenger volume a sacrifice in a FAMILY VAN? Also, the lack of rear A/C is a serious deal-breaker in any two-box vehicle where there are consistently passengers in the back. I'd also rather look at the front of a Grand Caravan than that dopey anime grin on every.fucking.mazda. What happened to the…

Seeing actual sales figures and actual transaction prices and actual wholesale (i.e. dealer) demand for these things makes my opinion differ. Also, for under $25k, you can get a Grand Caravan SE and sacrifice nothing. Plus, the DGC offers two things that families demand that the Mazda5 simply cannot - an…

Lastly, according to several shows during LFW, the cool new hairstyle for Spring 2014 will beCharlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos.

Actually, your statement is more delusional by definition. The current Mazda5 is already a rather unpopular entry that no one asked for, so I doubt more would actually buy it. Also, what market demands a people mover with a harsh ride, 6MT, and a higher pricetag?

I guarantee you more El Caminos will sell vs. a Mazdaspeed 5. Guaranteed. Period.

Next step - run it right through the wholesale block and watch it bring $11k on a good day.

You think GM doesn't have the engineering capacity? You clearly have no perspective.

As a dealer in the US, that is the BEST exchange between a dealer and a regulatory body I've ever read...

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That's why I like Toby Keith because of the genre/culture-mocking humor of his songs. He's one of the few modern male country artists to 'get it', IMO, and not be so obligatory and obvious about being 'country.' "Insert Hank Williams, 4-Wheel Drive, Tractor, Drinkin', Unpaved Road here. Derp! Country Boy! WOODOGGIE!"…

As someone who casually listens to all music, I find contemporary male-sung country to be very 'Derp Derp' vs. what female artists/groups have been putting out. Older stuff? Both are equally good.

Your boyfriend is right-on with that Comcast commercial example. Another one is the Geico one that tacitly implies that woman is going to fuck a talking pig...and that's okay.

Oh, no...we don't get a French car. Sadface abounds.

Heated seats do me zero good here in Florida. Someone of the irritating safety bells and dings coming out of European cars (Sleep Alert, etc.) they can have, and get rid of 'pedestrian safety' everything. Other than that, I'll take the tech.