I bought my Mazda because it had a good shape. I noticed that the front end was bigger that a lot of other cars we looked at, and I do not like the look of a car without a bit of a front end. The second thing I noticed was the interior. I loved the seat covers because they were soft and not made of faux leather. We had looked at the Dodge compact cars, and I absolutely hated the way the seats felt. I didn't even want to sit in that one! When I test drove my Mazda, I liked the way it handled, the way it took off fast, even though it only has four cylinders. I was worried about having enough power because I have always had a six cylinder car before this one. But the performance was very good, it has a lot of get up and go, from a stop to getting on the freeway, there is enough power. I also liked the way it can connect to the I phone, and you can talk on the phone with your hands free. It didn't come with the Sirius Radio, but the dealer put one in for me, and I like that feature. The main thing I miss is having a back up camera, the newer models from mine has this, and I have seen how it works. This little car has a very bad blind spot in the back, and I have a hard time backing up without the back up camera. The dealer said he would put one in for $800, but I think it is too much money, plus it would be placed in the rear view mirror, which I don't like. I also have seen the newer models have a side mirror warning of a car next to you. My car doesn't have this either, and I would really like the feature. I wish I would have waited one more year to buy my car so that I would have got all these new features. It also didn't come with any navigation, so I have my Garmin stuck to the front window, which does not look very good. I noticed on the new models, they come with navigation. The gas mileage is good, I like the dash board that tells me how much mileage I'm getting at any time. Its easy to park, and its quiet.

My car is a black vehicle with nice rims and nice black leather seats, it comes with Bluetooth, navigation, and good sound. As well it has built in seat warmer for the cold. The engine is not as strong as I would like it to be it is not meant for power, but it does have the sporty view. It has a sunroof witch is a benefit not all models now come with it. The car has 5 doors, four in the front and the back trunk. It is a very spacious in the inside enough room to fit your legs. As well as in the inside it also has enough room in the truck to fit in a lot of bagged and groceries. Besides the fact that the car is a perfect fit for me, I feel like t could of been a lot more better. Should have added more horse power and made it easier to drive in the streets. It should have had a lot more equipment and entertainment for people who have kids. Having this car has made it so much easier for me to get to where I would like, also good for traveling to other places. Its a good family car, dog friendly and enjoyable to drive around.

I like the car it's style is sporty, it is very comfortable and rides well. I like the ability to switch between auto and 5 speed. It's good on gas. It has a lot of power and brakes pretty good. but even as a new car it had some problems that concerned me. Ended up back at the dealer within first 30 days and several times since. Some of that may have been the dealer though as when I took it to a comparable dealer for repairs it was returned that evening and have not had a problem yet.