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Friends and family have owned a half dozen Hyundai/Kia automobiles stretching back almost a decade. Every one of them was a reliable car. If the Telluride had come out a few months sooner, I would have given it serious consideration.
 
I was interested in the Mazda CX-5 prior to purchasing my Passport. I was coming off a 2015 Mazda3 hatchback that was wonderful to drive but very noisy. The real deciding part was the paint quality on the Mazda. My '3' had more rock chips than any car I had ever owned. At 50k, I repaired about 50 rock chips on various parts of the body using Dr. Color-chip. In reading the forums on the new CX-5, members were complaining about the same thing with emphasis on the red tri-coat. (my choice). Apparently Mazda doesn't prime the body according to a car painter who does this for a living.

Couple that with the fact that only 2 Mazda dealers exist in Montana - the closest on is 140 miles away.

That steered us away from Mazda. I have a S2000 with 40k on the clock with about 6-7 chips total.
Mike
 
That steered us away from Mazda. I have a S2000 with 40k on the clock with about 6-7 chips total.
Mike
I had the XPL Clear Bra on the entire front end of my last car (a low-to-the ground BMW) and never got a chip!, That's why I got the same thing on my Passport and highly recommend it!
 
Visited a 2019 RAV4 YouTube video and couldn't resist leaving the following:

Any car or SUV usually boils down to the buyers' expectations. I expected a lot from the 2019 RAV4 and was disappointed in a number of ways, mostly regarding PERFORMANCE, FEATURES and PRICE! A fully loaded Adventure Trim RAV4 has an MSRP in the $39k range and there is no way in "heck" I was going to pay that much for a SUV with an under-powered 4cyl, cheaply designed interior, with NO LEATHER and nearly EVERY non-Toyota Dealer driving review complains about engine noise! I bought a larger, better designed, Honda AWD Passport with a LEATHER interior and a powerful (smooth and quiet) 6cyl, for $39k... Also look for the Motor Trend small SUV review that ranks this new RAV4 in FOURTH PLACE against its competition...! Of course, I don't mean to denigrate any actual 2019 RAV4 Owners - and for you 2019 RAV4 owners: "denigrate" means "to put down"...
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"to put down" you mean by killing a sick dog or cat?
 
Visited a 2019 RAV4 YouTube video and couldn't resist leaving the following:

Any car or SUV usually boils down to the buyers' expectations. I expected a lot from the 2019 RAV4 and was disappointed in a number of ways, mostly regarding PERFORMANCE, FEATURES and PRICE! A fully loaded Adventure Trim RAV4 has an MSRP in the $39k range and there is no way in "heck" I was going to pay that much for a SUV with an under-powered 4cyl, cheaply designed interior, with NO LEATHER and nearly EVERY non-Toyota Dealer driving review complains about engine noise! I bought a larger, better designed, Honda AWD Passport with a LEATHER interior and a powerful (smooth and quiet) 6cyl, for $39k... Also look for the Motor Trend small SUV review that ranks this new RAV4 in FOURTH PLACE against its competition...! Of course, I don't mean to denigrate any actual 2019 RAV4 Owners - and for you 2019 RAV4 owners: "denigrate" means "to put down"...
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"to put down" you mean by killing a sick dog or cat?
 
Well the CX5 isn’t because it’s a compact crossover. The CX9 competes more with the Pilot.

Passport competition is the Grand Cherokee, 4Runner, Explorer, Edge, Murano, Blazer, etc.
On the other hand, a buyer can STILL select a CX-5 over a Passport whether it is a Crossover or a "compact" crossover. The need for a reatively larger vehicle may not be there. THe CX-5, then, is STILL competition just as a Pilot is, for instance, vs a Passport.
 
I am looking for a non-US branded, non-luxury SUV that I can take camping a few times a year, but otherwise will be city-based driven in a location, that gets 0" of snow and less then 7" of rain a year. Excluding the Korean SUVs, excluding Mazda, that really only left me with Subaru (EVERYTHING they make is UNDER-POWERED), Nissan (None of their SUV's appear to be very rugged), Toyota (The 4-Runner has not had a overhaul in 9 years, and the new RAV4 Adventure, which is $41k US dollars for a 4-cyl engine w/NO leather) and Honda (CRV - too wimpy and the Pilot is too big) and lo & behold - the Passport seems to check ALL the boxes for what I am looking for!

And I actually love the fact that it is pieced together with a bunch of tried and true Pilot & Ridgeline parts, as it makes the 1st year curse pratically non-existant!
"(EVERYTHING they make is UNDER-POWERED)" Wot?? even at 260 hp?,
 
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