Irish Trojan in Tennessee:Houston, we have a new car!

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Houston, we have a new car!

Or rather, a new minivan/SUV type thing: the Mazda 5.

It's pretty sweet. And it'll fit two adults, a baby, three cats and a dog way better than the Camry can. :)

Posted by Brendan Loy on January 11, 2008 at 08:37 AM in My Life | Permalink

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As a red-blooded American Male I can't endorse a "minivan/suv type thing" BUT it is a sharp ride...for a minivan/suv and I know it will serve your family well. As Peyton Manning would say, "maybe you could paint some flames on the side!" :>)

Posted by: Zoom-Zoom!!! | Jan 11, 2008 9:06:47 AM

Nice ride!

Posted by: Trisha | Jan 11, 2008 9:11:22 AM

Speaking as the owner of two minivans, I can tell you that that is NOT a minivan ;) It's a very cool car, though. Much sportier than either of the minivans we own. If we could get all 3 kids plus the two of us in a car like that, I'd get one!

Posted by: Trisha | Jan 11, 2008 9:13:32 AM

You could get all 3 kids and two adults in it -- it seats six comfortably, seven somewhat less comfortably. :) And it has back sliding doors on both sides.

I would also like to point out, before Al Gore tracks us down and yells at us, that one of the reasons we chose the Mazda 5 is because it gets really good gas mileage compared to its competition.

Posted by: Brendan Loy | Jan 11, 2008 9:17:17 AM

P.S. On the topic of what it "is" ... in Europe they call it a compact MPV.

Posted by: Brendan Loy | Jan 11, 2008 9:18:21 AM

Wow. Fatherhood has arrived.

Posted by: jlr | Jan 11, 2008 9:50:37 AM

Nix the flame idea...put a gold trojan on the hood! (oh, and how about some spinners)
Seriously though, great color.

Posted by: | Jan 11, 2008 10:42:50 AM

Rollin' on dubs with the three-finger links?

I have no idea what I just said.

Posted by: | Jan 11, 2008 11:21:01 AM

Yes that doesnt look like a mini van. But it is a necessary vehicle with all that baby gear to lug around.

Posted by: | Jan 11, 2008 11:31:43 AM

What's the miles per gallon on that thing?

Posted by: Klug | Jan 11, 2008 12:44:19 PM

Brendan, I think it's a stretch to say that it would fit 6 comfortably. I think maybe four adults and two little people comfortably. The back bench seat is fairly small.

It's supposed to get 21/27 mpg.

Posted by: Becky | Jan 11, 2008 1:04:14 PM

A "minivan-SUV type thing"? Bleah. And ugly, too.

Posted by: JD | Jan 11, 2008 1:55:45 PM

That's not too bad for an SUV-type thing.

Posted by: Klug | Jan 11, 2008 2:02:20 PM

It's Station Wagon time ... (grin) ...

Posted by: Alasdair | Jan 11, 2008 3:08:49 PM

What about a new Mac? They upgrade the MacPro yesterday.

Posted by: PenguinSix | Jan 11, 2008 3:57:06 PM

Wow. Excellent.

Posted by: Joe Loy | Jan 11, 2008 4:22:45 PM