It has a little DVD player however, we never use it because it requires special headphones which fell apart. It has excellent braking and good gas mileage for a car its size.
It currently has 140K miles and is only just now starting to show its age. We bought it from my parents with 100K+ miles on it. This hit did not produce high head injury measures, but head hits with intruding objects such as other.
The driver and passenger seats, for example, can't go back far enough for an average-sized adult to have any leg room/driving room IF there is an infant car seat in the middle seat! Mazda also compressed the inner mechanical workings, costing us big bucks in labor if we ever need any work done. The dummys head was hit by the intruding barrier. Unfortunately, the minivan is just the tiniest bit too short - as if the manufacturer reaaaaally wanted to save just those extra 6" of space and managed to do so as inconveniently as possible.
This is a plus in case I need to separate squabbling siblings. The bench seat in the middle can actually come apart and turn into two captain-style chairs. We needed a minivan for our growing family. This package just makes too much sense not to.My Mazda MPV is a decent used vehicle. Someday the simple minivan will make a comeback in some form. As an example, if we owned a minivan my kids wouldn’t have to hear me always say “Careful when you open that door.” The sliding door eliminates any worry about nicking the paint of the car next door or your own door edge. While driving cars, trucks and SUVs of every stripe, we forget how practical a simple tool like a minivan is for many of life’s everyday needs. What’s the downside? I see seating for seven, solid comfort, smooth power, all the amenities (power-sliding doors, port and starboard, captain’s chairs, the works), sharp styling and a decent price for a full-service minivan. GRITZINGER: I find it hard to believe Ford even bothers building a Freestar when it could just sell this van with a Ford badge. In an era when even McDonald’s is thinking twice about supersized products, it could be just enough for the American family. It is far more nimble than a standard minivan. Get KBB Fair Purchase Price, MSRP, and dealer invoice price for the 2004 MAZDA MPV LX Minivan 4D. The MPV’s smaller size is beneficial to the driver. 2004 Mazda Rx8 Fuse Boxtrac lettre imageservice miata. A guy walked up to me at the bank and asked if I put the BMW wheels on the van! Imagine that. Strong in the sense of its looks and in what it can do. Mazda is on a roll with the awesome little 3, the solid 6 and this MPV (not to mention, of course, the RX-8). The cooling fan module can fail causing the fan to either run. This car can haul darn near everything a jumbo ute can, and get much better mileage doing it. Failed Cooling Fan Module May Cause Fan to Run. The Mazda is downright zippy compared to some, is easy to maneuver around town and cruises nicely on the freeway. I’ve driven minivans that feel like full-size SUVs in their weight and bulk (hello, Ford Windstar).
Remember the long-term MPV we had? I was one of the few on staff who liked it. It is the right size, looks good and feels well built. RAYNAL: This is one of my favorite minivans.