I could never forgive myself if i was driving on a family holiday and the car broke down to a point that it could not be fixed.so i bought a MPV. But i thought mmmmm will the new ones have problems, should i but one and risk it. So I really wanted the new grand cranival. However i had in mind that the new Grand Carnival 2006 onwards should be ok and had more room than mpv. Not much boot space when all the seats are inĪs i stated in my last review I was going to but a Kia carnival and after hearing all the issues decided against it. I read some reviews prior to buying this model that said they could be underpowered but this issue has obviously been addressed with our model as we have never found it to be sluggish even when fully loaded with kids & luggage. Other than those few items, we have never owned a more comfortable, easy to drive car. Thirdly it can be a little difficult to see out the back while reversing - we have taken the head rests off all the rear seats to make this a bit easier. After a while you do get used to this also. Secondly it can be a little hard to judge the distance in front when you are turning in a tight spot or parking as you cannot actually see the front of the bonnet from the car. Read more hold 7 people) we take out one of the rear seats so there is plenty more room for shopping etc. One is that there is not a lot of boot space if all the seats are in but as we only have 4 kids (the car will. There are only a few drawbacks but I can certainly live with them. The sliding doors in the back are easy for getting the kids in and out of & there's plenty of room for everyone. This car drives just like a wagon and is easy to park. We bought ours second hand & I absolutely love it! My biggest concern in owning a large car is that I didn't want to feel like I was driving some big minivan or truck like a lot of larger 4WD's feel like. If I could help one person- DONT BUY ONE!!!!! Loud grinding noise when coming to a stop. Water pump had been changed numerous times as have the ignition coils, for an unknown reason the car shudders and misfires. Our air conditioning doesn't work, makes a loud fan screeching noise. Lights behind gear position indicator/odometer burnt out while the car was new, one of the tail lights was smashed on the side when we picked up the car. Read more he central locking system is an abhorrent failure, doors won't lock/unlock. ![]() The right side sliding door is unusable as it jams. Turns out the radiator had split and coolant leaked on to the battery terminals. Replaced gearbox again as the light didn't go away. A few years later, there was electrical malfunctions, the HOLD light was flashing so Mazda replaced the gearbox. A few months after getting the car, the immobiliser didn't recognise the key, resulting in towing to the dealerships service centre. Over the past 9 years is has been nothing but trouble. Got our 2005 MPV brand new from the dealership.
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