Mazda CX9 Signature to the Audi Q7. They have gone head to head in a number of articles and the Mazda has done well when everything is considered. Audi has a few extra bells and whistles, but that will set you back 70K.
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So, they compare a 70k car to a 45k vehicle. Compare apples with apples. The Audi q7 is a great vehicle, but it should for 70k. Audi should be compared to Volvo, MB, BMW or any other suv/crossover in that price range.
You suggested it compared favorably?? I wouldn't compare them as I think the Audi is significantly better.
I'm pretty happy with my Mazda 6 but I don't exactly have a great frame of reference since I buy cars for a generational duration 
Have had some minor mechanical issues over the years. Water pump developed a crack somewhat recently and had that replaced $600 w/ labor IIRC. I have a broken wheel bearing right now that needs replaced. Ignition coil replacement (thankfully on the front cylinder set, $25 by me instead of paying someone to dig to the back)
Replaced a few rotors. Wear and tear stuff not too big a deal. Brake pads need changed too (The factory brake pads are AMAZING, last forever)
Also the seats were garbage in terms of durability, I had them re-covered.
The only big complaint I have is the particular model I have can't turn for shit. But it's not often I'm pulling U turns.
Currently @ 176k and will probably last another 40 before something serious breaks down that isn't worth fixing.
Have had some minor mechanical issues over the years. Water pump developed a crack somewhat recently and had that replaced $600 w/ labor IIRC. I have a broken wheel bearing right now that needs replaced. Ignition coil replacement (thankfully on the front cylinder set, $25 by me instead of paying someone to dig to the back)
Replaced a few rotors. Wear and tear stuff not too big a deal. Brake pads need changed too (The factory brake pads are AMAZING, last forever)
Also the seats were garbage in terms of durability, I had them re-covered.
The only big complaint I have is the particular model I have can't turn for shit. But it's not often I'm pulling U turns.
Currently @ 176k and will probably last another 40 before something serious breaks down that isn't worth fixing.
made me think of something I hadn't thought of in years...in college (mid 80s) I had a 71 Corolla subcompact station wagon. Thing was underpowered, slow, loud, and unattractive. But turning radius? It could almost pirouette.
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Spent my first year of college at the wheel of a '72 Ford Pinto Runabout. Car had pretty good performance.... just had to keep going fast enough and one eye in the rear view mirror.
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Was that station wagon white with a red-white-and-blue racing stripe low on the side doors? If so, that was mine once.
Each to their own. That is just one article of many. The CX9 has compared favorably to the Volvo and Audi many times.
No it doesn't, they really aren't comparable or competitors except they are both vehicles. People shopping Mazda for the most part are comparing them to Honda, Toyota, Kia, Hyundai, and so on. There are obviously exceptions to every rule.
Was that station wagon white with a red-white-and-blue racing stripe low on the side doors? If so, that was mine once.
Mine could best be described as 'fading-paint goldenrod'...unbelievably, there's a picture of a very similar looking one on the internet (the resemblance is eerie):
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Listen to what I said. I don't write these articles. I wouldn't compare them either, but they have been, more than once. Youtube has plenty.
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Mine could best be described as 'fading-paint goldenrod'...unbelievably, there's a picture of a very similar looking one on the internet (the resemblance is eerie):
Well, I misremembered - ours was a Corona, not a Corolla. Same year, though. We hand-painted the red-white-and-blue stripes on the car in 1976 in a fit of bicentennial fever...
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Big incentives to drive electric up there.7.83 US dollars per gallon in Norway. I don't drive.
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