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Mitsubishi Outlander vs Mazda CX-5

  • 04-06-2012 9:28am
    #1
    qwertz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭


    Hi!

    I am trying to decide between these two cars. I like the looks and size of the Outlander, especially the additional row of seats but the interior and extras of the CX-5 like the digitally controlled air con, the gps, the sensors for parking etc.

    Also, there is a lot of talk that the CX-5 in quite fuel-efficient.


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  • #2
    furtzy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭furtzy


    Had a 2010 outlander and it wasn't great. Fuel economy from the vw engine was pretty bad. Average of about 27 mpg. Paint quality was appalling. You could scratch the paint with your finger nail. Very bad quality body panels very light metal and interior trim was cheap. It was reliable though


  • #3
    qwertz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭qwertz


    Thanks for that! Te one I have in mind is the 2011 model with the 2.2 l Peugeot engine which supposedly is much better. I test-drove it and in sport mode I manages to outrace a motorbike :)

    I'd love an Outlander with all the gadgets the CX-5 has.


  • #4
    veetwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭veetwin


    furtzy wrote: »
    Had a 2010 outlander and it wasn't great. Fuel economy from the vw engine was pretty bad. Average of about 27 mpg. Paint quality was appalling. You could scratch the paint with your finger nail. Very bad quality body panels very light metal and interior trim was cheap. It was reliable though

    Wow I was getting close to 40mpg on my 2007 Outlander. Agree with the rest of your comments though. Great interior and boot space. I had a black one and it drove me mad. A new scratch or scrape appeared every day!


  • #5
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    qwertz wrote: »
    I test-drove it and in sport mode I manages to outrace a motorbike :)

    .

    Two things:

    First: I test drove a 2007 Outlander inside the last two weeks: OMG, awful. Slow, noisy, cheap, nasty interior. When I got back to the sales guy he asked me what I thought: I told him it couldn't get me back to the car park quick enough, it was that bad. He laughed. It would take a lot more than a Peugeot engine to fix that car. Just awful. Then he gave me the keys of span new 12-reg Kia Sportage. Ooooh, now that, that was nice.......bloody great value, too. 27k straight, for a span-new, all bells & whistles one......tempting.


    Second: Outrace a motorbike ? Oh, puhleez. :rolleyes: Not any bike built since..........1930. If you want a car that's bike-quick, the only Mitsubishi you'll be looking for will have EVO xxx written on it.........and that def ain't diesel......

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  • #6
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Op had an outlander for a while but it chewed through a few turbos soended up getting a refund on it.

    I liked it... but i also had the 4007, i'd choose that over an Outlander.


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