After doing tons of new car research on-line I had settled on a Toyota RAV-4 and went to the dealership for a test drive. Luckily for me the sales person at the Toyota dealership was a jerk and control freak; I walked away immediately after the test drive. On the way home I passed the Mazda dealership and stopped by because I had ran across the CX-30 and -50 during my research. At this dealership I was treated with respect, drove both models and decided on the -50 just because of the trunk space (the -30 would not hold my golf clubs without folding down the rear seat). I've had it a week now and the more I drive it, the more I like it; the CX-50 has brought back the fun in driving. If you are in the market, you owe it to yourself to stop by a Mazda dealership and take one for a spin. I bought the non-turbo version and believe me this car is nimble enough without it. I think the AWD system makes it so because I have experienced engine lag on acceleration with other non AWD 4 cyl. vehicles. Remember the old Mazda commercials? Zoom zoom is correct!
Did you get the 1.5 inch LIFT (factory lift)?? It looks a tad higher. I want to get a CX-50 premium and buy the wheels and lift separately and have them installed... (for more of the options the premium has that the meridian doesn't). I've seen this tested on offroad AND deep wet snow that we get- and it does GREAT.... I like the stiff ride and everything else about it. THANK YOU for your list of what the CX-30 DOESN"T have-- I appreciate tthat-- because I was thinking of one of them too... now it's CX-50 ONLY.. and I think I'll do the UPPER package and make it meridian on my own ..
No we did not add a lift and I don't think the Meridian Edition sits any higher than the standard edition. I think you have a good plan. The Meridian is not as 'nice' as our cx-30 premium, but it is absolutely the choice for any kind of off-roading at all. I found this as well on topspeed.com... "Unlike the Turbo Premium Plus trim of my initial CX-50 test, this Meridian Edition is a couple of rungs down the trim ladder so while this one has the panoramic roof, driver’s seat memory settings, a height-adjustable passenger’s seat, and adaptive cruise control it forgoes ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel, navigation, the Bose 12-speaker sound system, and satellite radio."
@@mostlycars7586 THANKS- great info. ONE question you might be able to answer-- I want the PREMIUM or whatever it's called- but I DO NOT want the Panoramic roof- that's just a leak waiting to happen and I really just don't like them.. can I get one WITHOUT it???
@davidwayne9982 sadly, the model below the preferred has no roof... and its got some tech and 17 inch wheels. It also has the naturally aspirated 187hp non turbo engine. It is not super loaded but it has pwr windows locks, leatherette seats, a powered front driver seat(no memory seat and manual front passenger seat), heated seats, wireless apple carplay/android auto, and backup camera, and navigation with the dealer SD card ($450).
@@gailenrique2804 If by NO ROOF you mean NO panoramic roof? IF that's the case THAT is the one I want- I hate those stupid panoramic roofs-- they're LEAKS waiting to happen- and usually doesn't take long.. and i LIKE the 17" wheels-- those 20" ones look like something a retard monkey would pick- oversized for the car and a rubber band wrapped around them-- which RUINS the ride (people complaining about the ride- that's why ding dongs..)
After doing tons of new car research on-line I had settled on a Toyota RAV-4 and went to the dealership for a test drive. Luckily for me the sales person at the Toyota dealership was a jerk and control freak; I walked away immediately after the test drive. On the way home I passed the Mazda dealership and stopped by because I had ran across the CX-30 and -50 during my research. At this dealership I was treated with respect, drove both models and decided on the -50 just because of the trunk space (the -30 would not hold my golf clubs without folding down the rear seat). I've had it a week now and the more I drive it, the more I like it; the CX-50 has brought back the fun in driving. If you are in the market, you owe it to yourself to stop by a Mazda dealership and take one for a spin. I bought the non-turbo version and believe me this car is nimble enough without it. I think the AWD system makes it so because I have experienced engine lag on acceleration with other non AWD 4 cyl. vehicles. Remember the old Mazda commercials? Zoom zoom is correct!
Did you get the 1.5 inch LIFT (factory lift)?? It looks a tad higher. I want to get a CX-50 premium and buy the wheels and lift separately and have them installed... (for more of the options the premium has that the meridian doesn't). I've seen this tested on offroad AND deep wet snow that we get- and it does GREAT.... I like the stiff ride and everything else about it. THANK YOU for your list of what the CX-30 DOESN"T have-- I appreciate tthat-- because I was thinking of one of them too... now it's CX-50 ONLY.. and I think I'll do the UPPER package and make it meridian on my own ..
No we did not add a lift and I don't think the Meridian Edition sits any higher than the standard edition. I think you have a good plan. The Meridian is not as 'nice' as our cx-30 premium, but it is absolutely the choice for any kind of off-roading at all.
I found this as well on topspeed.com...
"Unlike the Turbo Premium Plus trim of my initial CX-50 test, this Meridian Edition is a couple of rungs down the trim ladder so while this one has the panoramic roof, driver’s seat memory settings, a height-adjustable passenger’s seat, and adaptive cruise control it forgoes ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel, navigation, the Bose 12-speaker sound system, and satellite radio."
@@mostlycars7586 THANKS- great info. ONE question you might be able to answer-- I want the PREMIUM or whatever it's called- but I DO NOT want the Panoramic roof- that's just a leak waiting to happen and I really just don't like them.. can I get one WITHOUT it???
@@davidwayne9982 Sorry, not sure. I did some googling but can't really find anything definitive.
@davidwayne9982 sadly, the model below the preferred has no roof... and its got some tech and 17 inch wheels. It also has the naturally aspirated 187hp non turbo engine. It is not super loaded but it has pwr windows locks, leatherette seats, a powered front driver seat(no memory seat and manual front passenger seat), heated seats, wireless apple carplay/android auto, and backup camera, and navigation with the dealer SD card ($450).
@@gailenrique2804 If by NO ROOF you mean NO panoramic roof? IF that's the case THAT is the one I want- I hate those stupid panoramic roofs-- they're LEAKS waiting to happen- and usually doesn't take long.. and i LIKE the 17" wheels-- those 20" ones look like something a retard monkey would pick- oversized for the car and a rubber band wrapped around them-- which RUINS the ride (people complaining about the ride- that's why ding dongs..)