Thank you so much for posting the info on the Mazda 5! I think I have found my next vehicle! We have an Explorer currently and while I secretly admire my friend's new Sienna but I think the only features that I REALLY love are the captain seat and the sliding doors. The Mazda 5 has both!!! We are done having kids so I am not too worried about seating but I think this would work! Now I just have to sweet-talk DH:-)
Re: teacherjess re Mazda5
Agreed. We usually keep the back row folded down, which gives you a huge trunk, but the seats are so easy to pop back up for people to ride back there. Definitely see if you can take one for a test drive. We actually did an extended test drive and kept it overnight and that sealed the deal for us. It's really a great car. We always joke that if we won the lottery, we'd get rid of our other car, a sedan, and get another Mazda 5.