I took the leap of faith and purchase a low mileage certified used 2011 CX-7 SVI trim 2.5L with a 5spd Auto. back in 2013. Still going strong in 2013 with 308K miles. It’s been pretty good for me and I’m still happy with it. I have 2 newer Mercedes-Benz cars and SUV’s for comparison. Definitely much less in ownership cost.
The headlights are a joke. Especially the stock halogen bulbs. Impossible to change without having to take off the tire and fender wheel wall. What a pain. Also the blower keeps randomly going out at times. It's been strong for about a month with no blower issues. But I heard it's a problem.
Uh and why? You give no reasons, just bs. The 2.5L is a bullet proof engine. And once mazda broke away from Ford quality went way up especially after toyota bought it and took over. There are tons cx7 with over 300k miles. And the cx5 new version of the cx7 are better and more reliable than a toyota rav4