This is the second Mazda I have owned. We were looking for a newer roomier car, than the one we had at the time. We spend allot of time driving long distances and needed good gas mileage, enough leg room and excellent truck space. I purchased the 5 speed; because it was funnier than the automatic since I am only 25 ill get it out of my system now. Last month my battery died, and I needed to replace it. Now I am not a mechanic by any means, but I was able to take the battery out and replace it and get all the metal brackets into place. You didn't have to take 10 things off just to replace one item....