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$40 is about half the price most dealers charge. although imo it should be free

It will likely be a mild hybrid or at least that have that as an option

those look really slippery

This can sometimes happen when acceleration is babied at low speeds. Take it on the freeway and while merging, floor it a couple of times (through the kickplate) to redline.

Check with the dealer again to see what your cost would be with Mazda contributing to it. Sometimes a dealer will bill differently for a 100% customer pays job vs a partial Mazda payment job

What grounding kit did you use?

Mazda says that the improved lights and beam pattern on the newer ones makes fog lights unnecessary

You don't have to contact multiple dealers. One will be able to access the details of the work done at any other Mazda dealer. They may want to confirm that you are the owner

Are the are the 2.5 NA cylinder head cracks in the same area as the CD and Turbo engines?

When it's oil change time, just take it to a dealer and ask that when they do the multi-point inspection if they could also check for any leaks or cylinder head cracks. It's still under the powertrain warranty and anything found will be covered

There have also been something like 9 revisions to the CX5 LCAs since 2017

Early 2024 models had 1 mpg higher on the window sticker. The ones made after Nov 23 show the lower rating

Ask the seller if you can take it to get inspected. Then take it to a Mazda dealer for a used car inspection. Depending on labor rates in your area, should run about $150

Doesn't really apply to engines that call for a higher weight oil in other countries like the 2.5NA

I'd love to be able to look over their deal sheets. Can you ask them if they kept copies?