freelyfallin
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Hey all,
I traded in my 2005 Mazda 3 Hatchback for a 2015 Touring CX-5 (w/ Bose/Moonroof) last Friday. We just had our first snowtorm in Northern Colorado today, and so far I'm happy with the CX-5 in snow even though I haven't yet picked up snow tires.
Some random thoughts:
1) Mileage: I commute everyday, about 66 miles. I'm curious to see how far a tank of gas gets me in the CX-5. I could drive about 330 miles on a tank with the Mazda 3. According to the EPA, the CX-5 is more fuel efficient, and has a bigger tank than the Mazda 3. So I'm hoping to get about 400 miles out of a tank, but time will tell...
2) The Mazda 3 would show on the dash the gear the car was in. It seems that the CX-5 will only do this when in manual mode. Anyone know if there's a way to get the CX-5 to display the gear while in "drive?"
3) This is a bit random, but I've noticed that along the side of my car there is a stripe of paint, very thin, stretching from the front door all the way to the rear, below the mirrors. It's on both sides of the car. Weird thing is, I don't see it on any pictures of CX-5's...so where did this come from? I'll have to take a photo if you're curious to see specifically what I'm talking about.
4) I'm planning on getting snow tires. Any recommendations? More specifically, I'm curious if it'd be ok to get the snow tires mounted on the original 17 inch rims? Tirerack recommends getting smaller rims for snow tires, but I'd like to avoid the added expense of a second pair of rims if I can! Anyone forsee any problems with mounting snow tires on the original rims?
Thanks!
I traded in my 2005 Mazda 3 Hatchback for a 2015 Touring CX-5 (w/ Bose/Moonroof) last Friday. We just had our first snowtorm in Northern Colorado today, and so far I'm happy with the CX-5 in snow even though I haven't yet picked up snow tires.
Some random thoughts:
1) Mileage: I commute everyday, about 66 miles. I'm curious to see how far a tank of gas gets me in the CX-5. I could drive about 330 miles on a tank with the Mazda 3. According to the EPA, the CX-5 is more fuel efficient, and has a bigger tank than the Mazda 3. So I'm hoping to get about 400 miles out of a tank, but time will tell...
2) The Mazda 3 would show on the dash the gear the car was in. It seems that the CX-5 will only do this when in manual mode. Anyone know if there's a way to get the CX-5 to display the gear while in "drive?"
3) This is a bit random, but I've noticed that along the side of my car there is a stripe of paint, very thin, stretching from the front door all the way to the rear, below the mirrors. It's on both sides of the car. Weird thing is, I don't see it on any pictures of CX-5's...so where did this come from? I'll have to take a photo if you're curious to see specifically what I'm talking about.
4) I'm planning on getting snow tires. Any recommendations? More specifically, I'm curious if it'd be ok to get the snow tires mounted on the original 17 inch rims? Tirerack recommends getting smaller rims for snow tires, but I'd like to avoid the added expense of a second pair of rims if I can! Anyone forsee any problems with mounting snow tires on the original rims?
Thanks!