Have you checked your dealers for the price on 0W20 synthetic? We sell the Mazda stuff for around $6.50/litre, which is much cheaper than places like NAPA or Canadian tire.
I don't have a picture of my CX-5 dirty yet, but could I share these of my Rav4 dirty in the meantime? It was after a 1200km round trip in a snowstorm.
I have the OEM cargo net and I LOVE it. 4 corners attach to the trunk floor, and it opens like a pocket and keeps thing really secure, and has small clips to close the net if you have anything that might roll out.
Not sure if you're being serious about the "Really Mazda? Did ya not have people try this thing out before you approved it? " part, but it has nothing to do with Mazda.
Some company that makes corporate apparel and other things like coffee mugs and keychains sends a pamphlet to the dealer, a...
FYI, the OEM PE01-14-302A and 1WPE-14-302 oil filters are the same filter, it doesn't really matter which one you receive.
I learned something here today, I was not aware Mazda even had value line oil filters. I know we have value line brakes for older models.
If you didn't have winter tires already, I would have suggested downsizing to the 17" steel wheels and 225/65r17 winter tires. Cheaper tires, cheaper wheels.
The bumpers on newer vehicles are just for the overall design to be honest, none of them will take much of a hit without damage. The real protection is beneath those bumper covers, the bumper reinforcement bars.
I bought one on ebay last March for my 2017 CX5 for about $100 canadian, and it has worked perfectly. I even downloaded the Mazda Toolbox for keeping it updated and I've had no problems.
Why not go to the dealer and just buy refills? I know we don't stock the factory blades for any Mazda's at our dealership, but we keep a good stock of refills for all of them. We'll even refill them for you when you come in!