Recent content by Big jay

I like the CX-5's spartan, business like, dash. The basic black, with amber lighting, reminds me of my old BMW. However, Mazda decided to backlight all of the instruments with white lighting. The white itself doesn't bug me so much as the miss-match with the rest of the amber lighting. (The...

I was surprised that, for such a hot seller, they only had the old CX-5 on site. They do have two Mazda6s and I was very impressed. If I didn't need the hauling capacity of a CUV I'd seriously consider it. I had not planned on looking at the new CRV but I did check it out. It's rear seat...

Mazda makes a big deal about the levers that allow you to drop the rear seats from the cargo area. However, with the driver's seat set for my 6' fit the rear headrest hits high on the back of the seat and stops at a 45 degree angle. You then have to go back to the driver's seat, power it...

Looks good. Meteor Grey or Soul Red... hmmm. Unfortunately you can't get the Red w/ the tan interior anymore. Darn. http://mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=modelsMain&vehicleCode=CX5