Recent content by chickdr

It is really interesting the varying MPG's people post. It seemed the predominant figures were much higher on 22+ 2.5T vs our 21 but the more threads I see, the more it seems my 23.5 on the cluster is pretty spot on for the type of driving I do (mostly in town). I have never seen 30mpg in my...

Out of curiosity for the CX-70 buyers. Why did you choose the 70 over the 90? They cost the same, but the 70 lacks the 3rd row seat. I am considering an upgrade as well, but can't think of a reason one would buy a 70 over a 90. You can always put the 3rd row seat down for the same cargo...

I guess my local dealer could be a Mickey Mouse shop but they are the only ones who took the front wheels on and off as I had oil changes and rotations done there while it was under warranty. Just finished my last oil change there.

I had a shimmy in my 21 almost from the start when purchased new. The dealer resurfaced the rotors which helped for a short while then it returned (it was really bad when stopping at highway speeds). I purchased OEM rotors and pads online (I don't know if the pads are what I had originally or...

I just did a little googling and while it seems matrix headlights were approved in the USA in 2022, there are special stipulations which keep them away from the market unless they are specifically designed for US cars. I don't think Mazda sells any cars in the US with matrix lighting. If they...

Did I say I was exclusively in my CX-5? I also have a Frontier and BMW Z4 which is much lower to the ground than a sedan.

I know as there are literaly hundreds of current gen CX-5's in my area and I have been head on with many of them over the years with their fog lights on. Not blinding at all in any weather conditions.

Not getting the arguments. The fog lights on the CX-5 don't blind oncoming traffic at all. They do give better lighting close to the car, as others have pointed out. This is not a detriment in any way I could imagine. While I agree folks should be looking down the road, they could benefit...

But wouldn't it be even better with fog lights as well as the improved headlights? I was not aware Mazda did anything functionally to the headlights. I thought it was mainly the DRL portion that was changed. Don't remember reading anything about an improvement in the changes for 22. This...

I can't understand why anyone would think taking the fog lights away (as they did from 22 on) would be a benefit. Why wouldn't you want to have extra light available at night or in inclement conditions?

There should definitely be an update if you have had the car since new. Look and see what version you have then look for the newest one to download.

Not an issue in my car.

It is really still there now? Folks have been complaining about the rear seat accomodations for years.

If they just rebadged the CX-60 as the new US market CX-5 and brought it over we would have the larger size, I6 and hybrid options available immediately. Just saying....

One would think Mazda could have come up with a more robust mechanism, since it seems to be a common failure point.