Recent content by DSherwood

drive a cx9 with proper winter tires, yes its an inconvenience, so is sliding into someone. having the right equipment on the pavement is worth more than having awd, ask any Canadian. those all season tires in that wide a tire will sorta work, just don't expect much when the snow is more than...

poor quality for trim Those trim pieces are always going to get rubbed, touched, etc. I have learned how they install and will just paint them prior to trading it in. The new pieces are not that much better.

Last post on this odor of coolant, mazda has routed the hose from the degas bottle (overflow tank) to the rear of the car. It has taken the odor and put it not where the fresh air intake is and made it less of an issue. It has been over two years, not exactly the outcome I was looking for...

odor still there It's July, had the car since October 5, 2007. Coolant odor then and now. Mazda seems to think I am the only one with the issue, so its not important. They replaced the radiator, and hoses, to no avail. Too bad, this is a cool car to drive, the dealer is empathetic, yet...

go see the threads under the cx9, it took a long time, but I believe it is fixed (coolant odor present)

and it doesn't look like origami either. i drove both, just couldn't see the 10k worth of value. the Cx9 looks great and does not try to be something it is not. As far as tires go, should anyone put a three season tire to use in the winter? acura/mazda/ whomever, its physics not brand. wide...

coolant odor present I believe the culprit just might have been found, Mazda sent their regional guy out last tuesday, we all drove in it (3) around town for 10-15 minutes and stopped, I pulled the hood (outside temp was 60-65 degrees) and the smell was evident up by the radiator. They kept...

pressure washer after using a cleaner that removes wax.

Back on this thread with no good news, the odor is still present and getting more frequent as the Minnesota weather warms up. I found out that the car does have lines going to the rear heater, so it might be there, Mazda is sending their regional guy out at the end of the month to identify...

back from dealer The dealer had the car for 12 days, tested everything, found nothing. Technical department has not an answer. It is very cold here in Minnesota, the "issue" does not rear it self as much when cold. I drove it twice in the past few days, no odor. Frustrated and not sure what...

putting paint on a cast iron or aluminum caliper only adds insulation to the natural cooling of brakes, would never do it if I intended to really put some heat into them from consistant use, now using temp paint before hand would tell you if they could handle the insulation properties of paint...

tires will only do what they are intended to do, the Mazda sells zoom zoom which has a lot to do with responsiveness, feel, grip, and tightness, and nothing to do with snow/ice. The public has been oversold the goods on "all weather tires". Tradeoffs, its all about tradeoffs, where would a v...

Boy I wish that was it, they already replaced it, this one has Mazda stumped at the moment. No sign of coolant loss, it did leak at the sub tank, but no more, now just when the speed is right (relatively slow, traffic...)the odor is drawn into the fresh air by the w-shield, or if I have the...

FYI, the 18 inch factory tires weigh 32 pounds while the 20 inchers weigh 34 pounds, add that to the extra weight of the 2 inch larger wheel, you might have a case in a racing situation and a car that weighs 1/2 its weight, but not here. awd in 18 or 20 inch wheels are probably the same in...

blizzak LM-25 4x4 18 inch wheel combination from T-rack, there undersized 1.2 mph at 65, but for winter driving the best combination of spirited driving with snow/ice capability. I slid through an intersection with the factory 20's went home and did some homework and decided on the LM -25...