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    Got to see the new CX5 today - SHOULD HAVE WAITED...but I will NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN.

    I hate mine. Stupid thing wont last more than 6 hours - and its my work phone. junk just junk glad it was free.
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    Got to see the new CX5 today - SHOULD HAVE WAITED...but I will NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN.

    Well my Blackberry Z10 works just fine thank you. in my CX5 however the Bluetooth in our equally new '13 Civic EXL Navi connection to our phones is hit or miss at best. As for the sound from the factory radio - yep a set of after market speakers quickly fixed that - investment there <> $400...
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    Rear brakes gone at 15k..

    i just changed mine at 45,000km and i thought that was poor life span. mine got hung up in the hardware and one pad (right side inboard) was dragging on the rotor and essentially wore itself out. right about $100 tx in from mazda - cheap enough fix - just odd - in my experience generally 2...
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    Seat Covers NC Miata no airbags

    Hello Looking for Cloth seat covers OEM for a 2008 (NC) Miata - Drivers mainly but will take both. PM me if you have something. Thanks in advance
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    Radio / Speakers on CX-5 SPORT model

    Yes I installed it myself. took my sweet time with it, 3 beers and about 3 hours. Removed the seat and the head unit to do so. Used the parts that came with the unit and some solder electric tape wire loom and shrink wrap tube. That is it. Start at the passenger side and remove the black trim...
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    Radio / Speakers on CX-5 SPORT model

    Added a Kicker Hideaway last 2 weekends ago. This is exactly the part I needed. It is just enough to fill in the bottom when using only the factory touchscreen head unit. It is under the drivers seat and hard wired directly to the high level outputs on the back of the head. I have the remote...
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    Canadian gas usage

    i am averaging out at 7.5l/100 so far, 16,000 kms since June, better mileage than my Altima was getting, and dont even compare it to the Xterras i had before that.
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    Radio / Speakers on CX-5 SPORT model

    I have loaded mine up with 6 Infinity Reference series speakers. No external amps. The four in the doors are Reference 6502ix and they are just mounted in the OEM speaker housings. I modified those slightly by cutting the OEM cardboard junk cone and miniscule magnets out of the assembly, and...
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