Recent content by JC_hbg

I have 2013 CX-5 Touring with 65K miles that I purchased in Nov 2012. No repairs. Electronics are showing its age but still very pleased. Will be shopping for replacement soon.

CX-5 well represented in Motor Trends Top 10 Most Efficient Non-Hybrid or EV 2013 SUVs (By Combined Mileage) Read more: http://wot.motortrend.com/top-10-most-efficient-non-hybrid-or-ev-2013-suvs-by-combined-mileage-318021.html#ixzz2JUFDfNsL...

Apparently the DRL meets the letter of the law here in PA but probably not the intent since that doesn't turn on the tail lights.

My 2013 AWD CX-5 is cheaper to insure, by a couple hundred $, than my wife's 2010 Hyundai Elantra

We just came out of a week long stretch where it did not get above freezing and it was typically about 10 degrees F in the morning when I would get in the car. I observed that that the fuel mileage was down about 2mpg compared to what I had been seeing with similar driving conditions. The...

I agree with the suggestion to automatically turn on the headlights when the wipers are on. Since it's the law in my state I find it an inconvenience to have to manually change it from auto to on and then back.

For the stations in my area I notice a big difference in the sound quality when the HD is turned on, especially the AM stations. Even the FM stations are noticeable but that might be because they're only broadcasting 1 or 2 HD channels so its not as compressed.

I checked out the Costco program when I was shopping. Costco gives your name and contact info to the closest participating dealer. What that dealer told me was that they would give you $100 over invoice on a vehicle "in-stock". Unfortunately, my dealer didn't have many CX-5s in stock and wasn't...

Spotted two (Silver & white) CX-5 today on the local streets in the Harrisburg, PA area ... which is almost as many as I saw combined in the past few weeks.

When I was doing my research I looked all around for any CX-5 in Metro Gray so I could see exactly what it looked like. I struck out, there wasn't a Metro Grey (in any configuration) sitting on a lot within a 120 miles. So I ended up getting one from a dealer that had one coming in with the...

Yeah - I've own light grey in the distant pass (323 actually) and it seemed sometimes like people didn't see me. That was a much smaller car so I'm hoping that the bigger car will make it less of an issue. I've noticed that the w/ the Mica paint that the color tends to shift from a dark grey to...

Spotted a dark blue CV-5 on the PA turnpike this afternoon

Finally got a chance to take some pictures of my 3 wk old Metro Grey AWD Touring. (Before the winter weather comes.)