Recent content by ofplon

Any reasonably informed leasee knows: 1. no money down 2. know the avg. bank residual value of the vehicle 3. know how to calculate money factors 4. negotiate vehicle sale price and not the monthly your scenario would only victimize the most ignorant customer. leasing works for those of us...

we have read all the posts - we're just looking for other opinions. getting a mazda service tech to agree that this is what is going on might be a challenge. it has been for me... thanks.

perhaps it could be the winter gas blend here in colorado, which contains a high percentage of ethanol?

thanks. just seems odd a vehicle with 7000 miles on it would develop deposits so rapidly...

don't know how timing works thanks for your thoughts. can you explain in layman terms how timing works, so i can further understand your diagnosis?

my experience is identical to yours. i had a mazda tech drive with me yesterday, and he was clueless about it, said not to worry. this gives me no peace of mind whatsoever...("i don't know what it is, so it's probably nuthin'") i don't know if you've read my 1st posts on this forum, but i'm...

me too this same sound is getting louder in my '08 m5, 8800 miles. has happened since 1st oil change. any more developments?

thx a lot for the chart - i was falling asleep when i wrote this last night and too lazy to go get my manual... my indicator lights are working as normal. i hope this is insurance that the airbags will deploy properly if necessary...

hi - i hit a big racoon in my 5, did $4k in front end damage - he went through the grill, the radiator folded around him... should i be concerned about my airbags now that i have the vehicle back? the passenger dash light is always off, even when i do not have a passenger... thanks for any...

i know the cycling is normal - the concern here is the cycling frequency - cycling occurring too rapidly. my 5 was at the shop for a day, and because it was the 1st cool day in weeks, the AC was cycling less frequently, and the mechanics could not get it to cycle every 10 seconds like i...

mileage last 2 tanks, 70% city i got an average of 26mpg. i'm sure i'll get 30 on a road trip. pleased.

bummer! ...and i decided to not take mine to the shop, based on the reassurance i got from several users here. this might be a flukey, isolated incident though. you'll have it back in no time - let us know, if you would, what your mechanic says regarding the frequency of the condenser...

so a euro ford focus is different than a US ford focus?

oh, yes - absoulutely. there were like 60 parts replaced, service manager said it was like a jigsaw puzzle. so you can understand i've been waiting for something to fail. but in actuality, aside from my concern about the constant AC cycling, i really like the 5. i traded in an '07 bmw 328xi...

yes, the repairs were covered by insurance. but anything that goes wrong now is covered under the bumper to bumper warranty since the repairs were done at an authorized mazda service center. the original AC condenser was destroyed, as was the radiator, which folded around the animal. he went...