Recent content by red soul

I, too, have the same rattle in our 2016 CX5 GT. So far it only seems to be the drivers side door, and when I put some pressure around the door handle area on the inside it goes away. Of course the others are correct, the bass is what causes the rattles, and sound dampening (dynamat, etc) will...

The new CX-5's come with the parking sensor as a factory option. If you do have it, it has an on/off switch inside the trunk to the left hand side. If you don't have it, it's available for around $500 (plus installation I assume). Unfortunately, it's not a standard feature on CX-5's. I was...

That's really good advice, thanks! I'll look into the flexible oil change schedule. The service adviser at the dealership set up the maintenance reminders in the car for us when she was walking us through all the features and stuff. They did an oil change as part of the "pre-delivery...

I totally agree. Happy wife = happy life! :) By the way, I just had to go take it out for a drive at night. The LED headlights are very very nice! I really love the AFS too - really seemed to help light up the curves! The auto-headlight high-low beam thing works as it should, but it seems...

Thank you to everyone for the helpful advice on buying our first Mazda! We did end up taking the used 2016 Red GT (with Tech and iActivSens packages), and I was able to talk them down to $30,200 out the door, which ended up being a selling price of $28,103 (plus TTL) (listed price that they...

They gave us 3 free oil changes. He said that we should do 5000 miles between oil changes. I thought these cx5s could go (up to) 10k between changes.

I would, but there are no comparable cars in the area to compare it to, nor any that we want.

So I was able to talk them down to $30,200 out the door for the red used one that I mentioned in my original post. No extras thrown in. Good deal??? At least I got them to budge a little bit.

I very very seriously doubt that I can get a comparable new one for only a "few hundred" more. Maybe a few thousand more.... Well tomorrow morning is when we are going to go in and try to make a deal. I may try to negotiate again on the new one first, just to see what kind of deal they will...

Damn, that's too bad. I didn't realize it had hail damage, since it's not mentioned anywhere. You would think they would mention that in the ad! Stupid dealers.

There's one in SA that looks like a good one that's dirt cheap. Red GT with Tech package. I haven't looked at it in person because we are only looking for a black interior, but maybe you might be interested in this one. The price certainly is excellent, although I'm not sure why they can't...

That's still a very good deal even with incentives. We don't have a mazda, unfortunately, so we don't get the loyalty bonus. He did mention that perhaps I can get $500 off (a new car) for the Memorial Day sale, though. And I'm not aware of the Mazda/Chase offer, but I'll definitely ask about...

Thanks, I would gladly take 9.7% off msrp! The list (of the new one) is 34,225, so that would put it right at 31 grand. That would probably be fair in my book. Only problem is getting these stupid salesman to budge. They know that they can sell these cars, so they aren't negotiating much...

Thanks Doc, I appreciate the input. I agree, FWD should be more than sufficient since we don't get any snow here. We're still leaning towards the used one rather than new. Even if they won't lower the price much, I still think it's a decently good deal for a practically new car. My wife...

Thanks for your input, I guess. Glad you enjoy your AWD.