Recent content by rochrunner

PPF?

I'll look into the aftermarket options but the Mazda hitch does look neat (other than the cutout edges, as you said). With both our bikes on the rack I've always been concerned about someone behind me not seeing my brake lights or turn signals. More people seem to tailgate these days and I...

Thanks again for such a detailed and helpful response! I may have to rethink the color thing though. I searched inventory in a 200 mile radius and out of 28 Turbo Sigs in stock or in transit, there is only ONE in Eternal Blue. Given that there are 6 colors available on that model, it's obviously...

Just laziness -- not wanting to chase around to find someone to install one, etc. It also looked like the Mazda hitch is fairly well hidden and doesn't hang down under the car. The hitch is strictly for a bike rack -- not planning to tow anything -- so 1-1/4" is fine but I do need the trailer...

Thanks, Matt. I was hoping that you'd respond as someone who actually knows the system. That's the way it worked when I got my Outback. My sales rep looked on their order list and found one in the color I wanted that was still able to be changed, and he just added my accessories to the existing...

The difference -- at least when I ordered a Subaru -- is that the accessories are installed at the listed price with no labor charges. The dealer, on the other hand, can charge service-center rates for installation. For most things, DIY is no longer a viable option for me. I think my Outback...

I had a less than satisfactory first visit to my dealer today, mainly because they didn't have a suitable turbo CX-5 for me to drive even though it appeared so on their online inventory (not their fault, guess I should have called in advance). Anyway, I had some discussion that, assuming I...

They used to, or at least that's where our 2015 3 came in. That was quite a story, as the car that I'd been waiting for showed up as arrived at the port and in transit, then suddenly disappeared from the dealer's status list. When he looked into it, turns out it had been damaged in a trail...

I'm not sure how many of you will be able to view this, but I found it interesting this morning: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/04/09/mazda-ceo-masahiro-moro-on-ev-hybrid-strategy-freedom-of-choice-is-important.html?qsearchterm=mazda

I always use the rack for our bikes, but my road bike only weighs 17lbs so easy to lift in. (BTW, my e-bike only weighs around 38lbs with batteries!)

Thanks. Just need room for one!

I usually carry our bikes on a hitch rack and will install a hitch when we get our CX-5, but right now if I just want to take my road bike somewhere locally for a ride I can fold down the seats in our Outback and slide the bike in the back without even taking the front wheel off. Seems like this...

This car has been at the top of my next-car list for quite a while and I might pull the trigger later this year. I'd be looking at a Turbo Signature but looking at the local inventory it looks like right now my dealer could at most give me a Carbon edition for a test drive. I mainly want to get...

Any thoughts on splash guards? On our Outback with the black wheel arch moldings they fit right in, but on our (possible) CX-5 Signature in Eternal Blue I think they might not look so great. And are they really necessary anyway?

No problems up to now, but now the map screen is frozen showing me at my home address and just stays there. The buttons work, I can change from 2D to 3D etc but it doesn't move. Any ideas? GPS failure? Other?