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Has anyone noticed that a tire pressure gauge does not fit onto the valve stem of their space saving spare tire? I've tried 3 separate pressure gauges and none fit the stem. The other 4 tires are fine. I took it to a tire shop and they couldn't get their gauges to work either. In fact they...

One thing I noticed is that I cannot see the built in clock when I'm wearing polarized sunglasses. It is completely blocked out. Must be the orientation of the UV protection on the clock face.

Don't necessarily blame the rack for the drop in mpg. My mpg has dropped by 2mpg with the winter blend fuel. I have no roof rack.

Why not file a claim with insurance and get it replaced?

I've not seen another pearl white other than mine. I see a few of the grey color and I think "ugh, that's so drab." But then again, I'm sure it looks better than mine when it's dirty.

Damn. I ripped into my dealer today for forgetting to wash my car. I hate to think how I'd have reacted to this. My opinion, that's way too much money for that hitch. Could have gotten your own with wiring for half that price and put it in yourself in an hour or two.

I finally got around to tightening the bolts under the cowl. All 6 of them were very loose considering that I was able to turn each bolt several times before they were properly torqued. So far the rattle has not returned. Fingers crossed that it stays that way.

Does anyone know how to get the cowl panel off so that I can get at the fixing bolts? Those fasteners that look like black screws holding the panel in place are not screws, and aside from breaking off the heads I don't know how to get them off. (shrug)

Don't care for the new look. And why ditch the V6?

Try turning your defogger on with warm air. Once the temp of the windshield gets acclimated, it should be clear.

Crystal White Pearl with tan cloth interior. I don't usually like white painted cars, and this was the only Sport model available at the dealer. But I love this car in white.

That's only because the state troopers give you an escort. (five-0) (rockon)

I thought about hitting it with some Line-X, but I'll see how it holds up to the northeastern weather first.

Not an excessive amount of brake dust, but enough to make the wheels look crappy. My wife's CX9 has the same characteristics. Hopefully upgraded aftermarket pads will help.

Traded a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 for a Mazda2 in February 2011. Gas was killing me. Traded the Mazda2 for the CX-5 Sport this month. Large, looming tractor trailers were killing me.