Recent content by stw

Thanks, all, for the comments and suggestions. Interesting thought, RedBaron. I assumed that I would do something to make the new part look older...not make the existing part look newer! I took our other (non-Mazda) car into a dealership for a recall issue today...and that dealership...

Good afternoon. I hit something on the highway last night. Whatever it was kicked up on the bottom of the driver side door. It tore the plastic cladding off the bottom of the door. It looks like there is no other damage to the car. Usually, I would not attempt to do my own body work, but...

We bought our 2014 CX5 in early 2013. I did the 'free' map update a couple of months after we got the car. We haven't updated it since. I see we can buy a one time map update from TomTom for $59.95 or get a year of updates (up to 4 downloads) for $79.95. Are there any open source maps that...

Thanks...I suppose the battery I bought was bad. I'll replace it - got a two pack. Frustrating, as the battery I replaced was the original from when we got the car in March of 2013.

A month or so ago, my wife started seeing an error on the dash. Something to the effect of "fob battery low". I replaced the battery in it. The error went away and everything seemed to be fine. This past weekend, we couldn't use the button on the door handle to unlock the car. Hitting the...

We went with a Chicco Nextfit. We have been mostly happy with it. It is ridiculously easy to install and adjust. Our son seems to be very comfortable in it. On the con side, it is very heavy, so you won't want to move it from car to car often. It has big headwings, so your kid won't be able...

Ha, j3rmz! What a cutie. It looks like there are lots of good options out there. No matter what though, I will be trying each and every one out in the car this time before we buy to make sure they fit well.

I am revisiting this thread, as our baby will outgrow his current seat (Britax B-Safe) in the couple of months or so. There were a few posters in this thread who were close to buying new convertible seats. I'm curious what you all ended up getting.

I drive a 2011 Outback Limited. We recently got a 2014 GT CX-5 FWD for my wife. I like both cars for different reasons. 1. Fuel Economy We both use the RoadTrip app on our phones to calculate mpg. With just over 41K miles on my Outback, it is getting right at 26mpg (best tankful was...

I have to admit, I chuckled at your description.

I will be following any such thread about convertible carseats closely. We still have a ways to go, as our kid is only 5 months old.

We just went on a short trip yesterday. We put the B-Safe behind the passenger seat to see how it affected legroom. I fit in the passenger seat just barely ok (I'm 6'1), but anything longer than the 45 minute drive would have been not so good. Someone suggested tilting the seat back forward...

Not long after I got off the phone with the local Mazda service guy, I called Mazda directly. I wanted to make sure they were aware of issues. He didn't say that this was an issue on the 2014 models, but that doesn't surprise me. He essentially told me what the local service guy said. Took...

I had a 1998 CRV that I sold when I bought my Outback. The CRV had 153k miles and still had the original clutch. It was a solid car. My main two complaints about it were road noise and seat comfort. When I had a really short commute, the seats didn't bother me. However, things changed, and...