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Congratulations! That color is awesome! I saw one at the Costco gas station and I am sure the guy thought I was a creep checking out his car as much as I was.

I can't vouch for how honest the dealer was being when he told me that all new Carbon Edition deliveries will not have it but I suspect he was telling the truth as prior to noticing the credit on window stickers on the dealer website it was listed when I tried the Costco Buying Program. I could...

Yes the dealer made money off me, but I am happy with the outcome. I was originally planning to wait until December and try to negotiate a really good deal but I got concerned as I noticed that some Carbon Editions were selling without the hands free lift gate, which was something my wife was...

Well I ended up just getting my CX-9 instead of waiting for the possibility of a better deal. Certainly could have been shenanigans at play and I will be curious to see what folks report on new stock Carbon Editions but they had two with the hands free lift gate on the lot and so I picked one...

I saw a thread on the CX-5 regarding some features being left out of current models because of the chip shortage. I guess I wasn't paying enough attention because I discovered today that many of the the 2023 Carbon Editions that are selling are selling with a $50 Hands Free Lift Gate credit...

'2014 CX-5 Touring here. Probably will get CX-9 next month. Would certainly consider another CX-5 in the future. I am not a super car guy, but I do like that zipping around town can be fun in the Mazda. Even that 187HP 2.5L in mine still sounds nice when I floor it. For me the Mazda CX-5...

I guess in the end it is the question of how much is peace of mind worth. They can be pretty expensive. I would rather sock away the money into interest bearing accounts and when a major repair is needed just pay it rather than paying for the warranty.

I very much agree. And my wife is starting to come on board. We both really like the Carbon Edition color scheme. We also like the captains seats so it seems like the best option for our needs. Thanks for sharing the link. I have definitely noticed more inventory available when I pass...

It's been awhile since I have serviced either of my Mazdas at the dealership*. Roger Beasley though has been good. The service advisors friendly. I got annoyed once by the difference in advertised oil change rate vs actual charges (have to read small print that the price doesn't cover shop...

My wife and I have been holding off getting her a new ride for awhile, despite this not being a great time to buy I don't really see prices going back down. Inventory is improving and due to my mother in law needing reliable transportation we decided to go ahead and upgrade my wife's ride...

I have been tracking fuel economy using the Fuelly app (now acar) since buying by 2014 CX-5 Touring FWD in March 2013. Edit: I so think I have some bad data for the strange min and max numbers. I also certainly never paid $16 a gallon. Probably was supposed to be only $1.69. Though 24MPG...

I bought an extended warranty on my 2014 CX-5, it had already expired when my alternator needed to be replaced. I haven't had any major repairs needed and honestly in the end the warranty wasn't worth it for me. It's certainly a gamble where if I had had several major issues it might have paid...

We bought our '16 Mazda CX-3 Grand Touring FWD on the used lot in May of '16 with super low miles. It was a good deal and at the time it was solving the problem of my now wife needing a vehicle after totaling her Nissan. Point being we didn't do a ton of research into the CX-3 prior and...

Mazda in General I fell in love with by accident when I had a Mazda3 as a rental in Colorado back in 2010. In 2013 I bought my CX-5 ('14 Touring FWD). For a daily driver it's pretty perfect. It is fun to drive but also fairly versatile. I have towed a small utility trailer with it and hauled...

Recently test drove both a turbo and non-turbo CX-50. Premium Plus and Turbo Premium packages respectfully. Both were super nice and pretty fun to drive. While I am not planning to replace my CX-5 anytime soon though for me personally I would stick with the CX-5 for my daily driver. We were...