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I'm driving a 2022 CX-5 Premium Plus loaner while they replace the engine on my 2018 Mazda6 GT. The steering wheel seek buttons do not work with the XM favorites either. I can't imagine paying the asking price for this car with this "downgrade." It's absolutely maddening! I wonder if...

Anyone else notice the XM app on Android Auto/Apple CarPlay now has channel + and - buttons on your favorites channels? This allows the commander knob to quickly move to the next/prior preset station. The steering wheel radio buttons still don't work (at least not in my 2018 Mazda6 GT), but...

"If only it was all wheel drive, turbo, and manual, I would've bought one."

I got the upgrade installed yesterday, and watched some tutorials on YouTube. I have Android while the wife has Apple. I do think Apple is far more intuitive for this interface than Android. It*s really making me consider switching to an iPhone. The dealership did give me a manual that is very...

I just got my first oil change done, so it*s broken in. My first few tanks averaged 28 mpg on regular. I switched to premium and have been seeing 30 mpg on most refills. I use manual calculations and maintain a log in my glovebox. I never look at the mpg numbers on the display. I also got Apple...

So I traded my 2015 Mazda6 Touring w/ Bose for a 2018 Mazda6 Grand Touring (base). Happy to report I got over 77K miles out of it with just a few minor inconveniences. I never even changed a single light bulb! I hope this 2018 serves me just as well. The suspension is also noticeably higher...

Cars are safer than ever, but accidents continue to rise due to drivers doing everything on their phones. I drive about 30K miles a year, so I've seen it all. If I had a dollar for every time someone almost hit me as I watched them playing on their phone, I could retire. Just sayin'

In all fairness to the OP, I was almost misled too. My 2015 Mazda6 Touring with Bose radio has XM. I test drove a 2018 CX-5 Touring with the P.E.P. package assuming it had XM. I noticed the XM selection was gray on the screen instead of white, and it couldn't be opened. The sales person...

I bet the only changes will be the new steering wheel from the CX-9 and the G-Vectoring control...

I spoke too soon. Now my sliding arm rest has become dislodged. It looks like the pins holding it in place have broken. Even though the car is still under warranty, the dealer I bought it from wants $255.00 to fix it. Anyone else have this issue?

I'm at 34K miles now, and still no issues (yippy) Why didn't I buy a Mazda sooner???!!!

Love that stance! Any thoughts on caliper paint?

Personally, I would prefer Mazda to keep things small. When VW announced around 2008 that they would be world's largest automaker by 2018, I knew my beloved brand would resort to filling up rental car fleets and cheapening their products. My fears came true, and I had to fire the brand in 2014...

I'm happy to report after 14 months and 20,000 miles of ownership, I haven't had one problem with this thing. When I traded in my '09 VW Passat Komfort 2.0T for the Mazda, I thought I was taking a huge step back in hopes of saving some cash. However, my 6 has out performed that horrible VW in...

Nice Pics! Love the MkVI especially with the front painted white. What do you guys use to clean the black plastic trim?