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Sadly, I must report the windshield noise is also on our 2009 M5. As others reported, it started when the weather cooled significantly. It is a plasticky, windshield-creaking sound when we go over significant bumps, and maybe also with the wipers--I'll pay closer attention the next time it rains.

New 2009 Sport AT Year: 2009 Location: Wash. DC area Trim: Sport Tranny: Auto Any extra accessories: None Sale Tax Rate: 6% Price you paid for your Mazda5(including tax, title, fees): $17,900 + taxes etc. = $19,372.

Thanks! Thanks for the responses! I was dubious about whether a dealership would accept a personal check for $20K, but it sounds like that might work. I'll also look into the bank note since it may be the most straightforward option that doesn't require a return trip to the dealer. Thanks...

Forgive this question from a first-time-ever car buyer: We're planning to buy a Mazda5 this weekend (yay!), and I've done all the research to give us a fighting chance at a decent deal. But, being new car buyers (the others have been hand-me-downs), we don't understand how we're supposed to...

Car seat website For more responses, check out http://carseatdata.org/. It's a consumer-reporting site where parents rate the installation and fit of their car seat into various car models. Most of the Mazda5 feedback is on Britax and Sunshine Kids Radian car seats.

I believe the show was taped a year ago.

Hi folks-- New to this forum, and I'm glad to have found it. I'm a future Mazda5 owner, and perhaps best known to most of you as being the questioner that sparked the ill-advised Warren Brown rant against the 5 back in January. His endorsement of the CX-7 did not resonate with me at all...