Recent content by vprtal

I have the exact same car! I believe it's called strato blue. I just don't have the roof rails.

mazdadude, I see you own the cx-5. I'm kinda interested with that car. How is it? Is the interior space almost the same as our M5?

wow it only took two weeks for the noise to come back? I just replaced my shocks and struts with KYB and sway bar bushings with original mazda ones as that is the only ones I could find online. I love how quiet it is right now and how solid it feels going thru any bumps. I hope it lasts a lot...

Is it necessary to replace the struts for the front when you replace the shocks in the back?

Why did it cost you $35? How many bushings are needed to be replaced?

That's my guess actually, since there is a lot of talk about the bushings going bad quickly on this car. And the noise is inconsistent, when driving on a speed bump I don't hear it, only when the road is uneven, I guess when one side only goes up and down, that lead me to believe it has...

I think I have the same problem as you. I don't even remember anymore when it started. I have a 07 with 24,000 miles. I'm gonna try to have it inspected by a mechanic when I get a chance, hopefully it doesn't make anything worse until then.

I had a Hornet remote start/alarm installed in my car as soon as I got it. No problems so far (almost 2 years now). I preferred a aftermarket one as the remote comes with a lot more specially the page feature. Spent about 350 installation and other modules needed to bypass the immobilizer...

I got an aftermarket one for my AT. Had it installed after a couple of months owning it. Was also worried if there would be any problems getting it aftermarket. So far so good, I got a Hornet alarm/remote start. No need for extra keys to be programed. You just need the 2 keys you have when...

Went on a long weekend trip to Toronto a couple of weeks ago from NY. Saw about 10 mazda5 there, took me about a month to see that much in NY!! By the way got about 29 to 34 MPG on the trip. I was following my cousin who was driving a Nissan Xterra, always left me behind when speeding, but...

Filipino New Yorker present Here here!!

My relatives bought cars around the same time I did. They got the Xterra, Sienna and X5. When we all got together and talked about our cars they really liked their cars but complained about their gas mileage. Getting only about 23 the highest among all of them. And I was like thank God I...

I'm with you on all the pros from both car. I still like the exterior looks of the 06-07. (blah)