Recent content by White Pearls

If so, learning to DIY a detailed PPF job would help to protect your investment and lower your cost. I'm looking into 3M, Avery, XPEL and Llumar. Don't know which yet, but I'm considering doing a highly detailed and patient DIY of the entire vehicle just to be safe. If not, then the full...

Why not just buy an ODBII Scan Tool with Electronic System Actuation & Reset Functionality and simply reset the EPB from the scanner before manually retracting the calipers and then go finish your brake job. Besides, if you are replacing pads, then EPB must be reset anyway to re-index pad...

I got rid of the squeal with cleaning during my last oil change and tire rotation. But, the Pop at parking lot speeds after shifting into and out of Park, Drive and Reverse is actually getting louder with time. I took it to the same dealer who took pictures of the paint on the front bumper...

Soul Reds have been having issues ever since the color was offered by Mazda. The White Pearl is the same way - I've found posts going back to 2016. So, these are longer standing issues than even I first knew when I began looking into this problem. I've seen a few posts about Black and the...

Oh, that's nothing. Just wait until I post pics of the Front Fascia. It is worse. Wait until you see the actual bumper. Those were shot taken of the Hood and Left/Right Front Quarter Panels. There was only one pic at the end that was from the left side of the front bumper. That pic shows...

I suspect the SkyActive DRIVE transmission with its newly designed dual clutch will be a pain to fix as well once the warranty runs out. My brakes went less than 5,000 miles before popping when shifting from Park to Reverse, or Reverse to Drive and then applying the brakes for the first time...

Forbes Customer Satisfaction puts the Volvo XC-90 at the top of the list, surpassing even Toyota. That't not easy. Consumer Reports and JD Power are known shills and extended marketing arms for certain manufacturers. I start with IIHS Crash Safety Ratings and move on from there - that's my...

I am surprised, in fact. I'm angry at Mazda, but I'm also angry at myself - which fuels the anger even more. I'm angry at Mazda for obvious reasons - they are unethical. But, I'm angry at myself because I thought I took the necessary time to do enough homework in determining Mazda's Character...

Thanks for being understanding, Buzz. I appreciate your insight, actual real world experience (sorry to hear about your Honda woes) in such matters and for having a level of consciousness and awareness of the problem. Some people here behave like they are never going to have a serious problem...

Spare you from what - The truth? Mazda should be sued in a court of law under claim of common law breach of contract. Selfish retorts like "spare us" are the epitome of arrogance and foolhardy assumption that the same or worse will never happen to you. Normally, I would not wish this upon...

It is not a question of whether or not the vast majority of owners are happy. The vast majority of owners are not the issue. The issue is what Mazda does as a manufacturer of that which it "offers" as fit for the purpose for which it was designed. The issue is whether or not I "accepted" that...

Honestly, Another SUV Manufacturer who is trustworthy and honest when something goes wrong - and it will. Just give it time.

We have not yet had much time to digest what just happened today. However, I'm sure that tonight's conversation at the dinner table will be very lively because of this "decision" by Mazda this afternoon. So, that idea is probably not yet off the table - we'll have to look at the "hit" we'd...

Front Fasci pics coming, just for the heck of it. I've put this to bed in my soul, however. I no longer care to maintain any relationship at all with Mazda. I'm going to be in the vehicle buying mode for the next 20 years - rapid fire buying. This was a good test for Mazda and they blew it...

Change of heart. I don't have time for this. I've got a business to run from my home office and this is just too much negative energy flowing through my body right now. I'm going to count this one as a lesson to be learned. I saw the posts about chipping paint before I bought my White Pearl...