A CX-5 in This Freezing Weather

[yrwei52]

Southwest Airlines are totally screwed, and this CX-5 got stuck on the icy road?

 

[Busch]

I found out the freezing point of the fuel cap to the filler tube is about 9 degrees F after a day of heavy rain. It turned OK but did not want to let go. I am glad I had a quarter tank and time to sit in the sun.

 

[Fairalbion]

Speaking of cold weather... I just got back from a 2,000-mile road trip in my '21 GT-R. I'm glad I'd replaced the tired OEM battery beforehand, because we drove into the deep-freeze weather front just as we came across the state line into East Texas. It was unbelievable, hit a huge ice-blast headwind & dropped 3 MPG. Next morning in Dallas it was about 9F & the car started & performed flawlessly - was so grateful for the heated seats & steering wheel. Also, unlike my 1.5L CR-V which preceded the CX-5, the Mazda's 2.5L engine has heat to spare, and was giving good cabin heat.

 

[190683]

December 20-25 it was -30 here in southern Ontario. From Thursday to now it has been a high of 16 with more double digit weather this week. No snow, only rain and thunderstorm warnings.
Welcome to Canada where you can get all four seasons in one day.

 

[ch3no2]

Speaking of cold weather... I just got back from a 2,000-mile road trip in my '21 GT-R. I'm glad I'd replaced the tired OEM battery beforehand, because we drove into the deep-freeze weather front just as we came across the state line into East Texas. It was unbelievable, hit a huge ice-blast headwind & dropped 3 MPG. Next morning in Dallas it was about 9F & the car started & performed flawlessly - was so grateful for the heated seats & steering wheel. Also, unlike my 1.5L CR-V which preceded the CX-5, the Mazda's 2.5L engine has heat to spare, and was giving good cabin heat.

Wait, what?!?! OEM battery was bad less than 2 years old?

 

[potownrob]

Wait, what?!?! OEM battery was bad less than 2 years old?

good catch; i had read it as OEM tires for some reason (maybe since everyone is always replacing them?). 2 years is a short life for a battery, methinks

 

[Fairalbion]

Yes - the almost exactly two-year-old OEM battery. I'd noticed sluggish starter turnover and mentioned it to our mechanic. His tester gave it a passing grade but with a "replace" caution. I decided to wing it after having put it on a charger/reconditioner overnight. After the first night on the road, having sat outside in 40°F temps, the starterwas definitely struggling. Since we were going to hit the super-cold weather later I found an Advance Auto & they took care of it.