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On the LX25 vs CC2 noise issue, one review said the CC2 isn’t appreciably louder on the noise meter, but has a distinct low-pitched growl that may annoy some drivers. I have poor high-freq hearing (too many years riding motorcycles and flying small planes) so I suspect I would be more bothered...

This whole “value line” thing bugs me. Isn’t life complicated enough? I guess if I’m buying OEM parts for DIY, I can pay attention to getting the one I want, but the whole reason I might go to the dealer for service is to have assurance of top quality OEM parts that fit correctly and trained...

Unless its a warranty job, it almost never makes sense to swap out a blown engine with a new one. The costs are prohibitive. A used engine, as this poster is doing, is definitely the way to go. - Mark

Compared to this, our CX-5 front plates look pretty good - Mark

I recall an article in one of the car magazines a few years back that addressed the driving habits that affected fuel economy. Most of their conclusions were obvious, but it was surprising that slowly accelerating a car to cruise speed can actually use more gas than quicker acceleration. The...

I’d surmise the search feature of the app is strictly searching for text name matches to points of interest, but doesn’t understand addresses/locations at all. Type in “statue of liberty” and it will find every POI that had this text in its title, but it’s clueless with addresses, geographic...

On the subject of getting pulled over, there is recent NYT article about how cops use the presence of air fresheners hanging from the rear view mirror (which apparently is illegal in most states) to pull over cars that look “suspicious”, giving them an excuse to do profiling. Once you’re pulled...

Both the CC and the LX25 are good choices, but from what I've read the CC has a low-pitched "growl" associated with that wild tread pattern that could be annoying. If you want a smoother, quieter tire, I'd go with the LX25 and if you want something with more aggressive ride/handling and don't...

I wish I lived in a no-front-plate state, but I’m not going to give the hundreds of cops I go past in a year an excuse to pull me over just to have a slightly cleaner look to my car’s front end. That’s a bad trade off in my book. - Mark

The rule is whichever comes first. The idea is that low utilization is typically due to short trips which result in more cold starts, more time spent with the engine warming up, and less time with the engine at full operating temperature. All these shorten oil life. I don’t know about your...

I’m with the others.....probably unnecessary, but a bottle of Techron every 30k into the gas tank ain’t a bad idea. Which I bet is what the dealer is proposing to do at outrageous markup. I wouldn’t want anything done that’s more invasive. A fuel filter change is a good idea at some point...

I’d go with the OM. In general, FWD’ers (either pure FWD or mainly FWD cars that engage RWD only on demand) use the pattern where the rears are the tires that cross side to side. I also agree that it was a not a critical thing as long as you’re consistent. Many just swap front to back without...

If you’re talking about the current generation with the 2.5t, valve clearance is maintained by a hydraulic gizmo and there is no maintenance required. - Mark

I’d like to see wireless CP too, but it is NOT the norm in this segment of vehicle. For example, it’s not available on the Pilot, Highlander, or Telluride to name a few. At least for the next year or two, you’ve got to do your homework on these sorts of features. - Mark

I lot of reviewers have complained about the side chrome clashing with the CE trim and suggested it should be blacked out. Looks good, although if I had my druthers, I would go with black chrome like the front grill surround. - Mark

With regards to the temperature of the oil affecting level, it's probably not significant enough to worry about in most situations, but it is definitely measurable. Oil thermal expansion from room temperature to "normal operating" temperature is about 6%. This percentage of a 5-qt engine oil...

I doubt anything untoward will happen if you don't change it, but you're the occasional short trip usage pattern that the annual oil change is designed to address. This sort of usage tends to result in a buildup of contaminants in the oil. I wouldn't worry if you stretch another month or...

Mazda has the same (or similar) picture in their help files which sent me on my mission to try and figure out how to display these actual pressures. But I haven't heard anybody can get it working on the USA 2021s with the new infotainment system. You're certainly right - the system has the...

I don't think you can, at least on the 2021s that have the latest infotainment system. On my CX5, I can see that the tire pressures are "normal" but I can't see the actual pressure. (The help files for the app show actual pressures.) I asked about this at some point on this forum and the...