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    Winter Tire Size for 2023 CX-5 Turbo?

    Just providing the spec. I have no doubt it will fit with the lower offset, assuming the hub bore and bolt pattern are correct, or hub adapters can be used. The actual price would help in determining if it really is a good deal or worth getting something else.
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    Winter Tire Size for 2023 CX-5 Turbo?

    OEM offset on Gen 2 is 45mm.
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    Should you buy a Turbo CX-5?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2SuF9wxBjs More moving parts and fittings = Same reliability. Got it.
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    Should you buy a Turbo CX-5?

    A turbocharged engine still has more moving parts, connecting parts, and points of potential failure than the same engine without a turbo, right?
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    2.5L NA Cracked Cylinder Head with Oil Leaking

    Not to excuse a bad design which we can see that it is, not going to do that but I much prefer 5W-30. 5W-30 just works better than 0W-20 at high pressures and temperatures, and the Skyactiv engine is a high compression engine. I'll spread the gospel whenever I can. Get rid of that lightweight...
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    2.5L NA Cracked Cylinder Head with Oil Leaking

    I feel like I've read this post before... ;)
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    Need Help Programming Key Fob 2023 Mazda CX-5

    I would call a number of highly rated dealers and see if any are reasonably priced that will program your fob. It'll be overpriced no matter what, but you might be able to find a reasonably priced location. Search results on Youtube and Google seem to lead nowhere but dealer. Of course, car...
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    Clear Gas! Worth the $$$ or not?

    LOL, Toyota has 10,000 mile oil change intervals so they only have to pay for two oil changes with their "Toyotacare"!
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    Do newer CX-5 seats fit in the KE?

    LKQ is your friend. ;) https://www.lkqcorp.com/ https://www.lkqonline.com/ https://www.lkqonline.com/2019-mazda-cx-5-front-seat/-h3FnnKcmnm https://www.lkqonline.com/2019-mazda-cx-5-front-seat/-h3FnnKcmnm/-i~362989779 $215, that's more like it. There are shipping costs but can be avoided by...
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    Do newer CX-5 seats fit in the KE?

    I think the cloth seats are the most comfortable, but they don't have a metal heating element grid which makes the seat stiffer as in the other two, just the seat frame, airbag assembly in the side of the seat, some nice foam and the cloth covering.
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    Do newer CX-5 seats fit in the KE?

    That is not a real leather seat. They want $600 for a fake leather seat??? https://www.ebay.com/itm/225491594135?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=&toolid=20001&mkevt=1
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    Do newer CX-5 seats fit in the KE?

    Just FYI, I find the fake suede seats (but not the cloth or leather) seats super uncomfortable. They have a ton of built in lumbar that you can't adjust in, only outward. Might want to get some seat time at your local dealer. The cloth seats are very comfortable (for me) and the leather seats...
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    Mazda CX-5…Our last resort?

    There used to be 3 types of seats prior to the '24 model, cloth, leatherette, or leather, but now with the elimination of the base AWD trim there are only 2 (in the US): leatherette or leather. I have the cloth seats and find them comfortable, but found the leatherette very uncomfortable with...
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    Switched to 5W-30 from 0W-20

    Replaced the standard, non-magnetic drain plug (M14x1.5) with a magnetic drain plug. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BC5W7KLW/
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    Brand New CX-5, Dead Battery!

    I'll give them the benefit of the doubt on that one! It sounds good on paper, but yet to be widely produced. Making a key design that is larger, heavier, less convenient to access the manual key, and uses more parts than the previous design, is truly mystifying though!
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    Brand New CX-5, Dead Battery!

    WTF were they thinking?
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    Brand New CX-5, Dead Battery!

    This is the company that spent millions of dollars on the MX-30. Which achieved 66 sales in 2023 before being discontinued. And sank a ton of money into continued rotary design with no production rotary. And made a huge car key to replace the slim one. And made a car with a touchscreen that you...
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