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    Best Tires for 2021 CX-5 Turbo?

    Look at 235/55R19 tires. They’ll fit fine, and there are a ton of great options that aren’t available in 225/55R19.
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    How easy is DIY for the spark plugs?

    Serious question: why? I have no loss in fuel economy, and the engine runs as well as the day I drove it off the dealer’s lot. I realize that putting raw fuel through the cat is very bad, but the ECM should throw a fault for the mismatch in ratios from the oxygen sensors well before that...
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    How easy is DIY for the spark plugs?

    I have 140,000 miles on my factory spark plugs. :oops:
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    What is your CX-5 “Must have”?

    Probably… I wouldn’t guarantee it’s on every trim level, but for sure it’s on most of them. You have them. I’d guarantee it.
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    What is your CX-5 “Must have”?

    They come on automatically when you turn on the rear defroster - which is also generally good to have on when you have windows fogging over on the outside as you drive.
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    What is your CX-5 “Must have”?

    It's been so long since I had a vehicle that didn't have heated mirrors that I just took them as a given standard feature. But yeah... they're an absolute requirement, not just for cold weather. Anybody who lives in an area that's subject to mornings where the dew re-forms on surfaces in...
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    This Forum Lacks Excitement and That is WONDERFUL!

    Heh... I went looking for my old posts. The database cut me off a shade over 11 years ago. I reserve the right to call you 'whippersnapper'.
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    What is your CX-5 “Must have”?

    I will never buy another primary-use vehicle that doesn’t have HUD, ventilated seats, and a top-down camera view.
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    Which CX-5 years were they built in Japan?

    Go to Carmax or your preferred high-volume used vehicle online seller. Search for CX-5s of various model years. If the VIN starts with J, it was built in Japan.
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    Mazda Oil Filter Question

    But they had so many pictures with the filters in creative arrangements!
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    How to disconnect passenger sun visor wiring?

    Can you post a picture of the connector?
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    Weight of CX-50 Wheel?

    If you can weigh a complete wheel and tire assembly, just subtract the tire weight (24 lb) from the total to get the wheel weight.
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    202/65R16 Winter Wheel/Tire Setup for Tuned 2015 Mazda6?

    When you need new tires, look at options in 215/65R16. Back when I had a 2016 Mazda6, that's what I used in winter. The revs per mile rating was an exact match for the 225/45R19 stock tires. Yes, winter performance will be degraded, but mostly because you're using a soft tread compound with...
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    Any black lug nuts fit?

    I've noticed when looking at wheels on dealer sites that putting in 2024 will give you access to everything that fits a CX-90, while putting in 2025 will severely limit your choices. I'd bet that's what's going on, here.
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    Evaporative fuel emissions flap disappeared

    A real engine problem? Highly unlikely. Will it make the check engine light come on? I wouldn't say no.
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    Mazda teasing all new 2026 CX-5!

    Because Mazda's Marketing department says so.
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    Evaporative fuel emissions flap disappeared

    I'd bet that it's still attached, but it got stuck in the position where it sits while you have a fuel nozzle in the filler neck.
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    My car hoots when I turn it off

    It’s part of the emissions control system. Give a hoot… don’t pollute! If you grew up in the 80s, this would be hilarious.
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    Mazda teasing all new 2026 CX-5!

    Everything you named is a marketing term, not anything to do with the actual construction of the vehicle. In Michigan, they'll all say "wagon" on the registration.
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    Tire recommendations for the CX-90 PHEV?

    Huh… I hadn’t seen that they had been introduced in 275/45R21. Might make me rethink my idea of downsizing to 20”.
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