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As much as I find them annoying, I leave mine on. I live in the mountains and have to travel through desert areas at times and high winds and flash flooding can be dangerous events. Or result in sandblasting of my paint and windshield. The only issue I have is that I get them for 3 counties, my...

Another vote for just disabling the feature. It is easy enough to fold them in just by rotating the adjustment knob to the six o'clock position when you see the need to have the mirrors folded in to avoid damage of some sort. I wouldn't spray any kind of lube on them nor would I try to fold...

Here is an idea: Run your oil until 7500 miles. Send a sample in to Blackstone Labs and see what the figures reveal. Do it again. Then do it one more time, maybe going out to 10,000 miles or 12,500 miles depending upon the analysis. You will then have established a trend for your particular...

I only get snow 3 or 4 times a year and it has usually melted, at least on all the paved roads within a few days. Buying a set of wheels and dedicated snow tires isn't practical. I'd like to just have a $75 set of chains that I could install in the comfort of my garage when needed. It is...

Oil life monitors are simply an inexpensive and fairly unsophisticated computer program that uses an algorithm to determine an appropriate time to change the oil. Until such day that an OLM actually has a probe in the sump that samples the oil for things like viscosity, fuel dilution, TBN, wear...

Yes, I meant the usual five quart jugs that most oil manufacturers offer. Sorry about that.

This has been discussed before, I think it is something like 3 to 4 HP gain for every 1 point increase in octane. I can't get 93 octane here in California but figure with 91 octane which is my fuel of choice in my turbo CX 5, I am getting about 245 HP give or take. Close enough for me.

Simple. Buy your own 5W-30 synthetic oil and correct for the turbo Mazda factory filters. Bring to the shop and pay only for their labor. You will need 5.5 qts of oil most likely in order to fill to the top mark on the dipstick after an oil & filter change. So you will need to buy 2 five quart...

With all respect to yrwei52 who is a very knowledgeable CX 5 owner, forget what the so called oil life monitor says. Shut the reminder function off so it doesn't come on a couple hundred miles before the change is needed and has to be clicked off again and again while it keeps telling you a...

The street I live on is very steep. I had an incident last winter where there was about 2" of fresh snowfall on the ground and I approached my house going just a little bit too fast. The ABS system kicked in and I slid down the street rapidly approaching the trees at the dead end. Luckily the...

That's good trivia that the name of that fuel filler directional marker is called a Moylan Arrow. I'll add that to my arsenal of useless automotive knowledge like what Botts Dots are and what the origin of a Sig Alert is.

No, The screen on the 2019 is plenty big enough for the information that is needed and delivered. A bigger screen means it is more obtrusive on the dash and more in your face when driving at night. I often will turn the display off at night when driving a long distance. Just turning the...

I always pre-fill my oil filters when doing an oil change. I add a few ounces, swirl it around which absorbs it into the pleats, and then add oil until the filter is almost full. No way does that little Mazda filter hold 16 oz. of oil. Maybe 8 to 10 oz.. I would ask the dealer to change the oil...

OK, I see what you are looking at now. If you hit the INFO button on the steering wheel and select any of the display options other than OFF, the speedometer will change the brightness of segments of the dial showing MPH. As I typically drive with INFO set to off, and not showing the A or B...

Prior to keyless entry vehicles and electronic fobs I always used to keep a spare key hidden on the vehicle.You used to be able to find a small cordura nylon pouch with a Velcro closure and double stick tape to hide a key but I never trusted the adhesive and used a piece of insulated wire to...

I was going to make about a 45 minute drive yesterday. Sirius would not load. I pulled over after a couple of minutes, shut off the engine and restarted the car. Still no Sirius. The Navigation feature worked normally. I could only get AM radio, and could not switch to one of the USB drives to...

My 2019 GT-R doesn't do it, The luminance of the speedometer display is consistent all around the dial at all speeds.

I live at 6000 ft elevation. There are only three gas stations in town. The convenience store only sells diesel and 87 octane. The Shell and Arco stations sell 87, 89 and 91 octanes, Same as the stations all over California. I believe that the available octanes and ethanol mix are state...

I don't need to look for the Homelink button, I just reach up to the spot and hit the button from muscle memory. When backing out of my garage, I reach up and press the button while simultaneously scanning both outside mirrors, the rearview mirror and camera display, It's just a matter of habit...

On the US specification cars the compass is visible in the gauge cluster although it is only active when the car is moving. To view altimeter readings you have to get into the Navigation settings, I forget which screen. I think it is My Location or something like that. And then it only shows...