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FUEL $/GAL MPG TOT MILES LIIFETIME COST 87 oct 2.57 27 100,000 $9,518.52 diesel 2.99 29 100,000 $10,310.34

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2019-mazda-cx-5-diesel-new-york-auto-show-debut/ I cannot grasp what Mazda is thinking here. $4,000 premium for a 2mpg increase, but with significantly more expensive fuel. I'm thinking it won't be long before we'll see some very deep discounting on "Sig-D".

Wow..... $3-4k premium for less power, additional required maintenance and no mention of fuel efficiency gains? The "D" had better get 40mpg to even come close to justifying that kind of pricing.

I commute ~40mi each way, 95% freeway. About 1/2 @ 70-80mph and the rest @ 50-70mph, depending on traffic. Using the ACC, I'm seeing 27.0 - 27.5mpg on most every tankful. Now at 4500mi on my GTR

Mastria Mazda in Raynham, MA is showing 8 GTR's available.

My '19 GTR does not remember settings either. My wife's Pacifica minivan automatically fires up the driver's seat and steering wheel heaters whenever the outside temp drops below 40F.

Actually, it IS the case! https://www.autonews.com/sales/sales-weakest-start-5-years

The auto industry itself is currently enduring a soft period. This is not limited to any specific manufacturers, but is pretty much across the board. Prices seem to have jumped significantly in the last couple of model years, which I can only assume is partly due to the inclusion of more and...

I'd say that both you and DAVMAC have exaggerated you positions. What maintenance, beyond oil changes, is required in the first 20k miles? Nothing, according to my owners manual. Yes, many renters drive them hard, but not everyone does. I'd say the reality lies somewhere in between the...

Does Toyota specify Synthetic oil or is it optional?

Good place to start........ https://www.automobilemag.com/news/deep-dive-inside-the-mazda-skyactiv-2-5t-turbo-engine/

This is all so true! Buying a new car is one of the few transactions where negotiations are so adversarial, from start to finish! Part of the culture developed over decades, I suppose. There's a Honda dealer near me who does the no-negotiation pricing and lists their bottom line on every...

Those add-on's are huge money makers for the dealerships and the finance people get a cut of those sales. I took the same stance when I bought my GTR. It quickly shut him up!

This!!!!

While the Mazda Nav system works quite well, nothing IMO, compares to Waze. Been a huge Waze fan seemingly forever and it beats everything else out there. Says me!

I test drove a Passport Elite, before buying my GTR. The Honda is an amazing car and I was ready to buy. HOWEVER the dealer would not budge from MSRP and on top of that would only lowball my Jeep Wrangler trade. There was no movement whatsoever, because they felt the Passport was a brand...

Yeah, the ready-time for the infotainment system can be somewhat frustrating. I'm about a mile down the road before sat radio is playing and Carplay is loaded and ready for me to launch Waze. Once everything does finally load up though, the system is very responsive. Just something to...

'19 GTR - 3,800mi currently 40mi commute each way, 90% highway Avg between 60 and 80mph, depending on traffic using 87 octane Results = ~27mpg every tankful

I have this one and am very happy with it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0742J69SQ/ref=b2b_gw_d_bia_0_22_p?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_r=cc1ed446-b6d9-472c-9c4b-040f4ace5ae5&pd_rd_w=ckfXt&pd_rd_wg=QHjIH&pf_rd_p=02b097f5-ba77-405d-b0df-1c30d307d24f&pf_rd_r=G15VEGT429QHBNMWCRGM&refRID=17GRJ835RMFEZNBZWFDM

I find that while it takes a bit of time for the seats to fully heat up, once they do, they're nice and hot. I've done the heat-on-sore-back thing a few times myself. Works great for my 40 mile drive to to work.