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I work with a guy who races dirt tracks. He said they use this "mod". He knew what it was right away

I'm guessing, if this works, that maybe the ground is siphoning off the electronic noise from the engine management system, allowing better data flow between electronic modules making things more efficient? I dunno. Also agreeing with HyFlyer. I'm told that the head, head gasket, and block acts...

I have used both and they're both great. Or a few tanks of Shell/Exxon/Mobile Super unleaded.

Stuff works great https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002UCYRZU/

I'd put more money on the dealer screwing stuff up when they pulled the engine, hard to believe all that stuff went bad on its own within only a few years. You have to have a really conscientious tech to get all that stuff correct, something you don't see a lot of these days. .

"Modifying electrical Systems (Adding cell phones, alarms, stereo amps)"... that's an interesting one. I Imagine that interferes with the ECU in some manner? I'm glad to see they took the design thinking past 100k miles.

The lifetime thing along with 10k mile oil changes....all stuff to make the car appear low maintenance for the duration of the warranty.

The concept of "lifetime" fluid is nothing new, goes back many decades. My father's 66 Dodge Dart had "lifetime" Dexron fluid in it. As many others have pointed out on this forum, fluids can't last a lifetime. Lifetime, IMO, is the life on the warranty period. Nothing else matters to the car...

Exactly. It's not like a missing grommet or a screw that falls out somewhere. it's the engine, a major, major component. The zoom-zoom part!

Exactly. If one were part of the one percent and had that expense and aggravation, then that person wouldn't think it's so trivial.

I just ordered an OEM rear brake hose for my Scion XB online. Came to $67!! Hose, gasket, and banjo bolt. Crazy. Thing is about a foot long. Must be lined with gold. The dealer wanted $66 just for the hose alone. Gasket and bolt came to about $8 each online.

Interesting on the camber bolt. An OEM part shouldn't have that problem, right? I probably would've said to check the angles first to see if it was needed. It's an annoyance that manufacturers aren't making camber and caster adjustable. I guess it's a good thing it's in there. You really don't...

The EPB actually makes things easier if you think about it, no special tool to turn in parking brake caliper pistons...

Yep, those curbs can get expensive... It was $1000 for me when all was said and done. That was with breaks on some of the things I got done like SI and wheel alignment which I got done purely because of new tires I just bought. ,

If it works with your old ones I'd say the problem is the non-OEM ones. If you feel you must replace them go back to Mazda.

Came across this https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-maintenance/a33371/how-to-fix-misreading-speedometer/

Maybe you got something on the circuit board underneath the knob, or maybe the board itself is bad. See my last post here: https://mazdas247.com/forum/t/infotainment-commander-knob-will-no-longer-toggle-2016-cx-5.123873348/

You might also want to make sure there's no oil leaks around the timing cover or oil pan. It's a minor annoyance at worst but the drive line is IMO solid. Also, look at the engine belt tensioner.

I have the same problem, usually shows up in warmer weather. I used to have the "beep" function enabled but turned it off. Thing sounds like a telephone sometimes when it makes it random jumps. I think somewhere on here some one has a procedure for fixing this, involves removing the screen to do...

2016 is a good year, IMO. Good engine/trans combo, reliable power train. Had to have my rear calipers replaced as well for the defective EPB problem for which the parking brake would bind up and not release. You might want to opt for a 2015 as well, they didn't have the EPB. Great gas mileage.