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Mazda went for "looks" when just about every other similar class SUV provides roof rails/racks. I'm a buyer who missed them and had them installed by Mazda along with the cross rails. What can I say? If you need them you need them.

The original battery on my Signature lasted two years to the day and 27.000 kilometers. What's more it left me stranded on a dirt road a long way from paved and a nice hike to get to cel phone reception. While my insurence covered towing the tow truck came from a long way off and took four hours...

The other day in city traffic I suddenly came upon a car in front of me that was stopped. I hit the brakes of course but at that moment heard three beeps. Do those beeps sound when auto braking is activated? Perhaps the auto braking beat me to the punch.

Phew! Well I wouldn't call it easy because of the location of the screws but it's done. And they're certainly not something I'm going to remove periodically.

Great, thanks very much.

When I start my 2020 Signature turbo first thing in the morning it operates at a high speed idle for twenty or thirty seconds before dropping down to normal idle. Do non turbo vehicles behave the same way or is it a turbo thing?

Good idea. I won't be carrying anything more than lumber and sheet materials. I suppose the crossbars themselves could be stolen (especially here where dealers will rivet the badges etc. to the car to avoid theft) but if stolen I don't see them being a hot resale item as while the CX-5 is one of...

Thank you for those tips. Will be very useful. Since I bought the rails sometime back from Mazda and they installed them I'm hoping that the crossbars, also from Mazda will fit without a lot of tinkering but if they don't I now know what to do. The bars are being shipped down here to Cali from...

That color looks like it would show the splashed up mud less on my unpaved road after rains.

Good video thanks! I have them on order.

I had the roof rails installed a while back and on a couple of occaisions have used some generic cross bars to support long boards but I think I need Mazda's cross bars. First of all as the rails are flush with the roof the generic bars can't grip around them so not really solidly connected. The...

I appreciate the very helpful responses to to my post. I should clarify things so as not to misrepresent my driving situation. Yes I am in Colombia but like most North Americans the vast majority of my driving is on paved roads. I do have a one and a half kilometer stretch of rather rough...

You raise good points and that's good advise. I pay in cash so bank interest isn't an issue. Only motive for trade in would be if new model offers significant advantages...and it doesn't appear so.

Very much enjoy your post as I have a dark blue Signature 2020 model year purchased in Colombia and am casually thinking of upgrading to the new model. Will be interesting to see if that color is available to us. Should be though as all CX 5s come here directly from Japan.

I love the dark interior in my 2020 but apart from that I've found that the ventilated seats are offered on and came with my 2020 Signature purchased here in Colombia while heated seats are the option offered in the US.

I'm getting email offers from local Mazda dealers sugestiong I trade in my 2020 Signature for new. I understand their sales effort but number 1 my car is in perfect condition (well apart from three repairs to the body for damage by moto drivers). And number 2 the only significant upgrade I'm...

8000 km? Lucky you. Here in Colombia it is every five to keep the warranty in effect. A bug bear for me is that the dash warning about maintenance come on almost two thousand kilometers before due. I tried to reset that myself according to instructions given on this forum but didn't work. Mazda...

The other day I was driving home on a winding road and in the middle of a curve a motorcycle was coming in my direction. Because of the curve it was for a moment directly in front of me and a front sensor sounded. Ten minutes later the same situation occured but this time it was a bicycle in...

My 2020 Signature just bogs if over revved, doesn't allow me to exceed the red line.

I had the exact same experience with my 2020 Signature after picking it up from a car wash. I didn't ask them to but they must have washed the engine. The carwash was in a shopping center and after collecting the car and seeing the whacky behavior I left it parked in the sun for an hour or so...