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CDN$44,000 = US$32,800. That's a really good price. "According to Statistics Canada, the average car loan interest rate in Canada is 7.65%." (About what you'll find these days. Expect rates to slowly go down. U.S. rates might not go down soon; the Treasury needs to sell about a trillion...

And the current specs are API Service Category SP and ILSAC GF-6A. (totally backward compatible) (ILSAC GF-6B is for unusual viscosities like 0W-16, none of which are suitable for Mazda engines.)

The Hunter Road Force series of machines can do an ordinary balance or they can do the road force assessment, or both. Just a balance on a Road Force machine will be a good balance, but nothing more. The road force work examines the tire for soft or stiff sidewall areas (road force) as well as...

I think Invisible Glass is a good brand, and Glass Stripper will remove any coating that is on the glass. It's a low cost, easy way to be sure your glass is totally clean.

Why do you think something other than 0W-20 is best for your car's engine? Especially in your winters why go more viscous? The oil viscosity, and other specs, that the engine design engineers chose for your engine is just right for it. Follow your owner's manual specifications. All that...

My Falkens have always run smoothly. If you buy new tires look for a tire store that has a refund policy. Put the new tires on and give them a typical drive. If the vibration is still there, it isn't the Falken tires, and maybe return the new ones.

Isn't it really heavy for a toad? What is the weight of the CX9 and what is the trailer brake requirement where you'll be towing? Can your RV pull, control, and stop a toad this heavy? Remember to add 500 to 750# of the weight of the tow dolly (depending on model) to the total tow weight.

Try an auto glass stripper to really clean it, then nothing else, no polish, etc. After that you might need new wiper blade inserts...that's low cost and easy, buy them from any Mazda dealership and put them in.

Sometimes squirting some silicone lube or even WD-40 into a bushing, one at a time, can be a good way to diagnose the location of a noise. The lube isn't a permanent fix, just a tell-tale.

Well...your car now has a better cylinder head than when it originally left the factory. And, it's a poor time to go car shopping; supply chain problems still crimp inventory.

Expect that the replacement cylinder head will be made to different, better specifications, and that you'll have many tens of thousands of good miles in this car.

This is very unusual. By the "collar" do you mean the filler neck of the overflow tank? My 2016 seems to that the same plastic material on all parts of the overflow tank. And I haven't driven this car hot & hard in very hot summer temperatures which could change things. (With a previous...

Suspension bolts can be tight and clunk if they're not fully tightened to spec. That is one possibility for your noise.

Asian vehicle green coolant is available from several makers including Prestone and Valvoline's Zerex (and NAPA labeled). It is probably chemically the same as the Mazda green stuff. I buy the Zerex Asian green for my Mazda and Asian red for my Toyota, because that's easiest for me to buy.

The cost of removing the engine from the car to put in a new water pump makes it a risk to put that engine back in only to find out that is must be replaced. There are some tests that can be done including an oil analysis that looks for excessive amounts of wear metals. Start planning on an...

Brandi, first, get your money back for the first two services. They did not fix your problem, which was the cracked and leaking cylinder head. It certainly was not a bad thermostat. If you trade the car in, have a different shop flush the radiator then refill with the correct Asian green...

1--always be sure that the work order includes a statement of the problem, not just the service writer's guess how to fix it. If you're paying, and the problem is stated, and they don't fix it, don't pay. Inspect your car before you pay for the work. 2--make a video of anything that is...