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Doesn't bother me. I've done it before. If it hasn't been sitting on the lot long, which as a very new model, it obviously hasn't, it was almost certainly a dealer trade, which was just driven to the dealership by a salesperson from another local dealer.

You ought to be upset by the carelessness! It's every bit as bad.

My wife plays bumper cars with her CX-5. It's had a ding or a scrape somewhere damn near since day 1. Lmao I feel you, OP. I bought my wife's in March of 12, and by early June, it was already on the receiving end of a fairly significant hit and run. It was in autobody repair all of June. O.o

Acura TSX? 370Z? Why not an NC MX-5? You could probably get into a gently preowned PRHT for your budget.

I've never used them for ATX fluid, because I've never owned an ATX before the CX-5. XD But, yes, supposedly Blackstone performs UOA on ATF. :)

Exchanging any fluid at all seems to be an unsettled undertaking here. I personally tend to support the manufacturers claim of "lifetime" fill. Though, lifetime is subjective, and I think 100K miles is the threshold for me. However, I am willing to exchange some fluid (whatever fully drains...

Also curious if anybody has attempted to use a compatible fluid. Is the PN available for both the drain plug and washer, seeing as Mazda recommends replacing both?

Have to admit, should a second gen MS6 come into existence, I will be unable to resist.

That's fair. But, I am asking what necessitates draining original fluid at all? Any UOA on outgoing fluid? I'm not aware of age having any effect on performance, save for brake fluid. Usage, yes.

What factual basis would necessitate such premature service?

^ATX, correct? To be fair, the Skyactiv auto trans is completely different...

Nice! A couple of years ago, before the SHO, I was scouring the Volvo fleet. Was pretty much settled on a S60 T6 R Design. Sweet, sweet car. But the SHO was quicker and a significantly better value. So I chose it. But, I still dig a number of their other vehicles as well. I keep trying to get...

Odd to see such claims. Mazda has lost out on its nest egg, and financial prop it had in Ford. It has fewer resources. Rather than focusing on developing a few more limited production, niche performance variants, they've exhausted resources on developing Skyactiv, which is very smart on their...

The lack of central jacking points IS pretty aggravating. Same issue on my wife's CX-5. Guess I haven't looked under my 3 yet. Good to know to expect having to work around not having that center jack point. >:( But, seeing as it'll be at OE ride height for a while, my ramps ought to work for...

Thank you for sharing that. Sounds akin to my ownership experience, even down to the center console creak! Interesting. Just now hitting 45K in ours. Poor car. My wife keeps it a pigsty. If I can get a chance, I'm going to do a thorough cleaning, and some nice exterior treatment with my DA...

If we could please just get a new Speed6 big brother to go along with it... And I swear, if they poison either with no manual trans. options, I'll s*** a brick.

Isn't this just more speculation? I've been hearing speculation since 2008, about future MS models. An MS/MPS 3 rejuvenation wouldn't be a huge surprise. The gen 1 and 2 were at least moderately successful for Mazda. For the 6, however, I'll believe it when I see it. The original MS6 was an...

Welp, traded the SHO in for a 3 to match my wife's CX-5. Picked up a 2015 3 GT 5 door, with manual trans. Snowflake White Pearl With black interior. Not an easy car to come by. Had to track it down for a dealer trade. This will take some getting use to. I'll sure miss the 400 horsepower And...

Good to see your still hanging around here! Hope the CX-5 proves just as excellent for your relatives! I'll try that. Thanks! Also, pretty interesting about the bizarre shifting issue. For me, the transmission has proven to otherwise be flawless. In fact, it's the sweetest part of the...

This is a great thought. Thanks for sharing! I'll check it out. If you pull the sway bar mounts without disconnecting the endlinks from the knuckles/spindles, is there a type of load on the bar, with the car up on ramps? Or, should the car be hoisted when unbolting the mounts? Or should I pull...