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  1. Avoidin Deer

    3 downers...in an otherwise vast sea of happy anticipation

    I didn't catch that. I wonder if it was intentional, or just incidental to a software change that caused it. I guess it would only matter if you have Remote Start.
  2. Avoidin Deer

    What have you done to your CX-5 today?

    I've had my car for a year and have yet to get this done. Do you know what the factory% is? The backs in your pics don't seem to be any different (as best I can tell from a pic.)
  3. Avoidin Deer

    3 downers...in an otherwise vast sea of happy anticipation

    And sm1ke says his 2018 Canadian CX-9 Sig heat setting stays ON. Regarding remote start...I wonder if Mazda didn't get rid of this for economy reasons and to mitigate oil dilution issues. My CX-5 turbo really seems to dump gas when idling, even when warm. I got back from a drive where I'd...
  4. Avoidin Deer

    3 downers...in an otherwise vast sea of happy anticipation

    Probably a market issue and not a model issue, huh? But didn't GTA-CX9 in Toronto imply that that his 2019 CX9 Sig does not retain the seat heat settings?
  5. Avoidin Deer

    3 downers...in an otherwise vast sea of happy anticipation

    This is from the 2019 CX-5 Owner's Manual: I didn't think to look there before...it's kind of an esoteric thing to document. It's weird that there would be this difference between models. Is it "By Design," or did it just turn out that way?
  6. Avoidin Deer

    Dealer service - fear tactics

    I use Manual Mode in my Reserve every once in a while, but it's a poor substitute. Before I got my CX-5 I had a 1990 Volvo 740 turbo intercooler, 4 speed floor shift with the electronic 5th gear button in the shift knob. I loved driving that car through these winding back roads. Of course, if...
  7. Avoidin Deer

    3 downers...in an otherwise vast sea of happy anticipation

    The Seat Heat On condition resets to Off when the engine is turned off. When you turn the engine back on, you gotta punch the Seat Heat button to toggle it back on. Same for the Steering Wheel Heat. You gotta be in the car to hit the buttons because they reset to "Off" when the engine is...
  8. Avoidin Deer

    Dealer service - fear tactics

    I read the itenerary in one of CX5_Driver's links, but didn't realize it was built into the price of the vehicle. Man, that sure beats a free cargo cover, huh?
  9. Avoidin Deer

    Dealer service - fear tactics

    That's actually interesting MB would do that. Most manufacturers protect their distribution channel...they don't poach customers.
  10. Avoidin Deer

    What have you done to your CX-5 today?

    I've been trying to help someone who's buying a used car, and nothing is normal. I just read an article saying that wholesale used car prices dropped 12% in April, while retail only went down 1%. -April's used car sales were down 35%. -Hertz may file bankruptcy soon and dump their fleet. You...
  11. Avoidin Deer

    Dealer service - fear tactics

    The thing that allows bad dealerships to survive is that unlike most other consumer goods, you're only making a purchase every few years, if that often. Or you think there's no other place to get service. Other places would go under with such poor customer service, because they need your repeat...
  12. Avoidin Deer

    Dealer service - fear tactics

    Is that ADP born of Hughes ADP? Man, I used them for accounting & payroll back in the 70s when stuff was done with punch cards!!! They were somewhere in the Maryland burbs of DC (Rockville?) Anyway, you raise a good point. But I managed vendors for a $500 Million PC reseller. IBM...
  13. Avoidin Deer

    What have you done to your CX-5 today?

    That looks nice! When I was buying my car last year, I was not sure what I wanted to go with. I liked the look of the factory hitch but have a couple of Class III towables (utility trailer and john boat.) I called the local Draw Tite guy and he sent me pics of their aftermarket install...
  14. Avoidin Deer

    Dealer service - fear tactics

    What's amazing is that dealers are the face of the brand to the public. It seems as though there are no standards enforced from the manufacturers. My dealer in Virginia is headquartered in North Carolina. Like everyone else, they are dealers for a bunch of different brands (is that a...
  15. Avoidin Deer

    How many Mazdas have you owned?

    Do you buy them to flip them?
  16. Avoidin Deer

    How many Mazdas have you owned?

    My 2019 Reserve is my first Mazda. I've owned cars since 1970, buying used/paying cash, ranging from a '63 Lincoln to an Austin Healey to a Vega,and more. I've owned 2 new trucks in there somewhere. I've said it many times, I wish I had discovered the brand before, even buying used. I now...
  17. Avoidin Deer

    What have you done to your CX-5 today?

    Care to post pics of the finished product? Whose hitch did you go with?
  18. Avoidin Deer

    How you doing?

    I know HOW to buy & sell...it's the WHAT and the WHEN that eludes me. One of the articles I read made me face-palm. Some said "This makes trading too easy," as though a crappy app was gonna impart impulse control or something.
  19. Avoidin Deer

    How you doing?

    At first glance, Robinhood looks just like any other low cost/fee-free trading platform. Is it more than that?
  20. Avoidin Deer

    How you doing?

    That was in cold weather ;)
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