I'd do a solid clay and then only use some rubbing compound if you have any fine scratches from the transport and it sitting in the dealer. Then do a good wax by hand. I was down in the DC area for years, those highway guys love using lots of salt.
OP, New Haven? Are you going to mazda of Mitford? Dude make the trip up to Colonial in Danbury. They are way more honest than those guys down there. Theyve done break jobs under warranty for 16.5-18s cx5s when the breaks are wearing early.
There are different levels of coverage, I took the platinum level because it does cover the most. There were other options for less of a price but at that point I would have just found a certified pre-owned and gotten the longer power train warranty offered on those. The VSA I got covers the...
I got the 7yr 125k agreement with my cx9. I traded in a 15 cx5 with 124k miles and if I had gotten the same agreement I would have still had the cx5, just with a properly working transmission that costs ish $5k. I am paying about $3700 for it. But to be honest, the shear number of things it...
He was talking about the cx5s in general but if the part numbers are the same for the cx9s or any other model im sure they will be covered as well. The only thing im not too sure of with this is that since it's still a wear and tear part, they may just run with the tsb that is out. If the...
According to the service manager at my dealership, he thinks mazda will be issuing a recall for the rear calipers and such within the next 6 months. They're replacing everything under warranty for anyone who has any issues with the rear brakes on the 16.5, 17 and 18s.
I always love the fact that everyone is so different in what they trust and use for their cars. We are all in the quest for that perfect finish and we all have our own ways to get there. I legit own none of those products sm1ke. Except for the maguires detailer used to claybar.
I still need to...
Just waxed mine yesterday with the falling temps too. I ended up not being too much of a fan of how much dust and dirt stuck to the griots 3in1 ceramic wax. Went and bought Chemical Guys butter wax (I had a gift card, why now). The shine with the butter wax is crazy good.
BTW, I was looking at...
That stuff is really good. But I've always used back to black by meguires. I tried using griots' tire polish which "doubles" as a black trim finish, it sucks on trim.
Keep at it with the dealer and don't let them say no, ever. Also, get documents every time you go in so you can have a paper trail of them either looking at or documenting the rust you show them. Good luck!