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It all depends on the position of the seat back. People that like the seat back reclined more likely won't notice the headrests but if you like having the seat back more upright it will push your head forward. When I first got ours it took a fair amount of adjusting the seat angles to get it...

Well said, a bad professional can do more damage than good and your new car doesn't need that much done yet anyways. They can put way more marks in the paint than they remove and if they go at it too much with a buffer they will remove a lot of your clear coat and there isn't much on the car...

ohhhhh, do a chrome wrap

Yeah, I think Ford is regarded more highly over there. I was speechless when watching an old Top Gear episode when they were comparing cars and commented that the Ford had better name value and was 'higher end' than the Mazda.

If I remember correctly: with it running, leave it in Drive or N, foot on the brake, and push the button to stop, it will shut the engine off but keep the ACC on. Then shift to park (important step). Also important to then hit the stop button again once you are done. It will shut...

I agree and think that if they can keep offering a wide range of options where you can get the car with our without the bells and whistles but always with the driving dynamics it will be good.

It is BMW's infotainment and vehicle control interface: http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/technology/technology_guide/articles/idrive.html you get a joystick twist knob and buttons on the center console that controls the options on the display screen. CX5's in some countries get something a...

And that is what so many car companies and even individuals don't understand. Fun isn't something you can put numbers on, you can't say "oh this car has 300 HP so it is fun" or "this car goes 0-60 in 5 seconds so it is fun" or even "this car goes through a slalom at such and such speed so it...

I can't even imagine the liability that would be involved with them altering it and someone ending up injured even if it couldn't be proven that it was the altering it that caused the problem. The drivers seat doesn't have an airbag sensor like the passenger seat where it shuts off the airbag...

I don't stomp on it in the CX5 much as it wasn't really built for that and it would remove the good mpg that is why I bought it. I'll see how quick I can take corners in it but rarely just go all out. I still get decent mileage when I do stomp on it in my older car:

That's what I figured it would be but I don't know if it is the slightly less power or just that I adopt a more mellow attitude when in the CX-5 but I rarely find myself going much over 70 in it and only 70 when it is the flow of traffic.

That reminds me of my reaction to most of the cars they test on Top Gear, while what they do is entertaining I tend to want to ask them "so it is a great car if you have your own private runway to slide sideways around and an unlimited supply of tires but what about the rest of us that don't...

The plus is I find myself less likely to end up speeding. I was driving our Mazda3 with the 2.5 last weekend and at one point thought to myself that the cars up ahead were going quite slow on a 4 lane highway only to discover that I was quickly pulling north of 75. Although I don't consider...

woops, didn't make that clear in the post, the horn swaps were on my other much older car where I can just lean in and unbolt them. This post has some info on changing the CX-5 Horn: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123823255-Hella-Loud-Boom-Boom-for-the-zoom-zoom&highlight=boom+boom

on the plus side, the leather is holding up quite well at 21,000 miles. I was afraid the getting in and out would wear down the side bolster but no signs of wear there yet. The Classic Soft Trim leather we had added to one of our cars before got a lot more lines in it from use.

hmmm, granted it isn't the big car sound of some dual horn setups (or the older american car sound) but I don't find it to be bad as it is decently loud and travels well. It isn't the meep meep sort of sound that a lot of Japanese cars had for awhile. If anything I'd hope the higher tone...

after reading a bunch yesterday on leather it looks like there are at least 3 different basic types: coated semi-aniline and full aniline My guess is your couch is semi-aniline and the Mazda is coated or "protected". Here's the best write-up on the types that I found: Aniline Leather...

I was pleasantly surprised last summer that the seats never got uncomfortably hot in the summer (except the one time I accidentally turned on the seat heater). I don't know if it is the perforations or what but it wasn't bad like the aftermarket leather we had added to our prior car. It...

no, there's real dead cow under there and it definitely feels different than the edge parts of the seat that are vinyl. I guess the super thin vinyl coating on it keeps them from having to get large chunks of hide that are perfect because it will cover up imperfections. It may also keep them...

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