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I do not know how electric parking brakes work. Too new for me to mess with.

Here is a fun experiment for you: Give an engine fire a 30 second head start, and then try to put it out. You also say "small" - that is another problem.

an automated system above the engine is best a hand carried one with adequate capacity next to the driver is 2nd best a new vehicle shouldn't really need one tho (unless you race it)

Let's say I use this SUV for something people usually buy an SUV for... like driving to a remote trailhead and parking there with the parking brake on for a week or two while hiking/backpacking. Will the electric brake run the battery down?

doesn't this site have the ability to set up a poll? that would help a lot more than trying to scan 8 pages to see individual data points...

a fire extinguisher in the rear storage cubby is about as good as none at all

IIRC, Mazda has a sharing agreement with Toyota. Regardless, they will do something sooner or later.

my 1973 Porsche has hood struts - why Mazda?

zero - buy the turbo or a BMW or Porsche

if Mazda hasn't updated beyond the A2DP then I'd use USB for streaming at least BTW, the noise issue I mentioned is not perceived as noise per se - it alters sound quality on transients, etc. OTOH, many people cannot distinguish mp3 from Redbook - or don't care - a lot depends on the type of...

Bluetooth audio might be superior to a direct connection - WiFi often is. The reason is that a direct USB connection can transmit noise (EMF) from the source to the DAC. It may not matter in car audio, esp. a Bose system. And a high quality home DAC should use opto-isolators or some other...

Besides using a HEPA grade filter, you can ensure the A/C is on - the condensation will remove pollen and similar sized allergens.

I assume that the built-in mapping software doesn't have info on USFS and BLM dirt or gravel roads... Can I load a GPS/mapping app on my iPhone and have that display on the CX5 display panel? (it is larger than an iPhone screen so that would be helpful) I am talking about the apps made by...

I don't. "All" our pollution is organic.

I'm not sure there are many aldehydes in my area. OTOH... https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/aldehydes

I rub sticky notes on my steering wheel to solve this problem - a pack will treat the entire wheel and last for hours

Rather spend my time on installing an aftermarket nose ring thru the front grill...

no benefit to these things

IMO beware of reviews because they skew toward positive due to fake and paid reviews being posted - there are entire companies built on the fake review "industry." Oil changes are easy as are various filters. That leaves warranty work and major service intervals, plus diagnostics & repairs.

not a very long test