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Would placing the 3M clear front end paint protection film cause any problems with the radar system in the i-ActivSense system?

Called the dealer and they said that the CX5 is still in production but they have no way of contacting Japan and finding out WHERE it is on the assembly line and WHEN it will be ready to ship. That seems weird that a dealership cannot get notification of the cars progress in Japan. A phonecall...

Congrats! The i-ActivSense is well worth the $1,500 option. It's always hard to watch footage of perfectly new cars being smashed on purpose but it needs to be done to save lives. New cars can be built in a factory but people cannot. So now Subaru will no longer be top dog with the front...

It's difficult not to look past the pricing since the loaded BMW is $20k more than the loaded CX5. The X1 will be "faster" than the CX5 with the turbocharged engine. It will also be more "luxurious" in that it will ride quieter just because it's a BMW and that is what they focus on. The...

What weight # and specific oil do you use on the transfer case? What about the transmission fluid? Mazda supposedly uses 100% synthetic trans fluid. It's dyed a blue color.

Does Mazda put in synthetic oil into the AWD transfer case?

The sedan headrests are shorter but the seats are different than the CX5. It all factors in as when the IIHS tests the whiplash factor. In a sedan seat the torso sits lower and deeper into the seat and the headrest doesn't have to be as big because the body is positioned lower and the head...

I did an oil analysis with the Moly oil and it had 3x the amount of Molybdenum than regular synthetic oil does.

I can see that. Power lift gates do add more pounds. The other issue is that eventually power liftgates breakdown, not if, but when. They are convenient when carrying something but pressing a button and using a little muscle to lift the gate is not that big of a deal.

The reason for the OEM headrests is because they have been studied, engineered, tested and verified by the scientists at IIHS to provide proper head and neck restraints during a collision in a CX5. Again, this argument is moot because NOBODY here knows how a non-spec headrest will perform in a...

Idemitsu did the engineering on the oil and made it for Mazda. Due to the tight tolerances, high compression, hot running temps of the SkyActiv engines, the engineers spec'd out the Moly oil. I can attest that the engines run hot. I wish there was an oil temp reading but man, that oil when I...

That will not happen 90% of the time. People forget, people don't think about something like that when getting into a vehicle. 99.99% of people don't adjust headrests when entering as a passenger of a vehicle. They get in, put on their seat belt. Plus I go back to the scientific and engineered...

After researching more, those shorter non-US-spec head restraints do NOT meet the IIHS safety specs. So it goes without saying, you get them, you take on the liability of any injuries sustained because one modified the safety restraints. Maybe you won't get sued but do you want to tell your...

I am very confident that those non-US-spec CX5 headrests DO NOT meet the IIHS requirements. They look cool, are maybe even more practical when folding seats, but they are NOT the ones the IIHS tested in the CX5. Look at the way they are positioned. An occupants head would go snapping back...

I don't mean to sound condescending, that is not my intention, but it's common sense that properly sized and fitted head restraints provide occupant safety. If your neck and head go snapping back from a collision, you can face serious neck and head injuries, even death. Proper head restraints...

The US headrests are that size due to safety regulations for head and neck protection in an impact. The non-US-spec headrests don't have the same safety specs so they are smaller in size. I know from years of racing that larger properly supported headrests will prevent you from serious neck...

I wonder what Mazda will be offering for the September incentives???

The best deals I've seen from this forum are around $2k-$3k below MSRP and that includes all rebates and incentives. The $3k below MSRP is more for a fully loaded GT

I wonder if Mazda will address this issue at the Japanese factory for any new CX5's being built now??

So what Thule rails would be used with the factory OEM roof rack if one wanted to use it for skis?