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When we were looking to replace our minivan, it was my wife*s *turn* to choose the car. I really liked the versatility of the minivan, so we went to look at the Mazda 5, but then she saw the CX-5 and that was all she wrote. We*re both very happy with it.

It would be nice, but all these nice to haves are going to drive up the cost even more. Funny experience the other day. My city puts on a hazardous chemicals drop off a a couple of Saturdays a month. I piled up my 2013 CX-5 with a bunch of stuff I can*t throw in the garbage and went to the...

I have a hand pump sprayer but the tube is not long enough to get to the fluid tank. The fill tube is probably 6-8* long before it hits the tank and then the sprayer tube would have to longer to reach the bottom of the tank.

This sounds intriguing. How do I orient the shopvac hose on top of the bottle? Do I point it perpendicular to the bottle opening or do I point it directly on top of the bottle opening?

I made the mistake of buying and using Rain-X fluid with some water repelling additive. I think this leaves an uneven coating on the windshield that makes the visibility worse. Is there a drain plug to the reservoir to drain the stuff so I put regular fluid in? I dont even know where the tank...

I*ve never owned a vehicle with a panoramic roof but I usually get the sunroof/moonroof. I assume there is a shade to block direct sunlight from above? Having the sun shine directly on you all the time you*re driving even if the glass is blocking the heat would get annoying fast. I would say...

I live in suburbia, not exactly city, not exactly country, and we have hawks, ospreys and bald eagles as neighbors. I think I might have started the whole rat poison thing but I was joking. Sorry about that.

Maybe you should apply some liquid rat poison on your wires. Kill two birds (rodents?) with one stone.

I have a 2013 so I definitely don*t have it. But what is a *coming and leaving home light*?

Just checked my coolant. The car was cool so I don*t know if that makes a difference, but it was below the fill level. YIKES! So is the dealer the only place to pick up FL22 coolant? I*ll have run by there soon to get some if so.

A quick amazon search came up with this Ravenol product. I*m guessing from your shame that this is not the best choice? Can I get the genuine article somewhere else other than the dealer? Mine is not close and is a pain to get to.

If the coolant is low and I need to add, what kind of coolant do I need to get? Is there a specific kind for Mazdas or the CX-5 (2013)?

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I will have to check the coolant. I drove it this morning (around 70 degrees). I put the temp all the way up to 90, mode was in Upper/Lower, fan speed was on 2, and the AC was on. After a while, I could feel the passenger side center vent pushing out...

I started driving our CX-5 more now that we replaced our older car and my wife is driving that one. In my old Honda, if I wanted heat, I*d just turn the temp knob to the red zone and hot air would come out of the vents. It didn*t matter if I had the AC on or not. I used it mostly to clear the...

You*re supposed to tip your head back, open your mouth and pour the burning hot coffee into your mouth. Then your nose won*t get in the way and you can share with others since your lips don*t actually touch the cup. ;)

No, Front Drive.

Oh man! Just when I thought my diagnosis was complete. I should have gotten a recording of the noise. The noise I hear when I spin the wheels by hand (remember these are the rear wheels) is a low pitched humming(?) sound like wrrr...wrrr...wrrrr that increases in frequency as I spin it...

So I jacked up both sides in the rear and there was no play in either wheel. However, I spun them and I could hear scraping/grinding noises from both sides and increased in tempo the faster I spun them. This seems to indicate, according to YouTube, an issue with the bearings. :(

Did you have your oil changed recently? The last time I did, the shop didn*t tighten the drain plug properly and I had a leak.

The bulb for the gear display at the base of the automatic shifter died in my 2013 a while ago and I took a while to get it replaced. It was definitely annoying not seeing the gear display when its fpdark outside. Now that the bulb is working again, is there supposed to be some indication of...