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Once again, it depends on the person. If they are interested or curious about these things, then they*ll do the research. I*ve seen a post in the Kia Niro forums where the person is trying to figure out why his car seems to randomly jerk the wheel. He bought the car but didn*t know that it...

It depends on your child*s personality. My daughter who just started driving is an attentive driver because she*s terrified of getting into an accident. We bought a 2018 Kia Niro Hybrid with all the *nanny* tech and it gives her peace of mind that she has back up. The blind spot warning has...

Where does the air passing through the seats get vented to? (eek)

LOL. When I mentioned the liftgate, I meant the beeps when it opens and closes.

I have a 2013 model so not as many *bells and whistles*. Aren*t there different sounds for each warning such as liftgate, rear cross traffic, blind spot warning, back up, etc?

My other vehicle has the trajectory lines and it confuses me since my 2013 CX-5 does not them. Do I base my decisions when backing up on the blue fixed rectangle or the curving red and yellow lines? If I*m supposed to use the curving lines, then what*s the purpose of the blue ones?

It seems like the LCD panel for the HVAC display was not installed straight so the bottom left side is not fully covering up the backlight. I wouldn*t be surprised if the dealer balks at replacing it.

I*m assuming you don*t have any industrial quality drying equipment. I would get a box fan and point it at the ceiling and just let it run on high for a day or so. Do you have a garage where you can park it so you can leave the windows open while running the fan? Also, if you have to drive...

Aww man. That sucks! Hopefully you got all the bad luck out of the way.

No ideas either. I also have a rattle coming from the left rear when I go over bumps that I haven*t identified either. You use the words *rattle* and *ticking*. I associate ticking as a sort of mechanical noise that occurs at a regular frequency (the ticking of a clock) and a rattle is a...

My 2013 CX-5 sits in my driveway pretty much the whole day since I work from home and it faces the sun for a majority of the day. Needless to say, I have a sunshade. When I take my kid to school at 7am, here is dew on the glass, but that*s on the outside. However, I*ve noticed that if I drive...

Trick question! You can*t see anything...it was dark! :D

Here*s another question. I have a 2013 and there is no easy way to secure the lift gate if you have to haul something that prevents the gate from closing. I*ve used the little anchors for the cargo cover to lash the rope through but they are really flimsy. Has that been improved in the later...

The big question is where did those 5 cubic feet go? Car trunks are never perfectly rectangular. Is the cargo area of the new model actually shorter? Or is the lift gate more steeply raked? Or do the wheel wells intrude more into the cargo area? How much usable space was really removed?

Every time I go car shopping, I look at the CRV since *it s a Honda!* But I always come away unimpressed or disappointed. I*m glad we got our 2013 CX-5.

2013 Touring here. I have a rattle coming from the left rear side when driving over obstacles like road reflectors or potholes. It sounds like a window is halfway down and the glass is rattling when the car hits the bump. It doesn*t sound metallic. I*ve checked all the windows and they are...

It would be good if those magnetic strips had a third unit for the rear quarter panel. Careless kids ejecting themselves from the rear doors of their SUVs are enemy number one for those panels. I miss my Saturn with plastic side panels.

Brand pride. Speaking of which. The other morning I waiting at the redlight coming out of the high school after dropping of my kid and the 6 cars turning into the school were: Mazda 6 Mazda 6 Nissan Rogue Mazda CX-5 Toyota Corolla Mazda 3

The term junk in the trunk comes to mind and not in a good way.

I like it. With the upscaling of the CX-5, this might be a more affordable in-between vehicle that*s more spacious than the CX-3 but not as expensive as the CX-5.