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Wouldn't that be a reason to buy out the lease? Buy it out, trade it in, profit on the $6-8k equity.

I can't help with your request (don't have a cx5), but MAF butterfly? Never heard of that. Are you talking about the throttle body?

I just went through the new (to me) vehicle shuffle a few months ago and was going back and forth for trade or sell. In the end, I sold to Carmax. In MN, we get the tax break when trading in (6.5%). The trade-in offer plus the tax break was still about $2k less than I got outright from Carmax...

My wife's old 09 CX9 had a fairly severe misfire at highway speeds under load. The car bucked quite a bit. Never threw a code, so I thought it was a transmission issue, but after some additional testing I started leaning towards misfire. I bought a cheap OBD2 Bluetooth reader (~$20) and the...

I agree you can hear air in cooling system...especially the heater core. I did a drain/fill on my 14 Explorer last fall and when I filled it up and started for the first time, I could hear gurgling in the dash. I kept adding coolant until it stopped dropping then took it for a drive. I could...

The one time I brought my wife's CX9 to them was also less than stellar. Had multiple lights on (trac control, abs, stability control) which turned out to be due to low brake fluid. They stated it was due to master cylinder leaking into the booster and recommended I change the master cylinder...

One of the problems with stocking up is all of a sudden supply is quickly depleted....further fueling (no pun) price increases.

Yikes. Stock tires should not rub anywhere in my opinion. Any chance you brought it up with a dealer?

You sure that wasn't from installing/removing the wheel from the car? I do that all the time when installing/removing. If you have that much movement between the wheel/tire and the strut when driving, something must be worn out....although there's not much there. It's a fairly rigid connection...

If I were to personally choose any of those, I agree with dunhillmc with just the brake fluid. But, I'll admit, we never had the brake fluid changed in my wife's old 09 CX9 after ~12 years and 185k miles. And, I just had it done for the first time on my 100K+ mile 2014 Explorer.

I laughed a little at this, but I know I've done some dumb things that had be completely baffled....and felt like an idiot once I figured out the problem was operator error.

Other's pointed out the water pump already. I'll add that it's a crap shoot if/when it goes. My wife had a 2009 CX9 with 185k miles on it and never changed the water pump or coolant in the ~9 years we owned it and never had any issues. I know others haven't been so lucky.

To add to what Sig cx-5 mentioned about buffer, maybe it's not fast food anymore and you're waiting longer? :unsure: (that's partially a joke)

I agree. About the only way it would make a noticeable difference is if the weight was changed and to see a 4mpg change, would probably have to be a big hot temp weight change (i.e. going to a 0W40).

Excessive by a long shot. I agree with that. I had an old car that burned about as much as BushWickz and it literally left a cloud behind the car any time the car was running. I mean, picture diesel coal rolling, but with a gas engine and blue smoke..... all the time.

I agree with that. Not to pick on Mazda, just personal experience, I believe the Speed6 had a front camber range of something like -1/+1 degree. It was also un-adjustable so you got what you got. A +1 degree camber would destroy the outside edges of tires....especially the ones on the left if...

I would argue accuracy (in regards to C or F) doesn't really matter in this case. Would there be a different recommendation if it was 0F vs. 0C? @clownshoes2 - When you say the light goes off after being warm, is that interior is warm or just engine? Wondering if there's a connector inside vs...

All used car prices are up right now. I just sold my Golf R to Carmax for more than I paid less than 2 years ago, including all taxes, maintenance and gas. I drove it ~2 years for $0. Plus, I still have the OE wheels to sell. The offer went up a bit from last fall even with more miles. Of...

Pretty sure I was skeptical until I drove one. I mean, you are just one of those internet morons.....I keed of course.

Hopefully someone in MN can get that TSB done today/tomorrow/Thursday since we're in for another deep freeze (~+5F for highs Wednesday/Thursday).