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I do agree but that is exactly what Mazda want to discourage because if you are hunting for a diversion you aren’t looking where you’re going. I’m an old fashioned fart who thinks smart phones should be automatically disabled unless connected to basic controls on a screen with hard keys on the...

I’d change the drop links (no 5 in the first pic) and the too mounts of the rear shocks are prone to breaking. They come complete with rear shocks and at that mileage I’d replace the lot.

The wheel moves the cursor from top left to bottom right and with fine increments you can fast track over every possible target lightning fast. On top of that you can nudge in all four directions. I don’t know if it’s a matter of use but I think I could beat any attempt at touching a screen...

I had the new 14 inch screen in the Lexus but they made the targets so small that you had to be precise with touching it and on anything but the smoothest road it was virtually impossible. They’ve gone after Tesla with that but I’ll stick with the Mazda system any day.

It won’t damage the car and to be honest, if it wasn’t for the dust you probably wouldn’t see it. You could pop it out and put a little RTV silicone around it but for what it is, I wouldn’t bother.

I’ve fiddled with the control on all the high end vehicles and only the BMWs come close as they are similar. Mazda have got it right by not having a touch screen because how ever clever the operator thinks they are, you can’t touch a screen without taking concentration from driving - it’s...

CX-60

There’s a story but it’s under investigation at the moment so I might tell you depending on the outcome. However, there are comparisons that I can tell now. The Mazda infotainment is superior to a touch screen, I’m quite content with 19 inch wheels rather than 20 inch runflats, the Lane...

I’ve owned both and I’ve just returned it after 600 miles and ordered a CX5.

I’ve had several CX5s and and for the last 2 years, a Lexus NX which is just a RAV in posh clothes. We’ve only recently had the 2.5 engine with AWD available to us on the CX5 in the UK or I may not have changed but I wanted to get away from diesel and the 2.5 hybrid in the Lexus is really good...

Got the new one ordered. I’ll report back when it turns up (due October).

The European ones need automatic stop/start to meet emissions legislation. Even without, I doubt the one additional start after opening the door when using remote start is going to inflict any measurable wear on the battery or starter. These OEM systems always shut the engine down to ensure...

Must be an American thing. All the European ones have a high cycle starter and battery.

You’ve certainly lost me, what were you referring to in post 10?

Good for you in providing a video. I personally would monitor that and see if it develops. You’ve done exactly what I would do as an experienced mechanic. I think it’s probably a noisy lifter so it’s going to be head strip down to sort it and it may well run like that indefinitely. You know...

That would only apply if they weren’t beefed up then wouldn’t it. The battery and starter is designed for stop start and hundreds of thousands of cycles unlike standard battery and starter. Luckily for the uninformed, Mazda have thought of these things.

The nice thing about this system is that after retracting, the motors will set up the clearance for any thickness of pad so you could service the brake half life and then it uses back pressure to determine the pad thickness.

Do they exist? You mean it has batteries in it?

No it doesn’t. Both the battery and starter are beefed up for high cycle duty.