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Are you sure it doesn't have? If the seller got it as a dealer accessory, you can try LOCK-UNLOCK-LOCK to activate. And it's touchy on timing, not too fast or slow. So give it a few tries. Be sure before spending $.

Oh ya, I've done this! Mostly during covid. It hasn't backfired yet...

Ive done this on last 2 purchases. Simply was in position to buy new and more upmarket vehicle before my financing was done. Low rates, I took long terms, and we're luckily at career stages where thigs move in "good" directions regularly. It is a weird feeling, though, the whole part of the...

Yikes, I only got 8 months or so on a cx9 fob. My garage is detached so 2 brick walls and anywhere from 30 to prob 80 ft distance. 4 months of that was covid, so car used maybe once a week on avg. Oh well. Maybe I'll get luckier with the replacement battery. Could be the new car had a fob...

Well, if snow is up there with concerns, I won't bother to tell you start running winter tires and store them at the dealer, but start running winter tires and store them at the dealer. Having said that, and people may disagree with me but I do live in the great white north and did snowplow...

Question...did you lower the cx5? Looks sharp!

I back the CX9 in, and have red piece of tuck tape on the floor. Once my bumper is over the tape, I'm good. Also coincides for me with the sensor giving the STOP beep. CRV goes nose first, that I kind of judge...smaller vehicle, so more leeway. Too far up is annoying with the entry door and...

I guess only way to know for sure is measure your garage. I can tell you when i leave a foot at the front (backed in), I have 2 ft a the back. That 2 ft is more than enough for the hatch to open. Unloading bags is easy. Stroller requires some pivoting but not difficult. I suspect my garage is...

Pretty standard garage here, i back mine in. Enough room at front to get by (pants will get dirty) and in back I have clearance to open hatch and remove items such as stroller. Side to side with a CRV, enough room to fully (or very close to fully) open doors that are facing middle of garage...

The QV I'd guess is the 500 HP one? Looking at the base, Car and Driver had 2018 model go 5.4 sec to 60. Base 43K, as tested price 55K. Still not a difference in either metric to sneeze at, but more realistic comparo.

Thanks for the article. I hadn't heard the brake aspect of the "Plus". No one can doubt the results of how Mazdas handle, but the GVC seems counter intuitive to me and so does the new Plus. By cutting torque and slightly having the car tilt forward, seems to me that is what we don't want cars...

So, it would seem the OP is in a nice spot so as not to be too concerned about price, and so I'd say the CX9 does offer some things the CX5 doesn't, for the extra $. IMO the interior is a bit nicer. Not to slag on the CX5, but the design and extra space just makes it feel more luxurious. Again...

No doubt there are limitations. I always find it interesting that even with it's less advanced AWD, both the CX5 and CX9 lead their class for driving dynamics. I always chuckle at Subaru and it's constant talk of it's AWD aiding handling, when many of it's models aren't really competitive when...

I'm not as versed in off road detail, but I know Euro cars often have torque vectoring left to right. Which helps handling the curves on pavement. To my knowledge, no Mazda has this.

I love my cx9, but technology is a big descriptor. If his son loves using the infotainment system, I'd argue that tech lags. Your MDX AWD is more advanced, as is the lane centering. If OP thinks of these 3 things as tech, the Mazda could be improved.

At his height, make sure he sits in it for a good drive. If he's built wide as well, some feel the cx9 seats are too narrow, making for very uncomfortable pressure points. I know you said speed doesn't matter, but if he's coming from a hemi to the cx9...it might suddenly matter.

You can check with local police stations, some allow transactions in their lots. That is serious deterrence. Keep in mind when pricing, there may be some that figure they'll only get a couple more yrs out of them and will affect what they will pay. Even with tread, I myself don't like pushing...

I can echo this "if I could go back". In fact I think I've almost said exactly this recently here. I'd think if I could, I'd replace my 17 CRV with 1. CX5 turbo 2. Tiguan 3. Outback But I got caught in a car shuffle. When I got my CRV we had a camry with it, so I liked the size. although not...

Narrow garage here. As is, I park one car nose in and one rear in. Then the drivers can get out in the middle area of garage. No room to exit on outer walls, passenger enters or exits car before you pull in. And thats with nothing along one side of wall and just few inches of space lost on other...

Honestly this runs through my mind every day. Every. Day.