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I am but I'm pretty far away from you.

Thing is, there's only one Mazda dealer in these parts and it's not in the city where I work. I would have to take a 1/2 or full day off to get the car serviced. And dealers aren't known for their low service rates.

I live in an apartment, so doing it at home is out unless it's ridiculously simple. Having to get to the Mazda dealer for an oil change is very much a non-trivial problem.

So, one thing I've been wondering is what happens when you drive into a Jiffy Lube with a Diesel CX-5? Will that go well or is an oil change now a do-it-at-home thing / go to the dealer thing?

I vote none. Go here for better internet pricing. https://www.carjojo.com/search?makeid=28&modelid=2454&optionid=883530&q=2017+Mazda+CX-5+Touring+auto&radius=250&trimid=13314&zipcode=43002 If it's AWD, which I couldn't tell in the initial post, then that's a bit higher and the price fairer...

So, in US gallons, we can expect 30 US MPG from the diesel? That's not terribly inspiring.

I don't know why this post triggered me but it did. Anyways, I hadn't thought about this, because I've never had real-time navigation in a car or the need in a commute, but a lot of tourist's come to where I live. The traffic around these parts is pretty horrible, especially on weekends...

I looked up the Camry on Crutchfield and it looks like you might be able to replace the entertainment system. They only had a single device so I'm not convinced but they didn't say it couldn't be done.

When I test drove a Honda Accord Hybrid, and couldn't fit in the EX-L I started looking at the base hybrid model. Two things it was missing were navigation and AA/Car Play. So, I went to Crutchfield to see if I could replace it and discovered that, in fact, I couldn't. However, in my 2015...

Paging the Mazda 6 department for a sales update!

The CX-5 is easy, plenty of space, even the GT. The sedans are getting in the 38ish and below headroom range, which is where my problems start.

I owned a 2008 Altima Hybrid for 5 years. I traded a Mazdaspeed 6 for it. It made sense at $4/gallon on my salary and they did an update to the turbo which screwed me up. I found it a very hard car to drive as it was and the update really f'd up the turbo. I haven't driven a current year...

I have a 2015 Touring and am aiming for quieter and fewer stops at the gas station. I've looked a bunch of sedans and there's some fit issues that keep recurring. Frankly, if the diesel ever shows up it should fix both. I pulled some C&D test reports to compare noise levels. The 2017 CX-5...

Hi GJ, I find cars an interesting research project. When you look at things you find they all have strengths and weaknesses. For instance, I sat in a 2018 Camry and I simply didn't fit. I have not a doubt that it's a very good car but you gotta fit. Other cars might package their features...

They've gotten a lot better. I caught hell for saying this but I've given serious thought to buying a Malibu, still am actually. The Equinox is an interesting vehicle and they're selling a ton of them. No way do I think their diesel would be better than a CX-5 diesel. Heck, for their base...

I never found any diesel numbers on it but what I have found is definitely not class-leading.

From what I've read the entertainment system in Honda's aren't something to brag about. I drove an Accord, no knobs and gave up trying to adjust it. It's got a volume swipe on the steering wheel. The CRV was better but seemed slow. It's also the area that seems to give Honda the biggest...

Entune is a turd (hereafter referred to as Enturd). Enturd uses a third party app for navigation that runs on your phone. The way I understand it is that it requires both bluetooth and a plug in connection to run a third party app off your phone which works as navigation. You can run other...

Did I miss something on the price? I haven't seen anything on it from Mazda.

Routinely refill in low 300's for 11+ gallons. Right at 28 MPG. Light comes on around that time. You can theoretically go 400 in a 2017 but you'd have to be pushing empty at that point. I have a 2015 so it does slightly better.