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I took a look in my engine bay this morning, but I’m still skeptical. I don’t think all of the screws will be exposed. I think you can get one screw out but I think another screw is covered by another piece of trim attached to the car. That’s what makes me think the bumper still has to come off...

You might be right, I honestly can’t remember when I was replacing my grill when it got shattered by a giant rock. The top trim comes off easy enough, but you’ll probably need a right angle screw driver to go after the screws on the rear of the accent.

I can confirm my 23 Turbo is actually a black piece painted red from the factory. I found a Reddit post where a user took the vinyl wrap and just shoved it into the nooks and crannies with a non marring tool. https://www.reddit.com/r/CX5/s/wJcX5HRFVf

Guessing tow capacity there is 3500 lb rating

Totally not worth the effort if I remember correctly. If you can’t see the screws holding it to the grill from the backside (via the engine compartment), you have to remove the whole GD bumper from the front of the car.

My 21 RAV4 Hybrid is pretty bad about it. Every couple of weeks the infotainment freezes, goes dark, and reboots. I haven’t gotten around to trying a firmware update but this reminds me to look it up and get it on the to-do list.

I did the lemon law process in Florida over a decade ago and it sucked. You'll have to look up the laws for your state to see what you have to do. Generally, the manufacturer is allowed 3 fix attempts for a recurring issue during the first 2 years of ownership. Like you said, there is also a...

That’s a great question, I’d ask your service center first. As you suggested any out of pocket repairs right now would be at your risk. It may just be a free repair once the extended warranty is approved and in place.

No worries, best of luck! I figure the worst they do is say no, but reimbursing only a part is much cheaper than what most have paid at a dealership to fix 😄

It was pretty easy to submit the claim with the info on the postcard. I used the online portal and uploaded the pdf invoice from MazdaSwag, hit submit. $196 shipped last year for the K1Y3-61-1JZA display repair kit, it’s now running low $200s (if that’s the kit you need anyway). I’ll report back...

The main plaintiffs got less than like $20k to split between the 3 or 4 of them (no joke). Really not clear if those who file claims will get full reimbursement or not. Attorney's fees disclosed but not a pool of money to split from my understanding.

https://www.mazdainfotainmentsettlement.com/ My mother in law got a settlement notice in the mail a few days ago. It’s for her 2018 CX-5 that she no longer owns. Wanted to share here for awareness, see details pulled from the official source linked above. I replaced her screen last year due to...

I could also be confusing the wheel sizes for suspension tightness between my 1st and 2nd gen. My ‘13 had 17” wheels and my ‘23 has 19” wheels. My ‘23 has a stiffer ride all around vs my old ‘13 (I think that feeling folks would describe as “sporty”). My ‘23 and my mother in laws ‘18 (also 19”...

Yeah, they were great. Over tens of thousands of miles it’s hard to tell how much your suspension feel changes. I drove at least 40k miles on the new suspension with the KYB struts and shocks and they held up well. Fixed body roll in tight turns, car didn’t dip while braking. Negative comments...

I have pretty cool route options where I live (TN valley). Lots of hills, rural backroads, and my home is on a small mountain with couple hairpin turns. I was hoping to notice some sort of difference with 87 vs 93 with “spirited” mountain driving but man, I just don’t. That’s not disappointing...

My personal verdict: I can’t tell a difference in day to day driving between Costco 87 and 93 octane with my 2.5T. You really have to give this car the beans and be in sport mode to try to keep it from shifting prior to 4k rpm’s. I’ll save the 50 cents a gallon and stick with 87. Changing my...

I’ve never been one to name my cars but I did after getting the CX-5. That one is Eve, and I retroactively named the RAV4 Gert(rude).

Our sisters from different misters