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My blue coolant light goes off around 130F (~54°C )

I replace mine annually... living in PNW rain.. then hard winter pass use.. definitely lose effectiveness long before rubber separation. Visibility in adverse weather is up there with proper tires throughout the year for me

+1 on the refills.. I’ve been doing that for as long as I remember

I like the best sure footedness of winter tires and AWD in the snow. I’m in a mountain pass nearly every weekend in the winter.. even with snow tires FWD/2WD is often required to chain up. AWD does not have too even though enforcement for winter traction tires should still be enforced on AWD...

IMO: Overall TCO has been pretty low over my 10 years of ownership. Purchased my ‘15 in summer of 2014.

I’ve used these on my powersports equipment (ATVs/snowmobiles) for 20 years IIRC… some equipment sits outside year round as well. An AGM battery I replaced last year in a ATV was from 2007 https://www.batteryminders.com/1510-12-volt-maintenance-charger-desfulator-with-warranty

Perhaps just the i-Stop models?

My ‘15 2.5L AWD average around 26MPG these days 80% Freeway/ 20% City Only time I am near 20 is when towing a trailer

Minor scratches can often be taken out of plastic with a heat gun. I’ve done it before on other vehicle but you have to be very ..very careful to not make problem worse. Make sure heat gun doesn’t overheat plastic too much to cause further damage. You can find other hits online on the topic..

Look around the ABS sensor bracket grommet. That is where intrusion occurs in TSB for the AWD models

A factory defect if there but probably well beyond the Body/Corrosion Warranty which I think is only 5 years

AFS HIDs in my old ‘07 G35x and ‘12 GX 460 still work .. never bothered turning option off.

TSBs for front suspension related concerns 2013-2019 https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10153317-9999.pdf 2013-2017 https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10129564-9999.pdf

Winter & Summer blends https://living.acg.aaa.com/auto/what-to-know-about-gasoline-blends-summer-vs-winter IMO: Locked center diffs (have a Torsen CDL on my GX 460) are good but locked front/rears on curvy roads ..you might find yourself in the ditch Lockers have their value.. don’t get me...

Mazda Is Developing a New Four-Cylinder Engine Called Skyactiv-Z Set to launch in 2027, the new internal-combustion engine will replace the Skyactiv-G in U.S. models https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62870323/mazda-developing-new-four-cylinder-engine/

Winter blend of fuel (around Nov 1st) where I live in PNW has a noticeable affect of like 1-1.5MPG lower

It is a little bizarro automotive world these days..even the really close Toyota/Mazda collaboration I don't think I would have entertained even a few years ago. Some Google searches indicate there were some earlier tech collaborations but that seemed more like licensing ...not like a Toyota...

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/17/japans-honda-and-nissan-to-reportedly-begin-merger-talks.html Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan are reportedly in merger talks to form a holding company, potentially integrating Mitsubishi Motors to compete with industry giants like Toyota and Volkswagen. CNBC...

Does OP use a car wash with underbody spray? What is the model year? I realize FWD but pressurized water could make it into the rear via ABS wheel-speed sensor harness grommet. That was a design flaw in 13-16.5 models that could take the rear differential out “"The breather pipe grommet...