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Wanted to share something that really helped my aging 2014 Mazda CX-5 look and feel much better. As modern headlights with clear plastic covers age, micro-abrasions and ultraviolet rays cause wear which makes them to go from crystal clear to hazy, foggy and much more opaque. This obviously...

This is sometimes my commute to work. Hey everybody! February 2015 brought 54.6 inches of snow to the Boulder, CO area and probably a bit more high up in the mountains where I'm currently living. My 2014 AWD CX-5 Touring (2.5L) did EVERYTHING I ASKED IT TO and made me really proud to have...

[Admins: please don't move this message to the tire forum!] Last week Colorado received its first significant snow storm of the season. We got three inches on the first day, then another 3-5 inches depending on location. In a 24 hour period I got to experience driving on thick tread ATS tires...

In August I replaced the factory All Season tires on my year old CX-5 Touring 2.5L AWD. I bought a set of Yokohama Geolandar AT/S All Terrain tires. Within a few days I bought a fifth full size tire from Ebay and mounted a fifth Geolandar ATS on it. I was ready to go have some adventures...

Warning: Long, hope you enjoy it. I bought a set of Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S tires today and took them out for a test drive in the mountains of Colorado. My goal is a tire that enables my CX-5 to drive on muddy dirt and gravel mountain roads confidently while still maintaining the driving...

I love watching videos of CX-5 getting dirty and there aren't enough of them. Here's one of the most recent and best: This is Dave Erickson of the Everyman Driver series on Youtube going through some serious mud pools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0_uFKYsAmI And a previous experience...

I've been trying out my 2014 CX-5 2.5L AWD with Nokian Hakkapellita snow tires this winter and for the most part really happy with them. Today I pushed this combination a little too far and thought it would be helpful to share. In a somewhat remote part of Rocky Mountain National Park in...

I've had an intermittent problem with my 2014 CX-5 (AWD, Touring) for several months. The symptom is an audible "thunk" sound accompanied by a slight vibration both of which appear to come from the rear tire or tires. I first noticed this when I'd leave work. My car would be parked in such a...

Northern Colorado had its first decent snow storm of the season last night. After about 12 hours of falling snow my area near Fort Collins, CO, has about 3-6 inches on the ground of light, fluffy powder. The road conditions are a mix. Highly trafficked areas are plowed and salted well so...

I've been through 10 tanks now with my 2014 AWD Touring and I'm getting satisfying numbers: https://www.fuelly.com/driver/maxwax/cx5 However, I want better. I think the three strikes against me are: * Driving at 5000 feet altitude in Colorado. I think I'm losing engine efficiency compared to...

Hello! Well it's been exactly one month since I bought my 2014 Mazda CX5 and I thought I'd update the lurkers on what I've observed. (This is a long post aimed at shoppers considering the purchase of a new CX-5. See my other "Review" threads for past information and ask me anything.)...

Subject says it all. I've gone on long trips before where I'll be away in remote areas of the USA and away from cities for days. I'd like to get a full size wheel + tire and store it in the space where the OEM spare is at. Pardon my ignorance, but I'm assuming the OEM spare is a little...

Thanks for all the positive comments to my previous thread ("Detailed Review"). I really appreciate them! I took the CX-5 on its first trip to the mountains today and it handled them swimmingly. A typical road trip to the mountains (for me) involves a lot of curvy, windy road of gradual...

Hi, First, thanks to all the past posters who have contributed to these forums. I did a lot of research reading through your threads prior to buying my CX-5 and the information you provided really helped me make the decision to buy the CX-5. Your real-world experiences shared here are far...