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    2016 Mazda CX-5 - What do you not like?

    If it's raining and you turn your headlights on or in a constrution zone which is the law in some states the GPS goes into night mode and you can't read it. There is a light sensor on the dash, can't it figure out the sun hasn't set or give us an over ride.
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    wish I had got a mazda 6

    Same here, what I really wanted was the Mazda6 wagon but no soup for us in the U.S. :(
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    recent trip, navigation messed up twice

    Tom tom will get you there , it may not be the shortest way, she does prefer toll roads and i think she is in bed with more than Shell gas. Around home the streets have wrong names and she shows paper roads. I did like my Garmin better, better maps with the right street names but she took me on...
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    CX-5 Pinstriped ?

    I want these pinstripes :)
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    Is there a way to...(driving light question)

    Driving lights? They are meant to help the high beams and are not an option here. I assume you mean the fog lights.
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    How is your butt .. long distance trip in GT?

    I have 58k on mine, a few trips from NJ to Fl and one to Ohio, after a day behind the wheel we are a bit stiff but we're 74, I don't think it's the car seats!
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    2014 CX-5 Map deals?

    The new maps aren't any better than the old ones :( Yesterday I was trying to get around an accident and a forest fire and the Tom tom map with all of it's paper roads that "may" get cleared someday is useless. There was a story in Popular Science today on how to hack your nav system with a old...
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    Bought used 2015 CX-5 Touring. 28k miles. Should I buy extra warranty??

    Read the warranty! A friend had me read hers, all repairs must be done by a licensed machanic, not the gas station down at the corner and deffinetly not you. Factory parts only, no upgrades or custom parts or they can wiggle out of paying!
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    led switchback turn signal light

    I assume you are talking about the front of the car. Yes you can wire it for either white or amber turn but a white turn is harder to see next to the headlamps. I'm waiting for an amber /red switchback for the rear :)
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    Stealer is offering a 2nd free oil change, ok, what're they up to??

    Maple Shade Mazda in NJ offers free Castrol synthetic oil changes every 7500 miles but the shop is looking for other stuff like cabin filter and alignments so that free usually cost me about $200 but it does come with an extended powertrain warranty so for the miles I put on it's probably worth...
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    Post Pictures of Your CX-5 Mods, Upgrades and Accessories!

    Nice, I wanted to do the blue reflective tape on the front like I had done on the back and take it inside the headlights but the dealer told me they didn't come apart :( So someday when the wife isn't home I need to use her oven :) I'm going to burn in hell for this!
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    Costco gas

    I've noticed when I wax my car it gets better mileage ,sounds better, rides quieter and gets more smiles from young ladies :) Your results may vary!
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    Spot under heatre controls

    I put rubber shelf paper on mine, nothing slides out.
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    Front emblem removal

    Easy, no! I took mine off to shrink wrap the grill header, lots of tools involved, loss of blood and I should have upgraded the horn while I had it apart.
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    MPG/ride quality loss with bigger rims

    Yes the ride will get harsher with smaller sidewalls and a pothole has a better chance of pinching your tire and killing the rim. As for those MPG claims, did they tell the computer the new tire diameter? Because the onboard computer is too dumb to fix the hyperflashing when you upgrade to...
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    @ 90K miles on my 2013 CX-5 and need to replace the brakes/rotors

    Careful what you put on, I got too aggressive and put English Racing EBC Reds on my CX-7, it stopped faster but I cooked a front caliper, a hub and both rotors in short order :( I went back to OEM Although the brakes felt stronger on the CX-7 it's stopping distance is about the same as the CX-5...
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    rear bumper fog lights/reflectors.

    We had a sign behind the service desk stating there was a $5 charge for explaining something that was covered in the owners manual. That would work here too as I see questions on the forum that were answered in the owners manual. Fog lights are for lighting the ROAD just in front of you in fog...
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    Is there room for an EZ Pass transponder on the GT with tech package?

    I just wiped the back of the tech pack down with alcohol and stuck the EZ-pass on between it and the mirror, out of site and no issues
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    How long do OEM tires last?

    My CX-7 tires were done at 50k all three times, my CX-5 besides getting better mpg is easier on the tires, at 40k they still look good :)
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    Navigation disclaimer... every. single. time.???

    I'd be happy if it was just once but since the upgrade I first get the will I share info that has to be cleared and then the disclaimer. BTW, they don't want you taking your eyes off the road but if you switch from audio to nav these must be cleared before seeing the map!
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