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    Leaky head gasket - 36,000 km

    During a regular maintenance visit, my dealer found traces of coolant leaking from my '14 CX-5 2.5 GT's head gasket. I'm scheduled to drop off my car for a 24h service that will involve disassembly of the engine to fix this. I'm no mechanic, but this doesn't sound too good for a car with...
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    11 months old - rust on hatch

    My DEC 2012-built 2014 CX-5 has developed a nice case of rusty acne on its rear hatch... (eek2) There were maybe 8 or 9 spots like these all over the hatch. It was especially bad right behind the (dealer installed) plastic license plate frame. Mazda Canada has authorized a repaint of the...
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    Mazda Canada: No more Sky Blue Mica, Reflex Mica instead :(

    Looks like my Sky Blue Mica CX-5 is a collectible now ;) Mazda Canada's build & price options on the CX-5 replaced Sky Blue Mica with the much less interesting Reflex Blue Mica. It's basically a slate grey/blue. Meh.
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    Ever noticed?

    I was playing with the manual door lock/unlock button on the driver's door of my CX-5 today. I never touched the thing until now, and I was surprised to notice that the interior lights actually turned on when I unlocked and then back off when I locked the closed door. Small detail, but an...
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    Canadian-spec instrument cluster

    Hi! My CX-5 GT without tech package is less than a week old. I love it so far! Mine has the standard LCD with a basic trip computer in the rightmost instrument cluster binnacle. I miss my CX-7's more elaborate setup with proper door ajar indication and maintenance reminders. Looking at CX-5...
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