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over on the vwvortex (before it turned into an ad dump for AutoGuide), there was a guy, "A1 German" or something similar out of Arizona that covered his entire Audi A4 in (silver) truck bed liner. One of the things he mentioned, other than adding a lot of weight to the car, was that noise was...

car audio is a mixed bag. inherently, the cabin of a car is the worst place to try and make great car audio; lots of hard reflective surfaces plus the additional noises from wind and road/tire. to get truly exceptional sound inside a car takes a lot of effort and sometimes also a lot of money...

I forgot a couple of things; so I guess it wasn't "everything"... If a new engine was put into the car, could the mechanics have left something in the intake piping that could be blocking or limiting air flow. You know, a rag or tape to keep things from falling into places they don't need to...

to quell (notice I did not say eliminate) road noise, I want to cover the entire underside of my 2016 Touring with truck bed liner; from the start of the firewall all the way to the rear diff (and maybe even the spare tire well). yes, lots of cleaning, and possibly scuffing the surface, but I...

I guess the internet forgot to transmit my sarcasm; oh well. black and yellow is not all bad, especially if you are a Pittsburg or Iowa fan.

see if you can get pads only replaced. a lot of places will only warranty their work if you get new calipers too, and/or new rotors...this jacks up the price. just ask for new pads as I highly doubt the calipers are bad. They will want to check the rotors for run-out and probably want to...

"serviced" is or could mean lots of things. Be careful just taking it to the dealer as they will want to pile on a lot of unnecessary services that do little to help you, but do more to help their bottom line. start with simple stuff. How old/many miles is the engine air filter. If several...

what about black and yellow construction safety zone marking tape. sold by the roll, easy to cut and provides a highly visible attention grabbing pattern that we are trained to avoid. It should stick well and is easy to replace if for some reason it gets damaged. Otherwise, I would just have...

Seems like something is missing... During MOT, do the ppl doing the checks note the condition of the parts, such as excessive rust or flaking paint due to rust, etc....or...do they just look, tug and push on the respective pieces to ensure road worthiness??? I realize England/Great Britain is...

different engine tuning? better drag coefficient? different final drive and other gear ratios? silly methods used by government to make fuel economy test? simulated driving the actual test loop or real world driving the actual test loop? start/stop tech? Do actual cars get driven during the...

nice. cool frog. if only (big IF ONLY) our cars could be our living rooms... until car manufactures take speakers out of the door, or at least put them in their own enclosure separate from the door cavity, car sound/infotainment systems will never sound great. (Note: isn't mazda already...

first, car doors are the worst possible place to make good bass as they have too many holes or places for air to escape and the bass waves cannot be captures, directed or focused to where you want them. Think of the door as an open baffle "enclosure". before you go out and buy new speakers...

as mentioned above, it could be the blend door (controls direction of air selected on dial) as they are called may not be closing or opening fully. Here is another kicker, on each blend door (if more than one), there are usually holes. The blend door itself is not a solid piece (of plastic)...

... to keep the discussion going, we have a 2016 CX-5 Touring AWD (2.5L NA) and a 2019 WRX (2L turbo)... in everyday driving; how each car is used, my WRX is beating the Mrs' CX-5. Why? I drive 30 miles, one way for work. she drive local 4 miles or less with lots of stops/lights/parking...

So, you want to add spacers to achieve a flush appearance of the wheel and fender... The rear wheel track width is slightly narrower to aid in turning (circles). If the rear wheels were the same track width as the front, the turning circle would be bigger...and if the rear track were wider...

The CX-5 bounces/jitters like it does because it is essentially a high riding car (hatchback/wagon) that is tuned (compression/rebound) for the street. It was never designed to float or absorb large suspension movements, such as in off-road driving scenarios) and is therefore stiffly sprung...

I saw the bumper hack job. It still boggles my mind how someone thought that as acceptable, even with a cover made to go over that area. Attention to detail (and pride to some extent) have gone out the window is one reason I do not like to visit the dealer service department unless...

Why did the dealer refuse to install a Mazda accessory? I'm not sure how many other accessories they won't install but the dealer should of had a good reason not to install it. Were they worried about their technicians ability? Or, were they concerned with liability associated with their...

Just because rates are published, doesn't meant that is what you will get and/or what you will "qualify" for. If you can't get the finance rate you want, you can always negotiate a lower price or find someway to negate the added cost of the higher interest rate. If dealers want to move...

1. clean/wash your windshield 2. Clay bar your windshield 3. Wipe your windshield to remove clay bar lubricant 4. (Optional) apply Rain-X to freshly clay bared windshield If the wipers still shutter, the issue may be with the wiper blade as there is a dragging friction/defect causing the blade...