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    Woes of the Soul Red Crystal Color - Touch up paint?

    Have a 21 CX-5 Soul Crystal Red. Only 9K on it. Garaged and obviously not driven that much. Live in the NW so no sanded roads for 90% of the winter, no desert dust storms, few long road trips. Have a 4-5 small chips I was going to touch up and read threads on this. Seems like more chips given...
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    Chip Fix for Soul Crystal Red - Anything beat Dr. Colorchip?

    Ugh, I bought a Soul Crystal Red 2021 CX5 GTS as I LOVED the color (the dark blue on my 2019 was nice too but decided I wanted something with more pizazz). Now reading posts about this paint while looking fantastic is not very "tough" so have to mentally prepare myself for lots of chips to deal...
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    Last Word on Tire Pressure Readout or Lack Thereof?

    Forgive me if I missed the past thread in my search. But, I've seen screenshots of MyMazda Connected Services app that show tire pressure. I did some Googling and apparently, the new CX-5's (2021) with the 10.5" screen are actually what is considered Gen 6.5 whereas the newer model CX-50 is...
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    Turbo, Fuel Octane and Altitude

    Wondering what people's opinions are with the turbo engine as far as octane choice as it pertains to altitude (and outside temp) to some degree. I'm taking a road trip in my GTR going from Sea Level with temps in the upper 70's to high desert (3,500-4,500 ft) and low 90's then eventually to...
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    Has The Used Car Market Gone Insane?

    I've got 7 months left on my 19 CX-5 GT Lease. I was going to upgrade and buy a used 2020 Signature at the end of a lease to avoid the depreciation hit. I'm a "Car Guy" this is my 28th car over 36 years (typically owned 2 cars at a time), 2nd lease. The only other lease I did was on an Acura...
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    Homelink with Craftsman Garage Door Opener - Won't Work - Help

    2019 CX-5 GT with Homelink. Craftsman Garage Door opener (probably about 15 years old I'm guessing with battery backup - although the battery backup still works so maybe it's a newer model that was installed by previous owner?) Anyway, I read the manual, watched the videos and can't get it to...
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    Impressions After A month with my 2019 GT - What's with the "Leather" Seats?

    Impressions After A month with my 2019 GT - What's with the "Leather" Seats? Coming from a 2010 Acura MDX... Driving Feel, Technology, Looks, and Value were the four main criteria that I used in my new vehicle selection. Still extremely happy with... - Driving feel (I usually purchase Luxury...
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    ECU Location?

    Anyone know where the ECU box is on a 2017-2019 CX-5?
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    Any advice for a new (2019) CX-5 Owner?

    Just picked up a 2019 CX-5 GT. Came from a 2010 Acura MDX. I'm a Tech Guy and loving the Android Autoplay, wish it were wireless though. So nice to not have to turn the stereo volume down to say, "OK Google...." amongst other benefits. I think I pretty much figured out everything on the car...
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    Easy Phone Mount for Android Auto / Apple Car

    Just got a 2019. A little surprised you have to plug the phone into a cable to use Android Auto. Pretty slick though. Seems you don't really need to access the phone now. Stashing it in the center console is a little clunk and a tight fit. I was thinking an elegant solution would be some...
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    Performance Chips

    I know this type of question risks getting mostly "guesses" as few people would have actually tested HP improvements on a dynometer and will use a very wishful thinking rear-end seat meter, but what the heck. I've used ECU chip performance upgraded for Japanese cars long ago. The ones that...
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    Price on Android Auto Apple Car Upgrade?

    I thought I read somewhere that the upgrade fee was $200. I'm looking at leasing a 2018 (few left at dealers) and the dealers told me the upgrade was $450? What? I imagine it's negotiable to a point but isn't the upgrade just inserting a USB stick to update the software? Is there a cheap...
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