Search results

Read this one over the weekend: "This CarPlay Hack Makes an iPhone Save the Parking Location When Leaving the Car" Find my car!

I found this article a couple weeks ago and verified that this does work. Note: You must have the iOS 13 version of Shortcuts to see the "Automations" option. Older versions of iOS Shortcuts will not have this option, sadly...

I dropped my '18 GT at the dealer today for a little work and got a '19 Signature as a loaner. There certainly is a difference: Besides the obvious interior differences, the ride is quieter, handling is stiffer, shifts are smoother, and the seat bottoms seem a little wider. Ride - The '19 is...

I have these maple trees that drop those little 'helicopter' seeds and they get into the windshield wiper cowling openings are are very hard to get out, even with a shop vac. I don't want to have to remove the front cowling to clean out all the leaves and junk that has fallen down in there. I...

Rained today here on the Eastern seaboard. I was backing into my driveway and there were many raindrops obscuring my camera lens. Has anyone tried putting something on the lens (Rain-X or wax) to mitigate this problem? Thanks.

This morning it was about 27 degrees F when I went to work. I noticed that the front passenger's speaker was cutting in & out and was scratchy when it came on. Probably a connection issue but I wanted to know if anyone else had ever experienced something similar. Car's still under warranty...

I was washing my CX-9 today and noticed a small chip in the edge of the wheel, very close to the tire bead. Looks like a small (high velocity) rock hit it. Has anyone tried to match the color of these wheels in a touch-up paint? Thanks.

I've been looking at options for protecting the front of the CX-9 in the hood area. Mazda makes a hood protector/bug deflector which I'm not too crazy about. Here's a link on Amazon. However, after doing some late-night searching, I found a completely different deflector offered to our Aussie...

I got out of the CX-9 today, leaving my headlights on by accident. Noticed and reached back in to turn them off. Then it dawned on me: There's no buzzer or alarm that goes off if the lights are on, the car is off, and a door opens. Both my Acuras have this feature (and they are old) so I'm...

I was cleaning my CX and noticed that the rear-wheel well molding in front of the rear tire was a little loose where the stone deflector attaches to the molding. Reaching down, I could move the stone deflector and it looked as though a trim retaining clip was missing. A little Googling and I...

I received my OEM Mazda cross bars in the mail this week. Unboxed them today and noticed that one of the ends has two Torx screws holding the ends to the crossbar. Three of the ends are tight but one is very loose and slides. Here's a picture and video. I have tried to tighten them and they...

I was reading an article in Scientific American on petrol companies adding nitrogen to their gasoline detergents to help mitigate carbon buildup on valves. Seems that both Shell and Exxon have added nitrogen to their detergents and I'm wondering if anyone has read-up on this to gauge whether it...

Just picked up my 2018 with 7,000 miles on it last Saturday. Changed the air and cabin filters (they were dirty) and gave the whole thing a good cleaning. Been thinking about preventative maintenance, especially the tranny and power steering. Has anyone installed a Magnefine filter on their...

Took three weeks of deliberation and negotiations (and four test drives) but I bought a 2018 GT today. 7,000 miles. Pretty much brand new. I had driven the Highlander, MDX, and Subarus. The Mazda blew then all away. I was finally able to get on it today on the way home - drives much more...

Ive been reading that everyone says the cabin gets hot during the day because there tends to be a lot of dark materials. There is a lot of black in the cabin so that being a heat sink will lead to increased temperatures during the day. Would something like lighter colored floor mats & cargo mat...

Went and drove a '18 GT CX-9 today. Basically mirrored everything everyone said: Front cabin space is tight, not a lot of side-to-side leg room, seats are laterally snug, and you have to get used to your right leg not being able to splay outward. But, what fun to drive!! Handles very well...

Tonight I went and looked at a 2018 Grand Touring in my area. It's been on the lot for about three months and now I understand why: The windshield has a nice sized divot really low on the windshield, right in the center, where the wipers rest. And there was a vertical crack under that divot...