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    2010 FWD without turbo, any issues

    I am looking at buying the 2010 CX-7 with FWD and no turbo, any reasons I should not buy this model. It is for my wife and even though we liked the turbo the non seemed sufficient and the gas mileage of 20/28 is a lot better than the turbo's 17/23. Being in Minnesota we do not have the turbo's...
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    Do you really need 93 Octane?

    Per newspaper articles I have read all cars have to be able to run on 87 octane in the US. You might lose some horses but that is why it says recommended and not required.
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    Tire Review Thread

    Tire: Yokohama Avid H4S Size: 205/45/16 Category: All season High performance Review: I have only driven 600 miles on these tires but they are holding up in the MN winters so far. I wanted a tire that would last longer than the stock Dunlops and while I don't have a warranty the non 40 & 45...
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    Is 5w-50 oil any good

    I came home from the local car store and thought I had 3 quarts of 5w-30 and I had 5w-50 castol syntec. I saw the bottle said improved for better performance and there were only a couple of spots for oil, did this replace 5w-30 oil. My father in law thinks this oil will be fine, even up here...
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    Tire Recommendations: Yokohama H4s or Falken 512

    I need to buy new tires and I am almost sure I will get the Yokohama Avid H4S for my Protege5 with the following specs: 205/45/R16 Anyone have these tires or the Falken Zeix 512's? I saw consumer reports loved the Falkens but i read online that they would only last 30K miles. I want...
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