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    Do you really need 93 Octane?

    A little late, but .... (attn) One variable not listed though is temperature of the air charge. If you live in a hot climate, then higher octane fuel is a must in order to protect the motor. You can't 100% rely on the ECU to protect it for you. If it's bad detonation, by the time the ECU pulls...
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    2007 Ac Compressor Failure

    It's not a power thing, it's a rev thing. The clutch will disengage on most V8 powered cars at about 3K revs. On higher spinning motors, it's probably 4K or more. It occurs to keep revs down on the compressor and thus wear and tear. While it certainly helps with full throttle power, its not...
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    2007 Ac Compressor Failure

    Update: Went in late on the 4th and ready to pick up by noon on the 5th. "This is a common failure and we keep several compressors in stock."
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    2007 Ac Compressor Failure

    At the dealership now ... 07 with 24K miles
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    Front bumper cover

    There is a plastic piece that bolts to the body structure where the bumper cover and the fender meet. There supposed to be 3 "tangs" on this piece that slots in the cover snap into to hold it in alignment. A couple of the tangs are broken off my CX-7's piece and the bumper cover is no longer...
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    What did u truly pay OTD for ur cx7

    You might consider the used market. In the spring, I bought an 07 with 8000 miles for $14,500 ... It was $17K OTD.
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    What is this cx-7 worth?

    I recently bought an 07 with 8400 miles on it for $16,500. It's not optioned heavily, but it was priced really well.
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    Website Hosting?

    I've had good results from 1and1.com. $60 a year gets me 120G of webspace 1.2T of transfer 2 domains 120 email accounts and great stats data for figuring out who visits and what they do no advertisements
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    Rear hatch release

    In the Camaro/Firebird world, there was a common wiring harness for all models. If the optional electronic hatch release was selected, then you got a button on the dash and a solenoid at the latch. Is it possible that even the 9 and 7 share a similar wiring trunk through the hatches? It's a...
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    Rear hatch release

    Newb here and 1st post ... newb to Mazda and Newb to CX-7 as well. 2K7 copper/red CX-7 owner ... bought it as a stripper model. No frills. I've searched and find no discussion about an electronic rear hatch release. Was this even optional on any model CX-7? I have a FWD model and have a...
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