2017 CX-5 Pics Thread

[GTScott]

My car was delivered without pinstripes and then when it went into "detail" it came out with them applied. I believe removal took 1 minute.

 

[NelsonLewis]

My car was delivered without pinstripes and then when it went into "detail" it came out with them applied. I believe removal took 1 minute.

Smart man. Remove those things ASAP.

 

[Iwannacx5]

I think he said that the dealer had already installed them.

I've never been a fan of them, not on any car...

Yes, the dealer had already installed them. They don't bother me though so I didn't raise a fuss. As for the pin striping on the car in the pic, yuck.

So, if at some point in the future the pin stripes need to go, whether they start peeling or I want them removed, how would one go about doing that? Are they pretty much permanent now or do they somehow just peel off?

And I must correct your statement above referencing me as 'he', when in fact I am a 'she.' One of those 'deep pocket grannies' referred to elsewhere in the forums. (wink)

 

[boandlkramer]

And I must correct your statement above referencing me as 'he', when in fact I am a 'she.' One of those 'deep pocket grannies' referred to elsewhere in the forums. (wink)

Apologies, I made a silly assumption..[emoji17]


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[Iwannacx5]

It was an easy assumption to make. This forum is indeed male dominated, and I'm not saying that is a bad thing, just a fact. Lots of testosterone and egos flaring everywhere! But I have learned so much from everyone here on the forums the last few months and will continue to lurk around, adding my 2 cents when it is warranted and asking questions as needed. Thanks to all especially for the buying advice, that really came in handy when making the purchase. I look forward to many years with my CX-5 and wish you all the best as well!

 

[Xeler8ing]

My car was delivered without pinstripes and then when it went into "detail" it came out with them applied. I believe removal took 1 minute.

Did they ask your permission to apply them?

 

[shaendra]

I win. Lol!

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[Xeler8ing]

I win. Lol!

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Definitely yours is much less bloated looking!

 

[7eregrine]

Yea, putting the Rogue to shame.

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[Xeler8ing]

Yea, putting the Rogue to shame.

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The CX-5's SRC is much more punchy in the photo

 

[Arch_Angel]

The CX-5's SRC is much more punchy in the photo

Photos and videos don't do SRC justice. Better see it in person on a cloudy, sunny day and in the dead of night with minimal lighting.

 

[Xeler8ing]

Photos and videos don't do SRC justice. Better see it in person on a cloudy, sunny day and in the dead of night with minimal light.

(2thumbs)

 

[dseag2]

Beautiful CX-5!

 

[Acupunk]

Beautiful CX-5!

It's kind of a crappy photo, and your SRC still looks amazing comparatively. (omg)(omg)

 

[Xeler8ing]

CX-5 should have been in the foreground [emoji6]

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[banjos-n-beer]

I win. Lol!

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Yes you do. Hands down.

 

[mikeizzy]

 

[dougal]

Nice. I like the blue color a lot. It looks very different in person as well.

 

[jayhawkprotege]

Picked up our 2017 CX-5 last week from Northtowne Mazda here in Kansas City, MO. We got a good trade-in offer of $4,000 on our 2008 3 hatch w/ 119k miles, got the loyalty $500 and then another $850 or so through the S-Plan discount I'm eligible for through work so ended up at $31,403 for the car w/ everything, which we were very happy with and spent most of those discounts on accessories anyway. We drove it 1,000+ miles this past weekend to go to the Indy 500 so really got to break it in and see what it's like. So far, on 5 tanks, we're averaging 27 MPG with approx. 75% highway driving, so barely worse than our 3 was getting.

A few initial impressions good and bad:

• Having a backup camera but NOT sensors that beep to help w/ distance is very confusing and almost caused me to bump into another car when I parallel parked it the first time. It's dumb/cheap that Mazda doesn't include it like every car I've ever driven w/ a backup camera, far as I can remember. I know I can add it as a dealer accessory for another $500 but that still seems dumb.
• The lack of auto up/down functionality on 3/4 of the windows is also a weird cheapness thing, especially considering the Mazda 6 has it on all of them.
• Also wish we had the option of cooled/ventilated seats.
• Great highway car - quiet, firm but controlled and comfortable ride.
• It's not fast, of course, but it is fun to drive - the transmission shifts nicely and I love the transmission automatically down-shifting and holding a gear through the corners when in sport mode.
• The heads up display, radar cruise control, lane departure warning and blind spot monitoring all work well together.
• The front end, pretty as it is, is so blunt that the bugs pile up on it and I expect the paint chips to do the same. Getting a clear bra installed ASAP to cover the whole front end, part of the hood and the fenders too. Local estimate of that using Xpel (really good stuff) is $725, which seems well worth it to me.
• Looking forward to getting the hitch, mobile start and other accessories we bought installed soon, though the reviews of the mobile start app and the fact that they're still on v1.0 of the app, 2 years after launch, is very concerning as far as Mazda really supporting it.

 

[shaendra]

This was my first choice for color. Alas, no parchment interior. Love it on the outside, though! Congrats