Demand that Mazda Reprogram Our Mazdas

[CrazyHippie]

Today, the Federal government eliminated all of the regulations that led to i-Stop and Cylinder Deactivation on our cars.

Join me by contacting your Mazda dealership to demand a programming update that permanently disables these features!

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

 

[wlong01]

They probably can't reprogram CD but I'm sure they could stop the I-Stop.

 

[N7turbo]

Today, the Federal government eliminated all of the regulations that led to i-Stop and Cylinder Deactivation on our cars.

Join me by contacting your Mazda dealership to demand a programming update that permanently disables these features!

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Hilarious, but that's not actually what they did.

You're thinking of corporate average fuel economy requirements, which is why companies came up with schemes to squeeze more economy out of their vehicles. That may be related but the heart of it is a bit different.

What is really going on is an oil/gas/coal industry cabal successfully gaining the power to hamstring the government from regulating their pollution. Specifically, by attempting to bury the scientific fact that greenhouse gas emissions are heating the planet and therefore alternatives to their fossil fuel products to mitigate the economic and health consequences of them are not necessary.

Think of it like Phillip Morris interfering with the government's efforts to address the harmful effect of their products. It took decades and ended in a RICO suit. Or the lead gasoline additive. Or DDT. Or CFCs.

But this fish is far bigger than those.

Note that this post is entirely composed of factual statements.

But I agree, the cons outweigh the pros on the CD system.

 

[N7turbo]

Well so far everyone is civil so there are no issues. Let's not over-moderate if no rules are broken.

 

[CrazyHippie]

You're thinking of corporate average fuel economy requirements, which is why companies came up with schemes to squeeze more economy out of their vehicles

Correct. The CAFE standards are gone. The i-Stop and cylinder deactivation features will likely be eliminated going forward, because they are expensive, lead to an inferior product, and are no longer needed to meet federal requirements. My point is that Mazda should now correct the existing vehicles that have these features to improve their products for existing customers as well.

The entirety of the rest of your post is political propaganda, and I agree with the moderators that such nonsense is inappropriate.

 

[N7turbo]

The entirety of the rest of your post is political propaganda

I posted no such thing. Only the facts of what is happening. As I stated, just news, and no opinion/politics.

 

[nickswhip24]

oh boy, get the popcorn and enjoy the show
seriously-i do not want c/d and never did so hopefully something good will come of this from that angle

 

[Antoine]

Keep it On Topic, Civil and about Mazda/s or this thread will be closed.

 

[jadmt]

Shoulda got a turbo…

 

[HyFlyer]

... My point is that Mazda should now correct the existing vehicles that have these features to improve their products for existing customers as well. ...

So, in that thought process, conversely, should Mazda/EPA/CARB demand that a customer who bought a car in, say, 2014 that was not equipped with CD or i-stop bring their vehicle into the dealership four years later in 2018 to be retrofitted (at the car owners expense) with those features because that's what is needed to be compliant in 2018?

No, because Mazda manufactured that 2014 vehicle in compliance with the regulations that were in effect at the time of manufacture.

If the pendulum swings the one way and let's say the 2027 model is back to the "L" engine with no CD. Fine. If that's what you like and it's worth it to you, go trade in your car for the new one and folks who like the couple of mpg that i-stop and CD bring can look for your used car on the lot.

I'm no fan of these CD / i-stop features and own vehicles that do not have them on purpose.

Oh, and I don't see this thread making it through the day before lockdown haha

 

[Antoine]

There’s no reason the discussion can’t remain on topic and civil. We’re adults here…Causing threads to close is not acceptable and if continuous will lead to being permanently banned.

It’s a hot topic but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a really interesting conversation. A conversation that could add a lot of value to the community. Let’s aim for that instead of a dead-end thread.