polarbill1999
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- 2014 Mazda CX-5 Touring FWD
I just wanted to pop in and say hi. My fiance just bought a 2014 CX-5 Touring FWD a couple days ago. We are really excited to have the new car and hope it can be a reliable, fun and good family car for years to come. I know my fiance is extra excited is this is the first time she has ever bought a car she wanted instead of what she could afford. I am not sure if the car has any options other than the roof rails and even those may be standard in this trim. We opted not to get AWD as I don't think the intial investment, slight loss of MPG and potential mechanical problems/maintenance was worth the 1 or 2 days of snow we actually get here a year. Ironically it hailed like crazy today in Seattle. We weren't really planning on buying a new car right away but while on a transmission service for her 2008 3 she test drove one and fell in love. We did really need an SUV for her as I have a dog and as it was only had one vehicle to haul the mutt around.
Hopefully I am able to use this forum as a place to find tips on improving and maintaining this vehicle. I probably won't go to the dealer for anything outside of warranty work and hopefully that doesn't happen much. My family owns an automotive warehouse(mostly geared towards heavy duty/industrial) in Seattle so will hopefully be able to get most if not all normal maintenance parts for wholesale. Is there anything outside of the normal maintenance schedule that I should look at or service? I am really hoping there isn't much outside of filters, fluids, belts and tires for the first 100k. Seeing how this thing has a timing chain hopefully just a the previous and a small tuneup in the first 150-200k. That should be a long time out though if she follows a similar mileage pattern to what she had with her 2008 mazda3 which only had 48k on it when she traded it in.
A couple questions:
Her 3 called for a transmission flush at 30k although I don't think I saw anything in the service book for transmission service on the CX-5. What is recommended and/or what should we do with that? 30k? 50k? etc?? Keep in mind that I am not big on following factory/dealer advice. I would rather follow a good independent mechanics advice.
We are going to need to find a trailer hitch for our bicycle rack. Any suggestions? I would really like to find something that doesn't hang below the rear valance/cover thing although obviously that would require some cutting or an aftermarket valance.
Here is a pic of the rig.
Hopefully I am able to use this forum as a place to find tips on improving and maintaining this vehicle. I probably won't go to the dealer for anything outside of warranty work and hopefully that doesn't happen much. My family owns an automotive warehouse(mostly geared towards heavy duty/industrial) in Seattle so will hopefully be able to get most if not all normal maintenance parts for wholesale. Is there anything outside of the normal maintenance schedule that I should look at or service? I am really hoping there isn't much outside of filters, fluids, belts and tires for the first 100k. Seeing how this thing has a timing chain hopefully just a the previous and a small tuneup in the first 150-200k. That should be a long time out though if she follows a similar mileage pattern to what she had with her 2008 mazda3 which only had 48k on it when she traded it in.
A couple questions:
Her 3 called for a transmission flush at 30k although I don't think I saw anything in the service book for transmission service on the CX-5. What is recommended and/or what should we do with that? 30k? 50k? etc?? Keep in mind that I am not big on following factory/dealer advice. I would rather follow a good independent mechanics advice.
We are going to need to find a trailer hitch for our bicycle rack. Any suggestions? I would really like to find something that doesn't hang below the rear valance/cover thing although obviously that would require some cutting or an aftermarket valance.
Here is a pic of the rig.
