Now i can get the rattles and faults sorted out at the dealership!
I wish you luck with that, I am having a great deal of trouble getting the dealer to accept that rattles in a 25k car are an issue, their view is that they are part of the car.
Now i can get the rattles and faults sorted out at the dealership!
Roof Boxes
Anyone fitted roof bars and a roof box to the CX-5? - interested to hear your experiences and recommendations. Planning go go to Scotland and with people and dogs I need some more space for luggage..
Hi, I have nearly convinced myself into buying a CX-5 sport AWD manual, just wondering
a) How well do they cope with muddy tracks
b) I drive mostly b roads/ devon lanes with lots of tractors so are they agile enough to cope with that and what have people found is the mpg with these sorts of conditions
c) I have to carry quite a bit of kit around in the boot so how ,much does that affect the mpg
Thanks
.bouncing this one. Also need now to take a bike so dogs in back, bike on back rack?, box on roof maybe. Anyone done similar? Saw an image of a cx5 dempsey roof that seems just the job but cant find accessories like that.
I wish you luck with that, I am having a great deal of trouble getting the dealer to accept that rattles in a 25k car are an issue, their view is that they are part of the car.
Not to mention the negative effect on HWY MPG and range per tank.Get in the way for cleaning the roof, and if black you need to go over with a blackener as you invariably cover them with body polish.
Roof on this one is high enough without the added encumbrance of roof bars.
Mine copes very well, probably pay to go for the cheaper model with the smaller wheels, yet larger tyres. Also a set of mud-flaps highly recommended. I was forever clearing the excess off the rear valance, now with the flaps the car looks lower & meaner from the rear
Alex, do you know if you can get the 17 in alloys on the sport version rather than the 19in. Will it make any difference to the mpg or just make it a comfier ride? Is there much difference in the tyre price between the 17 in and 19in? Sorry for all the questions- trying to work out what the best option long-term is as I do 20,000+ miles a year.
Mine copes very well, probably pay to go for the cheaper model with the smaller wheels, yet larger tyres. Also a set of mud-flaps highly recommended. I was forever clearing the excess off the rear valance, now with the flaps the car looks lower & meaner from the rear
Alex, do you know if you can get the 17 in alloys on the sport version rather than the 19in. Will it make any difference to the mpg or just make it a comfier ride? Is there much difference in the tyre price between the 17 in and 19in? Sorry for all the questions- trying to work out what the best option long-term is as I do 20,000+ miles a year.
17 in tyres are available as an option. check ouk mazda.co.uk under accessories. the 17in tyres are 785. at present theres a difference of 90 a tyre from 17 to 19 in according to blackcircles.com. So after 9 replacement tyres bought you'd have saved money by changing to 17's. (Assuming the mpg is the same for both tyre sizes). if the mpg is better for 17's then you start saving money sooner.
Whatcar fitted 17" wheels to the long term car that they had, it was a sport.
But to pay nearly 800 extra for cheaper tyres and wheels is crazy.
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/our-cars-mazda-cx-5/may/263047
I'm also not convinced that the smaller wheels do give a better ride, from what I've read.
Also I couldn't tell any difference in ride between the two cars, SEL or sport.
I id get to see two cars in the showroom, one with 17", and the other 19", and the 17" looked small for the car, IMO.
I've seen the 19" tyres at around �145, so I'm happy with that.
My xtrail tyres I can get for �135, so little difference, going on the EU tyre guide rating's the Mazda tyres are a lot better than the xtrails.
my present Xtrail has 17" wheels with 60 profile, I didn't want 55 profile, but that's what the CX-5 comes with.
I would be happy with 17" wheels again, but not at near �800.