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No more Hyundai.
Say hello to my new 2014 Mazda3 S Touring. Just driving it home from the dealership made me fall in love with it. I can't describe it, but it feels more natural to me... Like I've owned it for years.
very nice chris, what happened to the veloster?
I traded it in.
Thank god. That thing was a piece
You drove it, so you know the fail that was the Failoster.
?? You bought it what, a couple of years ago? I thought you liked it, what happened??
It was a bridge gap vehicle. I liked it at first, but things just went south after owning it... Gas mileage was nowhere near what it was supposed to be, handling was atrocious, it developed a smell that nothing could get rid of, the DCT almost got me hit 3 times because it couldn't figure out what gear it should be in, etc.....
The only good things about was the interior layout, the stock audio, exterior looks, and seat comfort.
That's the plan. Although I will likely end up driving closer to 70 mph in the CX9. I've towed with it once and the computer said I was averaging 12 mpg but it is usually off a little compared to checking mileage at the pump.
Congrats on the new car Chris!
Dunno...I just have a habit of creeping up to the speed of traffic in the CX9. Only time I notice the camper back there is big bumps and steep hills. The 9 is wide enough that I can see around the camper just fine. One thing I haven't figured out yet is whether I should always lock it into 5th gear on the highway. It will drive on flat ground in 6th but I don't know how tough that is on the transmission. I never have that problem in the REPU....since you know...it only has 4 gears and is revving at nearly 4,000 rpm at 65 mph.
I tend to manually control the shifts when in the hills, on the flats I leave it to the cruise and take it out of tow/haul mode.
Aligned the car yesterday, ready for another autox tomorrow. Haven't worked the past 3 days due to not much going on at the mill. They say this is unusal, I hope so. Make have to look for another job if this keeps up.
Aligned the car yesterday, ready for another autox tomorrow. Haven't worked the past 3 days due to not much going on at the mill. They say this is unusal, I hope so. Make have to look for another job if this keeps up.
Why take it out of Tow mode? Usually that just sharpens up the shift points, shouldn't affect cruise at all.
The rev higher before shifting I'd expect. The 'staying out of top gear completely' I didn't. Makes sense.
Mark,
Here are the fog lights that I bought for my MSM to replace the busted factory one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)
In case you remain interested. They mount to the factory bracket, which then mounts to the inside of the bumper, so if your delete got rid of those brackets, you would have to re-find them again.
Here are the fog lights that I bought for my MSM to replace the busted factory one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)
In case you remain interested. They mount to the factory bracket, which then mounts to the inside of the bumper, so if your delete got rid of those brackets, you would have to re-find them again.
I would, used to do it on the Pathfinder. It had no tow mode, but if you disable overdrive it'll prevent you from roasting the transmission. The big thing in OD when towing is it locking and unlocking the torque converter. It's usually fine on flat roads, but on hills it can be a problem. I'd add a tranny cooler and gauge to keep safe if towing anything significant. With a camper it's not just the weight, but the aero load you're probably going to be worried about.
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She's gone! Oleg drove the p5 off into the morning sunrise. He's hoping to do an boosted engine swap! 
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Thanks! I drove back and forth to VT this week with the in-laws to see the grave site of my wife's Grandparents. So 5 adults and other odds and ends. I set the cruise control at 70 and noticed two things. First, it does switch on the torque converter when you reach hills as evidence by the slight spike in RPM. It also likes to shift down to 5th quite a bit, more often than I would ever do it in a stick shift. If I lock it into 6th it can usually make it up the hills but it still switches on the torque converter so that had me a little worried. Second, not only does it downshift for going up hill, it also downshifts to maintain speed on the down hills. That annoyed me as I was trying to shoot for decent gas mileage...so I was locking it into 6th as much as possible. I'll have to watch the RPMs more closely when towing. If I see the torque converter turning on often, I'll switch it to 5th and just leave it there.
Oh, and the computer reported 21.7 mpg for the entire trip of mostly highway and some back roads. Not bad. I'm guessing my reading at the pump will be over 22 since the computer is conservative with its numbers.
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