New CX-5 Owner clocking in

totomojo

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2016 CX-5 GT
Hello. I'm a new 2016 CX-5 GT owner. It has the tech package and is Titanium Flash Mica. This is my fourth Mazda... 2 Miata's and an RX3 (bought new way back in the day... that dates me for sure).

I've been driving a Forester and decided I wanted something more sporty looking and driving. The new Foresters are just too bland. Great AWD though. We'll see how the CX-5 compares over time.

Great amount of tech in the CX-5. Much more than I'm used to. I've had to kill a couple of defaults already. That setting that locked the car every time you walk out of fob range was driving me crazy. And, I think the SCBS was making the brakes grabby so I turned that off and it seems to help.

Here's a funny purchase story. The dealer I bought from attaches small blue tags to their car keys to match them to the car. "Small" is the important word. Too small to write out the words "Titanium Flash Mica" for the color so the color name they pared it down to was (I'm not kidding) "tit.flash". Must be the new Mazda color for Sturgis, or Spring Break or maybe Mardi Gras.
 
Thanks brillo54. Nicely appropriate smiley for my purchase story (thumb). I had to look that one up.
 
I'm surprised you didn't go Forester 2.0 XT
Welcome, though!

Thought about it. Drove one. Great motor. CVT with "sport" enhancements was ok. Drivers seat was flat and not very supportive. Lower MPG and preferred premium fuel. More expensive by about 3K. Styling was stodgy but functional. Would have been my 4th forester in 15 years (first of the latest iteration). I liked the fit and feel of the CX-5 cockpit, sportier driving experience. Decided to go with Mazda. I've auto crossed my Miata's in the past and was confident of Mazda mechanicals... till reading more posts here. Just kidding.
 

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