New CX5 Owner impressions/questions
- Thread starter ddingle
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You're right, I can't understand grown adults treating a family SUV like some kid treats their 10 year old Civic. I'm surprised some of you haven't gutted these and removed the safety bracing yet, reading these absurd posts about handling dynamics and 50# more weight on a family car/suv. Yet the GT package sure is popular...weight and all. I bet they must have terrible handling.
mazdadude
ZOOOOOOOOOM ZOOOOOOOOOM
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- '16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring
For the transmission whine, there is a Mazda TSB that fits your description that involves replacing the transmission.
For the tire/driving complaint: Do you know if it was it ever involved in an collision? Since it is an AWD, I wonder how close all of the tread depths are. And the quality of the shocks/struts and alignment.
I think a good close inspection of each tire is warranted, looking at inner, middle and outer tread depths , also examine the tread for any feathering that might point to a shock/strut. Also examine the shocks and struts for any leakage.
I have to agree with Unobtanium, there is a lot of mumbo-jumbo being spread on here because people are trying to apply race car logic to a family SUV/CUV.
Its true that the CX-5 is a fun CUV with decent handling but its so far from a performance car, studying power to weight ratios with that high of a number is pointless.
Its true that the CX-5 is a fun CUV with decent handling but its so far from a performance car, studying power to weight ratios with that high of a number is pointless.
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I strongly agree on the tires. I rotate every 5K miles, and inspect them often (every 1-2 weeks or so, just a visual inspection).
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- Plano, Texas, USA
+1. There are some people here certainly don't like to see any negative comments against our CX-5's!
Not at all. For example, I really like driving my CX-5. I don't have to go 95 mph to appreciate it's spritely nature and the way it makes driving a light and happy experience. I'm in Hawaii right now and have a rented 2015 Ford Focus that's much smaller but not nearly as fun to drive as my 2.0L CX-5. It doesn't put a smile on my face and it feels ponderous even though it's much smaller inside. My 2.0L CX-5 is also quicker to accelerate even though the Focus has turbo.
Just because it's not a performance race car is not a valid reason to not give a damn about how fun it is to drive! I accept that some people will never understand the Mazda zoom-zoom factor. This has more to do with the personality of the car than the numbers. Which is why I recommend the 2.0L over the 2.5L unless you need the extra power for towing trailers.
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I bet if you pull the sound deadening out of that focus you can turn it into a real race car. It should make a huge difference.
The latter is what most people must do because most cars are technically faster than my 2.0L CX-5 but still, every car in front of me is slower and blocking my progress. I wish they would use all that power they claim to have but then their MPG would really suck!
I wish my rental Ford Focus had Mazda's air conditioning. It may only be 84F here but the A/C in the Focus is not able to keep me cool, even on full blast.
No. The Focus is never going to be fun to drive. Serious chassis flex and odd steering/braking insures that no diet is going to fix what ails it.
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- San Antonio, Texas
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
lol 84.. that's window down temp.. btw why are you in a rental right now? too bad you didn't get a Mirage.
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Truth! I had more fun in my 370Z than in my Z06 on a daily basis.
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Because he's in Hawaii. My question is...why the hell did he rent a Focus when he "pays more taxes per year than I've made in my life" (placing him deep into the 7 and maybe 8 figure a year territory...)
His stories just don't add up.
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- Plano, Texas, USA
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- San Antonio, Texas
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Hawaii though
The way you get to pay a lot of taxes is make a lot of money. You make a lot of money by being careful what you spend. It adds up.
I am getting the slightly off specification Continental Extreme Contacts installed today. Snowing out now here in Minnesota,so will be a good test to start out with. As mentioned earlier in the thread the ECs are 245 50 10 whereas the factory is a 225 55 19 which is not available in an EC. Very close though. Once driven for a bit, I will post my impressions.
So far,much, much better in the snow and water than the half worn factory Toyos. No issues with the slightly wider footprint (20mm). I am now much more comfortable with the 2 wheel drive on my CX5 during a Minnesota winter!
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