The perfect ride?

[boandlkramer]

There are those who have valid complaints about some of the little annoyances. I try to approach life by not letting the little things matter so much. I've had to mod a few things on my CX5 but I feel that all I'm doing is making things more comfy for myself. I enjoy being able to overcome any and every obstacle that is placed before me. I just ordered some low-profile rear headrests from japanparts.com. It's funny that I drove pretty much the entire 170k on my Element with the rear head rests removed. It's cool as hell that there is an option out there for low-pro. I'm a little jealous of Japan's access to cool parts though.

I love my wife's CX-5, but you know what my chief complaint is? That stupid gas door lever on the floor. I would prefer a button on the dash, perhaps in that cluster where the TPS and Traction control buttons are.

 

[purplengold]

"Technology as a crutch". "Organic ineptness". Give me a break.

Driving, performance, and racing school. More years than I care to share being a small roadster on highways full of large vehicles and distracted drivers. I know about proximity and blind spots. I spent 4+ years with a military aerobatic team. I assume you know how to position mirrors for blindspot coverage? Most don't. It's worked for me for over 35 years. The little warning light is simply a bonus.

Besides, even an organic shoulder check doesn't reveal all that great cargo space you forget is back there.

Since there is no "Like" button on this site I'm going to say I like this post. I believe it is the overly tentative drivers that cause most accidents. People who feel the road and are truly aware of there surroundings at all times can use BSM as an added safety feature. I like it but I don't depend on it.

I love my wife's CX-5, but you know what my chief complaint is? That stupid gas door lever on the floor. I would prefer a button on the dash, perhaps in that cluster where the TPS and Traction control buttons are.

Hahaha, I agree, that is kind of stupid. I'm just waiting until I snag it with a sandal and rip it off or something.

On another note I think I finally found the goldilocks seat position for myself. I now actually love that curve that is cut out of the center armrest. The CX-5 just cradles me.

 

[sillyxone]

My average so far is about 22mpg, calculated at the pump. I thought there's something wrong with my car, or the cold weather.

I have a regular 6 miles route with about 85% highway, driving at 80mph gets me 20-22mpg. But after reading some posts here, I kept it down to 70mph, and it immediately yields 25-27mpg, consistently.

I just had a 150 miles round trip last weekend, mostly highway. I set it to cruise at 60-70mph, and got 30mpg for the first time ever. So yeah, it heavily depends on how you drive. I also got myself familiar with manual shifting, don't find much difference in mpg though.

 

[RG_Flyer]

"Technology as a crutch". "Organic ineptness". Give me a break.

Driving, performance, and racing school. More years than I care to share being a small roadster on highways full of large vehicles and distracted drivers. I know about proximity and blind spots. I spent 4+ years with a military aerobatic team. I assume you know how to position mirrors for blindspot coverage? Most don't. It's worked for me for over 35 years. The little warning light is simply a bonus.

Besides, even an organic shoulder check doesn't reveal all that great cargo space you forget is back there.

Thanks for clarifying, your initial post offhandedly read as if you were relying on the technology, which is not infallible:

Might remember if I did shoulder checks. No need. Blind spot monitoring!