Recent content by kleptomaniak

I have a 2006 Mazda 5. Aside from the fact that I had to deal with 3 major TSBs for a first year model, I have had no problems with the car. There was a rear wheel tire wear issue with the first two model years, but it hasn't been a show stopper for me. The 06 honda civic had the very same...

Here's my 2 cents on this topic. hondas and toyotas after Y2k aren't the same as when you remembered and experienced them in the 70s 80s and 90s, because these companies had to globalize manufacturing in order to bring these cars at a price that consumers are willing to pay for them. This meant...

@wmzda5: If you get this lip, you will lower your front end an additional 1.25 inches. You will definitely have to plan your approaches, but you will undoubtedly scrape at some point. the look is good, but I don't think it will be practical if you drive every day. @kid5: thanks man. your 5...

i've posted here a few times, and never found time to post my car, but here it is. i've actually had to tone it down a bit. I removed stubby antenna, side window visors, and a stainless steel fart can in the back. I also had msp3 springs, but removed these items for the sake of practicality...

I got verification from my parts guy that the volvo S40 bilstein struts and rear shocks will fit the mazda 3, and so they will a mazda 5. Don't know about the V70. But now i think that even getting the bilsteins may not fix the situation because the damping rate will be similar to OEM (Mazda3...

before you do anything, when the light came on, were you transporting something small on the passenger seat and used the seatbelt to secure it from moving around? Because this will cause the passenger airbag light to go on

i'm thinking about this and some of the past tire wear threads and i've had rear tire wear cupping issues prevalent among the earlier 5's. I know in most cases, inside cupping is a dynamic toe issue, but when I got my alignment checked, the rear toes weren't off enough to explain the kind of...

I think that the the oem damper specs and spring rates are for the rear is inadequate. I do feel the rears bottom out in situations when they are not supposed to. I think in order to maintain agile handling, mazda chose this setup, but sacrificed longevity. I think heavier duty dampers...

did this flickering happen after a car wash by chance?

here's the latest video on the concept http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20015735-48.html