Recent content by mpkav

My rear had 5% left as of today, after 60,000 km, and I am replacing. The front are at 50% according to the service department. I used to drive pretty aggressively and I live in a hilly city with lots of stop and go traffic.

I just got a call from my service centre, where I am in for the 32 month service. I have been hearing a low whirring sound coming from the rear of the vehicle, specifically when coasting. The service department indicated that the passenger side rear bearing needs to be replaced (covered under my...

"Have you tried turning it off and on again?" This went away when I restarted the car.

I just started having a strange problem this morning, no update of my phone or car that I can recall. When I connect my iPhone 5S to my 2015 CX-5 (w NB-1 Nav) the car tries to call my phone. The head unit brings up the phone call interface with my number being "dialed" and it shows an elapsed...

Interesting thread, and lots of differing opinions. I don't think having more money should make one inherently more willing to spend money where it doesn't need to be spent. What makes a luxury car a money pit at one income level still makes it a money pit at a higher income level, in my...

Mine isn't great. I am hovering around 21 mpg average, very heavily biased towards rush hour city traffic with lots of lights. I get around 28-29 mpg on the highway. I have a 2.5 L AWD. It's the grinding commute that kills it for me, my 2012 Mazda 3 Sky, with similar driving, only got 24 mpg...

Don't they have a reminder for maintenance? You access it using the INFO screen in the dash cluster. I don't think the GTs were different in that respect.

I use this rack: http://www.swagman.net/product/g10/ with this hitch: http://www.curtmfg.com/part/13127 I am going to write a review on the G10, it is a fantastic piece of kit at this price. The wheel holders are machined aluminum, the rack tilts with bikes in place, and it has three...

2007 Rocky Mountain Soul I got back into riding after several years away. I would like to upgrade a few items, specifically the suspension fork, but I am hesitant to spend any money on it given that almost everything about the bike is now outdated (8 spd rear cassette, non-tapered steerer tube...

I drove a rental GX with 16s, it was quite a bit softer than my GT with 19s. What tire/wheel setup are you running?

Went for my 32,000 km service. Tire (stock A23s) and brake pad wear at both looking pretty good: 6/32 left on the tires and 7 and 8 mm on the pads, front and rear respectively. I would prefer if the tires would wear a little less but it seems par the course with the Toyos.

I wouldn't want to be driving 5 adults around in a CX-5 for any length of time, nor would I want to be one of the three people crammed in the back. I find mine gets creaky as you get close to the advertised payload capacity (800 lb if memory serves). I haven't looked into the CX-9 or cross...

I just spoke with my sister, she just drove from New Orleans to Ontario in her 2016 GS (2.0 L, FWD, everything stock based on the US-spec). She wasn't paying too much attention to mileage but she made it there on three full tanks. That would be approximately 168 L for a 2,222 km trip. It isn't...

Thank you! I will check this out. Now that I think of it, I don't recall ever using care products in my CX-5, it was my 3.