Recent content by Oldengineer

I'm one senior citizen who is an ex GM engineer. I've roasted Service Managers for trying to sell me stuff like this, or, not servicing my car properly.. Oldengineer

More of a direct comparison. I own a 2011 Mercedes Benz GLK 350 4Matic and a 2015 both Mazda CX-5 AWD Touring. The M-B performs like a 60's muscle car, its AWD system is first rate, and its built like a bank vault. It will easily both out corner and outrun my CX-5. I very much like my CX-5. I...

I own a M-B GLK 350 4Matic in addition to my CX-5. I've owned the Benz since 2011, and, there have been no reliability issues with it. Given that it'll do 0-60 in about 6 flat, the vehicle gets 24 MPG on trips running 75 on interstates. The Mazda beats it by about 3 MPG under the same...

1. Can't answer that - mine's a 2015. 2. Road noise is not bad at all. 3. The CX-5 does pretty good in the wind - much better than the 2010 CRV I had. 4. The AWD did just fine this Winter - its performance exceeded my expectations. My other SUV is a Mercedes Benz GLK 350 4Matic. 5. Reliability...

I no longer own a mid-size sedan, my last one being a 06 Jaguar S-Type VDP. However, I've driven them for years for business - Dodges, Plymouths, Chryslers, and a Saturn Aura. I now own 2 little SUVs - A CX-5 Touring AWD and a M-B GLK 350 4Matic. To me, the CX-5 drives and handles very much...

I just changed mine as well because it was smelling musty. Car has 13K miles on it. The cabin air filter is pretty small on the CX-5. Regards: Oldengineer

Vroom: I agree with you. A few weeks ago, we had a big snow storm here, and, my CX-5 AWD got me to the emergency room at a hospital with a neighbor driving her. He said he couldn't believe how well the Mazda handled the crummy road conditions - and - I'm running the tires that came on the car...

I agree. A lot of folks these days have no idea what the gauges are telling them. They only react when either the vehicle just quits, or, lots of smoke comes out from under the hood. Last Summer I was on the interstate and a late model BMW 5 Series went past me trailing a huge cloud of smoke...

I agree. My wife essentially duplicated this test yesterday going up my brother's long inclined driveway that was covered with ice and snow with our CX-5 Touring AWD. My wife said the CX-5 marched up the driveway with no sweat. Our 2015 CX-5 came equipped with Yokohama Geolandars, and, has...

Kedis: I'm not going to argue about snow tires either, but, my GLK 350 4Matic has climbed some pretty decent hills after a snow dump here in WV - with all season tires. In 2004, I got caught in an ice storm in KY while driving a Jaguar X-Type 2.5 AWD, and, that car handled it just fine on all...

I called my dealer, and, they don't even stock the "Moly" oil. They use a bulk Pennzoil 0-20. I'm taking the CX-5 in for an oil change, along with a jug of Mobil 1 O-20 (from Autozone) for them to use in place of their bulk oil. Regards: Oldengineer

I agree with you, Joe. I deal with two dealers here - Mercedes Benz and Mazda. Both have been excellent so far. Some of the other dealerships close to me are really bad, and, I avoid them - one of the worst being a little Mom and Pop dealer. I made the mistake of buying a new car off them...

Sorry, I was dealing with a CRV whose traction control was not effective. All it did on wet or snowy streets, starting on a hill, was usually make the nose of car move side to side - no matter how easy I tried to get it going. I tried 3 different brands of tires on it during the 4 years I owned...

My first CUV was a 2010 Honda CRV LX 2WD. Even though it was equipped with traction control, the car was useless in light snow, and, loved to hydroplane when it rained. My solution - I bought a 2011 Mercedes Benz GLK 350 4Matic (AWD), and, left the Honda parked when the weather was bad. I got...

In all probability I'll keep my Mazda until she's got about a 100K on her, assuming no major problems develop, or, my vehicle needs change. I don't just get bored, and, swap cars. I've got one car in the fleet that's 67 years old ( have owned it 4 years now), and another CUV besides the Mazda...