To each their own but I had a 2014 Hyundai Elantra GT as a temp. replacement and that had a cheap interior.
I was going to comment on the iPod situation but really do not see any sense in doing so.
20 Thoughts after owning my CX-5 for one week...
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To each their own but I had a 2014 Hyundai Elantra GT as a temp. replacement and that had a cheap interior.
I was going to comment on the iPod situation but really do not see any sense in doing so.
No vibrations or weird noises here too. Oh and at nearly 6k miles I am happy with it, completely, utterly happy.
The $21,490 CX5 has the same base dashboard and plastics as the top of the line $30,000+ CX5 does so maybe this is the issue. I don't think the interior is cheap, just par for the class although I didn't pay over 30k so my expectations are not as high. I think the fit and finish isn't class leading but is still good. I think Mazda's power train, suspension, steering and overall body structure though is class leading and that is what impresses me about the CX5.
Don't forget not that long ago many of these small SUV's were based off economy cars.
Don't forget not that long ago many of these small SUV's were based off economy cars.
100% agree. The interior is the best in this moderately priced class of compact crossover/SUVs. For those of us used to driving premium sport sedans, the CX-5 interior compares well, considering price difference.
To OP, there is a TSB fix for the mirror and hood vibrations. The fix helped out tremendously for my CX-5.
Also, microfiber clothes and windex towelettes work well at cleaning the dash.
Finally, I was achieving around 25-26mpg combined until after the first oil change and then it steadily went up. I'm at 23,000 miles now and I consistently average 29-31mpg combined. (admittedly I baby it but still impressive imo)
Also, microfiber clothes and windex towelettes work well at cleaning the dash.
Finally, I was achieving around 25-26mpg combined until after the first oil change and then it steadily went up. I'm at 23,000 miles now and I consistently average 29-31mpg combined. (admittedly I baby it but still impressive imo)
so if I was just using my iPhone 5 with bluetooth (for music + phone) I'd be fine, right? Because that's what I'd probably be doing anyway.
i have had zero problems with playing music off my phone via bluetooth
awesome. thanks.
My only worry is plugging into the USB for power - would that force it into USB mode or can you still use bluetooth?
Bluetooth works very well for me. I can play music on my Android phone and/or stream music from my app of choice.
Pandora integration is great. It starts playing without having me set-up anything, with all the goodness of Pandora 'automatic station'.
While in principle USB should sound better, I've tried several times to see if I hear any degradation by playing the same song from USB and Bluetooth and I could not tell the difference at all.
Pandora integration is great. It starts playing without having me set-up anything, with all the goodness of Pandora 'automatic station'.
While in principle USB should sound better, I've tried several times to see if I hear any degradation by playing the same song from USB and Bluetooth and I could not tell the difference at all.
you can still use bluetooth. Just select bluetooth on the screen instead of USB
No, this is incorrect. USB basically acts like a hard drive. The head unit in in the car reads the file in MP3 format and then decodes and plays it from scratch. When you use bluetooth, the mp3 file is decoded by the PHONE, and then the already processed audio signal is re-compressed into the bluetooth audio streaming format, and sent to the car, which then uncompresses and plays it. This leads to some sound quality loss. In most cases I can't tell the difference however if you have classical music or jazz or similar it may be noticable. In addition, you will get a few seconds delay between skipping to next track and when it actually starts playing, due to the buffering in the bluetooth streaming.
Hi All......new member thanks for having me.
Purchased 2014 CX-5 about 2 weeks ago. Agree w/some of (OP) findings.
Lots of likes (style..fuel economy) but biggest "issue" for me is the too low (and hard) center console.
Need to find a solution and I'll be happy.
Purchased 2014 CX-5 about 2 weeks ago. Agree w/some of (OP) findings.
Lots of likes (style..fuel economy) but biggest "issue" for me is the too low (and hard) center console.
Need to find a solution and I'll be happy.
good to know, thanks.
I'll try to plug into the USB port tonight to see the difference.
1) this car is gorgeous. Love the lines, love the look of nearly every angle.
-Amen.
2) my hood vibrates, even over tiny bumps. It's moving all the time. It makes me sad. I will have to have it looked at.
-2013 Sport. Hood is fine.
3) my mirrors vibrate, but not too bad. Both sides about the same, at 45+ they start to move a bit. At 60+ definitely moving.
Driver side mirror has been fixed lately. All good now.
4) car isn't as loud as I feared, after reading some reviews. Definite wind noise around the mirrors starting at 45 to 50, but it's acceptable.
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6) this is one of the cheapest interiors I've seen on a 'decently priced car'. Seriously, it feels cheap, hollow, and I have already noticeable squeaks and buzzes from several places. I expect it will only get worse.
-Really? Have you checked the newest RAW4/CRW. I puked when I saw RAW4. Or... what had you been driving before???
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11) the Bose stereo is 'adequate' but not one of the better 'premium' stereos. Lacks much low end since it has no sub. Hard to get the settings to sound 'good' as it only has 'bass and treble'. Needs a midrange control.
-Bose everything is considered by many as crap frankly. There have been endless debates all around the net but I'd not bother with anything Boss myself.
12) the Bose Audio Pilot setting has absolutely no apparent effect on the sound quality at all, as far as I can tell
See #11
19) I hate. HATE. HATE HATE HATE HATE the soft touch vinyl dash. Impossible to clean, get dust off, etc. Seriously, this stuff was forged in hell.
-Again, really? One of the best materials to clean/look at.
-Amen.
2) my hood vibrates, even over tiny bumps. It's moving all the time. It makes me sad. I will have to have it looked at.
-2013 Sport. Hood is fine.
3) my mirrors vibrate, but not too bad. Both sides about the same, at 45+ they start to move a bit. At 60+ definitely moving.
Driver side mirror has been fixed lately. All good now.
4) car isn't as loud as I feared, after reading some reviews. Definite wind noise around the mirrors starting at 45 to 50, but it's acceptable.
...
6) this is one of the cheapest interiors I've seen on a 'decently priced car'. Seriously, it feels cheap, hollow, and I have already noticeable squeaks and buzzes from several places. I expect it will only get worse.
-Really? Have you checked the newest RAW4/CRW. I puked when I saw RAW4. Or... what had you been driving before???
...
11) the Bose stereo is 'adequate' but not one of the better 'premium' stereos. Lacks much low end since it has no sub. Hard to get the settings to sound 'good' as it only has 'bass and treble'. Needs a midrange control.
-Bose everything is considered by many as crap frankly. There have been endless debates all around the net but I'd not bother with anything Boss myself.
12) the Bose Audio Pilot setting has absolutely no apparent effect on the sound quality at all, as far as I can tell
See #11
19) I hate. HATE. HATE HATE HATE HATE the soft touch vinyl dash. Impossible to clean, get dust off, etc. Seriously, this stuff was forged in hell.
-Again, really? One of the best materials to clean/look at.
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- 2014 Mazda CX-5 Touring AWD Soul Red
Had the car for about a month now, took the car on a trip to LA-626 area 2 days ago from Bay Area. It drives pretty smooth on the highway, averaging around 26mpg.
One of my concern/question is... My feet was fully stepped on the throttle, all the way down when going up Tejon Pass to pass a car, but the car wouldn't downshift to gain speed, as in downshifting from 5th to 3rd gear or whatnot. I was trying to pass the car that was blocking the way on the fast lane driving 50mph up the Tejon Pass which I floored the car and the car would speed up, but slowly since it was stuck in 4th gear I believe, revving around 3,500rpm to gain speed up to 75ish. I would have thought flooring the throttle all the way down would make the car downshift into a high rev range for more power... Anyone else experienced this going up hills when trying to pass others?
I notice that this car doesn't really like to rev high in most cases. On a straight 2 lane road, passing car with no oncoming traffic, I pretty much floored it also from 50 to 85 to pass a car + truck, the rev range was around 4k shift points to gain all the speed, not like any other cars I've driven that usually shift around redline/limit.
The vibrating hood/mirror was sure annoying but the BSM was useful.
One of my concern/question is... My feet was fully stepped on the throttle, all the way down when going up Tejon Pass to pass a car, but the car wouldn't downshift to gain speed, as in downshifting from 5th to 3rd gear or whatnot. I was trying to pass the car that was blocking the way on the fast lane driving 50mph up the Tejon Pass which I floored the car and the car would speed up, but slowly since it was stuck in 4th gear I believe, revving around 3,500rpm to gain speed up to 75ish. I would have thought flooring the throttle all the way down would make the car downshift into a high rev range for more power... Anyone else experienced this going up hills when trying to pass others?
I notice that this car doesn't really like to rev high in most cases. On a straight 2 lane road, passing car with no oncoming traffic, I pretty much floored it also from 50 to 85 to pass a car + truck, the rev range was around 4k shift points to gain all the speed, not like any other cars I've driven that usually shift around redline/limit.
The vibrating hood/mirror was sure annoying but the BSM was useful.
