I felt the same way. It took me very long time to get used to the driver seat. I love my CX-9. It’s a great car for driving around the city, but not so good for long road trips.
I have been using Fumoto F106SX M14-1.5 XS series valve on my 2017 CX-9 GT since March 2018. No issues so far. The value is touching the plastic cover a little bit. Nothing to worry about.
