Recent content by Dan PA

I have the top part of the grill covered, bottom is open.

Sigh, no garage at home, no plug-in at work. My city has had about 30 days of -30C weather this winter season. It's surprising the number of people who don't cover their grill on their vehicles.

Have you checked the tire pressure? Also OEM tires aren't the best.

Regardless of FWD or AWD, snow tires should always be bought in sets of 4. OP, until you've passed the break-in period, your fuel mileage will look poor.

I don't know where you live, but if I did that, the engine in my vehicle would physically vibrate until it warmed up while driving. For instance the windchill this morning was -38C, -30C in the afternoon. I cannot plug in my vehicle at work, so I have to let it warm up for at least 5 minutes...

This is the correct method, remember the jack stand is supposed to carry the load, not the jack.

In my area, we've had average temps of -20C dipping down with wind chills of -40C. my 2.0L 2013 CX-5 takes a while (say 5 to 10 minutes) to idle down, better if its been plugged in for at least 4 hours (and I do have my grill covered). DO the newer 2.5L versions warm up faster? The colder it...

2013 2.0 GT AWD does ok in mud, sand should be fine.

Paddle shifters are awkward.

Ride is excellent, my 2013 GT has 17" wheels and studded nokian tires (Hakkapeliitta 7's) so I can drive as aggresively as I want. $1500 is about right with alloy wheels and the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2's at Kal Tire.

34 PSI as per the manual.

An actual dummy tire top speed 80km/h, would advise against using it for towing.

My Canadian manual has same spare tire specs as listed by CX-SV, specs in Europe might be different. A full size tire on a wheel will not fit under the tire cover panel.

Could be winter gas too.

Silver, but it was the showroom model. Next option for a GT was 3 months away so....