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Recently the brake dash light would come on when the car was first started, followed by the smart city brake malfunction and front radar malfunction warnings. This occurred intermittantly over several days. The warnings worsened, to the point that they remained on throughout a drive. Checked the...

Also be careful that the dealer does not sell you a non-Mazda third party extended 'warranty'. When purchasing my brand new 2017 CX9, the sales manager was pressuring me to purchase an extended warranty. I was a bit suspicious since the brochure he provided, from Peoples Choice, contained no...

Correct. This method works on my 2017 CX9 and on my son's 2018 CX5.

Check whether the wheels included in the quotes you rec’d are hub-centric or lug-centric. All OEM wheels are hub-centric - my preference also. Low priced retailers like Canadian Tire typically sell lug-centric wheels. See this link for a description...

Since you live in Ottawa - My son just rec'd this quote from OttawaTiresDirect.com for his 2017 CX5 GT: MAZDA CX-5 WINTER PACKAGE (17"), Mazda OEM black steel wheels with Nokian HAKKAPELIITTA 225/65R17 for $1050 + tax. Consumer Reports rates those tires at the top

Recommended maintenance/oil change for my 2017 CX9 under normal driving conditions in Canada is 8000 km (5000 miles)

The driver seat of my 2017 Signature is considerably more comfortable than the seat on my Toyota Venza. The Venza seat and lumbar seems to be designed for wide people, whereas the SX9 fits me perfectly.

Test drove a Murano Platinum AWD and a Mazda CX9 Signature AWD, on the same day and on the same roads. Murano has many attractive features and is a few $$k less expensive, but the CX9 felt much safer wrt road manners and emergency maneuvers. Very German like. Bought the Mazda.

+1 to what he said

Question re the 2017 Murano and 2017 CX9 is wrt sporty handling characteristics, mainly at highway speeds (e.g., twisty roads). Most reviewers praise the CX9's German-like road handling compared to competitor 3-row-seat SUVs. On the other hand, most reviewers say that the current version of the...