Recent content by North

I live near a beach you can drive on. Several times each year, someone will get stuck in the sand and continue to spin the tires and dig in deeper until the vehicle catches fire. It’s usually the transmission oil that overheats and ignites.

David, I had a 2014 Crosstrek Limited and recently upgraded to a 2017 CX5. The Crosstrek was a decent vehicle, never a single problem with it, and never gave me any doubts that it wouldnt remain reliable. It is a little underpowered but that wasnt a huge issue. I got rid of mine because of...

I never use auto mode (in any car) and, like you, hate it trying to outsmart me. Best climate control system were the old 3 knobs - 1 for temp, 1 for fan speed and 1 for direction. BMW still uses it, I believe.

I'm not sure, as I paid cash. Sorry.

Picked up my 2017 CX-5 GT in AWD snowflake white/parchment last night. Paid $28,500 before TT. I qualified for $500 family military and $1000 end of month factory cash. MSRP was $31,835.

OP here. Thanks everyone for your valuable insight. I really struggled with this decision but have opted to go without Premium. I pick up my new car tonight and am pretty amped about it. Coming out of a Subie XV Crosstrek - the difference in quality is fairly stunning. I'm getting my CX-5...

I'm really close to moving on a 17 GT, but cannot decide on the Premium package. I'll be the only driver 99.9% of the time, so seat memory not that appealing to me. No young kids - I doubt anyone will ever sit in the back seat so rear seat heaters not appealing to me. Power passenger seat - not...