Recent content by rotaryflake

I just took a road trip, noticed a slight hood vibration for the first time but I could neither hear or feel it. I also saw some driver side mirror vibration at high speeds, but not so bad that I couldn't use it.

I chose the AWD because I spend a lot of time camping, hunting, and fishing...having AWD is certainly no substitute for common sense and smart driving, but I find myself going places that I could get to with a FWD, but where AWD/4WD is a safer bet. So far in driving mine, there seems to be...

I hadn't looked for it yet... (RTM) Of course, at 500 pages, it's gonna take a while to get through...

I've noticed that the BSM system may or may not pick up bikes on the road, depending on their size. This morning I was being trailed by someone on a crotch rocket, and as he passed me the BSM light failed to illuminate. He was passing rather gradually, so it wasn't as if he zipped past before...

2002 Chevy Suburban - at 10 gallons to the mile, plus failing systems every other month, the only other option was to attach a turret to the top and uranium plating to the sides, and sell it to the Army... The only thing I thought would be missed was the V8, but the CX-5's got enough zip and is...

Our dealership promised us the moon and stars with every car they offered us, because every time we picked one from another dealership (looking for AWD so we had to look all over the state), they found out it had been sold. So the manager would say that the car came with XYZ, and then he'd...

If you believe conspiracy theories, then it boils down to corruption. A few years back, I had a friend who had ties to some interesting people in the auto industry, and he would tell stories he'd heard of automakers having high-mileage prototypes seized by the government and never seen again if...

I don't think this feature is available in the US...although it wouldn't surprise me given the condition of many roads over here.

Hmmm, maybe I need to take another look at mine...I was fairly certain that the height could not be adjusted separately from the angle. I do wish I had the lumbar support, though; the GT would have been worth the upgrade just for that. (bang)

While I've only had my CX-5 for a few days, it doesn't seem so far to be taking a MPG hit with the factory-installed rails. I've been getting 28-30 mpg in the city, haven't taken it out on the highway enough yet to tell there. And for all the more cabin noise everyone claims that the CX-5...

There are some vehicles that provide a separate tilt control for the front and back sides of the seat base, effectively allowing the angle to be changed from either the front or back. While one tilt control can provide the same effect, the dual control had the added benefit of allowing the...

It still doesn't seem like a challenge for a dealership, considering all the other body/electronic after-factory work they are able to do that is much more complex.

I wonder if a dealer can add the advanced keyless system...from looking at the schematics in the manual, the only difference is two antennae vs. one in the Touring, and the proximity sensors in the front doors and back door. Doesn't seem like much to be added; after all, a dealer can cut a hole...

In my CX-5, the rearview mirror is slightly warped, like a rolling warp from left to right but it's only noticeable when I look in the mirror and then move my head. It's a cheap mirror, and I plan to upgrade to the nicer one anyway. Another complaint of mine has been mentioned already, that...

Ooooo, very nice! We were offered that color by the dealer only to find out it had been sold (was to be traded from across the state). Did yours come with wheel locks?