Recent content by teradyl

Hey guys, I have a 2013 CX-5 Touring that has had this problem for a while, but wondering if anyone else had a similar problem and/or knows how to fix it. If you flick the switch to recline or unrecline the seat, it doesn't always snap back to center when I let go, which means it continues...

I have a conclusion for this story! First off, I've talked to many other people in real life, and the most recognizable name for this kind of wear is Chunking. If I tell tire people my tires are Chunking they usually understand what I'm talking about. So I called/emailed/tweeted at Yokohama...

I've had a 2013 Touring Model for 4 years and 28k miles. So far so good. Only problem I've had was the battery went after only 2 years.

Hah I don't think I've done any chemical pond drive throughs. I had it garaged most of its life until 1 year ago. So that's 3 years garaged, 1 year on the street. Low tire pressure could be a culprit. Usually my tires are fine, but one of them has a very slow leak (1 psi a month or so) so it...

My tires seem to have really weird wear on them. Stock tires when I got the 2013 model in September 2012. 28k miles. So the tires have been on for 4 years or so, but not driven much. The auto shop guys said it could be suspension, but I doubt that. I think it's because I leave the car parked...

I have a fast pass that I put behind the rear mirror just under(or maybe to the side I forget) the black dot things. I can't see it from where I am in the driver seat. However, on really sunny days the pass unsticks from the velcro and falls conveniently into the cupholder. Not sure what I can...

Hey guys, I thought I'd share my experience last weekend where I had two insanely close calls with my CX-5. I live in San Francisco, and I was driving my family home from a trip across the Golden Gate bridge. It was a nice sunny Sunday afternoon, so everyone was out and about. If anyone knows...

I live in San Francisco, and even though I've already gone a while without getting towed (knock on wood), I hear a few stories of last minute tow signs being put up and people getting towed in spots that were just yesterday a legitimate spot. If my car does get towed and the tow truck employee...

Got this and it seems to work much faster. Maybe the other charger I had just wasn't as good. Thanks for the info!

Hey guys, So I've had my cx-5 for a while now, and aside from the all the great things I'm still having some inconveniences with connecting my phone to the car via bluetooth and USB. Connecting via bluetooth takes down my battery waay fast, even if I'm not using my phone in any way Connecting...

I actually found a place called Royal Motors that is a mazda dealership (among others) that's right in the Mission district. Quick and easy, but my first service cost $160 so I can't say it was cheap.

Hi guys, I'm coming up on my first maintenance, and I was wondering if anyone had some recommendations for places to go in the San Francisco area. My car has about 5k miles on it. Only thing I've done so far is change the oil at 2500 miles or so. Since I live in the city, I don't really drive...

Well apparently no one is actually reading my posts lol...I already bought a cigarette lighter to usb charger!! Really what I want to know is what cigarette lighter charger everyone else uses for their phones...so I can go out and get that one.

That PowerGen thing I attached a link to in the original post is a 2 amp cigarette lighter charger. Maybe I need a different one though, since it has had weird behavior. It even has the apple charging protocol though so it's supposed to charge fast! Yes, I'm talking about the usb port, it...

Hi guys, ever since I got my 2013 CX-5 I've noticed my iPhone 4S (iOS 5.1) has been quite slow to charge. At first I just plugged a standard apple usb cable to the hookup in the armrest. I feel like it barely does anything at all. Because of that I just bought this PowerGen charger (Amazon...