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The dealer recommended fuel injection service and MOC throttle body service at 20,000 miles for $165 and $170, respectively. That set off my b.s. meter and I declined. Thoughts? Anybody think these are necessary?

My wife's CX-5 is 2 years old and has about 20K miles. It has developed a very annoying rattle in the front for which is hard isolate the source. To me it sounds like it's coming from the engine compartment in front of the fire wall near the footwells or somewhere behind the instrument panel...

I recently rented a Ford Escape for a trip from Wisconsin to DC, (6 States ; 15 hours) and was able to compare and contrast that vehicle with my wifes 14 CX-5 GT AWD 2.4. Overall, I think the Mazda wins on the strength of its superior driver position and handling, but I must admit some of the...

So I have a white Hyundai that my kids drive, and I hate waxing the thing, b/c you can't see where you've applied the wax. So I tried Meguiar's White Wax which says on the box: "Take the guess work out of waxing." I assumed that meant it had a mild tint so it shows up when you wax a white car...

Has anybody used the "accelerator kick down switch" feature? It is explained on p. 16 of the Smart Start Guide, but it's impossible to tell what it does from the explanation there, and I can't find it in the Manual. What does it do, and when does one use it?