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    Bay Area MPG

    I know there have been plenty of threads about mileage, but a lot of the people responding appear to spend most of their time on dead level, lightly populated freeways (or at least it seems that way, based on the 30+ aggregate MPG they're reporting compared to what I can achieve even when being...
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    Any experiences with Bay Area Mazda dealerships?

    As I posted a while back, Mazda Oakland went out of business a couple of weeks after I bought my car. There were vague assurances that a new dealership would rise up "in a few months" but I'm not holding my breath. So I'm wondering if anyone here has had any dealings with any of the other...
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    OBD port loose

    Was considering installing a blue tooth dongle on the OBD port, but when I checked it out I discovered the plug is just sort of flopping around in the vicinity of the under dash cutout. It looks like the plug has tabs that should fit snuggly in the cutout, but I couldn't get it to seat, and...
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    Oh great, my dealership is being deleted.

    Bought my CX-5 from Mazda of Oakland about a month ago. This morning I get an email explaining that they're throwing in the towel in a week. WTF? Note that this place is about 5 minutes from my house and has some pretty friendly guys. I wasn't planning to spend a lot of money there, or...
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    alarm behavior

    So last night at 1am I hear a car alarm go off. I think "Hope they don't get anything broken" and a little later "Hope they turn it off soon." Then a littler after that I realize I don't know what my car alarm sounds like, or if I even have an "alarm" (beyond the fob triggered panic mode). So...
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    Hertz speakers?

    I've got a local installer with a stellar reputation that likes the Hertz line and is recommending same as a factory upgrade for my (non-Bose) '15 Touring. Looking around a bit online, they seem to be kind of in the same ballpark as JL etc. Offer 4 distinct lineups (good, better, best...
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    Dash illumination levels

    So when I twist the odometer stalk to vary the level on my gauge lighting, it appears alternate between "dim" and "bright." Am I missing something? If not, I find that a little surprising, since every car I've ever owned had a continuously variable dial arrangement for fine tuning levels to...
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