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    Off Topic Consumer Reports: Honda CR-Vs plagued by engine trouble

    AWD is better on pavement than 4WD. In a class where majority of the vehicles never go off-road,where is the need for 4WD?
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    What features do you miss from the car you traded for the CX5?

    Those are all of the things that I miss from my TLX as well. Now I'll add a few more. I've had Hondas from the 90's that had power retention when the ignition is turned off of 5 minutes. This was for windows and sunroof. What is it with Mazda and this 40 second thing for the windows and the...
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    Mazda's Oil Monitor Question

    This if my first Mazda product. My last 4 vechicles were Acura/Hondas. Turning off the oil life monitor wasn't an option. You would get a warning when the OLM would get to 15% which was around 7500 miles for me. When I got the CX5, I though the the 5000 mile oil change was a bit excessive. I...
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    Mazda's Cars Are Good But Its Dealers Are Still Kind of Awful

    Funny about the timing of this article because just last week I was thinking about going back to Acura/Honda due to me not liking the experience at the Mazda dealerships. Now, at least I know I am not the only one who is not impressed.
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    CX-5 Android Auto / Apple CarPlay

    Local dealer is still running a special for $350. Originally expired on 12/31. Now they are running it again until 1/31. It keeps calling me..lol
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    Second Gen (2017 and up) CX-5 AA/ACP Installation Videos

    Anybody have any concerns or problems with rattles after taking the whole dash apart?
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    How Much Does It Bug You That You Can't Use The Touchscreen While Driving?

    After 8 months, I have yet to use the touchscreen even while parked.
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    CX-5 Android Auto / Apple CarPlay

    I was all set to get the upgrade until I saw a you tube video on the install. I have major concerns about rattles after seeing that the whole dash has to be taken apart.
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    Off Topic Consumer Reports: Honda CR-Vs plagued by engine trouble

    Love the interior design from the photos. Still dont know about the quality if the materials. Hate the exterior. Its too boxy for me. Wont necessarily call it ugly.
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    Second Gen (2017 and up) CX-5 AA/ACP Installation Videos

    https://www.auto123.com/en/news/apple-carplay-android-auto-available-older-mazdas/65100/ Supposedly 90 minutes and $445.
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    Mazda radar cruise control with stop and go

    The vibration is by design. It's more or less haptic feedback similar to what is used in LKAS. The vibration occurs after the vehicle has come to a complete stop.
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    New AA \ ACP Thread (with Poll)

    From my understanding, the upgrade is free to the 2018's. If so, that works out great for Mazda for taking care of the 6. Mazda only sold 20K 6's compared to 93K CX-5's. That's less money out of Mazda's pocket while screwing over the buyers of it's highest volume seller. IMO, that's bad business...
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    New AA \ ACP Thread (with Poll)

    Carplay in August? https://www.slashgear.com/mazda-to-roll-out-smartphone-control-update-for-all-new-mzd-connect-rides-17537897/ Not certain if this is in Europe and North America.
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    Fuel economy example

    Same here. Plus, I don't have to buy premium.
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    The unreliable Mazda ?

    I was talking about FIAT as a whole. The Grand Cherokee is 8 years old. I think that you are referring to the Cherokee which was redone in 2014. There are plans for a front end update in 2019. It will be 6 years old by then. They do have an all new Wrangler and upcoming Ram.
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    The unreliable Mazda ?

    The thing that I don't understand about Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge/FIAT is that they have consistently been at or near the bottom of every reliability report for 3 decades. It nothing seems to be going on to change this. They are currently short on cash. They were looking for a Chinese buyer but that...
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    How useful are the 2017 GT fogs?

    I once read that LED headlights have pretty much made fog lights obsolete. Don't know how true this is. Here's an article I just dug up:https://blog.cargurus.com/2017/07/05/fog-lights-the-latest-in-obsolete-car-tech
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    Mazda CX-5 front USB not for charging phones

    That's how I've always charged my phones. The only thing that I used the USB ports was for media. I assumed the everybody charged that way.
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    Saw this on a CX-5 today at Costco

    Say it ain't so.....
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    The unreliable Mazda ?

    I agree with everything you said about the CX 5. You also said, "buy what makes you happy" Happy can mean a lot of things to different people. I bring this up because minus pickups, the Nissan Rogue is the number one selling vehicle in America despite not so favorable reviews. It has to be one...
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