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Could you, please, post a link to the Aux-in mod in the photo? I am either blind or dumb but I can't find it anywhere in this topic. Thanks!

I have noticed similar, bitter smell on mine. Also used to smell antifreeze on my old Mazda 6 with no apparent leak or coolant loss and was told it's normal and I never had any trouble with that car. As long as there's no leak or slow coolant loss, I guess it's nothing to worry about but by...

That car is nowhere near totaled but it still sucks. A few years back, the rear end of my Mustang got destroyed by an F-250 and they still repaired it. For the car to be totaled, the damage has to exceed 2/3 or 3/4 of the car's value (or something like that, it may vary by state). Anyway, sorry...

Congrats and good luck. ;)

You've sure had sh!tty luck and I feel for you... but most of the "Check engine" lights were related to the gas cap issue, IRC. Check engine doesn't necessarily indicate anything wrong "under the hood", it can be something as "harmless" as a gas cap that doesn't fit properly. All first-year...

I am not sure that the key will start the car, theoretically it should, but who knows? Here's how to program additional keys, per my Workshop Manual (use at your own risk).. this procedure is for ADVANCED key system: You will need 3 keys for programming - 2 originals (Key 1 and Key 2) and the...

I don't exactly follow you here... first off, if you look at 4,000+ pound vehicles with 200+ hp and AWD, they all get roughly the same mileage. Some are a little worse, some a little better but on the whole, you're pushing a 2-ton brick through air and it's gonna eat gas, no matter what engine...

Yeah, I know all that... I'm from Czech Republic... let's just say some rules can be bent, if you know what I mean :D

Must be an Asia thing... I bought the ones off ebay and they are Mazda OEM part, as far as I could tell. I haven't installed them yet, though - obviously, I'll need to tap into the turn signal leads somewhere. Shouldn't be that hard, now that I have the Workshop Manual and Wiring Diagram :D (I...

Yeah, that's nice... so where exactly is this joystick? BTW, I have the Workshop Manual and it also describes this procedure for entering navi diagnostic mode. Guess they forgot to adapt it to the touchscreen CX-7.

I haven't seen many cars with storage on rear doors... However, I completely agree about the lack of detail. With the black interior, it's like sitting in a black hole back there. Would it have killed them to carry the silver accent stripe from the front doors onto the rears?

I wouldn't exactly call the 350Z competition for the Miata. But there are the Pontiac Solstice / Saturn Sky, which compete head-on with it.

Regarding TCS... it is my understanding that TCS as such only uses the ABS to function. It is the DSC (dynamic stability control) that adds some sensors and can also modulate throttle

I'm pretty positive there is no '06 CX-7. The car came out in the U.S. market first as an early '07 model.

Just turned 32.

Turbo engines in general sound and feel like ass when cold, so the colder the weather the worse it gets. My parents in Czech Republic have a Skoda Octavia with a 1.8l turbo I4 (basically a VW/Audi motor) and in winter, which is similar to Northeast U.S., the car shudders, stalls, shakes, rumbles...

I consistently get 16 - 17 mpg in 90% city driving (worst was 15.5) and on a long roadtrip, got 23 mpg all-highway with three other people plus luggage in the car. 200 on a full tank is very low, broken-in or not. I get 260-270miles in the city before the indicator dips all the way down and it...

As a previous '05 Mazda6 owner (before the facelift), I can attest that there are more hard, plastic surfaces in the CX-7 and many bits look/feel cheaper. But some aspects of the interior seem better on the CX-7 so to me, it's a wash. The new facelifted 6 has an updated interior so I cannot...

I'd imagine you could get a loaded CX-7 GT AWD w/ tech package for ~$29k if you shop around. The market has cooled off quite a bit, at least around here. Plus the CX-9 is out, potentially luring CX-7 customers away. The RDX (much like CX-7) has caught some real bad rep regarding fuel economy...

So what is the concensus on potential MPG hit with this update? Is there one?