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I've got an 08 GS, so it is missing the extra two tweeters in the front (they are standard on the GT model). I was cleaning it yesterday and popped off one of the plastic covers by accident and it pretty much looks like it is wired and ready to go. The ones from mazda are about a hundred bucks...

Got mine from mazda when I purchased my 2008 5. After researching the available after market thule and yakima models for the 5, I decided the factory oems were just as good and were about the same price. I used to have a set of yakimas for my acura, and they were nice, but a bit of a pain to...

I've got a set of the factory racks for my 2008 mazda 5, and up until this xmas we've been using an el cheapo (on sale at cdn tire for 90 bucks cheap for you other canucks on the forum) cargo box for the past 6 years on our vehicles. Well, this box has done its duty, but with the locks busted...

Yeah, mine 'sounds' like it is coming from the windshield area too, but its kinda hard to tell. At first I was convinced it was some vibration from the wipers, but I ruled that out by turning them on. Now that the really cold weather is starting to hit up here in the great white north, it is...

I have the exact same problem on my 2008. It only started to happen when the cold weather hit, and seems to go away after driving around for awhile. Does anyone know if this is something that can be fixed? I'm obviously still under the warranty, but I don't want it to be a waste of time if...

I've got an 08 GS, which is the base model here in the great white north.(canada) The GT is a mixed bag of good and bad. Out of all the extras, the only stuff that appealed to me was the ACC and cruise so I just got a GS with those two options and saved a bundle. In my opinion, the rest was...

Current 1) 2008 Mazda5 GS, Auto 2) 1989 Volvo 760 Wagon (Turbo 4 cylinder) Past 1) 2002 Toyota Highlander, AWD 2) 1998 Acura 1.6 EL

Congrats on the purchase. I'm in Ottawa and have made a couple trips to TO this summer to see the inlaws and both times we were there I saw a grandtotal of only one mazda5 on the road. I thought that was odd as I see them everywhere here in Ottawa. Maybe it was just the area I was in.

I believe this may have been mentioned in another thread a while ago, but what is with the uneven positions of the LED tailights on the (cdn) GT models? I've seen 4 GTs in the area that I live, and on every one of them the string of lights were not straight. I saw one this morning while...

Wow, my original post on this topic was back in October of last year and this thread is still going. (cool) I finally got around to installing the racks on my 2008 mazda5 and I did end up getting the mazda ones; yeah, quite the delay, but the snow only disappeared a week ago! I just wanted to...

On my automatic 2008, I noted the following numbers last night: - 100 km/hr @2400 rpm - 120 km/hr @2900 rpm Are the numbers dramatically different on the manual tranny?

If I'm not mistaken, at 100 km/hr, my 2008 with the auto tranny revs lower than the 3000 he is stating.

Hi, I am 6'3" and had the exact same concern when I first sat in a 5 at the dealership. Our other car is an 89 volvo wagon, and that thing is so big that an NBA player would probably be comfy in the driver's seat, so it was a big change taking the 5 out for a test drive. However, I just want to...

Unfortunately they are standard on the canadian versions. If I could have gotten just regular intermittent, I would have gone that route.

Yeah, I saw an old thread on this subject, but thought I would start a new one. This is my first vehicle with auto-sensing wipers and so far I'm not overly impressed, at least with how it handles snow. I find even at the lowest sensitiviy setting, the wipers are being activated too often...

1. Which model / color / transmission / options / etc. did you get? GS / Stormy Blue / Auto / A/C, cruise, roof racks, tinting to be done in spring 2. Whereabouts are you located? ottawa 3. Is this your first Mazda? yup 4. What other vehicles were you considering, and what would you have...

Thought I would revive this thread with the latest review of the 'competition': http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/bm/09journey.htm

So what has been your experience in the average break-in period for the mazda5 engine in regards to potential improvements in fuel efficiency? In my own limited exerperince with new cars, I noticed a gradual increase in fuel efficiency with our previous vehicles (an acura and a toyota) once...

Someone once told me that putting on wheel covers helps keep the water/salt off your rim and thus reduces the rust; not sure what truth there is to that and how much it matters. Personally I don't mind the look of the black winter rims, I much prefer that over the look of the el-cheapo wheel...

Interesting, so it still runs in ACC mode even when you turn the A/C off. Oh well, maybe that's par for the course when it comes to auto climate control, I can't really say since this is the first vehicle I've owned with that feature. For me the ACC is not a big deal up north here in the...