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My 2012 Mazda5 needs new lower control arms and front shocks. I got quotes from several shops and it'll be about $1,700 for parts and labor. As a trade-in, the car is worth $2,000. Should I keep it and fix it? Or trade it in on a new car?

Was at the dealership for service a few weeks ago and they recommended replacing the valve cover gasket and crankshaft gasket/front main seal. Found a nice little video on replacing the valve cover gasket so I'm going to tackle that one myself but haven't seen anything about the crankshaft one...

So I've been having suspension noise from the rear of the 5. I think the rear endlinks are partially to blame, but when I was working on it last week I snapped some pictures of a variety of suspension parts and had a mechanic friend look at them. He thinks the lower lateral links may be bad...

My 2012 has 110k miles on it of hard use. I've noticed that the rear end is feeling like it skips to the side when I go over bumps lately, as if I had a solid rear axle in a pickup. Also there's noise coming from the front end over uneven terrain. I can't tell if it's end links, sway bar...

My 5 has crested the 100k mile mark. I'm doing the normal maintenance and just paying someone else to replace my serpentine belt today. I've been noticing more wandering than previously while driving on the highway and some clunking from the front end. The shop said that the CV boots need to be...

For the past year or so I've noticed little bits of foam appearing on the front floorboard. I finally took a real look at where it's coming from and the bottom cushion of the driver's seat is falling apart. The left bolster section is completely flat and just falling into tiny pieces. Anyone...

I finally had a chance to bleed the brakes today after doing the pads and rotors a couple weeks ago. I read around about bleeding the brakes and watched a ChrisFix video about it, found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1NvtUwfRJc Supplies: 9mm wrench for the front brakes 10mm wrench for...

I finally got around to replacing the pads and rotors on my 2012 Mazda5. I had toyed with the idea of upgrading to the MS3 front brakes, but I couldn't find a definitive answer on whether my 16" OEM wheels would clear, so I didn't bother with it. Here are the parts and tools I used: Front...

My 2012's passenger-side, sliding door window is going wonky. Sounds like it's loose, rolls down very very slowly and just kind of goes down by itself at the bottom, then has trouble rolling up. I think the shop that did the repairs on that door after a tire strike could've ****** it up when...

I'm looking into buying a new floor jack and jackstands for the 5. The previous, crappy jack and stands I had were not up the job. The jack was too tall and couldn't reach the main lifting points in the center, while the jack stands bent the pinch welds when I tried to the rest the car on them...

I've put nearly 70k miles (lots of highway driving) on my 2012 Mazda5 on its original set of pads and rotors. I'm going to replace the rotors and pads on all four corners soon and I'd like to do it myself (for the first time ever). A MS3 front brake conversion interests me, but I don't know if...

I've been contemplating investing in the remote starter for my 5 for a while now to cope with the cold in the Midwest in the winter and the Southern heat when I'm visiting family in the summer. Browsing around, I've found the remote start for as low as $262 (MazdaUSA prices it at $366) and...

First Test: 2014 Mazda5 Sport Manual Transmission Delaying Evolution Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/minivans-vans/1407_2014_mazda5_sport_manual_transmission_first_test/#ixzz393hhTv4O

Well I tried this a couple months ago and it failed miserably, both to my own ineptitude and the cool temperatures. I gave it another shot last night and it came out much better than before, but still not perfect (or even great). The front end of my 5 is pretty chewed up from bugs and road...

I'm halfway done with payments (60 months total) on my 5 Sport AT. There's a 2012 Mazdaspeed3 with tech package still on the lot, new, near me listed for $22 (sticker $27k), which I can probably get for $21k or lower. Or I can get a Subaru Crosstrek (used, low mileage) for $19.9k, most likely...

I've been looking into one for a while given the paper-thin nature of the 5's paint and the amount of driving that I do. I was going to go for the Plastidip route but I couldn't get it to work. After browsing the Mazda Japan website, I found out that Mazda makes a ton of accessories for the 5...

18" MS3 wheels + tires 1) 18" 2010-2013 Mazdaspeed3 OEM wheels + 225/40/18 Continental ExtremeContact DWS tires I had these up for sale previously but after they didn't sell I put them back on the car. I put more mileage and wear on them obviously. The tires are pretty much dead, all at 4/32...

2010+ Mazdaspeed3/Mazda3 RallyArmor Mudflaps Brand new, never installed RallyArmor mudflaps (dark gray/silver text). I bought these for my 2012 Mazda5 thinking they would fit, but they don't. Comes with installation hardware and instructions. I paid $135 shipped. List Date: 7/2/2013 For more...

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I'll try and get a picture or two up later. Does anyone else have problems with the paint on their 5? Mine has incredibly soft/weak paint, which chips at the drop of a hat. I just had it detailed over the weekend and as I did the walkaround before the job itself, I saw dozens of paint chips on...