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Pretty fragile. I'm always trying to touch up the hood, etc. before it rusts on mine. Econo-brand (Nissan, Mazda, Subaru, etc.) Japanese paint sucks bro, sorry.
Any advantage of getting AWD over FWD in a city like Atlanta?
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Pretty fragile. I'm always trying to touch up the hood, etc. before it rusts on mine. Econo-brand (Nissan, Mazda, Subaru, etc.) Japanese paint sucks bro, sorry.
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Yep, but it won't matter. He'd rather sit there and squeal the tires instead of GOING. I mean, who drives a CUV aggressively? Right? But you NEED the Mazda...because it's a driver's car and the 0-60 and...rofl! So much contradiction among the FWD buyers.
That's actually a 1jz 2.5TT engine.
It's was and actual JDM car. Steering wheel is on the right
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The whole point of buying a CX5 is because it's more fun to drive. Not having AWD takes about 50% of that away in my experience, and only costs a few % more to have...no-brainer.
NelsonLewis
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That's actually a 1jz 2.5TT engine.
It's was and actual JDM car. Steering wheel is on the right
I was talking about the 99 SC300. I know what yours is because I totally dig it and have for awhile. Haven't yet dipped into the right side yet, though.
^^^ What he said.
I have AWD because CalTrans does not require chains on AWD vehicles, when going skiing. Not that it is any safer, as stopping is the same as FWD.
It seems to me that if you don't know if it's something you need, you don't need it.
Add to above list is lower curb weight, which improves handling, though with AWD rear does push you forward when exiting a turn with and applying power and launch slightly better in certain cases.
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I pretty much summed up all the advantages of awd in my post.
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Not correct. The rear wheels are always getting power. I've confirmed this by idling on jacks. Also if you do brisk acceleration or WoT, your are getting a rear bias increase. High increasing rpm in a corner or downshift intonhigh rpm; rear bias increase.. if you have AWD, remove the 30amp dsc fuse and do a little failwheel drive testing, and the difference becomes night and day..
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It is a HUGE night and day. Do it in the rain, and you'll hate the thing. The only way FWD sells in these cars is because the TC logic dials back the throttle hardcore so that people don't know what's going on.
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Hey that is really interesting. So, if you drive in conditions where the AWD is working more, will it impact mileage?
Honestly, I think having the rear wheels turning a little bit give a more consistent driving experience. In my old CRV, on slick roads, when going around a turn the AWD would kick in basically fish-tailing the car.
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Subaru made the claim a few years back, that driving all 4 wheels is more economical vs just the fronts, in an AWD. I think Mazda has a video of a journalist meeting that says the same thing...
NelsonLewis
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Push pull, makes sense...
7eregrine
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Good to know! Thanks.
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BTW off topic but this was my first Mazda!
Man I can't believe how small it was.
Nice! Way back when I was VR4 shopping, I was considering the RX7 Turbo as well, but they were much more scarce. Finally found a red one with ~48k miles on it for a reasonable price. What held me back was reading that almost all RX7 motors needed to be rebuilt at 50k. Ultimately I passed and bought a VR4 shortly thereafter.
Having said that, there is an older gentleman in my area that still drives his 1993 Green RX7 around... but its clearly showing its age.
I have the same problem with steep driveways. Even with Continental DWS tires (which are probably the best all season tires for winter) on a FWD Mazda3/Mazdaspeed3, both cars have trouble getting up a driveway covered in snow/ice. At one point last year when it iced a little in Dallas, I was at a stoplight that was a slight uphill with the Mazdaspeed3. I have Continental DWS06 tires on it and the car has a front LSD. When the light turned green, the car would just wiggle left and right as it tried to find traction. I had traction control on and was feathering the throttle. I eventually got going with no issues but AWD would have been nice to have then.
This is also dependent on your driving style and driving conditions. If you drive aggressively and take corners aggressively, you will be using AWD more often.
Well I bought mine with 73k miles and sold it with 120k miles.
Engine was rebuilt on purpose to add a mild street port.
Otherwise never had an issue. Drove it several times from Miami to Gainesville with no issues other than the 21mpg HWY and being very easy on the gas.
It has a 20 gal gas tank I believe. It was brutal when gas was $4/gal and the city driving mpg is like 14...
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MY AWD CX-5 IS ON ITS WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Arrives tomorrow or Friday!!!
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I live in Cumming (north of Atlanta) and we dont get much snow up here, but I do notice the difference on wet roads. FWD can be a bit squirly on wet roads, though I havent tried a CX-5 FWD.
I'm sure the gas mileage suffers - I average 23.7 mpg mixed city/hwy, but I drive with a heavy foot so dont go by me ;-)
One thing you need to know is if you have more than 15%(?) wear on your tires and you wind up having to replace a tire for any reason (i did - long story) you will need to replace ALL 4, as the wear needs to be even across all 4 (AWD) or drive train wear can result.
