Thanks for posting pictures on your WeatherTech “all-weather” mats. At least it covers the dead pedal better than the WeatherTech floor liners for the CX-5. Looks like some stuff will get past the mats very easy like you said. Not sure if it’s just the pictures but I really dislike the line pattern on these mats.
cars with the auto stop-start systems use a different type of starting system that's made to handle repeated engine stops and starts. It's not just the normal little solenoid-based starting system that has been used in cars for decades.
Seems to me IIRC that the Mazda I-stop system used some kinda voodoo magic by stopping the cylinders at a certain range of position and then using the starter and combustion to get the engine turning again, not just the starter? That's what's poppin' in my head.
Yes. But some had been saying that Mazda’s i-stop uses only the compression to re-start the engine without using the starter which is incorrect. i-stop still needs the starter to re-start the engine. Hence i-stop needs special and expensive (~$500) Q-85 battery which is only available at the Mazda dealer.
Yeah, on my CX-50 iStop annoys me, so I bought the module from mikstoreph that disables it. No more annoyance (and a regular battery, when it's time - I hope!)
Did not know Mazda does offer i-stop in US market on the CX-50. Luckily there’s something available to disable it.
A major benefit from it is it’ll be a lot easier to check the ATF level.
Your story sounds similar to mine. I too had a MY '13 which I sold in early '19 to get into something smaller. In my case it was one of the last '18 Mazda 3 hatches (I waited til the new model came out and decided I liked the Gen 3 better). And now, a month ago, my wife purchased a '23 CX-5, which I have to say is a lot more refined (if bulkier!) than my first one.
I have stayed with Mazda for 20yrs with the ancestor of your new car. A manual version of the new 3 hatch could pry me away from it tho. Got the wife in a new Mazda so mine can wait some more. It still purrs and the paint is as shiny as the new one. Here is a shot of your car's grandpa...
