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I bought mine in September 2016 and it has the colour ADD (guess that’d make it a MY 2017 in the USA, we go by date first registered here) I love the ADD and don’t find it distracting at all, although I am a bit worried it might fail when the car gets older. Other than that the only thing I dislike is the dumb ‘piano black’ interior trim around the window switches and gear shifter - its a fingerprint magnet and picks up scratches if you even look at it funny.
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So while on my honeymoon we went to Cars & Coffee at Laguna Seca. A fellow MS6 owner was in attendance. His car had quite a few upgrades, Corksport turbo, Treadstone front mount, White Widow exhaust. Upgraded axles etc. His dynosheet showed he was putting down 368 to the wheels on the stock block and internals. And his parts investment was stupidly low (he bought some used bits). While the track was not available he let me take it down a few twisty roads for a bit and man, it really reinvigorated me on my own car. We friended each other on FB and I think I'm going to basically follow what he did for now.
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Mar 16, 2018 03:31
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Kudaros posted:I found a 2016 grand touring with < 1000 miles that looks good, if suspicious (why so low?) that I'm going to test drive in a few days if its there. Assuming there's nothing glaringly wrong with it I'd wager the buyer found the ride comfort lacking. The SGT trim level comes with 215/45R18 tires and it can be a crunchy and really loud ride if the roads in your area are lovely. If they're still putting Dunlop Sport 5000s on them in the factory that probably isn't helping matters either. It's a respectable tire but there are better and quieter options available.
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Mar 17, 2018 06:10
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Yeah I'm looking forward to mine wearing out - almost every road I drive on is coarse chip and they're loud as hell on that. I mean I'm sure the rest of the car isn't helping any either but the tyres are definitely a big factor. I don't see how anyone could have bought the car without noticing though - even if you've never read a review then one test drive would have made it obvious.
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Mar 17, 2018 06:31
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Fabulousity posted:Assuming there's nothing glaringly wrong with it I'd wager the buyer found the ride comfort lacking. The SGT trim level comes with 215/45R18 tires and it can be a crunchy and really loud ride if the roads in your area are lovely. If they're still putting Dunlop Sport 5000s on them in the factory that probably isn't helping matters either. It's a respectable tire but there are better and quieter options available.
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Mar 17, 2018 07:18
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It’s a bummer they haven’t bothered to increase the insulation or whatever to try and dampen road noise, even on higher trim levels. It’s seriously difficult to have conversation over the Bluetooth on certain road types on the highway. The newest Yokohamas are supposed to be better but then again so were my current set.
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Mar 17, 2018 14:24
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I test drove a '17 Mazda 6 and must say, the road noise is way too much. It's pretty much what keeps me from ever buying one. Which is a shame since the rest of the car is great. I thought they promised to improve it?
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Mar 18, 2018 08:43
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They say that every revision and never end up dramatically improving the situation. There are improvements but you need to drive different generations back to back to notice them.
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Mar 18, 2018 08:52
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It doesn't seem so bad to me, but then again I was coming from a 07 Civic
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Mar 18, 2018 21:27
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dissss posted:They say that every revision and never end up dramatically improving the situation. There are improvements but you need to drive different generations back to back to notice them. They're working all of the improvements that began with the CX9 through to the other vehicles. The 2017+ CX5 is now one of the quietest in its class, and I'd imagine the 2018 6 post-redesign is going to be equivalent. The 3 probably is going to have to wait until the 2019 redesign.
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Mar 18, 2018 22:41
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I hope they move away from the squinty rear window design in the next 3.
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Mar 19, 2018 00:22
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You're going to be disappointed.  I think it looks sick, though.
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Mar 19, 2018 06:50
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That reminds me of an Alfa Romeo Romeo hatch.
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Mar 19, 2018 07:55
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It does look awesome.
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Mar 19, 2018 08:21
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:You're going to be disappointed. The new front end is amazing but the rear end seems like they ran out of ideas and let it congeal into an amorphous lump for the production guys to figure out. The current generation body sort of has "hips" sitting on top of the rear wheels that nicely square things off. I'd like the new concept hatch more if they squared the rear end a lot more and just gave up on the crazy rear window slope and went for something more vertical and practical like the first generation hatch. That soul red color though. drat. Supposedly the next 3 using the SkyactivX engine will also have structural body/frame enhancements to make it quieter but as already pointed out that promise has been made before.
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Mar 19, 2018 10:48
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Can confirm soul red is in fact bitching awesome.
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Mar 19, 2018 12:05
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:They're working all of the improvements that began with the CX9 through to the other vehicles. The 2017+ CX5 is now one of the quietest in its class, and I'd imagine the 2018 6 post-redesign is going to be equivalent. Maybe it’s tyres but I really wasn’t that impressed with the one I drove and that didn’t have the big wheel option (and it’s amazing how tiny 17”s look these days)
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Mar 19, 2018 19:36
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In the meantime Mazda is still playing around with the mid-size sedan market: The 2018 Mazda6 with the 2.5L turbo will start at $30k. Also available will be "Grand Touring Reserve" and "Mazda6 Signature" trims: The former comes in at $32.6k and the latter at 35.6k. I'm thinking the GTR is what most will want while the MZ6S will just add a lot of Lexus-esque shiny things that work better for half the price.
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Mar 21, 2018 05:09
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Now just put the turbo in the 3 and offer a "Club" package with the aero kit, LSD, Brembos, Bilsteins, BBS wheels and Recaros like the Miata.
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Mar 22, 2018 19:35
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Bring back the 323 GTR
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Mar 22, 2018 19:43
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Charles posted:Bring back the 323 GTR And the 1.8 V6
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Mar 22, 2018 19:53
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Now just put the turbo in the 3 and offer a "Club" package with the aero kit, LSD, Brembos, Bilsteins, BBS wheels and Recaros like the Miata. I saw club and LSD and so I assume those other things are just cool new drugs that I've never heard of
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Mar 22, 2018 23:32
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:And the 1.8 V6 Hah. That'll be Skyactiv-Y.
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Mar 22, 2018 23:46
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Now just put the turbo in the 3 and offer a "Club" package with the aero kit, LSD, Brembos, Bilsteins, BBS wheels and Recaros like the Miata. but then it would cost $40k and you can already just buy a focus rs
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Mar 23, 2018 00:21
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Sex Weirdo posted:but then it would cost $40k and you can already just buy a focus rs Sure but the hypothetical performance 3 would maintain all of the advantages a base 3 has over a base Focus.
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Mar 23, 2018 00:56
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Not sure if this is the place to ask this but figured I’d give it a shot: I have a 2015 Mazda 3, and a tech replaced my battery today and I found out he’d left the car running while he did it. Stereo was muted, no lights, etc, but I’ve heard this is a really bad thing to do. How hosed is my car?
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Mar 23, 2018 06:12
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SourKraut posted:Not sure if this is the place to ask this but figured I’d give it a shot: I have a 2015 Mazda 3, and a tech replaced my battery today and I found out he’d left the car running while he did it. Stereo was muted, no lights, etc, but I’ve heard this is a really bad thing to do. You mean the engine was running with the battery removed??? Is that possible.?
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Mar 23, 2018 06:18
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That's highly unusual but... If it's acting fine then nothing was likely harmed. That used to be a test to see if the alternator worked, but it's not really valid these days.
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Mar 23, 2018 06:20
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On a modern vehicle with voltage regulation controlled by the ECU it can fry an alternator. It sees no voltage at the battery so it starts ramping up the voltage output from the alternator until something lets the magic smoke out. If the vehicle is working properly, its probably not a big concern, but thats still unbelievably stupid on the part of the tech. Its a danger to himself and risks damaging a customer's vehicle because hes to innatentive or lazy to shut the damned engine off.
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Mar 23, 2018 06:32
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How did you "find out" that he had done that?
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Mar 23, 2018 13:13
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Yeah that just seems like it would do basic to avoid. The only thing I can think is that somehow the hood was open but the doors locked and the car running? It just doesn’t make sense.
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Mar 23, 2018 13:29
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Unless you have a separate terminal on the battery, the regulator will see alternator voltage without a battery hooked up. I still wouldn't do it, but it takes a lot for this to have any real bad effects.
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Mar 23, 2018 15:11
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THE BIG DOG DADDY posted:How did you "find out" that he had done that? He told me afterward - when I got my keys back he casually mentioned that he’d left it running so none of my settings would be lost from memory, as he gave me an update on everything. He had the key so he easily could have turned it off. Thanks everyone, I have to get some other basic maintenance soon anyway so I’ll ask if they can check the alternator out (if any issues would show up even via diagnostics?)
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Mar 23, 2018 15:36
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If anything bad happened it would already result in your new battery draining. It's probably fine.
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Mar 23, 2018 15:41
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SourKraut posted:He told me afterward - when I got my keys back he casually mentioned that he’d left it running so none of my settings would be lost from memory, as he gave me an update on everything. He had the key so he easily could have turned it off. ... You can use a jump pack with an obd2 connection to do the exact same thing without any risk to the vehicle. I use one while doing battery changes every day at work.
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Mar 23, 2018 19:14
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Sex Weirdo posted:but then it would cost $40k and you can already just buy a focus rs Well, I'd buy a Golf R over an RS today, and I'd buy a Mazda 3R or whatever over either. I'd be all about Mazda's more mature / upmarket current approach in a theoretical hotter Mazda3. (I'd probably even get the auto.  )
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Mar 23, 2018 20:17
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Elmnt80 posted:... You can use a jump pack with an obd2 connection to do the exact same thing without any risk to the vehicle. I use one while doing battery changes every day at work. I had no idea these were a thing and now I want one.
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Mar 23, 2018 21:36
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Well goons, I'm happy to report that I got my oil catch cans installed. Along with some other parts...  
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Mar 24, 2018 03:19
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MA-Horus posted:Please don't. I miss my old car even though this new one is superior in every way. Yeah I just put a bluetooth aux in so I'm going to drive this for the next 200 years.
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I still love my 2006 like the day I bought it!
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