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Replying to: chiefjojo (Mar 13, 2007 9:36 am) |
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Replying to: chiefjojo (Mar 13, 2007 9:36 am) It comes on a lot in the snow. The tires on this car are absolutely worthless in the snow. Even feathering the clutch to let the car idle to start out it will still often spin. Without the DSC, I can only imagine how bad it would be. The el-cheapo walmart tires I had on my old Cavi tore through snow like nothing. I don't know what's up with these tires mazda uses. If you live in an area that gets decent snowfall in the winter, the DSC will help a little, but you really need better tires, preferably snow tires. I have also had the DSC kick in on dry pavement during spirited driving. Going around some right angle turns at a fairly rapid speed, it kicked in to keep the car from sliding, which is good from a safety stand point for accidental slippage, but I was anticipating the loss, at least it can be turned off. |
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Replying to: mdaffron (Oct 07, 2005 5:57 am) No one has to spend $1700 for a NAV system.
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Replying to: moparbad (Apr 18, 2007 9:16 am)  Right about that. I bought myself a sweet Garmin street pilot for $299.99 with lifetime upgrades on software and firm ware. I can take this from car to car.
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Replying to: jc22 (Feb 20, 2007 1:29 pm) Don't you see this on the LCD info panel? Why use the trip for the same info that the LCD car info uses. |
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Replying to: stallionre (Apr 18, 2007 11:11 am)
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Replying to: drinkduff77 (Apr 18, 2007 11:32 pm) |
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Replying to: claudius753 (Jan 24, 2007 7:08 pm) Also, I find that if you stop filling up the tank as soon as the pump stops, you're missing around 1.8 to 2.5 gallons of space in your gas tank. I've had this same issue with my Corolla which stops at 10 gallons (It has 13.2 gallons of gas tank space) and I always top it off. Next time I fill it up and topped the tank, I would get really close numbers (difference only in the hundredths of a decimal) when I compute it directly from a calculator. I still have my Corolla for the 7th year and still running fine and no problems resulting from topping the gas tank off (I've heard some people saying topping it off is bad for your vehicle, didn't investigate the reason why though).
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Our car died and am looking at a late model (04/05) used 3 for limited commuting (to public transportation and back) and kid school drop off. General question about reliability and room for 2 small kids. Quick safety question: Anyone know what year Mazda started offering the side curtain airbags that protect the rear passengers? The listings generally say side air bags without noting whether it's for front and/or rear. Thanks
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