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This morning coming to work (half asleep as always...lol) I was crusing at a good 70mph behind a lady driving a Honda CR-V right at the connector of I-10 and I-215. I was not nessesarily following the 3-sec. rule it was more of a 1-sec. rule when she slowly and gradually started to merge to the left lane (fast lane on the two lane connector road) without signaling and/or braking, when she finally cleared the lane we were traveling I was faced with a huge re-tread left behind from a semi...WOW! I had literally half a second to react and swerve out of the way in order to clear the re-tread and not sustain damage to my MZ5. All I have to say is two things. 1. People have no common courtesy to warn other drivers of any dangers up ahead by slowing down (activating stop lamps) or turning on their hazards. She had no one in front of her and could easily see that there was something laying on the middle of the road because she had the time to slowly and gradually merge onto the next lane. 2. I am sure glad that my MZ5's suspension was designed and built the way it is because I was able to miss the re-tread completely at 70mph without a screech from the tires and without losing any control of it. It was a nice, tight and precise maneuver and I am sure glad I was on my MZ5 and not on any other vehicle otherwise I might have not been able to do this. Did I mention that I did this with my eyes partly closed waiting for the loud bang as I expected to hit the damn thing....Oh BTW, all this without DSC or ETC or all those gizmos people cry about not being available on our MZ5s, eat that crybabies!
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Replying to: vg33e power (Oct 22, 2008 9:59 am)  And I, totally, agree with what you said about all the electronic assist systems. Not once have I needed it on my 5. If you have a great handling car and are a good, cautious driver, then there's no need for them, in my book. I think such systems are just scapegoats for bad driving. And I think they're counterproductive since it would give people a false sense of security and dull their sense of urgency and care when driving their cars. (However, I don't feel the same about ABS or Airbags. They're a necessity!)
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Replying to: nissmazlover (Oct 22, 2008 12:19 pm)
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Replying to: vg33e power (Oct 22, 2008 2:11 pm)  I'm currently driving a Nissan Sentra courtesy car as my Mazda5's at the Body Shop right now. I did not realize how good the 5's handling was until now compared to the Sentra. I also feel it's pretty tight inside and the CVT to me feels and sounds quite Weird! I can't wait to get back my 5. About the only thing I like about the Sentra compared to the 5 is the manual wiper with intermittent duration adjustment but other than that I'll take my 5. |
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Replying to: nissmazlover (Jan 04, 2008 11:31 am) |
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Has anyone experienced an odd humming sound followed by a sort of noise closing a valve or flap after turning off your vehicles. This sound seems to come from the passenger's front area underneath the hood and the whole thing last about a good 10-seconds after turning off the vehicle. It happens all the time and everytime, and it is not the humming sound that the steering motor makes. This noise/sound is present after turning off the engine. Any clues or ideas of what it may be? or Has anyone experienced this sound?
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Replying to: vg33e power (Nov 10, 2008 7:55 am)
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Replying to: qddave (Nov 18, 2008 4:23 am) |
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I just test drove a mazda5 and I really liked the configuration of the vehicle but I found the interior lacking (on the leather edition) and it felt like I could feel every crack in the pavement. I thought the acceleration was fine and the handling - do you think changing the tires would help with the road feel?
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