Want to ask, i wanted to de-chrome the this part. If do wrapping using black colour wraps, wondering if this will tahan like 3 years before replacing wih a new wraps?

If any owner did this, any recommended place to do in KL/PJ and the cost? TIA

seriously considering the CX-5 2.0 High. Is it true that during driving and motion the entire touch screen cannot touch? If I use a Carplay AI box thingy can i bypass this?

Just to confirm, on CarPlay you can touch the screen while driving?
On CarPlay like waze / google maps is it able to navigate like search for an address? I am used to getting my wife to navigate on the go, like search for route or see the traffic those kind of things. It is literally impossible to stop the car on a highway to use the touch screen while the co-pilot passenger can easily do it….

i trully wanna zoom zoom the engine...actually even the 2.2D is rare for test. Left the 2.5T but I worried it is far too powerful to properly represent the 2.5NA.

Yeah bro tbh I already book the 2.5

Because as you know the 1.5T from Civic is actually PERFECT. So damn perfect including the mild CVT drone. I will sorely miss it. A big F U to Honda for screwing up such a dream of mine to own and drive a Civic.

this kind of thing very contagious lol.

Anyway got multiple push factor for me, including my wife dislike the low slung body a lot. She was fine in 2022 but now complain like hell. Anyway her knees gotten worse and that's a fact.

Not to mention we thought the Civic so wide at the back, but actually sit too many ppl the car scrapping the bottom of bumps..lol

Lastly the roads I drive in Penang getting worse with increased flooding and potholes.

In the end the rack is just the last straw for both of us. I figure I can bear with warranty claims, but in the end its matter of time and if touch wood bad luck Honda do more stupid things the car becomes worthless. So, bring forward the timeline.

Wanted to change my Civic FE as well , already having Tuk sound . Maybe to a used CX5 . I wonder how much the bank can let go for early settlement , currently mine is about 1 year paid , 130k balance and 110k principle .

Hello everyone, I have gotten my CX-5.
First proper mod - Hacked the touchscreen and now I have all speed touch screen.
Its just a 3 min job and only requires a USB drive. I'm tempted to go full AIO but tbh I already have Carplay AI Box that runs full Android...not feeling the need right now.

First impressions;
Storage space is really lacking. Legit among Myvi 2005, Peugeot 208, Honda Civic 2022 this is the car with smallest arm rest and glovebox storage and the cover does not support my elbows. What gives....?
I am discarding 70% of the junk that I have from my old car....which is technically smaller.

Mazda lent me a CX-8 2.2D high for a few days, and boy did I get used to the HUD. It is a game changer in terms of road awareness. How I wish I never learnt about 400Nm torque and HUD.

More gripes - the boot does not have any way to open it except for the button...hmmm.

CTS - The steering aid is very very mild, in the internet there is a bragging sheet about how much torque / aid you get from the lane keep. This will surely be at bottom 1%.

Positives - very steady in turns, I feel the GVC at every turn of the steering.
Gearbox feels smooth to me, I come from CVT which drones, this is back to AT feels, but still, nothing spectacular.
NVH is really step up from Civic. Like Continental step up.

Ok la, all I want is a reliable car and I hope this is it.

Which spec you got bro?
I have said this many times and will say many times again, the Mazda 3 LB is the sexiest Japanese car alive. I pass by a gunmetal ignite everyday on my drive home and I wipe my drool everytime.

My team mate is even looking to trade his FE RS for an S70!

We live in weird times.

Came back from 1st warranty claim...sigh this month I have to claim Iphone warranty and now car.

But was a smooth process, I had a lot of squeaking noise from the windows, end up replaced the windows rubber run channel.

I was skeptical about this whether it will solve, but to my surprise the technicians seem very confident and it works. So hats off to them.

I asked about it and they mention this is pretty common. So if you have some leather / rubber sticky squeak sound near the doors especially on uneven / bumpy road you can try or am I very late to the party lol.

Yes, and YES. What can you say, first party and third party.
Mazda once the technician check he can verbally confirm the claim under warranty and take action. 30 seconds.

Honda dealer because they are third party they need to do report, file claim like insurance agent and then wait for the review by Honda Malaysia for the approval. 1 hour and then you are wondering how will it go.

btw, I tot Made in Japan is flawless one...

If tell u flawless then confirm tipu u one.. Where got such thing as flawless haha. What's important is the after sales service and warranty claim.

Plus Mazda here is made in Malaysia CKD ma.. If CBU macam Lexus then maybe 99% flawless haha

Welcome welcome.. Mazda over Honda anytime