The cars and bikes thread!

[litlmn]

Very cool. The Mazda CX's are great SUVs.

[tribe125]

Very nice indeed. That would suit me, although I’ve come to really appreciate parking sensors.

[geoffbot]

Nice Joe. I'd have an rs6 estate personally, but I don't think you have them in your country!

[Raza]

As I have two 2-seaters, the only car for the baby was our 14 year old Honda Element. Was time to get something newer/safer.

Picked up the CX-5 this weekend. This is a photo from the internet, but we got the Grand Touring Reserve trim which includes, AWD, turbo, heads-up display and paddle shift option. First car with air conditioned seats too. The interior is sweet. I looked at the Signature top trim, but the only difference was Nappa seats, a 360 degree camera with parking sensors, and real wood trim on the interior...not worth the $2000 premium.

Despite many dealers not wanting to discount (due to the chip shortage and supply) I finally found a couple dealers willing to negotiate. I ended up at $2700 under MSRP, which despite the current climate is not too bad. Overall happy with the deal.

Same color to match the Miata (my wife's choice, I was indifferent but leaned towards the white). Her car, her choice though. Now we're matchy-matchy

Pretty impressive acceleration for an SUV, but I'm used to the Honda Element 0-60 in 12 days

Mazda is making some really attractive cars these days. Congratulations!

[wschofield3]

As I have two 2-seaters, the only car for the baby was our 14 year old Honda Element. Was time to get something newer/safer.

Picked up the CX-5 this weekend. This is a photo from the internet, but we got the Grand Touring Reserve trim which includes, AWD, turbo, heads-up display and paddle shift option. First car with air conditioned seats too. The interior is sweet. I looked at the Signature top trim, but the only difference was Nappa seats, a 360 degree camera with parking sensors, and real wood trim on the interior...not worth the $2000 premium.

Despite many dealers not wanting to discount (due to the chip shortage and supply) I finally found a couple dealers willing to negotiate. I ended up at $2700 under MSRP, which despite the current climate is not too bad. Overall happy with the deal.

Same color to match the Miata (my wife's choice, I was indifferent but leaned towards the white). Her car, her choice though. Now we're matchy-matchy

Pretty impressive acceleration for an SUV, but I'm used to the Honda Element 0-60 in 12 days

Congratulations! These Mazda's are by far the best handlers in their segment.

[gnuyork]

Nice Joe. I'd have an rs6 estate personally, but I don't think you have them in your country!

Well, I told myself I was done with Audi after owning three of them, but that car looks like it's almost 3x the price of the Mazda... so no dice.

[geoffbot]

Well, I told myself I was done with Audi after owning three of them, but that car looks like it's almost 3x the price of the Mazda... so no dice.

Oh yeah, not new blimey!

[happyscrappyheropup]

Obviously, I don’t want to return to the days of hand cranking your engine. But I don’t want to feel the computers. Fool me. I want to be fooled by the computers. And DCTs can’t do that.

I know, just giving you a hard time.

There are days I like the analog feel of a 49 year old car and others I'd like to be in a Model S being driven somewhere.

[happyscrappyheropup]

Always looking at shiny things Wayne. The car is great, and there are so few fast manual convertibles that I don't think I have many other options. Am considering a tune, but I would need to fork out a few grand for the crank hub replacement before pushing 500+ bhp. Will wait until the house sale completes first.

Good call. Take your time, get supporting mods before the tune. A wideband and scanning software should be high on the list before a tune.. Also, look at colder plugs if you're going to be running a lot more boost wtih a tune. I'm not sure if I posted here, but a friend grenaded the engine in his E63 wagon getting too aggressive with a tune.

[Samanator]

As I have two 2-seaters, the only car for the baby was our 14 year old Honda Element. Was time to get something newer/safer.

Picked up the CX-5 this weekend. This is a photo from the internet, but we got the Grand Touring Reserve trim which includes, AWD, turbo, heads-up display and paddle shift option. First car with air conditioned seats too. The interior is sweet. I looked at the Signature top trim, but the only difference was Nappa seats, a 360 degree camera with parking sensors, and real wood trim on the interior...not worth the $2000 premium.

Despite many dealers not wanting to discount (due to the chip shortage and supply) I finally found a couple dealers willing to negotiate. I ended up at $2700 under MSRP, which despite the current climate is not too bad. Overall happy with the deal.

Same color to match the Miata (my wife's choice, I was indifferent but leaned towards the white). Her car, her choice though. Now we're matchy-matchy

Pretty impressive acceleration for an SUV, but I'm used to the Honda Element 0-60 in 12 days

Congrats on the new vehicle. As we age I've become a fan of all the sensors and safety software. Seems like there is always a tall slab sided vehicles parked on both of me everywhere I go. I'd spend money on that before some other things. Makes backing out of the parking caves a lot easier.