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    Why should I buy Mazda branded oil when I can get this Idemitsu oil for half the price?

    LOL Your oil comes out of a drum of the cheapest oil they can buy that meets spec. A tech at a Mazda dealer told me they only carry the Mazda branded oil for people who ask for it for their own DIY oil change. Also said if you do a dealer oil change and ask for the Mazda oil, it'll show it on...
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    Post your latest tire purchase

    Vredestein Hitrac All Season. Much better grip than the OEM tires.
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    Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective

    Yeah Tesla has long blamed these suspension failures on the crash that followed the failure. Even when confronted with dash cam footage from other driver that clearly showed the suspension coming apart first. Internal documents showed the engineers knew they were using faulty suspension...
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    OW-16 vs 0W-20 viscosity specs - does it really matter.

    Straight from the UK manual 2020 rav4 ... temp chart with grades from 0w-16 to 15w-40 https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/cafe-standards-in-the-us-and-oil-grades.332196/post-5537259
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    OW-16 vs 0W-20 viscosity specs - does it really matter.

    Haven't found a Mazda dealer yet that uses the Mazda branded oil. Sure they will sell it you but they don't use it themselves because customers won't pay the premium for the oil change. When I asked one tech about the Mazda 0w-20 oil, he said they would sell it to me, but not to pay for it if...
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    Mazda CX-30 problem that Mazda ignores

    As a follow up to my post, I have multiple vehicles and sometimes do not drive my cx-30 for a week (or two). I have also left a spare phone plugged into one of the usb ports for several days (I don't know if it tries to charge the phone when the car is off) and I have never had issues with low...
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    Mazda CX-30 problem that Mazda ignores

    I have a 2020 cx-30 (preferred trim fwd) but I have never had any kind of battery warning. I have had the doors open while I clean the interior quite a few times. In the thread linked in first post, someone said the dealer had found a shorted relay and after it was replaced, he had no more...
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    What is the reliability of Mini Coopers?

    I know that 2 were purchased new, not sure about the others, but knowing the owners they were probably new model leases.
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    What is the reliability of Mini Coopers?

    I don't need to own one to know the issues. I know five people who have had a mini, and they all have said they will never own anything BMW ever again.
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    Which .380 ?

    I guarantee I can load it far cheaper than you can buy it lol. And I can select the best combinations of bullet, powder and charge with much better consistency that you can't match unless you buy premium ammo.
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    Which .380 ?

    Most people who reload learn quickly to stock up when prices are cheap for just this reason.
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    Post a great line from a song, the song's name, and the recording artist

    Gargolyes are watching, watching and waiting He's hearing voices, he isn't frightened Sour lemon, is emanating You better watch it, it's going to get you I see the needle in a hundred haystacks I see the haystacks waiting Why don't you change? How long will this game play out? Spy v Spy -...
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    Post a great line from a song, the song's name, and the recording artist

    Got the motor runnin', got the rest of my days Sold everything I owned for a song So anytime you want babe, you can come around But don't leave it too late you just might find me gone Cold Chisel - Back in Bow River
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    2020 kia w/ 19k miles; new tires from dealer.

    Those are the factory tires on my mazda cx-30, I only have 20k on them and the car will lose traction taking a slight curve at 30 mph on a sunny day. Even worse in the rain. Never had tires lose traction so easily. Maybe I should go ahead and replace lol.
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    How water proof are sunroofs

    If sunroofs didn't leak then they wouldn't have drain channels lol.
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