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  • B brenda
    4 May 2021, 01:49

    Excellent! How long until your son starts driving?

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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 4 May 2021, 02:07 last edited by
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    @brenda He turns 12 next month, and I think 16 is the age here.

    I can see him taking this to college and I'll get a really pricey 2 seater and Rachel will roll her eyes. lol

    Only non-witches get due process.

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      Horace
      wrote on 4 May 2021, 02:26 last edited by
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      Congratulations on the nice new car. Drive safely.

      Education is extremely important.

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        Jolly
        wrote on 4 May 2021, 03:09 last edited by
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        Nice ride.

        Enjoy!

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        • J jon-nyc
          4 May 2021, 02:07

          @brenda He turns 12 next month, and I think 16 is the age here.

          I can see him taking this to college and I'll get a really pricey 2 seater and Rachel will roll her eyes. lol

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          brenda
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          @jon-nyc said in Bought a car today:

          @brenda He turns 12 next month, and I think 16 is the age here.

          I can see him taking this to college and I'll get a really pricey 2 seater and Rachel will roll her eyes. lol

          That's where my thoughts were headed, when your son would use it. That sounds about right, college time.

          The only part I missed was the eye roll from Rachel. πŸ˜„

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            Rainman
            wrote on 4 May 2021, 04:07 last edited by
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            Congratulations!
            Few things compare to getting a new car, getting past the looking-at-everything-on-4-wheels, beating back salespeople, getting to understand which options you need and then which options you want. Only thing my new car did not have was 360-degree camera. That would be a cool feature.

            OK. Sit back, soak up that new car smell, put that puppy into sports mode and punch it!

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              kluurs
              wrote on 4 May 2021, 05:21 last edited by
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              That's a great car, luxury and sporty. Hope you get a lot of joy with it.

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                George K
                wrote on 4 May 2021, 11:29 last edited by
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                Why the 20" wheels? Won't that make for a rougher ride?

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                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 4 May 2021, 11:53 last edited by
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                  Actually they’re 19.

                  It rides much smoother than the honda

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    George K
                    wrote on 4 May 2021, 12:13 last edited by
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                    Did you get the "GT Premium Package" which has the heads-up display?

                    I have one in my car and love it.

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                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • J jon-nyc
                      4 May 2021, 11:53

                      Actually they’re 19.

                      It rides much smoother than the honda

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                      Axtremus
                      wrote on 4 May 2021, 12:47 last edited by
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                      @jon-nyc said in Bought a car today:

                      It rides much smoother than the honda

                      Just curious which Honda you compared it to.
                      The CR-V?
                      What would the comparably equipped Honda cost according to your research?

                      Actually, you might have spreadsheet comparing all the options you seriously considered. Mind sharing that spreadsheet? πŸ˜‰

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                        mark
                        wrote on 4 May 2021, 14:37 last edited by
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                        Awesome! That vehicle was on out shortlist, but not in that price range.

                        The Subaru Crosstrek won the day for us. Super cheap. lol

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                          Klaus
                          wrote on 4 May 2021, 14:54 last edited by
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                          Looks like a grey market import to me that wasn't seasoned for destination.

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                            taiwan_girl
                            wrote on 5 May 2021, 00:59 last edited by
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                            Congratulations @jon-nyc

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 7 May 2021, 15:06 last edited by
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                              So I came back from an errand today and came inside. A couple minutes later I get a notification on my Apple Watch.

                              It’s the Mazda app telling me I left the door unlocked. So I opened the app on my phone, and locked it.

                              Pretty cool.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                              • J jon-nyc
                                7 May 2021, 15:06

                                So I came back from an errand today and came inside. A couple minutes later I get a notification on my Apple Watch.

                                It’s the Mazda app telling me I left the door unlocked. So I opened the app on my phone, and locked it.

                                Pretty cool.

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                                Axtremus
                                wrote on 7 May 2021, 16:15 last edited by
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                                @jon-nyc said in Bought a car today:

                                It’s the Mazda app telling me I left the door unlocked. So I opened the app on my phone, and locked it.

                                Does that car have an old school lock that you can open with a physical key? It would suck if a hacker or system multifunction locks you out of your car and you cannot override with a physical key. Also hope all that remote control stuff is completely physically isolated from the drive/steering system. Last think you want is for anything to remotely temper with your acceleration, breaking, steering, or gear shifting controls while you drive. If it were me I would also put the driver seat adjustment, head lights, signal lights, and wiper controls out of the mobile app's reach.

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                                • A Axtremus
                                  7 May 2021, 16:15

                                  @jon-nyc said in Bought a car today:

                                  It’s the Mazda app telling me I left the door unlocked. So I opened the app on my phone, and locked it.

                                  Does that car have an old school lock that you can open with a physical key? It would suck if a hacker or system multifunction locks you out of your car and you cannot override with a physical key. Also hope all that remote control stuff is completely physically isolated from the drive/steering system. Last think you want is for anything to remotely temper with your acceleration, breaking, steering, or gear shifting controls while you drive. If it were me I would also put the driver seat adjustment, head lights, signal lights, and wiper controls out of the mobile app's reach.

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                                  Copper
                                  wrote on 7 May 2021, 16:51 last edited by Copper 5 Jul 2021, 16:51
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                                  @axtremus said in Bought a car today:

                                  Does that car have an old school lock that you can open with a physical key?

                                  https://www.mazdausa.com/static/manuals/2021/cx-5/contents/04030101.html

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                                  • A Axtremus
                                    7 May 2021, 16:15

                                    @jon-nyc said in Bought a car today:

                                    It’s the Mazda app telling me I left the door unlocked. So I opened the app on my phone, and locked it.

                                    Does that car have an old school lock that you can open with a physical key? It would suck if a hacker or system multifunction locks you out of your car and you cannot override with a physical key. Also hope all that remote control stuff is completely physically isolated from the drive/steering system. Last think you want is for anything to remotely temper with your acceleration, breaking, steering, or gear shifting controls while you drive. If it were me I would also put the driver seat adjustment, head lights, signal lights, and wiper controls out of the mobile app's reach.

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 7 May 2021, 18:00 last edited by jon-nyc 5 Jul 2021, 18:00
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                                    @axtremus said in Bought a car today:

                                    Also hope all that remote control stuff is completely physically isolated from the drive/steering system. Last think you want is for anything to remotely temper with your acceleration, breaking, steering, or gear shifting controls while you drive. If it were me I would also put the driver seat adjustment, head lights, signal lights, and wiper controls out of the mobile app's reach.

                                    All you can control is start/stop engine, lock/unlock doors, and turn on/off hazards.

                                    And lots of 'read only' stuff - fuel levels, oil life, stuff like that.

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    • A Axtremus
                                      7 May 2021, 16:15

                                      @jon-nyc said in Bought a car today:

                                      It’s the Mazda app telling me I left the door unlocked. So I opened the app on my phone, and locked it.

                                      Does that car have an old school lock that you can open with a physical key? It would suck if a hacker or system multifunction locks you out of your car and you cannot override with a physical key. Also hope all that remote control stuff is completely physically isolated from the drive/steering system. Last think you want is for anything to remotely temper with your acceleration, breaking, steering, or gear shifting controls while you drive. If it were me I would also put the driver seat adjustment, head lights, signal lights, and wiper controls out of the mobile app's reach.

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                                      Aqua Letifer
                                      wrote on 7 May 2021, 18:12 last edited by
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                                      @axtremus said in Bought a car today:

                                      Last think you want is for anything to remotely temper with your acceleration, breaking, steering, or gear shifting controls while you drive.

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                                      Please love yourself.

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                                        Copper
                                        wrote on 7 May 2021, 18:59 last edited by
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                                        Check out what you have to do to use the old-school key in my car

                                        You have to pry off the handle cover, I never came close to figuring that out, I had to go to the owner's manual.

                                        Link to video

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