Mr. Kilmer I have been watching your videos to aid me in making the best possible decision in buying a used vehicle. I recently had a Ford die on me and I was in immediate need of a replacement vehicle but I did not want to buy new. I recently viewed your videos regarding the reliability of Mazda and your opinion on purchases from Carvana. What steps should I take to insure I make the safest purchase of a 2015 Mazda CX5 (70k miles)? I live in Houston, do you still offer your services with inspecting vehicles? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
I'm a long-term multi-CX5 owner (2014 and 2018), both 2.0L manual transmissions, it is an excellent choice (biased).
Super easy to maintain or do oil/fluid changes, just gotta be mindful of the GDI intake valve carbon issues present in all GDI engines, which is inexpensive to maintain with some GDI intake valve spray cleaner.
OEM air filters from the dealer are cheap ($30 CAD) and easy to install too, less than a minute.
Little tip, if you have the original OEM wiper blades, you can easily replace just the high-quality, made in Japan rubber wiper blade inserts for a few dollars from the dealer/online (roughly $8 a piece front, $12 rear).
Where I am in Canada, after a year, there is no loss of performance or noticeable wear or tear at all compared to the new inserts, so now I have spares.
Good luck!
It can be a good car. The good thing about Carvana is that they give you some time to check the car and return if you did not want it. You can purchase one and show it to a mechanic.
Here is the link to some mechanics:
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/mechanics/
I would avoid the expense and headache from Carvana
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/how-bad-has-carvana-screwed-me-im-thinking-badly/
Scotty moved to Clarksville, TN a year ago.
