Goodbye, Cx50. You will be missed.
6 months ago I bought a used '24 Cx50 from a local Toyota dealership. It took no time for me to fall in love with it.
Im 46 years old, but its probably my favorite driving car I've ever owned. Plus, my wife and I had a ton of fun going on a few car camping trips in it and were looking forward to a lot of years with her.
Alas, it was not to be. The car started going dead seemingly at random. It took awhile to figure out, but it wasn't random after all, it was whenever it rained.
Turned it in to have it fixed at the Mazda dealership on the Toyota dealerships warranty...only to find it it is a non-warrenty issue.
After raising some hell about how they sold me a car that cant function while wet and I only didn't notice for some time since we were in the midst of a drought, I eventually convinced them to cover the repair work.
Well when they opened her up, they quickly found out she had an unreported damage at some point that was major enough for, at the minimum, both front fenders to have to be replaced, so probably a full on frontal collision. This is also what led to water seepage into wiring connectors and the drain on the battery.
After more fighting with the toyota dealership they are going to take it in as a trade and put me in something else. Unfortunately that will not include any Mazdas as there arent any on the lot.
They tried to get me excited about the Rav4. Next to my Mazda? Please. Obvious downgrade.
Anyhow. Just wanted to vent into the void about my short tryst with Mazda.