I picked up the car. Our salesman said they were down to 14 CX-5's in inventory.
They had 70 the start of day Friday.
They said half of what were on-site were 'less desirable' exterior/interior color combinations.
They're getting more delivered mid-April.

Checked with Grok. Looks like CX-50 is the only Mazda model made in the U.S.; but if parts come from other countries could still be affected by tariffs.

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Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
I picked up the car. Our salesman said they were down to 14 CX-5's in inventory.
They had 70 the start of day Friday.
They said half of what were on-site were 'less desirable' exterior/interior color combinations.
They're getting more delivered mid-April.

The CX-5 is Mazda's best selling model...that's why they didn't discontinue it when they introduced the CX-50...and the turbo really matches the sporty suspension tuning.

Our local Mazda dealer is doing a landslide business in CX-5s with folks trying to beat the expected price increases due to the tariffs.

I'm driving a CX-30 Turbo (same size class as the Kona) which has the same engine as the CX-5 Turbo. I didn't go for the CX-5 only because we already have two...a 2016 (daughter) and a 2022 (wife). I drove a loaner CX-50 for a day and didn't care for it...seemed more "detached". I was looking for a used Porsche Macan, but could find one with the engine I wanted in my price range.

Picked up my newly leased 2025 CX-5 Signature 10 days ago. I got $1100 in equity applied to the new lease for turning in my 2023 Signature. The 2023 is probably worth more now due to the pending tariff but the selling price for the 2025 would also be higher.

All in all I'm happy. Email negotiated with several dealers to get the best price. They say that 1.25% of the MSRP with zero down is a good monthly payment on leases these days, and my new payment is 1.16% of the 2025's MSRP.

I've been looking at Subaru Foresters the last couple days and really like the size, the visibility (i.e. not a tall beltline and big windows compared to most SUVs) and the not-to-tall height (I really dislike the look of some of these SUV's that appear almost top-heavy tall) and would love to hear about them from the members here that own one.

My one sister has an Outback which is more station-wagony than I'm looking for but she raves about it. My BIL did tell me he was told that all 4 tires always have to be replaced at the same time due to the AWD system?

Sigforum Forester owners; give me your insight and opinion on them if you would. Thanks

The Subaru synchronous AWD system is different from the other systems, and as most know, is full-time. Therefore, the tires have to be turning at a very similar rate as to not put undue stress on the system.

I haven’t had a flat on either of my 2 Foresters. If the tires have relatively a little wear, it can be replaced by the same make/model tire. If more wear, then either same make/model tires has to be replaced all around or that tire has to be shaven down to older tires’ tread depth.

I’ve seen many people not adhere to any of this and just replace it, not worrying about it.

As I have said elsewhere, I’m always monitoring the TPM, which is center between my gauges. I always want to know what’s going on with my tire pressure. If you don’t care, I wouldn’t recommend purchasing a Subaru.

To add, if you wait until this fall, this next generation Subaru Wilderness will be available. It has more off-road capability than the standard Subaru.

Wife has a 2001 Forester. I didn't want it. I have come to the realization that it was the best choice in that class of vehicle. Was going to get the Highlander, but Toyota refuses to address the wind noise issue at driver side.