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Old Jul 11, 2025 | 08:07 PM
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No AC is a hell no from me. Need to be replaced or fixed ASAP in this weather, also just flat out unsafe for fog reasons.

I have never owned anything without AC after my first car was given to me without it working, that was the first thing I ever fixed on a car. AC condenser fan was shot so in traffic I lost cool, I HATED that.
It has a leak somewhere, I need to charge it. She’s not somebody who does change well, I would literally have to just show up with a car.
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Old Jul 11, 2025 | 08:35 PM
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It has a leak somewhere, I need to charge it. She’s not somebody who does change well, I would literally have to just show up with a car.
She won't know what to do when she sees that big screen. Lol
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Old Jul 11, 2025 | 08:37 PM
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She won't know what to do when she sees that big screen. Lol
She’ll yell at me for buying it!
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Old Jul 11, 2025 | 09:18 PM
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These new models all seem to grow in size, at least in length.
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Old Jul 11, 2025 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
It has a leak somewhere, I need to charge it. She’s not somebody who does change well, I would literally have to just show up with a car.
I would say at its age and non-variable compressor hit it with a stop leak/dye refrigerant can for half the fill so you have a chance of just solving it all at once. It's just too old to be worth your time hunting the leak IMO

Yeah I have some people like that in my life too! Hell I'm bad about it as well in the sense that if something does well it "earns" me extending its life.
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Old Jul 12, 2025 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
I would say at its age and non-variable compressor hit it with a stop leak/dye refrigerant can for half the fill so you have a chance of just solving it all at once. It's just too old to be worth your time hunting the leak IMO

Yeah I have some people like that in my life too! Hell I'm bad about it as well in the sense that if something does well it "earns" me extending its life.
Good idea on the stop leak. Yeah I’m not going to solve it I just want it to work. If I have to put a can in it once a month I will!
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Old Jul 12, 2025 | 09:37 AM
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Looks good - awesome that it has a gear shifter not some dumb buttons! 👍
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Old Jul 12, 2025 | 10:11 AM
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Looks good - awesome that it has a gear shifter not some dumb buttons! 👍
I missed the shifter.
Figured it would be on the touchscreen. Lol
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
It has a leak somewhere, I need to charge it. She’s not somebody who does change well, I would literally have to just show up with a car.
What a thankless position to be in; I don't envy you.
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Old Jul 12, 2025 | 03:43 PM
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What a thankless position to be in; I don't envy you.
Its not that at all, she’s just a very pragmatic person let’s put it that way lol
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Old Jul 12, 2025 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Mazda has a GREAT red
until it needs a new panel and you get mismatched color.
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Old Jul 13, 2025 | 07:46 AM
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Interior does look like the ES. Looks good

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Old Jul 13, 2025 | 07:58 AM
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I'd like to see the CX-50 get a similar interior upgrade
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Old Jul 13, 2025 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by 703
until it needs a new panel and you get mismatched color.
Eh, you just use a good body shop.
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Old Jul 13, 2025 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 703
until it needs a new panel and you get mismatched color.
It may be a hard color to color match but I don't know because I'm not an expert in auto body.

But, if it's hard to match they will probably just blend back further, maybe the whole side of the car? Hmmm

Go easy on me ya'll, like I said I'm no expert.
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