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Originally Posted by Sprintey
Tend to agree that SYII is the pick. Interesting the comments on the EPAS steering, and on the CX5 which is still available in the same generation body plan. Company green policy with diesel that kills humans may be exactly what green policy aims might strive towards... (sinister music).
Excitedly booked test drive of new diesel AWD in 2011 (or early 2012) and left the test drive deciding to keep AWD SY, really didn't like the diesel and the lag on takeoff.
If there's one thing I can suggest from long, long term ownership it's 'don't change the rubber supension bushings for the hard nolathane ones'. It gives the car a different drive and it's not as nice. Even if you have to replace the rubber ones again, just do that, the car is much better with new rubber bushings. Have also been advised the harder bushings transmit shocks which may affect parts like the transmission, this was suprising but the source knew what he was talking about.
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When you stiffen up the bushes, what you gain in durability of the bushes and a car that handles a little bit nicer, you lose in an increase in NVH and increase load on other components in the driveline.
I think the blue superpro brand ones are a good middle between rubber and the nolothane/pedders urethane jobs.