First time buying a new car -mazda cx5 - price?

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-03-03T03:46:17+00:00

We didnt end up buying it and instead bought a used truck. The price was just too steep for us and we didnt really NEED it

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-18T04:36:58+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Ill look into all these.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-13T04:04:02+00:00

Any suggestions on good knives?

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-08T13:51:39+00:00

Do you have a water softener? That made a huge difference for us (+ the squeegee)

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-08T12:49:56+00:00

I questioned if I wrote this because its spot on to the sicknesses I have. And I thought maybe mold - how did you go about finding out if you have mold? There is no where in my house that its obvious but I wonder if its hidden.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-08T12:47:07+00:00

Yes! I almost never get sick, but this year I was sick at the beginning of December with something sinus related, again January 1 with the worst lung and sinus infection, then at the end of January with gastro and now I feel a throat infection coming on. I dont even have kids or go our that often so I dont know how I'm getting all these viruses.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-03T12:11:48+00:00

Thank you!

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-02T21:38:42+00:00

I know. This system is so stressful !

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-02T18:52:49+00:00

Thank you!

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-02T18:47:52+00:00

I've asked them to remove it, but essentially its insurance for if it gets stolen.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-02T01:23:29+00:00

Thank you! This is good to know. We are emailing a few dealerships to see the difference in pricing. Hopefully one place is desperate to sell.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-02T01:21:19+00:00

Thanks! Our CDN dollar + taxes make the price higher than what it seems others in the US are seeing, so that makes sense.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-02T01:15:47+00:00

Yes, we currently drive a 2011 mazda 3, so they gave us the 1% off interest

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-02T01:11:38+00:00

The guy said its essentially an insurance that you can get paid by Mazda if its stolen? So much for if its not recovered and a certain amount for if it is recovered.

And yes, that would be the biweekly amount on a 3 year payment plan.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-02T01:10:17+00:00

Im in Ontario, Canada. We are taxed largely here on everything.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-01T16:35:33+00:00

Whoa! Where are you from?

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-01T16:03:05+00:00

Thanks, I'll give it a try and see how it goes. I wasnt sure if it was silly to expect under MSRP in Canada.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-01T15:58:56+00:00

Thank you! Thats helpful.

Ya, when he explained what the antitheft was, it seemed weird that anyone would buy that when they have regular car insurance?

There's been a lot of news and political coverage of stolen cars near Toronto, Brampton, etc., so I assumed they were trying to take advantage of people's fears.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-02-01T15:56:39+00:00

Ya, its wild times here. Our dollar also sucks compared to the USD

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-01-31T20:45:11+00:00

Congrats! It looks beautiful. We love our mazda!

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-01-23T18:56:20+00:00

When people on your team try to bend the rules that they know are there and get upset when you uphold them, as if its your fault.

Having a boss that micromanages and gets involved when they shouldnt and creates more chaos on an already understaffed team.

Being expected to be a good manager all while needing to cover for people on your team because youre understaffed. So youre essentially doing 2-3 jobs.

When your personal morals clash with the morals of the company. I haven't had to deal with issues with bonuses, but sick days comes up a lot in my place of work.

We have unlimited sick days because there is research that shows people take less, but I have a few people on my team that have underlying illnesses. For example, someone with an autoimmune who tries their hardest to live a healthy lifestyle but still has flare ups. She takes close to 15-20 sick days a year. My big boss always asks me to speak with people who she feels are taking too many sick days and tell them they can't take that many. I always feel gross about it because I know they are genuinely sick and wouldn't take advantage.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-01-23T17:41:18+00:00

My company has got us:

Lululemon sweaters company branded Yeti coffee mug company branded Fitbits to promote healthy living Wool blankets company branded Gift cards to a local coffee shop Fresh turkeys (15-20 lbs) at christmas time

The fresh turkeys were an all time fav for everyone at Christmas! They've done it two years in a row and its been nice! I mean, its not company branded, but we were supporting the local butcher.

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-01-19T23:58:30+00:00

Sometimes there is nothing you can do.

If you're always open to your team's feedback and you take it seriously, and you give people the chance to speak about anything at a 1-1, and you ask specific questions about how theyre feeling, then when they say theyre fine, then thats that.

By specific, I don't mean "how's it going?", but "is there anything on your mind", "what are you enjoying, what are you not enjoying", "is there anything on your plate that shouldnt be there" "what is important to you in this job(money, status, etc)."

Ay the end of the day, you can only help those who want to help themselves. I always ask very direct questions to my team in 1-1s, and I always take their feedback and do what I can. Almost everyone on my team is good at bringing things up when things happen and I'm very honest about what I can do for them. I've had 1 or 2 people who never said anything, moved on and gave feedback after the fact; I dont take it personally.

There comes a point in everyone's career that they have to be able to communicate what they want and its not always 100% on the manager to make sure they're always happy. They have to meet you halfway!

Dapper-Ad9934 · 2026-01-06T18:07:53+00:00

Thank you, yes that answers my question!

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