114 Days: Pt III (3rd time's a charm)

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WESHOOT2
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Last tank Mobil premiyum 26.4MPG; dirt-road antics :shock:

The whine remains silenced, and there have been plenty of ever-upward elevation tests performed 8-)

Tires need rotation of the other kind :roll:

Yeah :drive:











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WESHOOT2
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Still not even a hint of whine; stoked.

Last tanks(s) Mobil premium-bit-o'-regular 28.1MPG. Surprised me.

Next, air filter / plugs / tire rotation.




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Ronzuki
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Completely replaced all of the fluid? A single drain and refill? Multiple drains and refills? Filter(s), no filter(s) replaced? Trying to ascertain what, exactly, gets rid of the whine....
Ron

2010 Kizashi GTS, CVT, iAWD (3/10 build date)
2011 SX4 Premium Hatch, CVT, iAWD (12/10 build date)
2018 Mazda CX-5 iAWD Touring
2014 Wrangler JKUW (GONE, traded :D :D )
1991 Samurai, 5-Speed, EFI, Soft-Top ( :| sold)
WESHOOT2
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It took a couple hours and cost $220.
I know, no help.
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Ronzuki
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Actually, it's an indicator based upon dealer cost of the fluid. I'd guess a couple drains and fills at that price.
Ron

2010 Kizashi GTS, CVT, iAWD (3/10 build date)
2011 SX4 Premium Hatch, CVT, iAWD (12/10 build date)
2018 Mazda CX-5 iAWD Touring
2014 Wrangler JKUW (GONE, traded :D :D )
1991 Samurai, 5-Speed, EFI, Soft-Top ( :| sold)
WESHOOT2
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9/22/2018 66,898 had my tires balanced and rotated.


'Cause they still have some life left!


Last tanks around 25--26MPG; maybe air filter and plugs time.........
WESHOOT2
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Hard to imagine another vehicle that would be as much fun, and cost so little in maintenance, to hammer down lumpy dirt roads...........







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Ronzuki
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I haven't come across any.

Had much fun driving home this afternoon myself. Yet another rainy day and with no traffic, cool temps and wet greasy roads assisted by all the mud being drug out of the fields by the harvesting that's in full swing. Much lateral 'drift' in the twisties and the car was smooooothly eating it all up producing loads of grins. I was thinking exactly the same as you mentioned. I'm convinced the car was enjoying it as much as I was. Its CVT now performing flawlessly and quietly.
Ron

2010 Kizashi GTS, CVT, iAWD (3/10 build date)
2011 SX4 Premium Hatch, CVT, iAWD (12/10 build date)
2018 Mazda CX-5 iAWD Touring
2014 Wrangler JKUW (GONE, traded :D :D )
1991 Samurai, 5-Speed, EFI, Soft-Top ( :| sold)
WESHOOT2
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Yeah baby!

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KuroNekko
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Yup, the Kizashi will be hard to replace for me too. Despite living and driving in a very different region from either you and Ronzuki in a different spec'ed Kizashi (FWD Manual), I find the car just as enjoyable and rewarding to drive and own. The value factor is certainly unbeatable in my mind and I feel that even if I was to replace the car with something similar, I would have overpaid given what I got my Kizashi for.
Hence, my plan is to keep the Kizashi for as long as I can and then get something so different (especially in powertrain technology) that comparisons can't really be made.
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS 6MT (Black)
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