anyone bought spark plugs lately ??
i guess i am still living in a cave ,,, going to change plugs in my wifes mazda cx5 ,, it has the 2.5 sky active engine in it. its has been about 60,000 since any were put in it.
so i thought i would check on oem plugs,,, LOL $26.25 EACH ?
whoa !! wait a ding dang minute ,,, that can't be right . but it was.
so i do some checking and found that NGK makes the plugs for mazda along with denso. so i find the NGK plug for it instead.. and got all 4 for $54.53..... thats still high in my book but still half price of the oem plugs.
i was just shocked at the price of a spark plug......
Edited by - 1935tb-11 on 07/26/2026 05:45:20
I was just thinking about this recently. 50 years ago, you cleaned and gapped your plugs every 6 months or so, and replaced them every year or two, along with the distributor cap, points, and condenser, and sometimes wires. If not, your car progressively ran worse and worse until you did. 10 years ago, I bought a used Honda Accord off of Graigslist. It ran fantastic then, it still runs fantastic now. I’ve never done anything to it, except change the oil, and filters. Lord knows how old the plugs are, if not original… and the car has over 225,000 miles on it. I’d gladly spend that kind of money on modern plugs, if they last forever. The hassle free operation of modern vehicles is priceless.
yeah they do last seems like for ever ,, but i was still shocked at the price..... her cx5 has 177,000 on it now.. still looks new and runs ok,,, but i thought i heard a little skip so i will do what little i am capable of and change out the plugs... and clean the throttle body.. beyond that i am in the dark.
I bought a set of Champion Iridiums for my 2018 Hyundai Accent which is approaching 90k miles.
Got them at Autozone for less than $50.
I stayed away from Champions for a few years,but after some friends had good results I decided to try them,again.
I'll be putting them in,shortly.
I just bought one for my mower. Some brand I never heard of, paid 12.00
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