Recent content by 5 Speed 4 Life

I'm getting some new tires Tuesday, as of right now it's sitting on 185/60r15's which is what the previous owner had on steelies for the winter. I'm looking for best road comfort and also best size for rainy/snowy weather. I am looking on Kijiji for used sets with rims but I'm also wondering...

I got 230,000 Km on mine. All stock and original clutch. I'm taking it across Canada east to west in a few days. I hope it survives! I got a lot of love for this car.

Hey let me throw this one at you guys. So as I was cleaning it off I noticed some rust, should I keep the undercoating on there? it's pretty dry but still a little slick. I'm not looking to make a show car I just wanted to clean it up. but If the gunk (undercoating) is helping in some way maybe...

Alright wicked boys, I think I got er then. I'll soak the grime with the cleaner and let it do it's thing, cover my plugs and alternator and battery too eh? (or does that matter?) then i'm gonna go house hose nothing too intense, or if it comes down to it, rip up the road to a rubber duck and...

Ok, So I just bought a 2002 Protege 5, Red, 5 speed, and it's awesome. I love the look of these things, I love the steering wheel I love how quick it is when it wants to be. And yeah it's got some quirks (bucking and kicking if you dip below 2k rpm in 1st or 2nd gear, and the shift knob...