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    My New Protege 5 Wagon

    Can you take another picture of the car in daylight? I cannot tell what it looks like. :) :) Welcome.
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    how do you use your Semi-auto?

    Here is my list: 76 Datsun (Nissan for all you youngins') pickup 84 Ford Mustang GT 88 Honda Accord 81 Toyota Corolla (got married, gave the wife the Honda) 87 VW GTI 16V 95 Dodge Neon 96 Ford Mustang GT all with manual but somewhere in there I had an automatic 67 Volvo 142 fro 6 months I was...
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    Is the P5 the most popular Mazda?

    I had an 87 GTI until the timing belt (I even changed it the year before) snapped and reduced the value of the car to about $500. I have been sad ever since that happened 8 years ago. One of the reasons I bought the P5 is it reminded me of the driving characteristics of that GTI 16V. And the...
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    Is the P5 the most popular Mazda?

    I am now up to two P5 sightings in Houston since a week ago Monday. And yes, countless Miata sightings. I remember a time when the sight of a Miata brought lots of excitement and ooohs and aaah's. Now they are almost like VW's. Not that there is anything wrong with a Miata but they are...
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    Is the P5 the most popular Mazda?

    Maybe this has been discussed before. Sorry, I am a nOOb here. Why does the P5 forum have more threads and hits than the others? Is the P5 the most numerous model from those represented in "Mazda Forums"? Or, are us P5 owners more fanatical about what we drive and are consequently more proud...
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    Any P5s in Houston TX or am I the only one.

    There was a semi-meet last week just 2 days before I bought mine. I am ready for the next.
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    Any P5s in Houston TX or am I the only one.

    That make at least two of us. I have had my P5 for 7 days now, and amazingly enough, I have only seen one other on the road since then. Where did everybody go?
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    pics as promised

    I think you need some Roundup on that grass in the cracks. Just kidding. I love those wheels. How's the ride with those tires?
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    How will I afford the water bill?

    Just wondering when my obsession will stop. I have owned my P5 for 6 days, and I have already washed it 3 times (not including the wipe down after a late evening rainstorm). I cannot stand the thought of a spec of dirt on it. Also, I have this strange feeling of satisfaction while wiping...
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    Protege5 Rebates Incentives

    It sounds like I bought about the same car as zoom-zoom adam 3 days ago. The starting price was about $17.3 in Houston, and they took off $2500 as the rebate. I was surprised because i thought the rebate was $2250. However, I did not argue.
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    P5=bmw ?????

    The only acronym that I know it stands for is what Air Force pilots call the B-52. No, I don't think (ie I hope not) it stands for me. On a mountain bike forum that I frequent someone once called me Buffalo Bob and then someone shorterned it and it stuck. Yeah, I could have come up with...
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    P5=bmw ?????

    Or how about the Lexus IS300 SportCross? (for double the money)
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    P5=bmw ?????

    This morning, 18 hours after taking my new baby home (see Avatar), someone approached me at the grocery store and asked if my P5 is a new BMW model. I can already tell this is going to be a fun experience.
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