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thats good to know because i need a nice reliable cheap car thats good on gas, def getting an intake for it and thats about it

hey everyone, i was looking for a cheap 4 cyl. reliable car and looking at the protege5's. ive seen a couple around 70-90k miles and just wondering if im going to hit any serious problems in that mileage range or if im going to experiance any problems in the future, like transmission, engine...

yea i checked out the focus last night, andsince my dad has a focus svt as well, hes going to look at it tonight, drives good, so im probably goin with that one if it checks out. asking $7000 for it, but kbb in excellent condition onlysays 5800, so thats what im gonna offer

ok cool thanks a lot..its between this one and a 2002 focus svt, both around the same price. my dads very good friend is like the head mechanic at a mazda dealership and always helps out if anything goes wrong, so thats the main reason im lookin at those 2 cars. im thinkin about askin the...

thanks everyone, what problems did you guys have with yours? or what are your "common problems"??

i found a 2003.5 msp with 78k miles for $7900. clean title, looks like they added a cai. just wondering if someone could let me know if this looks ok just from the pics and also do these cars have any major problems when they start to add on miles...i'd hate to buy this and when it gets to 100k...

yea sorry but yours is in new jersey and im not lookin to spend anything over $10000...but my dads good friend is a mazda mechanic, so id definately take it over to him and have him do an inspection and a half on this car...hopefully he can run the vin# through and see if its ever been brought...

is this a good MSP to buy?? im in the market for a mazdaspeed protege, and they are quite hard to find in my area...anyways i found one, but i dont know if it is legit...please take a look at the add and let me know..it has 32k miles and is like a royal blue color, claims to be all...

well theres the svt and just the ST..the st is a tad slower than the svt focus, but responds a lot better to bolt ons whereas the svt is pretty much maxed out...i really like the protege5 interior and its all around looks, but the focus st is quicker and might be a little more fun..thats where...

yea, its between this and a focus st

well im not gonna be into racing, i just want a car thats gonna get up and go pretty good, but wont kill me in insurance either

and i was thinkin just header back exhaust will be good enough for me..im always drivin my moms mazda3 and that things pretty peppy for a nice little car

yea..what are vtcs?

im always afraid the boosting will = more problems

well i got in a little accident with my car so now i need something kind of cheap for my insurance is gonna go up. im a big fan of mazdas and i really like the protege5's...i was just wondering if an exhaust and intake setup has any noticeable gains from it..i know they arent too quick but i...