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    What the F......

    Yes that sucks really hard, but consider yourself lucky someone tipped you off - unlike me when I got back to my car all scratched up...
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    Kartboy SS hitting heat shield

    I don't know if your the same as my P5, but my TWM came with spacers to stand-off the heat shield a bit - could easily be done with a stack of washers or a short piece of pipe.
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    Why did you buy a Protege 5?

    Well that's an interesting and similar story to my own, I saw my first P5 on my way home from an Ikea store I was building (I'm an electrician) late in the year 2001. It was yellow, it looked fantastic, and I knew that despite being a 4 door (not what I was looking for) that this would be the...
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    Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

    Last time I parked way out in the back lot, soo far away from everyone so no one would scratch me: some jackass stole my rear emblem scratching the s*** out of my paint. Now I risk the dings.
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    Will you trade yur P5 with this?

    Not bad, but not 'me' either. I wouldn't swap, but thanks for the offer...
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    How To: Shaving Side Moldings.

    I'm right there with you, I don't mind walking so sometimes I'll park way out in the empty back section of a lot, no cars within 200 feet, and I ALWAYS return to find some sheep parked beside me.
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    New Sport Compact

    Looks like a Saturn to me - I don't like the look.
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    P5 vs. Work Van

    I wish my work Van could accelerate as fast as my Protege, then maybe I wouldn't be stuck behind Bozos doing 40 in a 60 zone. But alas it's an aaarrgghh - ford econoline. Now THAT is a POS!
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    Spec -V Falls Hard to the Protege5

    As opinions seem to be rampant around here, let me offer an educated one: I say this because I test drove a SPEC-V and liked it a lot. It was very nice to drive and VERY quick - altogether a finely built Japanese automobile, Much like my protege (minus the quick at the moment, I'm afraid). If...
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    What do you think of these rims? I'm buying VERY SOON.

    1010tires.com has some good deals on some good rubber (I got some great Kumhos for cheap...)
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    Dash Gaugas finished!

    The dash looks friggin :cool: . I for one would like to see some pix of your ride...
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    Happy birthday to "The 5"

    Those are ADR Kasai rims if I'm not mistaken, VERY nice, I have the same...
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    Canadian Aftermarket Parts

    I've found it useful to go to the site of the manufacturer of the part I want, and looking at their supplier list for someone in Canada.
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    P5 Discontinued - Should I Still Buy One?

    I gotta say I envy you guys who say that the P5 is uncommon in your area, around here (Canadian West coast) they're EVERYWHERE. However, no regrets I love my car and no matter how common they are they still look great.
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    p5 or mazdaspeed, that is the question

    Also gotta consider the moonroof, the cruise control, and the convenience of a hatchback all of which you can only get with a 5.
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