Recent content by glancep

Well, I just bought the car in December, so I don't know whether or not the original owner had a manifold put on... they did say that the compression was fine. I called Mazda USA and they said I could take it back and have them look at it again or go to another dealer. I guess I'm going to...

The recall shows up when I login to mazdausa.com, and my VIN number falls within the range specified in the letter... but the dealer didn't do anything with it. I took it in with an appointment and they inspected it and said I didn't need anything done. Does that sound right, or should I be...

I called about it before Christmas and they got my info and said they were going to order the parts... well, this week, I get a call saying that they need to inspect it first--should take less than an hour. And only based on the inspection will they actually order the parts and do anything. Is...

Do you have a model number or anything on this? Can you get it online anywhere? I can't find it... Thanks

I just bought my 2003.5 on Friday (12/16), registered on MazdaUSA.com this weekend, and it's showing "2003 Protege Intake Manifold Shutter Valve Emission Recall" when I login. Do you think I'll receive a letter, or should I just take that printout to a dealer? I'm not having any problems, but...

The 2003 is at a dealer. The 02 is a private seller... it's got 53k miles and he's asking $11,000. I plan to drive them both before making any offer. Thanks for your help.

Yeah, I'm leaning towards the 03 at this point... I've only seen pictures of it so far, though, so it all hinges on a good test drive. What's the warranty on these? Any chance either would still be under warranty? The 03 has just under 48k miles. They're asking $10,900 for it... does that...

I'm looking to buy an MP5 right now... I've got a couple lined up to test drive, and one of them is a Hofu/2003. Should this discourage me at all in considering this car? The other car is a 2002... but it's got 5k more miles and a little ding in the side, so I like the 03 better. What do you...