Recent content by JimboNC

You should check the Protg forum on another server where you will read a message from a Pro owner who has over 187,000 miles on his 2001 with no major repairs. Now that is a good car. I don't drive as much, have 34K on a 2001 Pro.

I'm beginning to like the white more, but would order third party leather (or cloth) seats in beige with matching door panel trim. With white it would be really cool.

Pearl, Mica, and Metallic -- which is what? I'm not sure what Pearl is, Honda and Toyota use this term. Mazda uses the other two: Mica is a metallic powder mixed with the clear coat and sprayed on top of flat color. Metallic is a metal flake or powder mixed with the base color paint, then it...

If you travel with a dog and it sheds like it's trying to be hairless, cover the seats with an inexpensive fleece throw, they cost $4.95 to $10.95 in most stores. Washable and soft so the dog gets a good grip standing on it. I have a small dog, sheds badly, and use a biege throw which goes...

jandree22: Those are the pics AutoBlog showed first, the one I was describing above as the upmarket model. Very cool looking car, beats the Mazda3 by a mile in styling. The whole front fascia is different with a wider air intake and sharp edge design. Note the glovebox has a vertial slot for...

The Mazda2 was introduced at last week's Geneva Motor Show. They showed the 1.3 litre version which gets 43.6mpg. It goes on sale immediately in Europe. The smaller version has a different front end treatment than the upscale model Autoblog.com showed earlier. The latter is definately a treat...

Thank you Jandree22, I didn't know Google could do that.

Can anyone in Canada give us the US dimensions on the new Mazda2? Compact, Lightweight and Fun All-New Mazda2 Preliminary Specifications (for Europe) Dimensions Overall length 3885 mm Overall width 1695 mm Overall height 1475 mm Wheelbase 2490 mm Tread (front / rear) 1475 mm / 1465 mm Seating...

On the Protegs Mazda said the CD-player would play ONLY store-bought CDs, not home-burned versions. This may be the problem you are having.

In most cars you won't get your best mileage until after 5000 miles.

I like the instruments and controls lighting Audi used on their small cars in the 1970s, they color-coded everything: RED lighting was for all things the driver could NOT control. AMBER lighting was used behind things meaning CAUTION or ALERT. BLUE lighting was used behind or on buttons the...

When I drove the 6, this was before the 3 came out, it felt like a slightly bigger Proteg with a larger turning circle. Nicer looking, but not worth trading for. Then the 3s came out and I got hot for one of those because of the bigger engine and better handling. After a while I lost interest in...

Those wheels look like my electric razor after shaving the dog. BLUE is NOT a good color for instruments, blue light is hard to see at night. The front looks crappy. That's the problem with updating models, the new thing always messes up the original concept.

Mazda isn't apt to make those changes by 2008. Usually, Mazda gets the bugs out by the third model year and that's a good time to buy. They have been running models for 5 years, such as the Protegs with few if any changes. When they do make changes it usually includes changing things you DO...

I doubt the Netherlands has Autozone stores. Maybe others similar though, look for shops that sell car wax and automotive accessories.