Recent content by jsooke

First time AutoX on a pad .... our local venue uses a circle track. So the first two runs had their problems. But, 2nd in HS by 1/100th ain't too bad. http://youtu.be/UtBPfENYLbk Will be using the same car in June at the same venue for the BC Regional Championship: http://www.BCChamps.ca/ Jay

Haven't posted for awhile. In car video of the P5 on a driver training / lapping day. Still the best car for Paxing at the local autoX. On this day was relatively quick in the wet (and hail), but the higher HP cars were a bit quicker on the one dry session. Still, one of the easiest, best...

Video of one run here: http://youtu.be/QMBdCKh4oUI First in class (HS) and 5th in PAX. Tire smoke (and traction) taken care of for next meet: RE-11's in the garage now. Jay

I am AutoXing the P5 in HS. Our club has a PAX adjustment for street tires that allows the P5 to be very competitive on PAX times on street tires .... currently a General Tire HP tire. A set of Potenza RE011 are coming though. A few youtube videos: This is our club's normal site...

Same club .... fast PAX by HS Mazda Protege5 ... keeping the P5 spirit alive while Mark fixes his car. Video of fast run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAwnAGG2HOE&hd=1 Jay

Bigwoofer.

Well, the conversion is about 1.35, so about 22,000 based on that. However, these Pro5's are a popular vehicle in Canada and the dealers never had much of a problem selling them. Mazda USA had to offer incentives to sell. The prices your are quoting are about what we paid for our new Pro5...

Wasn't an option. There are no factory roof racks on Canadian P% (2003.5). The racks are dealer added (I believe Thule). Bought the car in June 2003 ... all had blacked out headlight surrounds. The only other distinguishing feature in Canada was the side marker turn signals. All the cars...

Huh???? No choice when buying the car on headlights. They all come with the blacked out lights. And, what do roof rails have to do with headlights????:confused: Jay(canada)

Canadian cars did not get subwoofer (or roof racks). Did get blacked out headlights .

I believe the article was Car and Driver: http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=7566&page_number=1 Although the numbers for the M3 are better, they liked the Pro5 better.

Thanks people, Went out tonight and checked assembly .... gave a pry on the plastic cover and the whole assembly fell off. Good thing didn't happen at 140k on the way to work. So no spousal abuse (good wording, except the spouse read it over the shoulders and then the real spousal abuse)...

Did the wiper actually fall off or .... ? It was a bit frosty out this am and when spouse turned on rear wiper, would not work. Had a look tonight (dark) and rear wiper will not rotate. The mechanism extending from the rear hatch is rotating, but not the wiper blade. I have not popped off...

Wouldn' they be the same McToone? Maybe call Pacific Mazda, they might know if they are the same part number.

as mctoone said, here in BC a combination of public and private insurance, paying about $1,100 CAD a year for full coverage. Was almost same price as previous vehicle ... 1990 VW Golf. And here is listed as a Station Wagon. 45, no points or recent claims. In BC, as it is public insurance...