Recent content by Ransom Stark

I traded in my old car too for a 2002 P5, but didn't get a good deal on it. I was so upside down on my old car that I just wanted to get the best possible price on it. About 5 dealerships (not even Mazda) were offering me $17k for my old car, but finally Mazda offered me $20k. At that point I...

I'm having a strange problem. When I first start up the car and start driving, the CD player cuts in and out for at least 20 minutes until the car is nice and warm... then its fine. It's been very cold out lately (I live in Ontario), but I've never had this problem before. BTW, the radio works...

The car is perfect as far as I'm concerned, considering how economical it is. No car is without any problems, but I feel the Mazda team did a good job of making the "annoyances" we have to live with very minor compared to other cars I've owned.

Maybe I'm wierd, but I'm not a big fan of blue. It's nice, but I always get my cars in red or black.

No offense but it would look much better without the stickers.

The lines are totally confused. It looks like a guy wearing a dress... just plain wrong.

Motorweek is one of the best Canadian weekly car shows, and it named Mazda6 car of the year! Damn, I don't want to trade in my Protege5, but I have a feeling I will once they release the Mazda6 wagon. :D

That's ironic, because Ontario Mazda is the reason I stopped trusting dealerships to service my car. They did my 8,000km oil change and over-filled the engine with oil. Moronic. There's an old saying; If you want something done right, do it yourself.