Recent content by spankee

I like them both. I checked a 3 out Wednesday at Town North Mazda here in Dallas... Didn't drive it - need to do that... Took a co-worker with me to check it out and he wants one now. He liked the motor-driven HID's. :) I had my very first doubts about my car that day... then I felt...

You did read/hear about that Consumer Reports article that said P5's have the best stock lights of any car, didn't you? I'm pretty happy about that. Why mess with success? :)

THX! Thanks everyone, (especially SeminoleMan for taking time to explain all that). Cheers!

Hey, a question for anyone that has messed with the stock strereo in the P5 and other models: Has anyone thought about making that CD loaded light stay on all the time? It could be confused as a car alarm warning light, I think. I used to cut wires in my Celica and Supra, but then again, I've...

It's just that it seems to give more than the average car at the first that bothers me and messes with my confidence when starting to corner, so I back off even though I know in a second it will "kick in" and hold steady. Has anyone else had this feeling (that didn't upgrade their suspension)...

OK, I've noticed something. When I corner in my '03 P5 I notice that the body shifts/rolls/sways/whatever just a bit but then digs in and doesn't shift/roll/sway/whatever anymore all the way up to the point that I chicken out anyway. Does anybody else get this feeling? I know it's going to...

I was ready to drop $29k on a Benz C-class coupe because I wanted a hatch for sure and at the time I wanted a Benz. Hatches are very cool and useful (e.g. Supras, RX-7's, 300Z's, etc.). The P5 is hard to classify. They don't know whether to call it a wagon or a hatchback. I call it a sport...

falkofire: It's the only way I know to get Zoom-zoom out of six characters. IcedMp5: I can't remember what Mazda USA said, but they did respond in general terms like "Thank you for your letter concerning...". At least they know I wasn't happy about the holes.

For those of you living in states that require a front plate, you can always get a personal plate that's meaningful to you to ease your front-plate pain. Here's one of my Texas plates for example. (I went and griped about the front plate to the dealer and made them replace the nut that fell...

NFP, PJH! I was wondering if anyone had been reading my sigs... I'm the Dallas, TX center for NOCIRC (www.nocirc.org), a nationwide 501(c)(3) organization. We're trying to educate as many people as possible in hopes that they'll let their sons choose for themselves whether they want to keep...

Ding-ding-ding! We have a winner. My '89 Celica was old, boring, and the paint was dull white. I ran without a front plate in Dallas for maybe 4 years without a problem. I don't know what it takes to get pulled over in Dallas, but I'm past the age where I'd bother finding out...

Dude, anything on two wheels puts you at a major disadvantage in a wreck with another car or by yourself. Don't soup up a scooter. We'll be reading about you in the obituaries... Get a cool scooter with some personality and drive it normally until you get back in your car and get some more...

An automatic is probably easier to sell later. however, unless you prefer an automatic it's not worth an extra $1000 to sell a car a little quicker or get only $500 extra when you sell. No matter to me. I plan on keeping this car 10 years... If it lasts like my '89 Celica did. If you're in...

I think everyone should consider one thing when talking about quality issues on the P5. The Protege line is Mazda'a base model vehicle and the Protege5 is just a variant of the Protege sedan. Things like modest engines and thinner paint and thinner sheet metal and low-end stereos are found on...

I assume he means removing the catalytic converters. I think there are two of them. Not legal, and you may/may not pass inspection with them gone. -s