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It'll physically fit but the sedan is a bit longer than a P5 so the body lines may not match up correctly. It WILL bolt up though.

Don't put alcohol on it. That's will stain the plastic worse. I think you might be onto something with the ArmorAll over spray. I'd probably go with sm1kes idea of plastic polish and if that didn't work I'd take it to the dealer and NOT mention the overspray. 😶 In the future, it's best to...

Honestly the only Mazda that appeals to me lately, besides the Miata which will always be one of the best cars on the road, is the AWD turbocharged 3. All the Mazda CUVs are nice and that CX-5 is by far the nicest in it's category, but I'm old enough to remember the RX-7 and 323 GTX and how fun...

I test drove a Velostar N and it was pretty quick but...I ended up buying something else. Quick and not bad looking, but it just wasn't as smooth as other cars. A little rough around the edges with the power delivery, engine noise, handling over bumps, etc.

114.3 x 5 sorry I forgot that. Enkei RPF1 is one choice, https://enkei.com/shop/wheels/racing/rpf1/ Bang for the buck, RPF1s are some of the best wheels you can get for the price. If those aren't nice enough, Volk Racing/RAYS makes more than one style of wheel that'll fit. If the Enkeis are too...

Your stock wheels are 16x6 with an offset of +45. There are a lot of choices that will fit and look great on a Protege5. The Mazdaspeed Protege, for instance, came on 17x 7s from the factory. The tires that came on the P5 have a 50 series sidewall. If you don't mind going down to 45, which is a...

Looking smooth! Congrats on the new car and welcome to the club. 👍

My 2002 Protege had the best headlights of any car on the road, HID or not, tested by consumer reports. The protege was also the quickest FWD car ever tested through the cones by road and track magazine. It also got 5 star safety ratings, being one of the 1st and only cars on the road with side...

What could be less safe that getting stranded because of a well documented issue? OP has nothing to worry about since his car is brand new, but that seems crazy.

1st time I've ever seen someone mention that. Either you have really sensitive legs or there's something going on with the car...or you never turned on the HVAC's recirculate function, but I'm 99.9% sure you would have tried that first. Is there another dealer semi-nearby? if not maybe a...

lol c'mon now. The sti gets to 60 in well under 5.5 seconds. Closer to 4.

I think the best bet is to test drive before buying next time. The CX-5 has never been a fast car...you can't really hate on it for doing what every review on the internet says it'll do. Mazda's sporty days have been over since 2012 when the RX-8 and Mazdaspeed 3 were axed. 😶

In my opinion it's more about the act of washing and waxing than it is about what you use on it. Like painting a house. It doesn't really matter what paint you use, the house is going to look better. A good car wash that won't strip wax, and some Carnuba wax in a tin (not liquid wax, paste...

Where are you located? Also VersaTune has a chat forum. I'll bet they can help you out more than us. https://www.versatune.net/forum/ It definitely seems like your map got deleted, but IIRC that shouldn't been too big of a deal, since VTs will work with the factory base map. You car should at...

Get in there and order a Loco Moko! 💪 Also, keep the 3. I mean GLWS and everything, but I'll bet you'll miss it. I know I miss my old MSP.

I joined after I bought my 2002 Protege 5. 👍 It was the 1st new car that I ever owned and still the best surf mobile. I'd put 3 boards and 3 people in there no problem, getting almost 30mpg while out-cornering pretty much every wagon on the road. All for $16k.

There is a 2021 3 that has AWD and a turbocharger. They're getting closer to the glory days! The only reason I don't daily drive a Mazda anymore...They abandoned me for SUVs that don't go on the trail. I always say this, but here I go again anyway: When it was new, the MSP (basically a...

Back in the day the best turbo kit for the Protege was the Hi-Boost kit, which came with a Haltech. There were a few other kits, but they all needed stand alone ecus (some used microtechs, iirc) and none compared to the hi-boost kit. It would be pretty cool to find one of those old kits or...

Sorry. Let me rephrase that. :) In 2003, Mazda's compact car was called the Mazda Protege. In 2004, the Mazda 3 was introduced. Therefore there is no 2003 Mazda 3 key. The key fob must be for a 2004+ car.