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Oooh, ouch.; not pretty. I'm not sure about using duct tape, but, I would suggest with something large that you not only tie the mattress onto the racks (or through the doors onto the roof) but, also fore and aft (i.e., tie the front of the mattress down to the nose of the car and the back to...

Oh, love the car, looks just like mine, assuming it has way more "go" though. Was the GT only in Canada? My Pro is a 92 and I don't remember there being anything other than LX and DX offered that year, at least in the US. .

You and I went through just about the same list of cars. I haven't driven the Matrix yet -- glad to hear what you thought of it. After shopping and research, I ended up focusing on the Protege5. Its a little bigger than the 3 and a lot easier on the pocketbook than anything else that is...

LOL... I moved a full sized couch on my little black Protege. It was a 70ies bright orange monstrosity, tied down with hot pink rope -- got some great looks from people. Pretty funny.

LOL. Thanks pb4ugoout, yah, that's it. I'm jealous... I'm looking for YOUR car. ;) .

Yah, yours sounds a lot like mine. My rotors are pretty shot and I've had them machined before, so I'd need new ones, almost no question. I don't have much rust other than the exhaust (which is eaten through like a bastard) -- even though I drove the car in a very snowy and salt-heavy area (WNY)...

I'm in a similar situation. I have a 92 Pro and it needs a bunch of work. It's engine is still solid and strong, and its pretty low-miles for its age (130k), but, it needs new exhaust, at least one cv joint, new rotors, new tires, etc., etc. Its just not "worth" sinking the money into...

Pix would be really great, thanks for going through all the hassle! I would really like to try your method. Nicer to have the bikes IN the car; can't trust people these days sadly.

more on odo Sorry to bring this forward again, but, I'm still curious... Could I just call Mazda and buy a new odometer, pop it in and viola, I have a 0 miles car again? Or is it more complex than that? Maybe milage is actually stored in a chip? (Though then maybe skip the odo and reprogram...

Ooooh, that's sneaky. Could I just order a brand new one from Mazda, or isn't it that easy?

AAAAhhhhhh... a very kind soul (thank you, thank you!) did a CarFax on it for me. It looks to me like it COULD be a rollback situation. It was last recorded at 9,814 miles almost a year ago (05/27/2004), and the dealer says he got it 2 months ago with 8k miles on it and has put 2k miles on it...

Versatile is better than just "fast" Maybe, if speed was the need. Then I'd buy a "real sportscar" (I guess). But... what I'M looking for is something that is FUN to drive (takes curves well, isn't stiff, decent acceleration), looks decent (unique without being freakish or overly trendy), and...

Ah, cool, I'd rather back-mount the bikes anyway, and if the factory racks can accomodate the ski rack and deal with a boat or two, that'll work. Thanks, great info!

Gb Small world! I work at NASA also.

Hi, Lisakay, thanks for the hello. I'm in Greenbelt... not exactly the cultural mecca of MD, but, I'm walking distance to work. :) You're from NoVA?

Used Car Shennanigans I'm with you there. Its not ultra-cheap. Close to $12k and "price somewhat negotiable." But, its got suspicious all over it. He got it at an auction. Its pretty durn low miles. He's driving it around heavily. Trying to get it not to look sooo rolled back? I dunno. I just...

Mods (and mods no more) Thanks! This is all very helpful stuff. I'll absolutely take pix and post them if I find one that's looking like a possibility. Calling dealers today gave me a headache. (smash) Crazy, the lot of them. One lets his employees drive the P5 as a daily driver AND uses the...

Pricing LOL. I told the CarMax guy I thought it was severely overpriced, figuring they would negotiate, but, doesn't seem like it. Not even a "well, we can work with you..." sort of spiel. Oh well. Thanks for the reality check... I DO NOT want to get ripped off.

Ahhhh... this is exactly the type of info I was hoping for! Is there some tell-tale sign that turbo was added (and then removed)? I haven't seen one modded, so I dunno what might be a give-away that it was taken out. Would an after-market turbo be pretty obvious if left in? Anyone have closeup...

Gotcha, makes sense. I also like the silver and maybe the blue... and buying used I'm really after mechanical soundness and will cope with colour. Hmmm... hadn't thought about bikes. I have a trunk-mounted bike rack for my current Protege. Guess I may have to try stuffing my bike in the hatch...