02-03 P5 or 02-03 protege ES sedan?

[deadstock]

hello. right now im kinna arguing with myself whether to get a p5 or a protege ES sedan, but i really dont know if one has more advantages over the other. i was originally aiming for a sedan, but theres just something about the p5 that i really like too for a sport wagon. so, are there any major advantages in one model over the other? for the general info, i would most likely buy into a manual trans. thanks

 

[rektifide02es]

i have a sedan and my buddy has a p5. either way ur gonna love it. to me the p5 has a little bit more body roll but easily taken care of with a strut tower bar kit. personally, i love mine. id go with the es

 

[Black_Protege_5]

I love my P5.

 

[InFlames]

p5 looks better imo. It's also a bit more rare. All in all they pretty much the same car.

 

[rektifide02es]

im only biased becuz i have an es... like i said my buddy has a p5 and he loves it, either way you'll like it. if you plan on stereo or anything the p5 has a little better set up for woofers and such

 

[Bala]

I've got both . The P5 is my favorite - but I take the sedan to costco (The P5 has 4" chopped off the rear compared to the sedan)

 

[toucci]

Yeah, the wagon is a bit disappointing on space without the seat folded. With, however, it can hold a lot more than you'd think. The ES doesn't have the P5's sporty look, though.

 

[deadstock]

thanks for the input guys. yeah i have heard about the audio setup in the p5 having an advantage over the es. i do like the fact that the sport wagon looks sportier than the sedan. im not really for quantity>quality, but here in vancouver b.c., there are way more p5's than i see ES', but i'm pretty sure im starting to lean towards a p5. some are cheaper than most ES' also

 

[CTt3P5]

IMO you should go with the P5...(peep)

 

[nate0123]

if you decide on an ES sedan check out my sig link

 

[Lord_Zath]

good job posting this in the p5 section of the forums hehe.

Does the sedan even get a stock strut tower bar? I didn't think they did...

I vote for p5. It doesn't look like 50% of the traffic on the road...

 

[nate0123]

good job posting this in the p5 section of the forums hehe.

Does the sedan even get a stock strut tower bar? I didn't think they did...

I vote for p5. It doesn't look like 50% of the traffic on the road...

meh you can get a strut bar cheap

I don't have one and I don't miss it

besides, my car doesn't look like 50% of the cars on the road either

 

[16902]

P5s are waaaaay cool.....but the sedan is lighter and stealthier.......

 

[Rac3rX]

p5 looks better imo. It's also a bit more rare. All in all they pretty much the same car.

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That was good stuff, you got JOKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I count 5 on my block alone, I cant drive a block without seing 2 or 3 of them, they are the furthest thing from "rare".

Its 'Rare" Like an Echo is rare.

Its one of the reasons I cant stand the MP3 & 2003 MS Body kit (Its an eye sore to see it everywhere and Grandmas driving arround with it) The 2003.5 MSP kit is "Rare" (yeah I dont like the plane jane look of the stock Sedan, but the G or 2 one saves in the price diff can then be put twords, I dunno, a BC2 Kit, or a kit that you prefer. Or put that cash twords go fast parts...


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Moving on, its a to each his own thing, I like thhe P5, but I like the Sedan Better, and its a tad faster.

 

[03Mazdarati]

i dont think my car looks like50% of all the other cars either...and i love my es.

 

[qualityrockola]

The rarity varies depending on where you live. here in central california there are few mazdas in general. most mazdas i see are the mpv van, the pickup, and the miata. I see like one protege5 a week and a few protege sedans a week. i see a fair amount of 6s around but hardly any 3s, never a 3 hatchback. nobody owns a toyota echo around here...they sell em, or used to, but nobody buys em.

 

[Johndg]

If you get an ES you will have to do a conversion on the bumper to fit most of the body kits. From what I have scene there isnt too much options if you ever decide to put any body mods on the outside. There is plenty for the P5.
Just my opinion

 

[deadstock]

thanks for the input. Actually, over here in Vancouver, there are a few mpv's here and there (i drive a mk1 btw), very few 6's, A LOT of 3's sedan or hatch, i would say the p5 over here isn't "rare" because i could catch a few everytime i'm out on the road...but i rarely see an ES, and everytime i see one, it's stock. I have thought about a msp, but it's just too hard to find here, so far, i must have seen 3 and i don't want to go through all that trouble having to wait and look for one to popup in the used cars section.

 

[deadstock]

BTW just for general info...i'm actually more of a sedan kind of person, ever since i started looking for a new car, i've always looked for a sedan, and so far out of my choices, i chose the protege cuz i know mazda is pretty reliable, and there are just too many hondas that flood all the streets here. so i'm SORTA still up there with my decision cuz i like both models a lot by the replies here

 

[Donas64]

I chose a P5...well cuz my wife has a Protege Sedan. Personally, I like the wagon style much much better. Is it true that the P5 has more body roll?