2002 mp3

[Kooldino]

I got a newspaper article on the new 2002 protege mp3. It didn't say how many were being run, but it's the same exact car except...
1-it has different rims
2-It's brake cals were painted (the blue mp3 had them as yellow)

And no, it didn't have a turbo...it was still 140hp.

 

[ArcTan2x+k]

was it a limited edition?

 

[cougfan99]

Interesting! Perhaps we all just over-reacted a little bit about the whole turbo issue. The important thing about the 2002 model is if they price it appropriately. So long as it is substantially higher priced than ours were, then ours will hold their value well. Did it say how much the MSRP was going to be?

 

[kep0ne]

could we get some scans of the article?

 

[Kooldino]

I think MSRP was 18,750. They didn't mention anything about production #s.

I'll try to get it scanned, but no promises...I just got new HDs and installed XP, and I haven't installed my scanner yet.

 

[Razhael]

i highly doubt this, since i dont see the mp3 anymore on the mazdausa website....

 

[APEXistud]

I remember people refering to my car as a 2002. Some insurance companies were calling it a 2002. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is that it was probably a misprint by the newspaper.

 

[LinuxRacr]

Originally posted by Razhael:
<STRONG>i highly doubt this, since i dont see the mp3 anymore on the mazdausa website....</STRONG>

I noticed this as well.

 

[Kooldino]

Oh, so now I'm a liar? Thanks guys...I thought I earned your trust somehow. It wasn't a misprint either, as I said, it had diff rims and painted calipers. Plus it was on the front page of the auto section...it was their featured car.

 

[Newf]

Any news on that scanned article yet. You got me interested

 

[<fatelmp3>]

yes are car has been mistaken for a 2002...i had problems with the insurance and the dealer saying the year of our cars/ reason being is because it was released in mid of 2001 which makes it a 2002. some places have them marked down as a 2oo1 or 2002.when they make cars they make them a year before and relesae them for the next year. so since ours were done this year and released in the middle of the year it should be a 2002.

 

[<GILLICK>]

There is no 2002 mp3. I saw the article, it is an old picture before they even put the racing harts on. It was a prototype.

Thanks for being on your toes though!

 

[MP3-Owner]

Was this the picture you seen of the 2002 MP3... http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/details/mazda01mp3/base/photo.html

BTW...Here is a link on mazda usa's site to the mp3 and some articals that have been writen about the mp3... http://www.mazdausa.com/mp3/?vehicle=mp3&zip=&did=&state=

[ 12-28-2001: Message edited by: MP3-Owner ]

 

[<Kooldino>]

Originally posted by MP3-Owner:
<STRONG>Was this the picture you seen of the 2002 MP3... http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/details/mazda01mp3/base/photo.html

BTW...Here is a link on mazda usa's site to the mp3 and some articals that have been writen about the mp3... http://www.mazdausa.com/mp3/?vehicle=mp3&zip=&did=&state=

[ 12-28-2001: Message edited by: MP3-Owner ]</STRONG>

Yeah, that's the pic that's in the paper. Well, then if it IS the 2001, why the hell didn't they mention that only 1500 were being made? And why did they say that the base price was $18,750, when the base for ours is $18,500 or so? I guess this Tim Keane (the author) was really misinformed.

 

[APEXistud]

Originally posted by Kooldino:
<STRONG>Oh, so now I'm a liar? Thanks guys...I thought I earned your trust somehow. It wasn't a misprint either, as I said, it had diff rims and painted calipers. Plus it was on the front page of the auto section...it was their featured car.</STRONG>

Sorry man, we didn't mean to make you sound like a liar or anything. We are all just trying to get info. Our bad for comming across like that if we did

 

[Kooldino]

Cool.