Custom P5 Bodywork

[luckezero]

I just read your thread today and wish also to express my condolences and congratulations. Hope your ribs and neck continue to heal well. Nice job handling the litigation happy posts. I probably would have made the same choice (newer vehicle)... but only would have tried to negotiate a better deal with the dealer. Not that I would have made a better deal... the 3's sales are hot! Best wishes.

 

[chuyler1]

The other driver left me a gift... his front-end license plate.

At least if it was a hit and run you could have gotten his registration and had no problem explaining in court how you figured out it was him

 

[capnsavem]

well good for you though man... as long as you promise to soup that puppy up a little! hehe good luck

Good news and bad news...

Good news is that I picked up my new car on tuesday.
Bad news is that it's not another Protege5... sorry guys.

After test driving the Mazda3 5-Door I fell in love w/ it. It doesn't have the sporty feel that the P5 has, but the build quality and the 160hp grabbed me and wouldn't let go.

Plus I went through an internet broker (do this if you're thinking about buying a new car... it takes all the hassle and negotiating out of buying from a dealer) and was able to get the Mazda3 5-Door (sport wagon) w/ leather, moonroof, in-dash 6-CD changer, ABS, SAB (Side Air Bags) & SAC (Side Air Curtains)... [a must-have after the accident I was in]... , & an auto w/ Sport shift (sorry all you manual tranny loyals... I'm over 30 and don't want to deal w/ a MT in commute traffic) for $19,900. The MSRP for this car was $20,600 so I got it for under MSRP... plus I'm gonna get a $500 rebate for being a loyal Mazda customer (because I previously owned a Mazda... if you're gonna buy another (NEW) Mazda, ask about this... the dealer won't tell you about it unless you ask) and the check I got from the insurance company was a little over $15,000... we put $17,000 down and are only financing ~$4.8k.

I know that you guys will understand why I made the decision that I did. I'm sorry that I'm gonna have to jump over to the Mazda3 side... The P5 group was pretty special... keep up the good work you guys.