Does anyone out their HATE their MSP?

[StreetStyleJPTI]

Well, if you're reading this then you most likely think I'm a piece of s*** for posting this. However, I just don't care anymore, and I'm sick of trying to come up with excuses. I want to know if I am the only one here that hates their Mazdajunk Protege? Seriously, this car has been nothing but trouble since the moment I bought (stock w/40K). It has been an ongoing issue with and without mods. I don't beat on it...I keep up with all the services, etc. Also, No offense to the many owners that love their MSP, but I'm just sick of this car and voicing my own opinion. Whats really sucks is that I still make payments on this sh*tbox!

 

[mgerst1]

what problems have you had?

 

[theEZV]

if you hate it so much go and trade it in and stop feeling sorry for yourself

 

[njaremka]

maybe the problem comes from buying it used. maybe the previous owner beat the crap out of it, it started acting up, and so it was sold. protege's, and even mazdaspeed's, can be VERY reliable. they just need to be taken care of - and that starts from day one, at zero miles.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

still <3 the MSP

 

[In4am0sPuN]

I have a Hate/Love relationship w/ my speed... The ONLY major problem I have with the car is that it stalls once in a blue and I still dont know why but that is about it. Another prob that I have is the clunk in the rear but as soon as I get some money up Ill get the Clunk solution from Evolv to fix it
More hate and love w/ it

 

[Rush]

if you hate it so much go and trade it in and stop feeling sorry for yourself

+1

.. I remember you bitching about your MSP this past winter, after you were driving around on the stock wheels and tires in the snow and got in an accident because of it. If you still have your MSP now, that's your fault and no one else's. Sell it and move on if you hate it so much.

 

[shane02pro5]

My P5 has been one of the best and problem free cars I've owned and being 36 I've owned a few.

More details would help this thread not be a total failure.

 

[Spooler]

I can't say I hate my MSP, some days I love it, some days I am disappointed. I think it's the sum of little problems that aggravate some MSP owners. Sway bar bushings are a gongshow (I have sent a letter to Mazda Canada on this topic), manifolds crack, WG break hesitation....I think the car was released without extensive testing and the level of engineering is below what a car enthusiast can expect. However, some owners tend to forget that this is not an EVO or and STI, it's a Protege. So for the price is a good car.

 

[thaikim]

Ok... so yes there are somedays more frustratingly annoying then others dealing with the quirky MSP, but seriously stop your bitchin man.... If you hate the car so much get rid of it, unless your completely upside down in the loan which would prob make you hate the thing even more.

Either way man I have very little sympathy for you if its been more then 6 months and you still have this piece of "crap" after you've been complaining throughout how much you can't stand this car. It's like constantly griping about how much your girlfriend annoys you or she treats you like s*** and yet time has passed and you haven't dumped her ass....

I'm not sure what you expect from your post.... for us to feel sorry for you, or do you want other members chiming in so you don't feel isolated in your disdain towards the MSP....

Bottom line: If you hate the car so much cut your losses and get something else... stop making pointless posts about how much you hate the car.

 

[StealthWyvern]

The only two things I can't stand about my MSP is the lack of CC and the fact you cant open the damn trunk from the outside without a fuckign key! That is extremly annoying. Also I prefiered the weight in the back like my P5 had but all in all I'm happy with my MSP and will learn to live with its quirks.

 

[shane02pro5]

Most of the problems with this car have simple inexpensive solutions
...except making it fast!

 

[BOOSTR]

OP, like its been said cut your losses and get rid of the car.

The only time that I was less than satisfied with my MSP is the first time I felt unflashed hesitation and then having the service manager tell me that Mazda was aware of the problem but had no solution as of yet. So far with 70K, its had 2 warranty services, the flash and bushings. I have no complaints with how the car has treated me.

 

[StealthWyvern]

OP, like its been said cut your losses and get rid of the car.

The only time that I was less than satisfied with my MSP is the first time I felt unflashed hesitation and then having the service manager tell me that Mazda was aware of the problem but had no solution as of yet. So far with 70K, its had 2 warranty services, the flash and bushings. I have no complaints with how the car has treated me.

Booster,
How long will the dealership reflash a car under warrenty? IE upto a certain amount of miles?

 

[blkspdfreak]

i love mine, just wish i had more money / time to add to the motor.

 

[bhosMSPRO]

my car is around 117K miles right now.. been takin care of from the previous owners and by me as well.. got a few mods done to it and plan on a few more.. all mait. has been done regularly and havent had any major problems with it.. every car has their problems, no matter what you buy, you will run into specific problems with just about any make and model on the road.. the biggest problem i have noticed is that my stock turbo mani is starting to crack, other than that, no other stock parts have been replaced unless an upgrade went in their place (stock LSD as well is still on the car)

--overall, i wouldnt get rid of the car for anything else in its price range, hence the fact i bought it in the first place

 

[BOOSTR]

Boostr,
How long will the dealership reflash a car under warrenty? IE upto a certain amount of miles?

slight thread jack: but warranty was 4 years /50,000 miles; whichever came first. I believe the dealer will only charge you $100 since its out of warrany.

 

[orangeade]

i can't say i hate the car but i can say that i hate mazda...their customer service truly sucks.....i haven't had any of the major problems yet other than my water pump might be on the way out along with my extend warranty...dealers just seem to put it off saying it's fine...what makes them think i'll bring it back to them after warranty is up to get it fixed....jerks....

to top it off....just found that my trunk lid is rusting....noticed the paint peeling on the bottom corner when it's open on the driver side.......took a closer look and the paint is bubbling all along the bottom seam and half way up the sides......will they cover it? well they're doing their best to avoid having to do so....if that's not a manufacturing defect i don't know what is......

anyone else having this issue on the inside of the trunk lid?

 

[starscream2k1]

I like my MSP for the most part... but people here i think are missing 1 big thing...

This is the FIRST Mazdaspeed car offered by Mazda directly in North America. I mean they have had other turbo cars, but not as extensive as this in looks, handling, interior, sound, or advertising. I mean it was a big first for Mazda, and honestly a BIG first for the "econo box pocket rocket". I mean its how i see it. The other pocker rocket econo boxes that come out are improvments over this in some way, BUT NOT ALL, thats STILL a MSP quality. Even the new Mazdaspeed 3 it has the balls, but NO beauty incomparison to what mazda did for the MSP. The Mazdaspeed 6 same story. The SRT4 looks iffy, improved the motor but the interior is garbage (no real extra's). SS cobalt the SC engine is i dunno interesting, the interior is alright but no where close to MSP territory and the exterior aint that bad, but overall not as much or as extensive as teh MSP. You have to see that the MSP has a class of its own... hell door sills with Mazdaspeed, pedals, shiftknob, gauge cluster, engine cover, heatshield...yes all small things but they addup, oh they soo add up its all the small things.

 

[StreetStyleJPTI]

Believe me, If I could get rid of it I would have a long time ago. I've tried and I've tried...non-stop. I can't get s*** for it. I would be way, way upside down. So I'm kind of stuck! I'm always looking and going to stealerships. No one wants this car...I always here, "its a Protege." I know all cars have their specific problems...Chevy's 2.2L's with the head gasket issues, the straight 6 Grand Cherokee's/some Dodge's especially the Caravan and their water pumps/transmission's...etc. Again, my intentions are not to make anyone feel like s*** about their car.