Buying advice
Hello -- I'm new to the forum, but am a huge fan of Mazdas. I own a 2004 Mazda 6, and a 2002 Protege 5 and love both. I'm posting because I'm considering making the jump to a Mazdaspeed Protege (trading the 6 for it) and wanted to see if anyone had any advice. The MSP is being sold by a local dealer. I haven't test-driven it yet, but it looks great. It has about 61,000 miles, and it looks like it has only had an intercooler added as modification. I'd prefer for it to be as stock as possible.
I would be using this car as a daily driver, and in fact would be driving with my kids in it. I'm not looking to modify it -- I just want a fast, sporty car that handles well and can actually seat four people.
Does anyone have any advice? Does this make sense? If I do want decide to buy it, is there anything in particular I should look for -- or look out for -- that would affect whether I should make the deal? Thanks in advance for any guidance -- I appreciate the expertise.
Hello -- I'm new to the forum, but am a huge fan of Mazdas. I own a 2004 Mazda 6, and a 2002 Protege 5 and love both. I'm posting because I'm considering making the jump to a Mazdaspeed Protege (trading the 6 for it) and wanted to see if anyone had any advice. The MSP is being sold by a local dealer. I haven't test-driven it yet, but it looks great. It has about 61,000 miles, and it looks like it has only had an intercooler added as modification. I'd prefer for it to be as stock as possible.
I would be using this car as a daily driver, and in fact would be driving with my kids in it. I'm not looking to modify it -- I just want a fast, sporty car that handles well and can actually seat four people.
Does anyone have any advice? Does this make sense? If I do want decide to buy it, is there anything in particular I should look for -- or look out for -- that would affect whether I should make the deal? Thanks in advance for any guidance -- I appreciate the expertise.