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Ah...the knob...right. Also tinted windows, not that makes a big difference but....? Does it look lowered to anyone? Hard to tell from that angle.
 
OK it is a carolla, it is an after market knob, the stock knob is in the glove box, it's ugly and all grey and there is an '02 mits. eclipse spyder next to the carolla but you can't see it in the pic. I didn't know the DaveB rings were after market I thought they were stock, I also thought the carbon fiber inside was stock, I thought the shifter was stock, I actually didn't think my car had anything but stock stuff. So I recant my earlier statement, apparently there are some mods on my car but I didn't do any of them. My last cars were as follows: 1991 Chevy Berreta 5spd I loved it but the clutch blew....three times, I've learned my lesson about driving like that, next I had a 1991 Saab 900 5spd I also loved it but it was ugly, next I had a 1990 ford taurus...that car sucked everything, next was a 1992 olds cutlass supreme it sucked. Now I have this car that you guys are telling me all about in casual conversation. Thanks for the info! -Joe D.
 
One more pic.
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Yay I win it was a corolla.. Wait what knob is in the glovebox? Is it the black-ish leather ergonomic one? That's the one my car came with stock at least, and I think all the other 2002.5 up ones.

Do you know where the original owner had the car? I think it'll be on the title or something I'm not sure.. maybe registration. or even carfax.

I'm really wondering who was the previous owner. Not that it really matters, the car looks great! how has it treated you so far?
 
You won't find any forums with those other cars you had that compares to the love we have for our Mazdas.

So the Protege5 emblem was replaced on the trunk and the MAZDA was painted dark as well. Take an engine bay pic too. This is like a game for us. Find the upgrades.
 
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You won't find any forums with those other cars you had that compares to the love we have for our Mazdas.

So the Protege5 emblem was replaced on the trunk and the MAZDA was painted dark as well. Take an engine bay pic too. This is like a game for us. Find the upgrades.

lmao true true, reminds me of them old "Where's Waldo" books
 
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I will. The other cars are not mine, the pics were taken at my grandparent's house. They own the carolla and the spyder is my mother's. I'll get a pic of the knob and engine bay. -Joe D.
 
Welcome to the forums. There is alot of great members here. I don't even own a Mazda anymore and I'm still here.
 
I know I need coolant, I actually noticed that when I looked at the pic before posting. I'll have it in tomorrow. I have to go get my mother an air filter anyway, plus I'm changing the oil, off to Auto Zone I go. -Joe D.
 
Yeah it's a short shifter and that is a Kartboy (kartboy.com) knob, so I'm guessing it is a Kartbody Shifter too. It's nice stuff. Under the hood looks completely stock to me though, so don't worry as whoever had the car just did some slight (mostly visual) mods to the car.
 
I also noticed the blue bulbs in the highbeams. Damn there's alot of rust in that engine bay. Most likely it was outside all the time in lovely NH winters.

That does not look like carbon fiber around the shifter to me. Is it marble? I know for sure it's not a DGM product. It does not cover the entire piece and is made of that flexible stuff.
 
Yeah that is marble around the shifter, the carbon fiber is around the radio and around the mazda symbol on the steering wheel. The original owner was from Worcester, and I forget where the second owner was from. I am the third owner according to carfax. The carfax report came back completely clean, I checked before buying since it is an '02 and over 100k. I would love to get the rust out of the bay. There was a cold air intake at one point but the dealer took it before he sold it to me, I was kind of pissed but I'm going to buy another one anyway. I saw some carbon fiber wiper blades at Auto Zone, but they were pretty ugly so I passed on those. -Joe D.
 
Thought so. The carbon fiber "look" is stock for the P5. Only get the real stuff.

Here's some older pics of my interior. I covered the fake CF on the radio plate with the real stuff.

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I just realized that I said the car next to mine was a carolla, you guys had that stuck in my head, it's actually an '05 Camry, not carolla. -Joe D.
 
What's a Carolla? Oh, you mean Corolla! heh heh. Watch out for the spelling and grammar police!
 

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