Just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. I am the proud owner of a 2003 red protg5 with sport AT trans.
I have had it for almost a year now. Went to buy a Mazda 3 summer of 04 and it was a bit out of my price range. Saw the pro5 on the lot fully loaded with a $2,500 rebate got the dealer to give me $2,000 for my bad old 92 Celica GT with 128,000 miles on it. In addition, my girlfriends father is a welder at Ford so I got the X plan. That all pretty much made my decision a no brainer. I like the gauges in the 3 a lot but aside from that, I like the interior of the pro5 much more. I also like the exterior of the pro5 more than the 3. I know the 3 has a bigger engine but I also read on the car and driver site that it has a lot more weight than the pro5 making it a little les nimble. Anyway, I have been happy with it thus far. Just starting to get into mods. Got a Kenwood receiver with the iPod adapter, alpine type R components for the front and rear, and an alpine amp. Planning on keeping the stock pioneer sub. I have not put any of the stereo equipment in yet but when I do, I will be sure to post pictures. I am also planning on getting some of the windows tinted and painting the calipers red. I would like to put some brushed DaveB rings in. I posted a WTB for some. They look really cool from the pictures I have seen on the forum. However, they are hard to get a hold of. That is pretty much it for now. My girlfriend is looking at getting a new car so she test-drove the 05 3s sedan over the weekend. It is a cool car. She is also looking at a Scion tC. I am trying to convince her the mazda is better than the Scion but am not having much luck. I just discovered the forum this week and am very impressed with it. Lots of great posts and much love for the mazda family of cars.
Im out,
Erik
I have had it for almost a year now. Went to buy a Mazda 3 summer of 04 and it was a bit out of my price range. Saw the pro5 on the lot fully loaded with a $2,500 rebate got the dealer to give me $2,000 for my bad old 92 Celica GT with 128,000 miles on it. In addition, my girlfriends father is a welder at Ford so I got the X plan. That all pretty much made my decision a no brainer. I like the gauges in the 3 a lot but aside from that, I like the interior of the pro5 much more. I also like the exterior of the pro5 more than the 3. I know the 3 has a bigger engine but I also read on the car and driver site that it has a lot more weight than the pro5 making it a little les nimble. Anyway, I have been happy with it thus far. Just starting to get into mods. Got a Kenwood receiver with the iPod adapter, alpine type R components for the front and rear, and an alpine amp. Planning on keeping the stock pioneer sub. I have not put any of the stereo equipment in yet but when I do, I will be sure to post pictures. I am also planning on getting some of the windows tinted and painting the calipers red. I would like to put some brushed DaveB rings in. I posted a WTB for some. They look really cool from the pictures I have seen on the forum. However, they are hard to get a hold of. That is pretty much it for now. My girlfriend is looking at getting a new car so she test-drove the 05 3s sedan over the weekend. It is a cool car. She is also looking at a Scion tC. I am trying to convince her the mazda is better than the Scion but am not having much luck. I just discovered the forum this week and am very impressed with it. Lots of great posts and much love for the mazda family of cars.
Im out,
Erik
