New to the forums, trying to buy a p5

[Riken]

That price it too high. And you wont be happy with a automatic.
no love for the at.....

lol sorry, Just that my experience, going from a manual to a auto its a big difference, to me it just does not feel fun to drive. ( this is my opinion not a fact)

The only auto I had was a 89 Rx7 GXL oh and what wifys cars. And I sold it quick cause it didnt feel right to me, all I wanted to do was to drive my other car.

 

[kinkbmxco]

Hey kinkbmxco, I just joined this forum too. I ride as well, and am looking to get a P5 asap. Seems like plenty of storage in the back for the ol' 20"s to fit in...which you may not get in the sedan...

Unfortunately my bike has not seen any action in almost a year. Last February I was trying a hop over double peg on a kinked rail and totally missed my front peg and really tweaked my knee. Now I am off my moms medical and my knee still feels horrible. Its sad because riding seriously was my life and now its like I quit cold turkey. Its not worth it to really destroy my body and potentially spend a lot on medical bills. But ill always love bmx... its almost something that is part of me, I am sure you can relate.

I am glad there is some reinforcement here to persuade me to avoid the Automatic

I am going to Vegas in January, and I have taken a look at a couple of the p5s over there on craigslist and they are a lot cheaper, with less miles, and some even have leather interior! Maybe ill have to buy one over there and drive it back!

Thanks for those riken

 

[Tag1]

Unfortunately my bike has not seen any action in almost a year. Last February I was trying a hop over double peg on a kinked rail and totally missed my front peg and really tweaked my knee. Now I am off my moms medical and my knee still feels horrible. Its sad because riding seriously was my life and now its like I quit cold turkey. Its not worth it to really destroy my body and potentially spend a lot on medical bills. But ill always love bmx... its almost something that is part of me, I am sure you can relate.

I am glad there is some reinforcement here to persuade me to avoid the Automatic

I am going to Vegas in January, and I have taken a look at a couple of the p5s over there on craigslist and they are a lot cheaper, with less miles, and some even have leather interior! Maybe ill have to buy one over there and drive it back!

Thanks for those riken

Dang man, yeah I'm 23 and don't have insurance either...part of the reason why I stay away from rails! Have you tried just easing back into it, maybe only riding tranny for a while?

Also, definitely don't get an auto! Manuals are way more fun to drive, better on gas, and less expensive in the long run (replacing a clutch compared to a whole auto-transmission)...

 

[hoanmy]

hey kinkbmxco, I actually owned the protege5 that you were looking at back in november. I bought it off of the chick for $6500 and I asked her to get a new bumper (painted and at no extra cost) and fix all of the scractches and she did. God bless hippies with loaded parents. I'll post up pictures soon.