P5 Ego-Boosted

[SpinmanADK]

So I pull into the parking lot at work, park, and begin walking to the door when a mature lady in a titanic Lexus starts following me. I begin wondering what I've done to entice a sextagenarian stalker and subsequently stop walking. She hits the accelorator and pulls up next to me with the window rolled down and belts out a shrill "excuse me". "Is that your silver car over there"? I told her it was, and then she queried "Is it a Passat"? At those words I could feel my ego start to swell. I told her it was a 2003 Mazda P5. She looked rather perplexed. "I've never heard of it. How do you like it"? (This is ground control...we are go for launch...3...2...1...) I rocketed off into all of the reasons I love the car, including the handling, the styling and the fact that I can sleep comfortably in the back with 30 pounds of rock climbing gear. And then she delivered the coup-de-grace: "That must be like $40,000, right." I told her the actual MSRP ($16,958 with anti-theft alarm and 100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty) and her eyes became as wide as saucers. Two days later my ego is still nicely boosted.

I LOVE THESE CARS!!!
(silverp5) (drinks)

 

[dosle]

don't you love that?!

i got the same thing from a Lexus owner and 2 Audi owners at work.

<3 my mazda


matt

 

[BigDee]

I have a 2003.5 silver P5 too and I am always being stopped by curious strangers. Many of them think that it must be a way expensive foreign job and have never heard of the P5. I'm fine with that. If as many people had P5s as Civics or Jettas I'd have to drive something else. The car is Great!

 

[azeli73]

The only time I got stopped was by some pycho b**** in front of a store wearing nasty spandex and a three day old shirt with cat fur all over it.


But I do get the occasional rubberneaker...(spin)

 

[kidkorrupt]

lol, everyone here thinks mazda and "wagons" suck. even my girl makes fun of my car. when i add s*** to it shes like "y? its only a mazda"

damn civic coupe lovers.

 

[chuyler1]

y? its only a civic

 

[azeli73]

I think the worst is when you show your girlfriend the new mod you just installed and she replies, "Oh, That's Cute." :wtf: Don't tell a guy this. It's about as insulting as making us hold your purse in the mall while you try on shoes!

 

[BigDee]

Some people will just never get it.

 

[mypfizzle]

i get the oh thats cute thing too -=(

 

[P5Alive]

I can't find a damn thing cute about the P5! It's simply a mean, lean, curb-shreading machine, IMO.

 

[JOS3]

ive had a few people ask me about my car, but mostly i just notice them do a complete head turn to look as i drive by..........it makes ya feel good..........

 

[ELEmental59437]

My gf tells me the "o thats cute" and all her friends think I'm one of those rich people that drives an expensive car and stuff. The first month I had my car I got stopped by everyone and was asked questions about my car. There was an occasional hater that had to be "dealth with" but mostly everyone likes it.

The best ego boost I had was after waxing it, and I was coming home from a mall a good 10-15 miles from my house and these two chicks in a SUV followed me almost to my house and gave me a nice "ow-ow" as we parted ways.