fishon1213
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- 2002 Mazda protege
I have an 02 Mazda protege that has served me well, however it has ran it's course as a daily driver. My brother purchased the car about 7 years and 100k ago, passing it onto me at about 200k. The old Mazda now has 225k, has been totaled 3 times, has not been maintained but still runs strong and drives ok.
The car is simply not worth selling, I was going to scrap it but wouldn't get much. The car has a lot of nostalgic value to my brother and I so I'm thinking it would be fitting to attempt the gambler 500 with it. The gambler 500 is a 500 mile on/off road rally with a $500 car.
I'm sure this is not something you Mazda ppl are used to seeing but perhaps you have some suggestions and insight on what cheap mods could make this car more gambler-worthy, such as...
1. Options for a mild lift and wheel spacers/adapters to fit slightly larger and more aggressive tires.
2. Better recovery points.
3. Snorkel?!? Lol
4. Weak points that will probably fail when using car for ''spirited'' driving far from intended purpose.
The car is simply not worth selling, I was going to scrap it but wouldn't get much. The car has a lot of nostalgic value to my brother and I so I'm thinking it would be fitting to attempt the gambler 500 with it. The gambler 500 is a 500 mile on/off road rally with a $500 car.
I'm sure this is not something you Mazda ppl are used to seeing but perhaps you have some suggestions and insight on what cheap mods could make this car more gambler-worthy, such as...
1. Options for a mild lift and wheel spacers/adapters to fit slightly larger and more aggressive tires.
2. Better recovery points.
3. Snorkel?!? Lol
4. Weak points that will probably fail when using car for ''spirited'' driving far from intended purpose.