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[BadApple]

i would still have chosen a P5 just based on the looks!

 

[Replica]

The 3 is just too damn expensive with the "real" motor in it. Why doesn't anyone compare the ass ugly base model and the 2.0 to the P5? It's pretty slow too.

 

[romecandleboy]

I was talking to a mechanic at Mazda and he told me the 3 is having a lot of problems (which is expected in it's first year or so). He also said that the Protege5 has had the fewest problems of any vehicle he's seen come through the dealership (this is a Mazda / Jeep / Toyota dealership). The Protege model has been out for many years and was completely refined in it's last couple years (in my mind) so anyone with a protege5 owns an excellent vehicle. Not to mention everything else that has been said here regarding looks and handling.

 

[Replica]

Clutch chatter = refined.

 

[kgo]

I'm not picking on you KGO

Seriously....they're just cupholders. i cant figure out or understand americas fasination and dependance on cupholders and the decision of liking a car or not on their location and such. you shouldnt be driving and drinking(dont even get me started on cell phones) anyway....you should be focused on driving. who cares how many or where they are located. America has turned into a convience and fat ass nation. i'm getting sick of all the mundane crap we call cars with power this and power that. There are too many electronics in cars nowadays. the way we're going we won't be driving...the computer will do it for us. AAAAAHHHHH. Sorry had to vent a wee bit.

just for clarification....it's not that i'm a lazy person or think that it's good to multitask in the car. all i meant was that there were some cool little things on the 3 that the p5 doesn't have. i'm glad you got to vent. CONVENIENCE was my point.

 

[9ringer]

Clutch chatter = refined.

i am sorry for you, but what is clutch chatter.

 

[mcstark]

just for clarification....it's not that i'm a lazy person or think that it's good to multitask in the car. all i meant was that there were some cool little things on the 3 that the p5 doesn't have. i'm glad you got to vent. CONVENIENCE was my point.

I only use my cup holders on road trips. If the P5 didn't come with one, I'd still have bought it. I just wish they gave you an option on the ashtray/lighter. I would love a storage drawer there.

Remember, Mazda's slogan is "Zoom Zoom" not "Gulp Gulp." (dunno)

 

[1 PHAT 5]

Cant say that about my 2002 (first year) P5.

Same here. Never a prob with this car and I have over 76K miles. Heck, I was bad and never changed the plugs till about 75k miles.

 

[Replica]

Cup holders in civics are non existant. Hey, if I'm driving a slow, pretty car, it better have a keg holder.