2003.5's are US$21,000

[andr3w]

More detail on mazdausa.com:

http://www1.mazdausa.com/mazdaspeed_protege/mazdaspeed_2003.5.asp

 

[JasonH]

Thank you very much. I'm off to read...

 

[SpicyMSP]

Less is more money eh?
No fogs, but more expensive?
Makes sence to me.

 

[1sty]

Its called bushing fix to be named later

 

[1sty]

What are the color choices?
Yellow and Grey?

 

[JasonH]

What are the color choices?
Yellow and Grey?

Yes.

 

[BlackMSP]

Should i have waited? No I like my black :X

 

[AGR]

Sure! Newer model = more money = less MAZDASPEED = :wtf: = goofy! Front end looks pieced together for 2003.5, including no fog lights. Just a matter of choice, but I like my fog lights. Rear wing is also personal choice.

 

[Newf]

hmmmmm, not good news.

Funny this should happen because lately I've been considering not getting a speed at all.

Now I got to spend more money, put fogs in it, just to have the same car I have with a turbo.

Too bad Turbo kits were so $$$ in Canada

 

[PA_MP3_Man]

I'm interested in the silver gauge needles. Wonder what they're going to look like. But for the color it says it add Titanium Grey and Yellow Mica. So maybe you can still get the black and orange as well. But time will tell.

 

[1sty]

I really don't like either color, If they did the Lazer blue I might consider it but otherwise no way.

 

[Newf]

The mp3 is still the best looking of the 3, and the color is still the best imho

 

[1sty]

I agree, I kind of want a 6 with the same color.

 

[slug420]

after seein the mp3 up close and personal I will say that the blue mp3 looked the best. However im a huge orange fan, and dont want a color that would blend my msp in with the crowd, or even worse, perpetuate the confusion of my msp with a subaru.....

 

[azeli73]

RX-7 type cloth seat inserts? who's got a pic of the interior?

 

[Newf]

Surprise surprise, there's no lising on the Canadian

 

[Limited Edition]

Cool...
Everything looks good. Although, I wish they had stopped making the MAZDASPEED Protege after the Orange and Black ones. They should use these yellow and grey's as concepts and perhaps make them produce 250hp or something from the T25's. Just to show us MSP owners what it's capable of.

Anyway, I want another MAZDASPEED Protege...

 

[JasonH]

RX-7 type cloth seat inserts? who's got a pic of the interior?

From my gallery.

 

[Newf]

Ive always wondered what they are talking about with this rx 7 seat cloth nonsense.

I mean, the seat doesn't look any different other then the square pattern in the middle. Different matererial or something? Or is this some sort of marketing bullshXX

 

[Daemos]

From my gallery.

The seats look almost identical to the 2003 MSPs, just a slighty diffrent color...and they're STILL not bolstered. The material looks like the same cheap mesh stuff used in the 2002 spec's seats which freyed lilke crazy. Atleast nissan fixed it for 2003...but it looks like mazda is going the opposite...mesh material will never be as strong as solid material.

The 2003.5 MSP costs more...you loose the foglights, get an ugly wing, and not as nice of a front look.

And the paint doesn't look as original. the 2003 MSP Spicy Orange or Mica Black look nicer, and are a better value than the 2003.5 there's no reason the price should go up like 1.5K for no reason.

For canadian pricing...it's lurking into a diffrent class...if it goes up anymore.

And by making more cars it isn't as limited production as it was before...I'm thinking mazda is just doing this just so they can fill more of their pockets (du'h)

But maybe...like Nissan, they increased the price for the 2003s (in canada) by 900 dollars. But it fixed the problems of the eating oil engines, the trannys (some 2002s are being recalled), seats, and added side impact airbags.

Maybe, Mazda will add side impact airbags, and fix the "clunk".

Maybe