Difference between MP3 and MP5

[MP3skaterNC]

have you ever driven an mp3?

ive pushed zo6's though turns before, you can guess what happens when we exited that corner, but still pushing the "god" of all vettes though turns is damn good for an 18k dollar car.

 

[alec172]

I have to agree that there's a lot of old farts driving the MP5 but I got a lot of yougsters too, I would say 50/50.

 

[bazooka joe]

i guess i'm one of those old farts. i'm in my 40's and i'm not sure what's up with this age thing?? i guess i'm just a kid at heart and enjoy turning my car into something that reflects me and my personality.(silverp5)

 

[CruzinAltitude]

Funny, the car was marketed toward young people between 20-30 who don't remember what hatchbacks were in the 70's...

...and that is all I see driving them where I am.

I have to second that notion, Unlike the PT Cruiser, which I mostly see 40 year old women driving, I have yet to see a Pro 5 with a driver that appeared over 30.

 

[big_ben]

I didn't say there was anything wrong with the P5, I'm just telling you what the differences are. I'm sorry, but if yu think Mazda marketed this wagon towards you, they missed their mark by a mile. Do you think they actually suck that bad? I think not.

...and if you think it handles like a $50K car, you have yet to drive a $50K car.

I don't have to drive one to know that the MP3 outhandles them. I leave that up to SEVERAL professional drivers who have tested both and consistantly beat the expensive cars with the MP3. Alright, I proved you completely wrong, your turn to come up with some factual info against what I said. Oh,..... you cant because you know it's true. :'( You are the weakest link,......good bye.(weakest)

 

[alec172]

and old fart to me drives 90Km/h in the right lane on the highway and gets on the highway at 60 Km/h. There's no age to love performance!

 

[bazooka joe]

i agree alec172, my wife sure doesn't! she thinks i'm nuts, "you go and buy a brand new car and then you take it apart and add all this junk to it!" she's actually accused me of never growing up! she may be right!!

 

[Newf]

in Big Bens offence, I see a LOT of senior people, even late 50's, early 60's driving P5's. Even more LX's.

Did I just agree with Big B again?

 

[1sty]

Ben you are getting seriously lazy with your insults.

I P5 is very much advertised for the twenties and thirties crowd if not even young. Take mazda Graduate rebate program, its not a senior citizens discount! Also the Protege has the harshess suspension of any non special edition compact. I don't know to many senoirs that go out of there way get a stiff suspension so they can tool around. Who you see driving the car is hardly an indeication of Mazdas marketing. Obviously they will make the car more mild to appeal to a larger crowd then they would the MP3.

The MP3 while being to out handle a $50,000 its suspension is hardly as competent. A $50K cars suspension doesnt constantly clunk, bump, and creek. No to mention a M3s suspension doesn't transmit half the bumps and dips in the road as harshly as the MP3 does.

 

[chuyler1]

Ben you are getting seriously lazy with your insults.

I P5 is very much advertised for the twenties and thirties crowd if not even young. Take mazda Graduate rebate program, its not a senior citizens discount! Also the Protege has the harshess suspension of any non special edition compact. I don't know to many senoirs that go out of there way get a stiff suspension so they can tool around. Who you see driving the car is hardly an indeication of Mazdas marketing. Obviously they will make the car more mild to appeal to a larger crowd then they would the MP3.

The MP3 while being to out handle a $50,000 its suspension is hardly as competent. A $50K cars suspension doesnt constantly clunk, bump, and creek. No to mention a M3s suspension doesn't transmit half the bumps and dips in the road as harshly as the MP3 does.

I agree with you except that the M3 is a bad example....you could drive over a pebble and feel it. But the car doesn't make a single rattle while doing it. I test drove a bunch with my friend who was looking to buy one a while back. Has anyone ever driven an Audi S4? Now that is a rock solid car that drives on air.

I can see how critics can say it 'feels like a $50K car' but there is still $25-30K worth of handling, performance, and craftsmanship that is missing. They are just trying to put in words that it feels better than any other car in its class as well as many sports cars above its class.