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[NascarXprt]

http://www.cars.com/go/search/...ionalby sometime next week i should be getting this ride, an 02 Mazda Protege5, all pw, sunroof, 5spd man, and roof rack. any recomendations that i should do or look for before purchase?also anyone in the area want to meet up let me know.

[BlueCrush]

Hey, that's not a vibe.....? J/K, cole. Not sure on the lifespan of these and not sure if the mileage is high or not....But it looks fairly decent. Looks like you'll be getting a little more HP and TQ compared to the Vibe. Not a bad replacement.

[northvibe]

MP5!!! woot!! thats the 2.0 or 2.3? The car is pretty solid. I would bring it to a mechanic for a once over, should cost like $100. Make sure the clutch works and gears dont grind. Check all the fluids to make sure they arent old, check rubber boots and busings for cracks, hoses too in the engine bay. Check battery for corrosion. Honestly those cars are very solid so it probably just has the normal old car issues any car that age would have.

[KNINE]

Quote, originally posted by NascarXprt » any recomendations that i should do or look for before purchase?I recommend you let me test drive it for about a week.

[NascarXprt]

Quote, originally posted by K-NINE »I recommend you let me test drive it for about a week. thats if you're willin to take a drive down to texas and stay a week Quote, originally posted by northvibe »MP5!!! woot!! thats the 2.0 or 2.3? The car is pretty solid. I would bring it to a mechanic for a once over, should cost like $100. Make sure the clutch works and gears dont grind. Check all the fluids to make sure they arent old, check rubber boots and busings for cracks, hoses too in the engine bay. Check battery for corrosion. Honestly those cars are very solid so it probably just has the normal old car issues any car that age would have.thanks for the tips north. yea it the 2.0L inside this one.Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Hey, that's not a vibe.....? J/K, cole. Not sure on the lifespan of these and not sure if the mileage is high or not....But it looks fairly decent. Looks like you'll be getting a little more HP and TQ compared to the Vibe. Not a bad replacement. no, no its not a vibe, though i still miss mine from what i have read these are quite sturdy vehicles like northvibe has stated. thanks brian

[06pvibe]

Quote, originally posted by NascarXprt »by sometime next week i should be getting this ride, an 02 Mazda Protege5, all pw, sunroof, 5spd man, and roof rack. any recomendations that i should do or look for before purchase?also anyone in the area want to meet up let me know.'Looking forward to seeing you on my turf, Mazdaforum.com, or mazdas247.com, or M3F.com, or.... There are hundreds of Mazda sites out there. I am the Asst Admin/Super Mod on Mazdaforum. We are a smaller community. You should talk to wsoape281, Wes, one of my Moderators and a fellow Houstonite. He has and has had several P5's as well as several RX7's. He could certainly clue you in to what to look for.I am also a Moderator on Mazdas247.com... for the Mz3/MS3 crowd only, but I can give you a few names to ask and check out.edit: I just clicked the link and checked out the ad. $5500 seems a lot for an '02 w/132k on the clock. They aren't THAT well built. My '04 3 HB is only worth a bit more than that (w/54k on the clock,) and even w/o a sunroof, its more car than a P5.

[NascarXprt]

Quote, originally posted by 06pvibe »'Looking forward to seeing you on my turf, Mazdaforum.com, or mazdas247.com, or M3F.com, or.... There are hundreds of Mazda sites out there. I am the Asst Admin/Super Mod on Mazdaforum. We are a smaller community. You should talk to wsoape281, Wes, one of my Moderators and a fellow Houstonite. He has and has had several P5's as well as several RX7's. He could certainly clue you in to what to look for.I am also a Moderator on Mazdas247.com... for the Mz3/MS3 crowd only, but I can give you a few names to ask and check out.edit: I just clicked the link and checked out the ad. $5500 seems a lot for an '02 w/132k on the clock. They aren't THAT well built. My '04 3 HB is only worth a bit more than that (w/54k on the clock,) and even w/o a sunroof, its more car than a P5.was wait for you to have a say in this thread, well if you go back and look through the search, most of the other MP5's are 1-3k more than this one. and they're an 03 and 02 with out sunroof. so... i dont know.but i have been lurkin at madzas247.com, so far i like the atmosphere there, though its not like GV at all. ill have to check out the other sites as well. if ya could let me know who i should talk to at the places your at.

[northvibe]

no mazda site is like this one lol. MSF is all about modding and power, 24/7 well...most the ppl I know hate that site but Ive never even been on it. anyway, I like the protege speed, but a hatch...man its hard to not love those with all the room you get

[06pvibe]

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »no mazda site is like this one lol. MSF is all about modding and power, 24/7 well...most the ppl I know hate that site but Ive never even been on it. anyway, I like the protégé speed, but a hatch...man its hard to not love those with all the room you get MSF is mostly filled with disgruntled ***-hats from 247... young kids who's Daddy and Mommy bought them a brand new MS3 and now they want MORE. They think they have gained sudden knowledge and maturity because they have a cool car. Very high school mentality.Many of these jerks (but not all MS3 owners are jerks) were banned from 247 because of flame-wars w/other members, insulting vendor/sponsors in inappropriate ways and generally wreaking havoc. I know. I Moderate that forum and those threads, and have for 2 yrs now.Occasionally they still come back as a group, a planned attack, and will post the nastiest most disgusting porn and other disgusting things on 247 only to be banned again!!That's the level of maturity from that group. They need to get a better life and some productive things to do with it.

[northvibe]

well i havent been on MSF for over a year, but at the time i was on I was only in the ms3 section...I went back to sell stuff and it is not exactly like that.Yes I have seen groups of people make planned spam attacks on threads... I find it ridiculous but they find it funny. whatever...theres a reason I havent left GV

[star_deceiver]

Nice MP5!!! That price is a little high IMO for a car with over 210000kms.... but you'll have fun with her!!!

[A Psycho Martyr]

ooh...i love the protege

[Herb]

Interesting choice. I almost bought one back in 03 until a friend asked me to look at GM's offerings. Once I saw my Vibe GT there was no turning backOf course 0% financing over 4 years had a big part of it too.Hope it goes well for you

[jkm311]

Love these cars. Looked at them when I was thinking about the Vibe. And the black paint will pop with some clear coat detailing love!