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Used 2003 Mazda Protege Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

I Love My Mazda

jesse Zamora , 08/17/2003
2003 Mazda Protege DX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Mazda is a great car to have and drive i have had 2 mazda protege's and would tell anyone that they are easy to take car of and all around a very nice car

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4.63 out of 5 stars

A sport car in sheep clothing

MoreZoom, 10/31/2002
2003 Mazda Protege LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I've test-driven Toyota Matrix base, 2002 Honda Civic LX and Mazda LX (all auto as gf wanted) before my final purchase of this Protege LX. Base Matrix was $16,000 plus, Civic LX was $15,000 plus, Mazda LX was $14,880 b/f tax to me with alloy wheels. Man, price was the prime deciding factor at first. Then, after test drives, I found that the Matrix's 130 horses was not enough to move the 2800-plus lbs of the auto, Honda - Na! No torgue! Protege won with 135 torgue and 130 hp for its 2700 lbs for the auto. Man, the road-holding is great! Fun-to-drive little car!

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Great little car

Missy21, 08/17/2003
2003 Mazda Protege ES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Great car, comfortable and affordable too. I would definitely reccommend this vechile.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Brian2001, 04/17/2003
2003 Mazda Protege ES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Bought the ES for my wife in August 2001. She still loves the car. Kudos to Mazda for making the car inexpensive, but not cheap. The fit/finish are first rate. It only has 20,000 Km (she doesn't drive much). Only one problem so far - a blown main fuse that disabled the stereo and key fob. Other than that, this is a very easy car to live with. I love the 50 series rubber - this thing corners. The power is good, but not great - another 20 hp would be great. I find the pedals hard to heel/toe. To sum up, it is rommy, fun to drive, cheap to run small car.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Great driving car

owned2ofthem, 04/17/2003
2003 Mazda Protege ES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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This is the second Protege I've owned and they keep getting better. The reliability of this car is excellent, the handling is outstanding for a car in this class and the looks are sharp and stylish.

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