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protegepal, 01/25/2010
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Have owned my car for 7 years and still love it. I have a manual transmission and this car is fun to drive and feels/looks sporty. Roomy for four of us and luggage. Still gets great mileage. Hard to find tires for it that aren't expensive and not the greatest in the snow, but those are my only complaints. I get tons of compliments on it as well.
I like my protege5
mitchell meyer, 01/30/2017
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
have had it for over two years now it's one of the best cars I have perched. have been looking for a 2003 with sunroof and red
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eric90, 01/29/2011
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Me and my girlfriend have been driving this car 166 000 km (100 000 miles), since 2003. The car is great fun to drive, very reliable and comfortable for long road trips (many 6 hrs + trips in the bag). Other than standard maintenance, we've had few repairs on this car. Good fuel consumption for a sporty performance. Nothing bad to say about this car !
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Mustangleadr, 10/19/2017
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I own currently two 2003 models , one manual the other automatic with sport mode. Bought both ironically with 133,000 miles separate times. The first one has 172,000 miles and the other has 152,000 miles now. I bought both after selling a new 2014 Mazda 3 which I found boring to drive compared to the "zoom, zoom" ride of the PR5. Due to gearing, the car has very good low and mid range torque range compared to the 6 speed manual 155 hp of the Mazda 3. I chipped my first PR5 2002 model ( which had 235,000 miles which I sold for $4500) along with turbo muffler and cold air intake. This gave the car high torque power but current ones I own have only a cold air intake with provides more than enough power to allow me to drive between 75-80 mph going up the Grapevine in So Cal/No Cal. I know, above speed limit but I just driving the flow if you drive that route. Still get between 28-30 mpg. Though it lower than the 34 mpg from 2014 M3, the car still "feels" like a sport car which was the final analysis in Car and Driver's Comparison test placing the car in 1st place. Too bad Mazda stop making the car but if you read Consumer Reviews like Edmund you see how owners feel. Car is reliable, great handling made for the twisty roads and fun car to drive. What else can you ask for a daily car.
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sweetmetal, 02/13/2009
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have wanted to be the proud owner of a Mazda for a long time. I finally came across one that I could as one person said "pry from someones hands" for a price I could afford. Just as I imagined the adrenaline raced through my veins as I drove it for the first time.. So I am addicted. I am IN LOVE with this car and from the reviews I have read that will not change anytime soon! So far so good.