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Used 2003 Mazda Protege5 Consumer Reviews

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Most Reliable I have ever owned

chere50, 08/14/2009
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I bought my Mazda brand new in 2003. Today it has 160,000 miles on it and it is still going strong. It has a few minor mechanical problems but that is caused by just normal wear and tear. This is hands down the most reliable car I have ever owned. The styling is outstanding and it is super fun to drive. I would not hesitate in replacing it with another Mazda. The only drawbacks are where the cup holders are situated. I have a 5- speed and when you are in first or third gear, I continually hit the cups in the holder and sometimes I have to move them to get the car into gear. I do wish it had an inside hatch release, but other than these small things I have no complaints.

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5 out of 5 stars

Mazda Protege 5

Carolyn Miller, 08/29/2002
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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All around excellent car. Totally fun. I am loving it.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Proto 5 Review

winlet, 12/21/2002
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I love my new Proto 5. All options, sweet leather seats and steering wheel, fun to drive, love to corner it. Drives much better than my new Jetta that I sold. (Had all kinds of problems with that car) This car looks sweet and puts all the zoom, zoom, zoom it claims in it's performance. No problem with acceleration here.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Awesome car!!!

Penness, 09/28/2003
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I have owned this car for 2 weeks now and love it. I did some research on this particular vehicle and found that it was an excellent car. I checked out consumer reports online and found that other owners thought this was an excellent vehicle also. It was rated very high. I would recommend this car to anyone with or without children. I bought this vehicle for a second car and have only been driving it around town so fuel economy for me hasn't been that great, but driving around town won't get you that great mileage anyway. I really got a great deal on it also which is always a plus! I will be back to rate it again after I get some more mileage on it.

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5 out of 5 stars

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jythhhjghg, 09/28/2003
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Its a pretty good car. I love it and so does my whole family. It looks good in the rain.

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