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Used 2003 Mazda Protege5 Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

MP5 enthusist

eddie, 08/23/2008
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I bought this car in March of 2003, as of today I have approx. 115,000 miles. I've gone through three sets of tires, new brakes and rotors, new radiator, timing belt, and one tranny flush. This car is awesome. Before this car, I owned the Mazda 626, so I was already hooked on Mazdas. The first year and a half, I would always take my car to the dealership to be serviced, but the cost got so high, I started doing all of the easy maintenance myself. That kept the cost of owning this car really low! All in all this car has held up and I love it till this day!

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Big bang for buck

kenchan, 04/29/2003
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Pro5's are a well equiped package even in the base models. I have the bare- bone base 5MT model but it still comes with pretty much all the convenience bells and whisles with no additional cost. There are also ample aftermarket parts to make this pocket-car handle even better...and ofcourse, I have already added those to my car. :)

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Awesome Car

jeff123456, 09/11/2002
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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The funnest car to drive. I wish it had more HP, and AWD. Only two complaints

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Hard to beat for the price!

MazdaPro5, 10/10/2003
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Compare the features with the competition and the decision is obvious.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Fun to drive with great value!

SY, 05/02/2003
2003 Mazda Protege5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Bought this car in Aug 02 out the door with tax for $19K. Now with 9K+ miles, great car to zoom around anywhere short or long distance. Can outhandle almost any car, but cannot outperform many cars, need to gun it to get it to move. A little bit of engine knock when using regular grade gas, but you make the call, premium-worthy enough to eliminate the knock? Cannot get to the storage behind cup holders when cups are there. Tiny armrest compartment can only hold CDs and can only rest one elbow. No cup holders for back passengers.

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