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Good Luck:
Larry
Leo
Something to remember: The wheel covers (which I had) have little ports in them which hold snow. If it freezes, the car will be off balance and shake at higher speeds. I found out the hard way, and took it to the dealer for a "defrost" that morning.
I live in Syracuse,NY (we get tons of snow) and also live in a part of town where I must go up and down some rather severe inclines to get to work/home. I do not have snow tires (just the stock) and also possibly made the mistake of getting a car without as (nothing available at the time that also had my other criteria - silver as and moon roof). I am happy to say I have had no troubles this winter (knock on wood) so I would say as long as you drive safely in the in climate weather the Protege can handle the snow very well.
sorry LEO,
Scudley
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My dealer (the only one) here in town quoted me $40 per pair for the mud guards! It sounds like a rip off to me...does anyone else have any better ideas to get their hands on a set? We've looked at the ones they sell in the auto parts stores, but they don't really fit all that well.
What do you all think?
Happy Anniversary to you and your Mazda! From all of your friends in MAZDATOWN.
Hehe, skip the card and send me a coupon for a free oil change or something. ;-} Why am I, so damn sarcastic? It still was kinda neat.
Protegextwo
Regards,
Mark
My 00 ES is a little loud between 1,500-2,000. It's just the nature of the engine. During a test drive of an 01 ES two weeks ago I did feel it was slightly louder at that RPM than my 00.
After break-in you could try synthetic oil. My 00 is noticeably quieter at idle, but not at 2,000 RPM. It is much smoother during the cold morning run up to operating temperature.
Leo,
I live near Scudley and my ES has been fine all winter on the stock Potenzas. We have had close to 200" of snow so far. Gear selection is a key. Avoid wheel spin.
Regards,
Mark
Regards,
Mark
in no particular order:
dunlop sp sport w-10 - cheap and good handling
dunlop sp sport 9000 - expensive, quiet and comfortable, great hydroplane resistace. Standard on '01 es
dunlop sp sport 5000 - comfortable and quiet, rated for snow
kumho ecsta supra 712 - cheap,comfortable and quiet
bridgestone potenza re730 - fantastic handling in wet and dry
All are high performance tires of some type, so handling will be better than "touring" tires. Prices vary a lot. These should all last longer than the stock re92's. Generally, the most quiet and comfortable are not the best handling, so it depends on your priorities. I care about handling, but I want a tire quieter on rough pavement than the re92's.
I crossed the 600-mile mark (actually, now at 700, in only one week!). I got to open up the engine a little bit because of passing the break-in, and it's sweet! Great power, but it is a little noisy. But it's good noise, not bad. Still loving my ES alot!
About dings, I have a black 99. The road dings doesn't really appear until you look really close. But I guess that just depends on how picky you are. I tried car bras, but they send me the wrong one.. long story.
I just changed my spark plug to bosch platinum this morning. Didn't really see any performance differences, but the pick up from a dead stop is a little more direct. Btw, I didn't know they use NGK R plugs in 99 es.
That could very well have been me...what a small world.
-Scud
4 cylinder + high altitude (Arizona and New Mexico mountains) + heavily loaded 2000 ES Protege Auto = SLOW acceleration. Yep. It's true. I had trouble accelerating with my car. Once it was up to speed everything was great. The heavy load of my stuff actually made the car ride great!
Gas mileage was outstanding for the trip, at 31.4 mpg overall. I ran 70-80mph the whole way too! Not bad for a fully loaded car at that speed.
My friend that drove with me got a ticket for 87 in a 75mph in New Mexico. Bummer for him but not too expensive at $69 total fine.
I could barely hear the engine or wind noise for the whole trip. The stereo cranking out the tunes really made the trip enjoyable. Has anyone else noticed that the CD's come out fairly warm in their Proteges? Tire noise was my biggest complaint for the trip, as those POORtenzas (Thanks for allowing me to use your word Meade) amplified every bump and crack in the road. I love their grip, but the noise is really starting to bother me.
Seat comfort. Wonderful. No complaints whatsoever for the trip. The adjustments for the drivers seat made it more comfortable than the front passenger seat. I was very happy to be driving the Protege on this trip.
Some observations so far in Chicago (Arlington Heights actually): Bumps. The Protege is kind of harsh here. I guess I am too used to the smooth roads of Phoenix. Cold starting: It cranks slower in sub 20 degree weather, but never fails to start. I finally put clean Mobil 1 oil in yesterday. Cold starting is now better. (I was using Valvoline Tri-Synthetic).
Regards to all, especially suchismit. I'll be looking for you my friend. When are we doing the CAPP? (Chicago Area Protege Picnic). Let plan on April sometime, cool?
Pete
I am currently looking at a lot of cars and I was wondering what you guys have paid for your proteges, especially the ES and LX 2.0 (2001 models), I think I'd go with the ES, but I don't really care for spoilers that much. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Reg
H
Respectfully;
Larry
-Larry
and 2 times on wet roads I've spun out the tires trying to accelerate from a stop.
If you use the Splan pricing (see previous posts on how to do this) you will be able to get $900+ UNDER invoice as your price; 1.5% under invoice - 750 rebate. We paid a total of 15357 for our 2001 ES 2.0 w/ prem pkg. invoice was 16301, MSRP was 17595.
So....pretty much the same as EPA estimates.
Question for those of you who have the moonroof deflector: Is it worth it? Does it work in decreasing the wind noise and preventing rock chips etc.?
george
I was all smiles this morning driving to work... until I stopped for gas. While opening the fuel cap release, a gust of wind caught me unawares and slammed my door against one of the barricades at the pump. These were square barricades so it put a nice little crease at the edge of my door. I was so hissed! Luckily, since it was at the edge, I piddled with it a lunch and you can hardly even see it now. focus, I highly recommend you get a little bottle of touch up paint from your dealer. I have a black Pro and I have used it a few times already.
With all automakers reporting February sales, the three Detroit based companies -- General Motors, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group -- reported that their U.S. sales last month slid a combined 10 percent over the same month last year.
GM's February sales dipped 9.5 percent, Chrysler's fell off 10.5 percent, and Ford's tumbled 11 percent. The three saw their combined market share narrow by 3.1 points to 66 percent.
Meanwhile, Japanese and Korean carmakers grabbed 28.3 percent of U.S. sales of cars and light trucks last month, increasing their share by 2.9 percentage points.
Honda boosted its auto sales in the U.S. last month by 9.4 percent to 91,043 vehicles; Mazda's sales rose 24 percent to 22,865 units; Hyundai Motor Co., Korea's biggest automaker, said sales grew 39 percent to 24,800.
Toyota Motor Corp., the No. 4 automaker in the U.S., saw total sales gain 1 percent to 127,858, aided by a 13 percent increase in truck demand.
the zoom zoom kid must be getting PAID BIG TIME!!
Hyundai's increase are probably just because they're cheaper than everybody else.
-Larry
-Borg
ProtegeNic: Since I got my new Protege, I would jump over 25 Focuses (Foci?) to get to my baby!
Had it since 2/26/01 and have 850 miles to date. Loving every minute of it! ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM!!!
george
MARTIN