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Fowler3: Thanks for the E-mail. I have a scanner and graphic software, let me see what I can come up with. I appreciate your offer to help.
Pjd58
Dale...I have a digital camera which I will bring to the show. I will be there regardless, if we can "hook up" a few of us Chi-Town Pro-owners at a given date and time, that would really be great! Let me know if the 9th (Saturday) is a good day for you to go...that's currently when I'm planning on attending. I expect to be there the majority of the day so timeframe is flexible.
Dinu...nice logo! Mabye some text smoothing would help really dress it out? You've got a good design there.
Also...got to wash Trigger today. Then it rained right after work. Oh well...isn't that always the way?
Regards,
Pete
Mine is in my profile.
Mazdafun: Hey Mac user! I have three in the computer room (spare bedroom) and one in storage. To keep the electric bill affordable I turn things on one-at-a-time, except to print or scan.
Meade: Congrats on the new Pro5! White is nice, I saw a regular Pro yesterday in white and noticed how much larger it looks. Wish they made the Pro5 in LX trim. Although I like having a trunk at malls and W-M.
fowler3
Regards,
Pete
Their photo gallery takes a while to load. But some shots are worth it. Check the top one, 2000 Black Focus ZX3 parked behind and in front of a beautiful house with pavingstone driveways and "air conditioned garages". The kid lives there.
Farther down that same page is another Focus ZX3 with eight 12-inch Xplode speakers mounted in the back! You gotta see'um! How do kids stand that?
fowler3
fowler3
Maltb -- She gets a big ol' ZOOM ZOOM sticker. I saved one for her just in case. (Funny -- I asked my salesman if we'd be getting one for the car and he said he thought they were out, and I said, "That's OK, I have some." You should've seen his expression. Hee hee.)
You guys go right ahead and get your suped-up Proteges. I personally can't wait until 2004 or so, when I trade up from my way cool 2000 ES 5-speed to a 6-cylinder Mazda 6!!!
Meade
Pjd58(pete)
"If not, lets invite her to MAPP #3 and Meade can stay home with his son! ;-))))
"Both the Pro-5 and Tammy are better looking than Meade anyway. Hehe!!!"
I'm surprised there was no reference to sharks, tartar sauce and lemon wedges in the above quote!
While we're discussing looks, dear friend ...
;-)
Meade
Meade
My question is: I'd like to hear from ES owners of the 2.0 and LX owners of the 2.0 as well to see if ownership is still a happy thing several thousand miles later. My wife has a 2000 MPV ES and it has been a great vehicle for the last 12,000 miles.
The Sentra SER is a little higher in price, the dealer quoted me 16,568, but it's also at 5/9% for 5 yrs where the Mazda is 3.9%.
Anyway, thanks in advance for anyone's general opinions on ownership.
Ron B.
'duh'
My 2000 ES has recently crossed 31,000 miles at barely 19 months old; that's 1,631 miles per month. (I have a 19-mile commute to work.) The car is still as fun to drive as it was the day I drove it off the lot. No mechanical problems; I did have a stuck CD and a broken plastic clip in the trunk -- I caused both problems.
Reliability is one reason we're about to buy a Protege5 for my wife this weekend. I can also speak to the crashworthiness of Mazdas; I totaled a 1992 Protege LX (top of the line back then) when it was only 10 months old. (Hydroplaned and hit the back of a stopped Volvo 245DL station wagon going 45 mph.) The Volvo's rear bumper was higher than my front bumper, so the Protege took the whole collision through the grille, radiator and engine supports. The engine took most of the hit and dived under the car; the hood did a textbook crumple. There was no damage to the passenger cage; all doors worked fine. (BTW, the '92s didn't have air bags -- they only had those damned motorized "passive restraint" belts -- yet they stopped my 250 pounds and enabled me to walk out of the accident.)
I can only imagine how well the new Proteges will take such a hit. So safety is another reason -- from first-hand experience -- that I bought another '92 Protege to replace the totalled one. That car went 83,000 miles without one problem. Now I have a 2000 ES with 31,000 trouble-free miles. I look forward to similar performance with the 2002 Protege5 we'll be picking up Saturday.
For grins & giggles, here's a link to a page that shows my cars (including the totalled '92 LX) and describes my history with Proteges. Enjoy!
http://www.geocities.com/negatize/specialty_old6.htm
Meade
The customer service I received from Mazda was satisfactory (although not as good as VW has been to me, but my Jetta was $7K more). I liked both Proteges, but the DX was more reliable (38K and only one little problem).
I looked at everything you could imagine before getting my 2001 ES, and the Sentra was one of them. I am 6'3 and the car just didn't have enough room inside for me. Plus, the back end was ugly too.
BTW Ron, I had done everything but sign the papers on a 2000 Sentra GXE when I drove the Protege. I bought the Protege on the spot and never looked back. (And speaking of "back," I echo the other comments on the Sentra's clamshell-looking rear.)
I'm a big guy, yet I can sit in my Protege's back seat behind the driver's seat and not have to adjust anything. In the Sentra that was impossible -- I was eating my knees! If you ever need to transport more than one passenger or need to install a child safety seat, forget the Sentra unless you have a "significant other" who's either (a) paraplegic or (b) no more than four feet tall!
Meade
I haven't got down on the ground to look at it yet. Any idea how hard or easy it is to r&r? Just called the dealer I bought it from.
left fog lamp assy: $143.40
labor: $35.00
tax: $9.81
total:$188.21
Think I'll give tomciviletti's idea a try!
I agree about the Protege's back seat. It's pretty roomy. About the only thing I would have liked to have kept over the Jetta I have now. It's a mess trying to get 4 people in the car. But that just means my friends drive their cars or else don't complain. But they always want a ride in mine though, they say it reminds them of an Audi or something.
Meade
And driving directions to MAPP 3? I didn't think I would get those anyway... :0
tomciviletit's idea is good...but i have no hole, just a crack across the entire light. my friend has this glue that can "fuse two things together forever!" (as she put it), so i might give that a try when it gets warmer. for now, i just put a piece of tape over the crack to keep water from splashing in...(even though i'm sure water HAS gotten into it...)
i'm assuming that price u mentioned is in US$. sheesh, that means it'll cost me like $300Cdn!!! ouch! let's hope that glue works out!
'duh'
You got caught in the "life of fire?" Sounds like you went to Hell!!!!
Hee hee hee!!!!!
I'm glad my wife can't read these posts and see how much I'm drooling over her car!!!
Meade
Duh_ster, if you have a crack and no hole, try one of those windshield repair kits. I think they inject clear resin (air-cure) into the crack that should seal it against water intrusion. I had decent success repairing a "star" fracture in my wife's SL2's windshield. Only a little divot is now missing on the outside.
Yooper, y'might want to give that Stongard a try! Sorry, being a brat.
'duh'
Anyway, aren't the roads in that part a mess? I'm always afraid someone's going to rear-end or side-swipe me when I go through there.
It looks like a syringe filled with clear resin. There's also a suction-cup part. You're supposed to stick this over the end of the syringe and plop it over your crack. For a long crack, you'll have to inject resin at multiple points along the crack.
After I used the kit, I couldn't see cracks anymore. It also partially filled in the divot the rock had taken out of the windshield, but there's a little divot remaining (used to be about 4mm across, now maybe 1mm across). The star fracture was about 30mm in diameter. Their lawyers make them state their product may not completely erase cracks, of course.
I did the repair about 8 years ago. It hasn't degraded (discolored or cracked) since.
Anyway, I can't wait to take delivery of her. Welcome me to the club. May I be as happy as many of your are.
Ron B.
NEW Protege ES owner!
Fowler, the specifications on the iMac suggest to me they have major upgrades coming soon for their "professional" line of computers.
Computer? Car? Computer? Car? I seem to be cursed by two passions that are big money pits. Plus, I have to find (or build) a larger house (with more garages) to put all this stuff in.
And as far as your wife knowing how you are drooling over her car, I will be the first to tell her if she comes to MAPP 3.
Ron, send me your email address so I can add you to the Protege Owners Club database. Check my profile for mine.
And post here often to let us know how you are doing.
Meade: Don't drool on it, it will ruin the paint!
fowler3
They are right about those iMac 15-inch flat panel displays, they are the same size as the active area on my Sony 17 displays. I have three.
My life bounces back and forth between computers, cars, and cameras, too.
fowler3
http://www.cartalk.net/Radio/Puzzler/Transcripts/200002/answer.html
Paul ... You tryin' to keep me from bringing the wife, kid and Pro5 to MAPP III? Silly boy ...
Drooling hurts paint? Better keep Sean (he's 8 months old today) away from my car!!!
Meade (swallowing my drool)
SHLURRRPP!!!
Meade
Thanks for the break in tips. I'm sure I'll be posting often. I can't wait to get the car now.
(BTW, Paul traded his Protege for a Jetta so he's not invited.)
Meade
uh o...i didn't know about that rotor washing tip! thanx for the info! hope i haven't done any damage to them!
Thanks for the break in tips. I'm sure I'll be posting often. I can't wait to get the car now.
replace the ignition wires & coil.
I had the same problem.
then one day it started rough & a check engine light on.
dealer replace coil & wires and car starts like new.
Once again, Good luck and many happy and safe miles.
Pjd58(Pete)
King's Mazda offers free lifetime oil changes to new Mazda owners. Too bad I live 100 miles away, just isn't worth the drive to save a few bucks.
Pjd58
Well, I had a lunch meeting today, so I get off early. This will be my last post for today. And in the spirit of an upcoming MAPP, I have to say ...
Pro5, THREE DAYS TO GO!!!
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM! TWICE!
(Larry, where are you anyway?)
Meade