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Mazda Protege Owners: Meet the Members
Please take a moment to introduce yourself and share with others about your Protege.
My name is KarenS and I will be your Owner's Club host. If there is any particular discussion you would like to see added to the Mazda Protege Owners folder, please let me know. I will create it asap! You might want to look at some of the other Owner's Clubs for discussion ideas.
Also, if you are interested in an Owner's chat here at Edmunds.com, I can get the ball rolling in setting one up! Club chats can be arranged for
Tuesdays: 5-6pmPT/8-9pmET, 7-8pmPT/10-11pmET
-or-
Thursdays: 5-6pmPT/8-9pmET, 6-7pmPT/9-10ET, 7-8pmPT/10-11pmET (The last time may be too late for East coasters, but is available.)
Let me know what time works for you.
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
My name is KarenS and I will be your Owner's Club host. If there is any particular discussion you would like to see added to the Mazda Protege Owners folder, please let me know. I will create it asap! You might want to look at some of the other Owner's Clubs for discussion ideas.
Also, if you are interested in an Owner's chat here at Edmunds.com, I can get the ball rolling in setting one up! Club chats can be arranged for
Tuesdays: 5-6pmPT/8-9pmET, 7-8pmPT/10-11pmET
-or-
Thursdays: 5-6pmPT/8-9pmET, 6-7pmPT/9-10ET, 7-8pmPT/10-11pmET (The last time may be too late for East coasters, but is available.)
Let me know what time works for you.
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
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I own a 99 ES Mica Green with Viper Alarm and Remote start/lights/doors. Just added the clear corners. Plate holders are chrome.
I'm interested in customizing my Protege so it doesn't look like everyone else's green one!
Regards,
Pete
2000ES bought Dec.12/00.
No problems other than it was out of balance when we got it on a saturday... Green.
Hey Karen, i thought we had to have 2 members as "spokespeople" before we got the club.
as for a chat, no time really, but of those options Tuesday is the best.
Now...what other discussions do you want in your Club folder?
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
also, a cleaning/washing or something like that. best ways to wash it, etc...
just suggestions of course.
The second Protege was also a 1992 LX -- and I drove it 83,000 miles without one problem. (I DID swap out those awful Potenza tires at 25,000 miles -- they were bald by then anyway -- and got some decent Yokohamas.)
Trading that car on a pickup truck was the worst thing I ever did. I traded that Protege on a 1994 Mazda B2300SE pickup -- a rebadged Ford Ranger -- and had engine problems nearly from the very beginning. But since I was upside down from getting rid of the Protege before I was at a break-even point, I had to suffer through with the truck until it was paid off. And boy did I suffer.
The truck was paid off last March, and in May 2000 I picked up my 2000 Protege ES 5-speed. Wow, what a car! I now have a little over 14,000 miles on the car and I love it more each day! Zoom zoom!!!!
Meade
I just took some pics of my Pro with my digital camera yesterday, I'll post it up later today in the Gallery.
laters
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I'm ashu, and I have a white 95 DX with about 65K on it now. I've owned it for the last year (makes me one of the few used-Protege owners that frequents the Town Hall)
Its in great condition, especially after the elaborate 60K service I had done recently.
Oh, and except for a parking lot mishap when the front bumper had a minor disagreement with another car's front bumper :-) (but that'll be taken care of as soon as I can afford it!)
I'll post some (per-bumper-incident) pictures soon.
-ashu
That said, my name is Larry Kline, and I am a General Manager for TGI Friday's. My family lives in Lancaster, PA. and both my grandfather's can speak Penna. Dutch German, but I am not Amish, lol. My wife and I each purchased our own 2000 Mazda PRO-ES's back in March of last year. We ironically own identical loaded Emerald Mica PRO's, his and her cars, lol! The only way to tell them apart is the license plates. Also, I wash mine a little more often then she does, hehe!! Thats why my Edmunds user name is protegextwo; (Protege times two). I started to follow and post here at Edmunds Town Hall back in Mazda Protege 2. Being lucky enough to learn from the different Mazda Pro topics has greatly enhanced my ownership experience. With all the new 2001 Mazda Protege owners posting in the main topic, it bodes well for the Protege Owner's Club! The really neat thing about the "Protege Posse"; we can and do talk about all kinds of stuff, not just our cars. I have enjoyed talking about expectant babys, owner's picnics, job changes, people re-locating to new towns, weather, trips to Disney World, etc. We can even share the loss of a family member with each other. My 2 cents, the Mazda Owners Club can and will be one of the best owner's clubs here at Town Hall!
Respectfully;
Larry
My name is Gene and I currently drive a 2000 ES 5-speed. Only about 2500 miles but trouble-free so far. It's a great little (well, not that little) car and I really enjoy driving it, although I am currently burdened with a snow tire/wheel package to get through these winter months. Can't wait for spring.
I am a hydrogeologist currently working in the municipal and residual waste management field. I have been living in the Harrisburg, PA area since 1979 and have a wife and two children (the later really like driving in the Protege). I have also had the pleasure of meeting a fellow topic member from the Protege forum (Larry Kline, posting right above me, who is a great asset to the forum).
I have learned a great deal through these forums and look forward to participating in the future as well. Thanks.
Gene
Ok... I am 25 and live in San Diego. I just moved here from Wisconsin, so to anyone in the midwest-I feel your pain! (and frost bite) I work for a medical device R&D co. However we may have lost some funding so..........but that's how the biotech field is so I'm not too worried. I am from a family that has known, for some time, how great Mazda cars are. We have owned a 323, 626, 626 touring, RX-7('88) and now for MY first car an Emerald Green (I wish they made it in blue) '01 ES. (I still get a stupid grin on my face whenever I think about it) I love it! My parents have always taken me with them to test drive and purchase cars. We would drive all the competing brands, and for all but full size models , the Mazda would come out as the best bang for the buck. I did the same and guess what; Mazda won! I hope this forum goes well, because this is my first car and I'll need some good advice! Thanks for all the help at the Protege page, and I'll talk to you all soon.
Paul
I've added a couple of discussions. Take a look and let me know what you think. Since some of you have met in person, how about a discussion for you to plan future gatherings/events?
Protege Posse? Hmmm...would this be a good discussion title for a place for you to just visit and maybe not necessarily discuss your Protege?
Let me know what more I can do to build your club.
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
Here is the correct time schedule:
Tuesdays: 4-5pmPT/7-8pmET
-or-
Thursdays: 5-6pmPT/8-9pmET, 6-7pmPT/9-10ET, 7-8pmPT/10-11pmET
Let me know what time works for you!
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
Regards,
Pete
Thursday 9-10ET best for me. snuggled between ER and Survivor!!! Tuesday that time is my gym time so that's out.
and yes, we are the coolest group of Protege owners in Edmunds!!!!
H
-Larry
btw, 01 owners are getting all the good stuff.. haha
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
Regards,
Pete
-Larry
Actually that tells me that you have a 2001 ES.
We are from texas, and just bought a 2001 Pro ES 2.0 w/ prem pkg. (sand mica)
Gamejunki: I saw your earlier post and I think we bought from the same dealership....in Irving, TX?
Borg
my name I gerard, I live in north west jersey. I own a 97 LX protege stick shift. it has 93500 miles on it and still going strong. I want to start doing most of maintance and would like to spruce it up . I may have some questions or would like to hear some suggestions. I am looking forward to particapiting in this forum.
-Michael/Scudley
I've been posting here for about the last three weeks, and have meaning to do the introduction thing for some time now, so here it goes.
I just graduated from Gettysburg College, PA this past May (2000) with a degree in History. Since September, I've been working for NARA as a writer editor in Washington, DC while living in Ellicott City, MD with my folks. Soon I hope to be getting an apartment with friends in Bethesda, MD. My 2001 PRO ES 5spd with Prem. Pkg is my very first car, purchased with my own money. It replaced my parents "hand down" 84 Audi 5000S (great car), which will now go to my sister. Well, that's about it. Look forward to getting to know everyone better.
Age: 23
BTW, how'd the window tinting work out?
Steve
Steve