I'm happy now. I think you hit that nail on the head. Hence forth I shall ignore any and all advice given herein. I'm trading the Pro for a Jetta (automatic), putting Potenzas on it, and taking it to Midas for any and all service. I'm going to have them change the oil in it every 10,000 miles with synthetic. Anything else?
and if the owner's stingy, he can save a couple bucks by ordering on the web and have it shipped to his door, but shipping will take 1 week and the warehouse may be on backorder, in which case the wait time could be as long as a month!
so in conclusion, the time it takes a Protege owner to change a light bulb will vary from 5 minutes to 1 month and 5 minutes, depending on conditions mentioned above
Nothing, or so I said anyway. Others disagreed. Do you recall others recommended that you take your car, after your unfortunate meeting with a curb, to a dealer instead of Midas. Look where that got you (sorry to bring up bad memories). ;-)
I tried one of those expensive long-life bulbs that's suppose to save on electricity. As soon as I turned it on the thing blew out! When I returned it with the receipt they refused to refund my money, said it could be one I bought a year earlier.
tell me she wasn't going to take back some corrugated panels because I had hole punched them already. I said look lady, I bought 28 of these panels and these 2 don't match. You will take these back, and I will go get 2 more that match the other 26 I have at home. She did.
You just can't give them an option when you know you are right or they will walk on you.
I was thinking SHOWERS, guy. And at home depot they have one-piece enclosures. Kinda hard to get going on those kitchen countertops when they're standing up vertically against the wall.
Or did you mean right out there on the display model, with the salesperson watching?
Now, I'm stopping this right here before I get a personal greeting from someone!
And where is this Home Depot? Finding a salesperson at the local one in my area is impossible...or maybe I'm not being outrageous enough to attract attention.
Funny you should say that about attracting attention at HD.
When I was there on Saturday there was an Asian fellow nearly yelling for someone who works there to help him. I'm not sure he ever found his person, but I got a kick out of it.
On my last trip to HD, I luckily didn't need any sales assistance, but I did see one salesperson who was helping a customer. The funny thing was there were three other customers following his every move. I can only imagine the melee that broke out if he decided to take his break after helping the first person. :-)
And you know there are several HD employees who were Olympians this year. I guess they are too busy training to help the unfit find lag bolts. :-)
Senior Editor Brent Romans expressed his articulate best when he recalled: "When Mitsubishi announced at the 2001 New York Auto Show that it was going to offer a Lancer in America, I stripped down to my undies and ran through Times Square yelling, 'The Lancer is coming! The Lancer is coming!'
I didn't see what part of TH I was in when I was posting those DRL comments. I've deleted them now.
For the record: -I believe in DRL's and think they can help save lives -I've never had a problem with DRL's at dusk shining in my face. Perhaps I'm just used to it.
It would be more of an American formula than a Japanese one - put a big engine in a small car and watch it fly. Ford's SVT has played around with putting V6 in the Focus ZX3. They don't plan on building a production version, though. The cost vs. interest ratio would be poor, as I think it would be for a V6 Pro. The compact crowd likes those turbo fours I guess.
looks good. I got an email from Mazda about this site last night and checked it out. If it holds up well (anybody know anything about this Flat Rock MI plant?) and crashes well, it may replace my wife's GP. I especially like the 5-door.
Sounds like the auto-leveling rear suspension is a Euro only feature. I sure hope, in addition to this change, they don't soften the suspension any for the US. I hate that. Manufacturers all think we US drivers are softies, wanting cushy ride more than responsive handling. Well, as far as this US resident is concerned, they are wrong!
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so in conclusion, the time it takes a Protege owner to change a light bulb will vary from 5 minutes to 1 month and 5 minutes, depending on conditions mentioned above
Are you going to trust these guys to answer in light of the discussion above? :-(
I couldn't think of a decent answer myself, but figured all the smart-a...I mean...clever folk here would be able to cook up something.
Somebody say something!
So i'll just type it... "S O M E T H I N G"
I promise to use only the purest of words when I see you on Saturday.
Which means I probably won't be doing a whole lot of talking.
Answer:........?
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I tried one of those expensive long-life bulbs that's suppose to save on electricity. As soon as I turned it on the thing blew out! When I returned it with the receipt they refused to refund my money, said it could be one I bought a year earlier.
Don't by Sylvania bulbs at The Home Depot.
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the customer should get the benefit of doubt.
You just can't give them an option when you know you are right or they will walk on you.
Meade
Or did you mean right out there on the display model, with the salesperson watching?
Now, I'm stopping this right here before I get a personal greeting from someone!
Meade
P.S. I do, malt, I do.
And where is this Home Depot? Finding a salesperson at the local one in my area is impossible...or maybe I'm not being outrageous enough to attract attention.
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When I was there on Saturday there was an Asian fellow nearly yelling for someone who works there to help him. I'm not sure he ever found his person, but I got a kick out of it.
And you know there are several HD employees who were Olympians this year. I guess they are too busy training to help the unfit find lag bolts. :-)
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I am NOT running out of ideas, i must say
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For the record:
-I believe in DRL's and think they can help save lives
-I've never had a problem with DRL's at dusk shining in my face. Perhaps I'm just used to it.
Question is: What would be the Price of an existing ES with a 626-V6 engine in the bay?
Any ideas?
How about the Millenia S 2.3 Miller Cycle V6?
The turbo MazdaSpeed 3 will top $20k easily. A v6 would be expensive relative to the ES 4 cylinder, as is the turbo.
I wonder what it would take to fit a V8? Don't laugh, it's been done with a Miata. Of course, the expense seems more worth it for a Miata.
That's one of the big upside of a turbo engine, that it's a lot lighter than a V6 engine while producing very good power.
And I an thinking more of as an option from Mazda, not aftermarket.
Meade
Sounds like the auto-leveling rear suspension is a Euro only feature. I sure hope, in addition to this change, they don't soften the suspension any for the US. I hate that. Manufacturers all think we US drivers are softies, wanting cushy ride more than responsive handling. Well, as far as this US resident is concerned, they are wrong!