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Tell her your manhood is being challenged at every stoplight on Comm ave by those pesky college kids in M3s, or even worse, in a E55. How can you carry on with your life without a WRX?
OTOH, I think you still need an extra set of snow tires if you have a WRX.
I am strongly considering buying a manual transmission P5. One thing that's holding me back is Edmunds' "true cost to own" analysis--it shows maintenance costs of $239, $488, $352, $973, and $1234 in the first five years! Any of you P5 owners have any idea if this is anywhere close to true, and if so, why it is? Is it the extra cost of the tires? Thanks!
I'm sure if you do all the recommended maintenance and take it to the dealer you could easily pay those maintenance amounts on any car. Is this higher than they are showing for similar cars?
CD replaced in the first week - Mazda had a bad batch of Panasonic players that didn't eject CDs. Fixed ASAP.
Three of my spoiler's lights went out and they were replaced about 6 weeks later.
Last week the rear right brake bulb went out. Will replace it this week.
I don't think these are problems, just things that can happen with any car. The CD issue was a common one on PROs built in June/July 2001 and was fixed promptly by Mazda w/out a fuss.
The car has been great besides that. It handles REALLY well - I cannot emphasize this enough. It has no rattles, doesn't burn oil, the brakes are great and I still LOVE the black interior!
What you should do is get 4 winter tires b/c the Dunlops the P5 comes with are probably pretty bad in snow. I had Potenzas on mine and they were horrible in rain/snow.
Dinu
http://www.mazda.com/publicity/public/200302/0217ae.html
The Edmunds estimate is, for some unknown reason, quite a bit higher than the estimate for the car that is (at least at this moment) its closest competitor in my shopping around--the VW Golf diesel. The only reason I even checked is because I expected the *Golf* to have higher maintenance costs than a gas model.
Of course, now that I've seen the pictures of the successor to the P5, that gives me a perfect excuse to remain indecisive for several more months.
Dinu
Rear doesn't look as attractive as the current P5's though. I miss the well-defined wheel arches on the current Pro/P5 too.
Can't see enough detail to figure how the door handles work. Are these faked (a la Photoshop) into the picture?
Icky wheels. Hopefully, these are an option? I'll get my own aftermarket alloys, thank you.
Sounds like they're trying to tie this in with the MX Tourer.
Glad to hear it's got the new 2.0L. Cleaner-running, so maybe they won't have to starve the engine at start-up to clean up the emissions, which causes the "death rattle" sound some have experienced.
As for the wheels in the picture, those are just for the concept car and will be different (definitely smaller) for production.
Can't wait until the Geneva show begins (1st week of March) to get actual photos of this car.
Also, I believe the 2.3l engine from the Mazda6 will be available for the N. American Mazda3.
I feel like I have read somewhere that ou sholdn't put the pro5 through an aoutomatic car wash with the roof rack on? Has anybody heard this or am I imagining? Does anyone do automatic carwash with the roof rack on? is it ok?
please let me know...too much road salt, and too cold
That said, I would not take any car with a roof rack through an automatic car wash. There's too much of a chance that the brush strands would get entangled and wrapped around the roof rack. It's pretty easy to take the roof rack off. I highly recommend you do that before taking it to an automatic wash.
I haven't tried the quickee at the gas station yet, I usually go to a bigger car wash only that's around here.
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Now I just have to find you!
Revka
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Thanks.
Therefore no price change.
Also, I would love to know how any of you are getting 25 to 30 mpg. We just drove from Atlanta to Orlando and did no better than 25 (75mph and below).
Dinu
"Some customers may hear a high frequency whine that occurs at approximately 45 and 75 mph (SORT OF TRUE), this noise usually can only be heard with the radio and blower motor off (NOT TRUE) and when the customer feathers the throttle within a very narrow RPM and MPH range (NOT NOT NOT TRUE).
This whine is considered normal and no repairs should be attempted.
This whine is not the result of any abnormal wear occurring within the transmission but is a result of a resonance that is generated at varying levels between the primary and secondary gears and does not affect the use, safety or value of the vehicle."
This to me seems a cop out on the part of Mazda and as for affecting the value of the vehicle, we can only pray that when we try to sell it, it does not crop up while test driving. Also, Mazda has given me the impression that this is a common issue and I need to go away and deal with it, but my research to this point has shown that I am apparently the only one complaining. Mazda is not earning my loyalty with their attitude.
1-800-222-5500
Call and complain. Tell them you will contact your State's Attorney General if they aren't cooperative. Did you ever say which Transmission you have, sport shift or standard auto?
CPC....email me your vin# and a paragraph on your problem and I will look into it for you. I can't fix it from CT but hopefully I can get you on the right path. my email is on my profile...
Rich
My Wife and I are nearly content owners of a 2002 Mazda Protege5. We purchased the car with the sport AT transmission, and are one of the many owners out there who have the dreaded transmission whine problem detailed in the "0002993 Dealer Repair Information" text:
"Some customers may hear a high frequency whine that occurs at approximately 45 and 75 mph, this noise usually can only be heard with the radio and blower motor off and when the customer feathers the throttle within a very narrow RPM and MPH range. This whine is considered normal and no repairs should be attempted. This whine is not the result of any abnormal wear occurring within the transmission but is a result of a resonance that is generated at varying levels between the primary and secondary gears and does not affect the use, safety or value of the vehicle."
I find this situation unacceptable. While the whine does not necessarily result in damage, it is NOT a "feature" that I purchased when the car was new, nor did I expect the car to perform this way. In my humble opinion, saying that the problem is not damaging and therefore should be lived with is a flagrant example of avoidance. I am considering purchasing a new Mazda6 for myself but this situation is making me reconsider I expect a problem of this sort to be addressed regardless of whether damage may ensue as a result. This is not acceptable performance, and it is a result of poor workmanship. That is preceisely what new car warranties legally cover.
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feel free to copy this email and send it to mazda usa. the more noise we make, the better.
-Alt
Bruno
Bruno
What Michelins are you considering? The only ones I could find that would fit were the Pilot SX GT, and they have horrible treadwear: 180! Let us know.
Read some reviews on Tirerack.com (hey - its a featured advertiser on edmnuds - so don't delete my post
Being serious road biker during my free time, I know that Michelin trully manufactures awesome tires. Sometime I break my own rule and buy others brands but I always come back to Michelin.
I was in internship at Clermont Ferrand/Michelin to get my BS degree. I can tell that they put serious effort into the research and the designs of their products.
Bruno