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Anyway, recently, i went to my dealer for my 1st oil change and since I was there, I wanted them to check on a faint buzz/rattle coming rom the dashboard. So I drop it off in the morning and they tell me to expect it to be done by the same afternoon. Great, i thought. No more irritating buzz/rattle after this.
But not long after I got home, I got a call from them and they said that my car is ready. I asked them was the rattle/buzz fixed. they said that when they took my car out for a short drive, they DID hear the noise a couple of times, but it's too faint to pin-point the exact source of the problem. They tell me that the rattle needs to get more consistant and louder before they can fix it! WTF????!!!! This means that they acknowledge that there's a problem but don't want to fix it??? so I tried to complain thru the phone, but they just said they can't do much.
Well, i don't know what i can do now... I mean the noise is not loud, but it's sufficently irritating. And i don't really think it would get any louder because it's probably something very small that causes the rattle.
Here's a picture of what it looks like (from MAZDA's New Zealand site)
*you'll have to scroll down for a good picture of the hatch
http://www.mazda.co.nz/models/1010.html
Also is there any word as to how long the 1.9% finance promo will last? Will it go up or down???
Let's get more talk on MP5 vs. Matrix! I question if the extra utility of the matrix is enough to outweigh the superior styling/handling of the Pro5. Opinions????
IMO, the mini-minivan look of the Matrix/Vibe just isn't for me. I drove by one that was sitting in a Toyota lot and it looks quite a bit taller than I expected. It looks less like a performance car and much more like a family hauler. But to each his own I guess.
-juice
Keep an eye out for the Mazda (corporate, not dealership) reps at your local car shows. He gave me a number of coupons good for $500 off in addition to any existing incentives. That's $500+$750=$1250 off a P5!
They're good on other 2001/2002 Mazdas (except MP3), but only for my local region and only until March 9.
For those more on the minivan side, he also informed me of an augmented MPV with a 280hp engine. Now, that's one minivan that will haul!
Kind of bulgy outside, not to my liking. Instrument cluster is very ugly, IMO. So is the upper half of the middle stack. The rest is OK with me. However, I'm put off enough by its looks and the design of the IP to not even consider it for a test drive. I don't think I can stand looking at those things every day.
13,400 miles and counting. Out P5 has been almost flawless other than small ratlle in the passanger door. One of these days I'm gonn aopen the door panel myself and see what's making that noise. I don't hear it that much anymore; don't know why, but I'll check anyway.
I seriously want to get a P5, but before I would even consider a Matrix, I would like to know who the MFR of the car really is! (My 95 Nissan Quest minivan is really a Mercury Villager...it has Ford logo'd headlights and parts, it uses Ford keys, etc).
Any thoughts or knowledge out there about that part of it? Who is rebadging whose car?
So to answer your question, I'm pretty confident it's Pontiac rebadging a Toyota...
I don't see why we have to discuss a matrix here. I bought a p5, lets discuss p5. And everybody has a different opinion about the matrix just like about any other car so what do you care what somebody else thinks about it. If you are interested go test drive it and then decide for yourself.
Also, as for the insurance, I'm 23/M with no points no bad credit, and I'm paying a shade over 2 grand a year including comprehensive/collision at 500 deduct which I consider a bargain. My friend with 2 pts pays about 6 for his '99 Mercury Mistake.
All is well... as a matter of fact, all is fun. Still enjoying the driving experiences of my p5. Engine sound to me is very nice when accelerating. Pick up, especially as I leave lights, very nice; like a sling shot. On the interstate, "on rails" handling still. Some wind/road noise but just as it has always been. Suspension still instills daring on the turns.
Have not checked gas mileage lately; but was getting the mileage posted on the window-sticker earlier so have not bothered to check lately.
Still get looks as I cruise this beach town. And compliments from people I give rides to around the town. I always volunteer to drive my car! :-)
One minor prob that others have noted.... noise from the front passenger door panel. I took it in to have fixed. Mazda dealer said a clip was loose and "fixed it". And the noise was gone.... until that door was used again. Now it is back. I suspect the noise may be speaker wires jostling as someone else suggested. Will take it back in at next oil change over Spring Break.
Anyway, happy zooming everyone.
Is it bad to love a machine???? :-)
Bruno
So my question is for those of you who have had your P5's for a while. Do you notice much paint wear on the lower doors? Sporin, your reporting 10,000 miles, or Krotine and Boopoppa, since you drive in the same area of the country I do. I do drive on some back roads which tend to have some loose gravel, but if others have reached 10,000 miles with no real paint damage maybe I'm over reacting on the whole mud flap issue.
Bruno, yellow P5, 12k+ miles, Houston
I tend to get fairly low gas mileage (I don't have accurate numbers...I always forget to keep track of miles every couple trips) but I blame this on a few things. I have an automatic. I do almost all city driving. I tend to drive somewhat fast or at least will run the RPMs up from time to time. My Pro5 lives at 4000 feet and drinks 86 octane gas. I think all these things combine to keep my mileage low. I've thought about trying a tank with shifts at or below 3000rpm to see how mileage is then but it takes me long enough to go through a tank of gas that I run out of patience.
Not that I care much. I put pretty low miles on the car and around here even brand name gas is still hovering at a buck a gallon, so it's not any major hardship to get 22mpg instead of 28.
PS: I really wanted a black Pro5 but the dealership sold it before I committed to buy, so I had to wait until they got more in and the silver was the only one equipped like I wanted. So I bought it. I'd still prefer one of the other (flashier) colors cause everybody and their brother has a silver car these days, but at least it's a shiny metallic silver, and it sure is easy to keep clean looking (important here in southern New Mexico where spring weather is wind + dust).
Today 2/18 I hit 12,000. I bought the car on 8/19/01 so thats exactly 6 months. Tire wear is even at all four corners with still probably more than half of the tread left. I keep the pressure at 32psi. They have been rotated once at the dealership. I have removed the air silencer (over the radiator) and installed KN filter as well as synthetic oil. I buy 87 gas from mobil, chevron, amoco, and get around 25.5 mpg in my auto with 75% of driving on the highway (75-80+ mph). I do open the engine up from time to time. I am sure that with easy driving i will get at least 27mpg. I would like it to be higher but, oh well. Few little creaks and noises + excessive wind noise around the sides of the car at high speeds even with out the roofrack. But its much better without the roofrack. I took care of two today by taking out all the change from the ashtray and all the tapes from the armrest console box
Kinda long
Rich
Bruno
Couple other things I read in recent posts I wanted to mention:
--Canadian invoice pricing: I have it for the P5 if any prospective buyers are interested.
--Trunk tray: Worth its weight in gold for catching whatever spills back there or is already wet. Easy to clean too. I had one in my previous car and it was a must-have for my new P5.
zoom-zoom
Bruno
let me guess bruno, your friend drives a tiny-torque Honda?
Thanks
I heard that here, it's not my original idea so I can't take credit.
-juice
Base car: MSRP $19895.00 / Dealer cost $18477.00
Metallic/primary colour paint: $105.00 / $85.00
Package AC00 (A/C): $1000.00 / $929.00
Package AD00 (sunroof): $800.00 / $743.00
Package AF00 (sunroof, A/C): $1800.00 / $1672.00
Four-speed auto transmission: $1000.00 / $929.00
Freight/PDI: $895.00
I'm supposed to pick my P5 up in a couple of weeks, so if there are any substantial changes I may just wait. Leather doesn't matter to me, but engine, suspension, or appearance changes might.
The finance charge is 1.9% which is very good over 60 months.
How much over dealer costs is a good deal on this car?
i too picked up a friend who asked if my car was a V6 as we zoomed out :-)
alas, my car's in the shop now getting the door repainted from an egging
Meade
Ps. Thanks Boopoppa (hope your paint job works out), I'm still not totally convinced I don't need the mudflaps but you've had your blue car through a Pittsburgh winter and say theres not any paint damage. I do think they'll look fine, the NX did when I put them on after having the doors painted. The two cars have similar moldings so I don't think it would be much different.