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some mazdas came out with faulty transmissions and mazda refuses to correct the problem.
I bought a new mazda protege 5 in 2002 with 5 year 60, 000 mile extended power train warrenty.
I only have 54,000 miles but the warranty is out over 3 months. my transmission went out last month and the repair bill was $1461.
mazda knew about this problem and released a service bulliten on this problem.
I have personally seen the service bulliten.
my mechanic told me that some front wheel drive fords also have this same transmission.
so please, if your mazda protege is still under warranty check with your serviceman about this.
personally this had led me to the decision that I will never buy another mazdfa.
my mechanic told me that mazda knew about this problem and a service bulliten was realeased. he also said some fords with front wheel drive had this same tranny.
at 5 years and 54,000 miles this cost me $1461 out of my own pocket.
I will never buy another mazda.
google "mazda protege 5 transmission problems."
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/mazda_trans.html
In any case, it is still too bad that your tranny went. You mentioned leaking seals; did a lot of the fluid leak out, and the lack of fluid destroy the transmission?
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2007: new water pump; new timing belt; fuel induction service ; total: C$1000
2006: new EGR valve; removed rust from rear wheel wells; new summer tires (BFG Traction TA 205/50/16); total: C$1500
Total maintenance costs (including oilchanges); C$3000 ; C$600/year.
General assessment: great car
Do you mean you have three in your garage or that you've replaced the previous two with this one? Either way, this qualifies more than a love affair ... this is an obsession!
It was garaged all the time, so the paint is in really good shape. There is one scrape on the front bumper that the previous owner fixed with touch up paint. It is so minor that I am probably not going to get it fixed, and I am a stickler for those kinds of things. The interior is immaculate.
Yes, I am definitely obsessed with these cars.
I recently spent a week in Bermuda, and there were plenty of 323s running around. It looks really weird without the ground effects and bumpers, and in the other colors besides what we got. Very strange experience.
Low mileage, low cost, good condition ... sounds like a homerun to me. Enjoy!
I was just told that there's an iPOD adapter where you plug it into the changer port on back of the factory stereo, replacing the CD changer. It plays right through the speakers & not through a radio station.
I checked out Crutchfield.com for this adapter, and they're telling me that they don't have this adapter for my factory stereo for my 2002 Mazda Portege' 5.
Do you know if my factory stereo is compatible for this?
Is there something else i can do?
Are there actually good FM Transmitters out there that have great audio quality?
You help is much appreciated!!!
Thanks!
Have you heard of this?
Thanks for the help!
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What things should be looked at carefully in prepurchase inspection?
thanks in advance for your help
John
You didn't state the condition, etc. Check out the TMV calculator.
Thanks a bunch.
Oh, and the other concern I have is tires, as soon as I get a car I'll be driving from S.Ontario to N.Alberta and thus assume I should get winter tires. I've heard the tires for this car are expensive, can I just stud all seasons? I really have no idea.
Regarding the tires, for fellow Canucks I would definitely suggest winter tires with separate steel wheels. They are not expensive; my 14" tires and wheels have lasted for the last 6 winters and they are a must have. The original Dunlops wear very quickly; you may want to consider another brand that has a longer life span.
My 2002 P5 automatic has been wonderful and trouble-free.
Good luck and let us know how you fare.
autonomous - you are using 14" tires? Tire rack suggested 15" for winters, minus 1 or whatever. 14" seems small. What brand to you recommend? Tirerack suggested Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 for the Pro5, I was also thinking Michelin X-Ice cause I might get them on sale at Canadian Tire.
Can anyone tell me the difference between the Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 or the WS-50?
Thanks again, I will soon be a Pro5 owner with the rest of y'all.
Mine were done every 18 months & lasted nearly 100K km / 60K miles.
14" tires? Tire rack suggested 15" for winters, minus 1 or whatever ... What brand
Yes, either 14" or "15" for winter tires. My tire shop said to keep the footprint small; another way of thinking of it is snow tires should be less like snowshoes and more like skates, that is thin and tall. I have BF Goodrich tires on steel wheels; they were a great value at $700 (tax included) for the package. Blizzaks and Michelin X-Ice are both excellent tires (although more pricey than what I paid).
When I got mine installed last month the service representative said "you know you're getting the last one in North America". I thought he was joking. It turned out that it was a return that they were planning to discard.
Also it's an automatic and I am die hard manual driver. How does it compare to the manual? And are automatics reliable when it comes to tuning?
Anyway, I was wondering what you guys think of the air intake system K&N offers. I have heard good things about it but I want to get some other feedback.
Also I was looking at cold air intake systems but someone was telling me that (I live in Florida) thay are not good if you live in a humid climate. Why is that?
Thanks to all who will respond!
What about performance wise? What do I want to do to about adding hps?
Thanks,
Ashley