3rd Gen Protege/MazdaSpeed/P5/MP3 General/Maintenance Discussion for 1999-2003.5 Models Only (BJ Chassis)

hello! new p5'er here

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Old Aug 13, 2002 | 04:15 PM
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Originally posted by mazdanewbie
make sure you park carefully in westwood, the paint seems to get damaged very easily. mine is going to hell fast...just picked up a horrendous car cover at costco for $50 I had to customize it so it looks even worse, but I bet it's better material than the mazda one.

I bet you can find a P5 parked in clifton friday or saturday night...some student maybe. you know that NOBODY else in that town buys a japanese car brand new.
I have the luxury of my garage to keep it safe and clean, so hopefully the paint will last longer. Did not know the paint was so prone to wear, just how much deterioration are you getting? and how long has it taken?

Anyone recently been able to find a yellow? Just curious because i looked alllll around and no dealer had yellow anywhere. One dealership said they almost impossible to find around here because they are so backordered or something like that.
Old Aug 13, 2002 | 09:16 PM
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All I can say is the AT is pretty boring to drive IMO in comparison to the ST. I have always been an advocate for AT until now!!!!!

ST RULES, and will be the way that I go when I deciede to make the purchase (on pretty much any vehicle). [/B]
Yea, the missus and I debated for months on the issue. I wanted 5-speed and she refuses to learn saying it's too much trouble. Luckily by the time I gave in(I know, I can hear you guys making the whip snapping sound ) the refresh models came out with the sport-matic. It's not quite as much fun as a ST, but it does give me the control I need on on-ramps and passing and stuff. We've had our car for about a month and a half and I'm really learning to use the S-Matic to the best of it's ability. Plus I have the advanage to just pop it into auto when I get lazy.

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