ok i used to be on this board a long time ago i had a 94 lx

then i sold it and got a civic and now i am coming back
i am buying a 2003 protege5 in a few weeks

i have questions though
ok i have to get an automatic because its gonna be a family car

but i have heard that they have an automatic liek the mazda 6 where you can shift
ok can somebody tell me about these car
this is kind ahappening fast and i have alwasy been in love with the p5
thanks guys

 

the sport-o-matic???

 

i think thats it
is it the stock automatic for the 2003??

 

i believe so

 

neither is standard for a P5 I thought...

the 5 speed is stock or standard, and the regular auto and sport auto are both options, at least they used to be. They are essentially the same box, one allows you to shift with the + and - things (the sport auto), and the other is just a regular 4 speed auto. I think all 3 boxes are still available...

 

i just went to mazdausa.com and it wouldn't let me build a auto without the sportomatic.

 

ok guys i just called my insurance company and if everythign goes as planned
i will be picking my P5 up in hurst next week
i dont want to jynx myself but i'm happy as hell

i have heard they are excellent road cars

everybody tell me your favorite thing about the protege

my favorite thing about my old one was that it went 180k miles and never broke down and it purred like a kitten

 

You will love your suspension, unless you have a bad back of course. Tackle those twisties!

 

My favorite thing about it is the steering/suspension feel. Very light, very quick, like an old Italian car. The driving position is also dead-on perfect (at least for me; I'm 6 feet tall). Big trunk, good looks, good-sounding engine, etc, etc, etc.
You won't regret it.

 

if you get a stick you can teach your family to drive stick!

styling is great!

 

I love that you don't see the roads flooded with P5's, that they look very nice and that they handle very well.