Something Loose Under the car?
January-18th-2003, 04:56 PM
#17
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Re: Re: Re: Same Here
Originally posted by hihoslva
I get more pissed at people who consider every little rattle and minor thing a huge nuisance. Not to flame - but you bought a CHEAP CAR!! Our Pros are excellent little rides, and represent a solid value. But it is still an ECONOMY car. Why people expect Lexus-like quiet and solid-like-a-Bimmer build quality from a $15,000 car is beyond me.
My car has a few squeaks and rattles now that it is approaching 40,000 miles. So freaking what. I mean, the issue with the bolts missing is a bit crazy - but to say that "so many of these cars are lemons" is ridiculous. The Protege is one of the most reliable cars on the road. If you were breaking down all the time, that's one thing. But to call a car a "lemon" because it has a rattle - you expect too much.
The car is NOT shoddy. It's just CHEAP.
~HH
I get more pissed at people who consider every little rattle and minor thing a huge nuisance. Not to flame - but you bought a CHEAP CAR!! Our Pros are excellent little rides, and represent a solid value. But it is still an ECONOMY car. Why people expect Lexus-like quiet and solid-like-a-Bimmer build quality from a $15,000 car is beyond me.
My car has a few squeaks and rattles now that it is approaching 40,000 miles. So freaking what. I mean, the issue with the bolts missing is a bit crazy - but to say that "so many of these cars are lemons" is ridiculous. The Protege is one of the most reliable cars on the road. If you were breaking down all the time, that's one thing. But to call a car a "lemon" because it has a rattle - you expect too much.
The car is NOT shoddy. It's just CHEAP.
~HH
Settle down boys. Calling a car a 'lemon' for few issues is out of line, but you are also out of line suggesting he should just shut up and live with what is clearly a manufacturing defect, just because he bought an economy car. Is the purpose of this board not to help people? What these guys are doing is asking for help to isolate the cause of something that is NOT normal, regardless of how much one paid for the car, and whether it is a P5 or any other car.
January-18th-2003, 05:53 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Same Here
Originally posted by frankd
Settle down boys. Calling a car a 'lemon' for few issues is out of line, but you are also out of line suggesting he should just shut up and live with what is clearly a manufacturing defect, just because he bought an economy car. Is the purpose of this board not to help people? What these guys are doing is asking for help to isolate the cause of something that is NOT normal, regardless of how much one paid for the car, and whether it is a P5 or any other car.
Settle down boys. Calling a car a 'lemon' for few issues is out of line, but you are also out of line suggesting he should just shut up and live with what is clearly a manufacturing defect, just because he bought an economy car. Is the purpose of this board not to help people? What these guys are doing is asking for help to isolate the cause of something that is NOT normal, regardless of how much one paid for the car, and whether it is a P5 or any other car.
Originally Posted by ShuyutanSan
I'm really pissed at the shotty quality that Mazda did for the 2001 - 2002 Gen 3 proteges. I mean sure, a few of you may get the good perfect ones, but there are alot of people who are like me who end up with the lemons..
I'm really pissed at the shotty quality that Mazda did for the 2001 - 2002 Gen 3 proteges. I mean sure, a few of you may get the good perfect ones, but there are alot of people who are like me who end up with the lemons..
February-16th-2003, 03:38 AM
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Okay let me get this straight, because your car has an odd rattle that randomly occours, and out of your own fault have not even attemped to get it fix, you feel that you can portray your car as a lemon. Interesting. Unfortunetly, this seems to be so stupid to me. Why don't you go to the dealer and have them check it out as it may be something simple, like heat sheid rattle of even the exhust vibrating against something. Check it out first, but don't state that many have lemons when that is a gross exageration to say the least.
February-16th-2003, 06:08 AM
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You should get a REAL lemon...then you will not car that much about some funny noises 
(Should tell you about my friends Neon sometime... basically one month old and the wheels were litterally falling off...e-brake cables snapped... exhaust hangers (?) ratteled loose, causing the muffler to nearly drag on the ground. Needless to say the whole factory must have been stoned or it was 5 minutes before a 4-day weekend and they needed to finish up... or something... hehhe)
(Should tell you about my friends Neon sometime... basically one month old and the wheels were litterally falling off...e-brake cables snapped... exhaust hangers (?) ratteled loose, causing the muffler to nearly drag on the ground. Needless to say the whole factory must have been stoned or it was 5 minutes before a 4-day weekend and they needed to finish up... or something... hehhe)
February-16th-2003, 06:56 PM
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forgot the username of the guy, but bro, you're comparing a cavalier to a protege? you need to get your f*cking head examined. if you really think a cavalier is better than a pro then please, leave this board now, i don't wish to read you posts or replies.
April-25th-2003, 04:19 PM
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Haha back again, I haven't visited this site for awhile. Looks like I caused a lot of trouble LOL. When I compared the cavvy to the pro, I was just using it figuratively. Of course a Pro is better then a cavalier... geeeze. I just mentioned it briefly and everyone freaks out. The same thing with the Lemon comment, it was also said figuratively... obviously I don't drive a lemon, because I'm still driving my Pro right now.
Defensive defensive.... btw the virbrating noise went away HAHAHAHAHA! So either the lose part fell off, or the car fixed itself. he he he.
Defensive defensive.... btw the virbrating noise went away HAHAHAHAHA! So either the lose part fell off, or the car fixed itself. he he he.
April-26th-2003, 11:28 AM
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I had a front end rattle up front over certain kinds of bumps with 25000 miles.I got under the car and checked everywhere and couldn't find the problem.Turned out it was the sway bar end (link).Just thought I'd throw that out there since nobody seems to have mentioned that possibility.
April-27th-2003, 04:22 PM
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Originally posted by perfworks
very angry people on this board
very angry people on this board
And btw the Pro isn't a "cheap" car, because I payed $19k for mine at the end of the day. Maybe for you rich suburban kids out there that might be so, but for a poor college student like me? Heeeeeelllllz No....
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