ZoomZoomH

Is there a good way to let Mazda North America Operation know that the colors they've picked for the Mazdaspeed Protege, black mica and SPICY ORANGE , are underwhelming to say the least, if not downright bad choice?

Is it even possible for them to change the colors before production begin later this year???

I really REALLY want to see the MS Pro back in the Laser Blue Mica ala the MP3 or the Titanium gray metallic from this year's special edition Miata.

Is it possible???

Don M

No.

Don

kc5zom

Yeah, I'm not too fond of orange either. Black is a good color though. As for the Miata why not the good old British racing green with tan top? I love that color scheme on roadsters. Esp. from Jaguar. But silver metallic colors are too subdued for a performance version. I would prefer it screamed yellow.

bmassche

nice website. I have a 2000 Protege LX (same as US ES)
I got mine in January 2001. I have only 21000 KM after 15 months. Is the strutbar from the mp3?, and did you have to modify the bracket to fit around the cruise?
peace relax and have a

ZoomZoomH

I emailed them anyway, let's see what kind of irrelevant bullshit they'll respond me with, if at all

I'll post their response if they send me one...

and my strut bar is the strut bar kit that they sell at Mazda dealers, I got mine from mazdastuff.com. Everything was a direct bolt-on, no cutting

ZoomZoomH

Here's their response email that I received, along with my original email:

Dear Hank,

Thank you for contacting Mazda North American Operations. I appreciate the opportunity to respond to you.

You've inquired about the 2003 MAZDASPEED Protegé. The MAZDASPEED Protegé will be limited to 1,750 units. 1,150 will be Black and 600 will be Spicy Orange.

I am pleased that you took the time to bring your suggestions regarding the MAZDASPEED Protegé to our attention. Consumer feedback is veryimportant to Mazda. Certainly, we want to offer exciting vehicles, and comments such as yours help us to achieve that goal.

Your suggestions have been documented for our corporate record. These records are continuously being reviewed by our Product Planning Department in an effort to provide only the highest quality products and services to our customers.

We appreciate your interest in the MAZDASPEED Protegé. Zoom-Zoom!

Again, thank you for contacting Mazda. It has been my pleasure to assist you. If for any reason this response has not completely satisfied you, please feel free to reply to this message. You may also contact our Customer Assistance Center toll-free at 1-800-222-5500.

Regards,

Lisa Lasky
Specialist, Customer Assistance E-Business




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Form Message

First Name: Hank
Last Name: Kuo
Email Address: kuowenhung@hotmail.com
Subject1: Questions/Comments
model: Protegé
year: Other
Message Body:
Hi, I currently own a 2000 Protege ES and am very satisfied with it. I have been following the unveiling of the Mazdaspeed Protege at the New York auto show closely, and have few comments that I would like to make.

I was wondering what what was the reasoning behind picking spicy orange and black mica as the colors for the Mazdaspeed Protege, in particular the orange. There are many current Protege owners expressing concerns that this 'unique' color will turn away prospective buyers that want the underhood performance gains but not the extroverted color scheme.

My follow-up question is, of the 2000 Mazdaspeed Proteges projected for North America sale, what's the volume percentage between the black and the orange?

Personally, if the Mazdaspeed Protege comes painted with either the laser blue mica from the MP3 or the titatnium gray metallic from this year's special edition Miata, I would put down a deposit for one at an authorized Mazdaspeed dealer in a heartbeat. Keep up the good work!

Sincerely,

Hank Kuo

p.s. the Protege owners' opinions regarding the colors of the Mazdaspeed Protege were observed from the following Mazda Protege-specific internet forums:

http://www.protegeclub.com/forum
http://forum.protegemp3.com/vbb222/

orangealpha

$100 dollars says the first MS Protege off your local dealers lot will be orange and that all the other orange proteges will quickly follow. Oh btw MAZDA usa wants to know what color you decided on; Laser Blue Mica or the Titanium gray metallic. I guess their makin one especially for you

ZoomZoomH

bite me