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April-8th-2002 07:00 PM |
I chose to go with a black MP5
I liked both a lot...
heres the story on why..
I drove by Ryder Mazda in state College Pa one Friday evening in my Ford Penis(Probe) GT. The damn GT recieved an R title after I lost a high speed argument with a corner in rain...this yeilds>>>nonone wanting to buy the car and trade in value of about 400 bucks. Anyway, I saw this sexy Blue MP3 sitting out front of the dealership. I had wanted one since they arrived and loved the fact that the Mp3 litteraly beat a Corvette Z06 through the slalom in an official Road and Track test(the magazine) I pulled in and for the first time actually looked for a salesman. He came out grinning and quickly told me that it was bought buy their mechanic and I was about the 10th teenager to come in drooling at it, however he showed me a Black P5 and a white 2.0 ES with the optional 16 inch wheels. he told me the mechanic would let me drive the Mp3 if I agreed to drive one of the other Protege models. He also told me i could "drive it like I stole it"(hahah not really, but I did!) I would have drove a Ford Festiva hatchback for a chance to drive one of the 1499 Mp3's(I know of one guy totaling one) I drove it and of course it was awesome. Next I sat in the P5 not knowing what really to expect. I drove it around and was almost as impressed! It was noticably heavier but nearly as nimble. The dealer guy told me about the fact that the extra weight of the Hatchback is over the rear wheels so you get pleasantly neutral handling physics. I then drove the ES and liked it a lot but liked the 3 spoke wheel and exterior styling of the P5. The cars have the same supsension setup mostly. I think the P5 has a bit stiffer springs maybe due to the 250 extra pounds or whatever. The P5 also had a stock strut bar too. Both cars were nice but he gave me a great price on the P5 so I bought it. I traded in the ol' Penis GT for a huge $412 and exhausted my bank account for a hefty down payment. I drove the car off the lot with mats, wheel locks, and an anti-theft system
for $16,400, which is pretty cheap I guess(this included a 400 dollar factory rebate thing).
The choice is yours and I thought both were excellent cars. I think the p5 looks a little better but you sacrifice speed with some extra weight. In my opinion (someone might beat me up for this) The P5 was a little closer in handling to the Mp3. Maybe because I drove right after but it just felt really balanced and solid.
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