what bug's you the most(3rd gen)
February-28th-2005, 05:34 PM
#242
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12
i saw some post complaining of horsepower...and well i have to agree...tho my previous vehicle...a 1987 toyota pickup ....only had 96 hp....its low weight made it so i could waste a many stock cars....i love my protege....but my old truck could beat it in a race...but that will change when i get money into my car...btw its a '00 LX
March-1st-2005, 07:22 PM
#244
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: USA
Posts: 14
Bright Dash Light Problem
I had problem with bright lights on the dash of an old Isuzu Trooper. The 4WD light and the high beam light were just rediculously bright - and of course they were the two you could not dim. I ended up taking the display apart and slapping little squares of window tint film over them - easy and quick!
-Dax
-Dax
March-2nd-2005, 08:10 PM
#245
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: derby,ct
Posts: 4
i agree with the no so sport seating. but my main thing is the interior colors and the changing of the radio bezel. i gotta 99 and im having a hard time finding a cf radio bezel for my car. oh and the back end is to high off the ground
Last edited by protozoom; March-2nd-2005 at 08:12 PM.
April-1st-2005, 03:16 AM
#248
"Pimpin Protege"
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: the rat's mouth
Posts: 530
I hate the door lock positions, every time i put my arm out the window i hit that stupid thing. Also the window tends to freeze up in the wintertime, making it a bitch for sight in the snow. Luckily I fixed that problem by moving to florida.
April-1st-2005, 08:33 AM
#250
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 156
I can't stand the volume control on the stock stereo. It has a mind of its own. You can turn it up or down, but you don't really know if the volume will get louder or softer and it also jumps several notches at a time.
April-1st-2005, 10:39 PM
#251
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 38
Overall, I liked my protege, but did have a few complaints
Yes, I hated the wipers.
I've also been locked out twice by opening the door and accidentally hitting the door locks, since it's so close to the door release.
The car floats at speeds above 130 kph as in a lot.
Sure it's a little under powered, but so was pretty much everything else made that year.
It's really not that great on gas for the size of motor compared to other cars in it's class for 2000. I had the 1.8L 5spd
It's noisy on the highway. Some of that was road noise, the rest was wind.
The car handled like a dream through the twisties.
The stock potenzas though, were absolutely useless in the wet or snow for that matter.
Still though, all in all, I've going to miss that car.
Yes, I hated the wipers.
I've also been locked out twice by opening the door and accidentally hitting the door locks, since it's so close to the door release.
The car floats at speeds above 130 kph as in a lot.
Sure it's a little under powered, but so was pretty much everything else made that year.
It's really not that great on gas for the size of motor compared to other cars in it's class for 2000. I had the 1.8L 5spd
It's noisy on the highway. Some of that was road noise, the rest was wind.
The car handled like a dream through the twisties.
The stock potenzas though, were absolutely useless in the wet or snow for that matter.
Still though, all in all, I've going to miss that car.
April-2nd-2005, 11:49 PM
#252
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Trinidad
Posts: 827
Originally Posted by carguycw
#3 Annoyance: Noise at freeway speed. The high revs don't bug me, it's the wind and tire noise.
Also the noise inside the doors!
The other day it was raining and I was parked and I could actually hear the drops of water that would go inside the door from the window and drip down to the bottom!
