3 or 5?
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3 or 5?
is there going to be a 2004 protege5 with more power? or is that going to be the mazda3? and is the engine shared with ford or made in japan? lastly, would you wait for the 3 or buy the PR5 now?
sorry so many questions.
sorry so many questions.
#2
The 3 will have more power it's supposed to come with a 145? hp version of our 2.0 and a 160-170hp version of the 2.3 (which is made by mazda for ford btw). I might be mistaken about hte hp figures but I do know that there will be more power. As for waiting for a 3 vs a P5, kinda up to you depending on what you like looks wise. The P5 is really cheap currently, I've seen it advertised in the papers for 14-15k. You won't get the 3 for that price for a while most likely. However if you really like the looks and can wait a year or so for them to come it might be worth the wait.
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Originally posted by jlanger
The 3 will have more power it's supposed to come with a 145? hp version of our 2.0 and a 160-170hp version of the 2.3 (which is made by mazda for ford btw). I might be mistaken about hte hp figures but I do know that there will be more power. As for waiting for a 3 vs a P5, kinda up to you depending on what you like looks wise. The P5 is really cheap currently, I've seen it advertised in the papers for 14-15k. You won't get the 3 for that price for a while most likely. However if you really like the looks and can wait a year or so for them to come it might be worth the wait.
The 3 will have more power it's supposed to come with a 145? hp version of our 2.0 and a 160-170hp version of the 2.3 (which is made by mazda for ford btw). I might be mistaken about hte hp figures but I do know that there will be more power. As for waiting for a 3 vs a P5, kinda up to you depending on what you like looks wise. The P5 is really cheap currently, I've seen it advertised in the papers for 14-15k. You won't get the 3 for that price for a while most likely. However if you really like the looks and can wait a year or so for them to come it might be worth the wait.
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were the old 2.0 used in P5 built in japan? and the new ones built by ford?
Edit: are the new ones being built by ford is what i meant. i think you understood it anyway tho.
Edit: are the new ones being built by ford is what i meant. i think you understood it anyway tho.
Last edited by brucelee; July-27th-2003 at 11:19 PM.
#6
To my memory the 2.0L is going to be a detuned version of the 2.3L (shorter stroke or something). The old 2.0L was built in Japan. I imagine the new one for the 3 will be built there as well but the Focus, Mazda6, and Ranger/B-Series (sort of) already have the same 2.3L (Mazda designed) and I think that one is built in NA.
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thanks for that. the reason i asked was cuz not so many people seem to want to buy a mazda6 cuz of its engine. i wasnt sure if it was built by ford or what. and if the 3's engine is going to be built by ford in america, i think i'd stick to the P5.
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not so many people seem to want to buy a mazda6 cuz of its engine. i wasnt sure if it was built by ford or what. and if the 3's engine is going to be built by ford in america, i think i'd stick to the P5.
I'd seen that link already and didn't really see anything about it being a different version of the 2.3. Oh well.
I'm glad to hear that the 2.0 is a new design, it's been long in coming. Because of this I'd be kinda weary of first year 2.0 models, it might be good to wait a year or so to see about any first year issues. The 6 didn't have too many issues but it did have some. First year model runs of any car seem to be more prone to problems. Just fyi.
Last edited by jlanger; July-28th-2003 at 11:30 AM.
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If anything the new 2.0L will be more reliable than the 2.3L, so you don't have a lot to worry about. And the 2.3L has gotten a good shakedown in the Ranger / B-Series, Focus (only in strict emissions states at the moment), and Mazda6. I would be more nervous about the dinosaur of a 2.0L I own now.
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hmm ok so the 2.0 is going to be better than the 2.3...but the 2.0 is a new 2.0 from the currenty one. how would you compare the reliability of the 2 2.0's? :P
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