I traded in my protege for a 3s today and I love the 3. Its alot of fun to drive

 

more details please! like, what was the condition of your protege, how much did they give you on the trade in, and are your payments any more expensive? *Just* in case I decide I want something new before my 5 years of debt ends I have a P5 and absolutely love it, but if I decide I need more cargo space to carry around my keyboard, amps, speakers, drums, etc... I would check out the new Mazda5.

 

Well the protege was in good codition body Body needed a little paint on the bumper. So they gave me 4000 for My payments are 313 and that is about 40 bucks more than what I was paying but that was thanks to having no credit. space wise to me might be a lilttle bigger but I'm not sure. But So far I have no complaints about my 3 and I loved my protege but a side of my is glad that I got the 3

 

Yeah, I hated (well, kinda disliked) the way the 3 looked when it first came out. I gotta admit, they're growing on me though. I saw one at a Mazda meet the other night with RX-8 wheels on it. Thumbs up!

 

I love the 5 door...I just love the wagons.

 

I admit, I really didn't like the 3 at first either. Mazda has a way of making a great-looking front end but it seems like they lose interest by the time they get around to the rear styling.
I like the 3 hatch better than the sedan, but I like the 3rd gen sedans better than the P5.
Go figure.

As for the five, well, it's better-looking than a mini-van but it seems to me that it would compete with sales of the 3 hatch? Lots of issues with that new model, too.

 

I just bought my Mazda 3s (5-spd) yesterday. I love it. Unfortunately it's snowing outside right now so I'm wondering how well it does in snowy/icy conditions.... Anyone know?

 

handles great if you put some good snow tires on it. other wise ... YIKES!

 

I agree I love the 5 door but i just couldn't pass up the sedan I ended up gettin.