Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Great Ride! - 2002 Mazda Protege5
  By Annie O - September 6 - 2:00 am

  This is a great car! Fun to drive and handles well.

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  Z28 Owner - 2003 Mazda Protege5
  By popsz28 - August 18 - 10:00 am

  Restored a 70 VW that got totalled (cell phone driver nailed me) so needed a replacement. Bought a new Saturn ION and when my son brought his new Protege 5 over and let me drive it I knew the ION was going back.What a neat little car. I was driving my Z28 Camaro for a while and while the Mazda is no Z28 it sure gives me the ride and feel of a sporty car. Now, if they could fit a small block Chevy in that thing they couldnt build em fast enough. I like everything about and the Laser Blue color turns everyones head. and all for 15,000. How do they do it.

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  Matrix what? - 2003 Mazda Protege5
  By Coqui258 - August 18 - 2:00 am

  Ive loved the Matrix ever since it came out, and was sure I was going to get it, UNTIL I saw that Protege5. The Matrix is so much bigger and less sport than the Protege5, which is a huge plus! Dont get me wrong, the Matrix is still nice, but side by side, the Protege5 outbeats Toyotas newest model. Also, feature-to- feature, youll be crazy NOT to choose the Protege5!

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  Low price for a high quality car - 2003 Mazda Protege5
  By insmanblue5 - August 18 - 2:00 am

  I have a little over 400 miles on my 03 P5. I have owned Mazdas in the past and feel confident about the quality. I bought this car as a second car to carry my bicycle around on a bike rack. The fit and finish is as good as my Infinity G35 but the quality of the paint is even better. I bought this car brand new loaded with automatic,leather, sunroof, dimming mirors, ABS, side airbags and polished wheels for $16,300! Does any other car compete at this price level and quality? Answer No.

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  great value for all around car - 2003 Mazda Protege5
  By emre - August 6 - 10:00 am

  It is simply fun to drive this car.you get everything that you want from a car for 19K with all extra features such nice 6 in dash cd and alloy wheels out the door. it gets noisy when you are driving over 60mph

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  MP5 - 2003 Mazda Protege5
  By TheHylandr - July 31 - 2:00 am

  Phenomenal car, quick, nimble, fun to drive, excellent gas mileage, roomy. Its only fault is being a tad underpowered...but you cant have everything!!! I normally buy a new car every year. Prior to the MP5 I had a Firebird Formula, a Trans Am WS6 and a Ford Lightning. I bought the MP5 as a temporary vehicle because I had a long drive to work (which I dont anymore). After a year and more than 18000 miles, its going to be around for quite awhile longer!!!

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  I like my protege5 - 2003 Mazda Protege5
  By mitchell meyer - July 26 - 11:17 am

  have had it for over two years now its one of the best cars I have perched. have been looking for a 2003 with sunroof and red

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  A Honda convert - 2002 Mazda Protege5
  By willy - July 24 - 10:00 am

  I just bought my silver P5 and just love it. I had been looking for quite some time and finally made the plunge. I am buying this car after owning 6 Hondas. Now I realize that Mazda is on to something. I have kids but want a sporty car...what a perfect combination. I always thought my Hondas handled great but they dont hold a candle to the P5. This car is a BLAST to drive and a near perfect combination of performance, features and price. I could not be happier.

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  Zoom-Zoom - 2002 Mazda Protege5
  By Stone - July 19 - 10:00 am

  Price, comfort, looks, ride...what else do you need? Maybe a turbo charger or about 32 more horsepower under the hood. Mazda, also needs to update their choice of speakers, they are terrible. Well, to the good stuff. Brings the fun out of any parking lot or congested traffic. This car drives like a go cart, which adds to your confidence and really brings the child out of you that can get you in trouble at times (Maybe its a good thing that there is not turbo charger under the hood?) Winter is coming, which will test out the car in different driving conditions. The low profile tires look great. Overall great car for under 20 Gs.

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  MP5 enthusist - 2003 Mazda Protege5
  By eddie - July 11 - 10:10 am

  I bought this car in March of 2003, as of today I have approx. 115,000 miles. Ive gone through three sets of tires, new brakes and rotors, new radiator, timing belt, and one tranny flush. This car is awesome. Before this car, I owned the Mazda 626, so I was already hooked on Mazdas. The first year and a half, I would always take my car to the dealership to be serviced, but the cost got so high, I started doing all of the easy maintenance myself. That kept the cost of owning this car really low! All in all this car has held up and I love it till this day!