Used Mazda Protege5 for Sale

My family purchased our Mazda Protege5 hatchback when it was brand new and had exactly 6 miles on it. From day one the car was the closest thing to a practical Miata that Mazda had ever produced. The Protege5 has a low curb weight, which makes for very fun drives, moderate body lean, and very precise steering. The base brakes are powerful and linear, nerving jerking the car or skidding, even under hard braking. The bucket seats are comfortable, even for long drives, and the backseat is easily habitable by almost any sized person. With a combination of the backseat and hatchback trunk space, the car has great cargo capacity, making it easy to carry anything from groceries, to school bags, to guitar case and full size amplifiers. I opted to purchase the manual, five speed transmission, and would never even think of swapping it out for an automatic. With the manual, acceleration and overall car control is superb. Despite it being a standard hatchback, speed and control is surprisingly good, even through it's seemingly low 130 horsepower engine. The car does have an unusually high amount of noise coming in from the outside, including wind, road sounds, and the engine, but a strong base audio system and subwoofer can easily drown out any outside noises. The car needs very minimal repairs, outside of basic maintenance, and any repairs needed are inexpensive for the parts and labor required. A full tank of gas can take you around 310 miles if you drive conservatively, or around 280 miles if you push the car often. A full fill up takes around $40 to $50.

The Mazdaspeed Protege5 is a pleasure to drive and a wonderful car to own. The transmission, automatic fuel injection and pickup is remarkably smooth, sensitive, and powerful for a car in its class, rivalling the Subaru WRX or Audi RS4/RS5. Adding an audiophile hi fidelity sound system, tinted windows, auto remote starter and alarm, and interior trimmings such as carbon fiber and dash accouterments heightened the sense of style and substance found in the Protege5, the best car I've ever owned and driven. I seriously liked everything about it and still do. The quality in every part and the sum of the whole perform fabulously.

My Mazda Has been a very good car overall. I have owned it for 6 years and only had to replace the brake pads, and obvious maintenance things like oil changes and such. It handles well under many road conditions and always starts right up. Its got a roomy interior, it seats four adults comfortably. The trunk size is nice fairly deep and the back seats will lay down for added trunk room. The gas mileage on this car was very good and with gas prices that is very important. I do have to mention that the car is a little noisy it runs a little loud and the one real negative I found was the front splash guard under the front of the car, has gotten loose several times. It is a pretty easy fix for now but if I didn't catch it when it came loose it would drag and get torn off and need replacing. So for owning it for 6 years I would say overall I feel safe and enjoy driving my Mazda.