Protege Questions...

[LauraS1689]

Hey...I'm new here...Well first of all, I got my license in March, and I really wanted to buy a Honda Civic coupe. That idea flip flopped when I went to the Honda Dealer. Instead I went to investigate a Toyota/Scion dealer, and it also had used cars. I ended up purchasing a 2003 Mazda Protege LX for 9,000. It had 35,000 mi on it, and a cd player, really nice car, its a Burgandy color. I absolutely love it. Anyway, It is going to work brilliantly to get me to work and back, but I'm not positive I want to take this car to college with me I want something more substantial, but I am debating this. I don't want to spend boku bucks making it look aesthetically nice, but it has no spoiler on it, etc, and I either want to make it more sporty or possibly buy a used Mazda Tribute. Any ideas? How does the Protege put up with snow? Because where I live there is a surplus. My only concern is my car is very lightweight. I drive well and carefully, but I have already....spun out? I guess twice on gravel, it was kind of funny at the time, but also scary. I just read this over, but yeah please comment, say whatever. I really am happy with it though, to anyone who also owns the same car. A lot of people at my school thought it was awesome. Okay, off subject, I digress. Comment Away!

[Witchdoktor]

you shoulda bought the honda civic, now show us your tits.

just kidding, only on the first part though. what mods are you interested in? audio, appearance, performance? as for snow, how much snow u talking bout

[LauraS1689]

well its wisconsin, go figure, i mean there are white out conditions like 3 days a week. it blows! i am thinking more appearance-wise...maybe a spoiler or something. i looked at mazdastuff.com, they are charging a lot for a spoiler...i am thinking of keeping this under like 500 dollars...ish.

[DE31]

check out our for sale section. somebody might be selling their spoilers from their MSP/MP3s. i personally like the 03.5 Spoilers from the MSP.

*edit* with links
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115939
of course you would have to repaint that. that would be a MP3 spoiler.

cant find a 03.5 for sale but heres how it looks.
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=54226

[65racecoupe]

If you are going to college and have ANY car, you are doing pretty well.

If I had only one daily driver in that weather it probably wouldn't be a small Protege'. I would get something that gets me through the snow.

If you put rims on it, they will get ruined (I doubt you will have room in your dorm for a spare set of rims).

Get something you can use. Good luck.

[LauraS1689]

I'll put up a picture by tomorrow. if not tonight, my camera is at home. but yeah i hate the plastic/psuedo chrome rims on my car. ug. i probably will get a spoiler. how exactly do you get it painted by yourself if its primer by the way?

[DE31]

find a local shop.I'll put up a picture by tomorrow. if not tonight, my camera is at home. but yeah i hate the plastic/psuedo chrome rims on my car. ug. i probably will get a spoiler. how exactly do you get it painted by yourself if its primer by the way?

[Witchdoktor]

well its wisconsin, go figure, i mean there are white out conditions like 3 days a week. it blows! i am thinking more appearance-wise...maybe a spoiler or something. i looked at mazdastuff.com, they are charging a lot for a spoiler...i am thinking of keeping this under like 500 dollars...ish.

ebay is killer!