Anyone ever get compliments on their P5?

[Canecreekfreak]

I was just over at the Miata.net forum, and they have a thread on compliments random people have given them on their new Miata's. That reminded me of a day I was driving home from work last fall. I was at a stop light with the windows down, and a lady said that she really liked the color of my car. (thumb) I was pretty shocked 'cause I didn't expect that in my little wagon.
Anyone else get any positive comments on their P5's from random people?

[Robot Romeo]

i haven't had any strangers come up to me and tell me anything. but its cool when people drive real slow next to me, just to check the profile out and see what kind of car it is. (thumb)

[the tortoise]

I never get random compliments on the car, but often when people are riding in it they sing its praise.

[Protege52003]

when i dropped my x-mas tree off saturday, the police-man liked my box......my car was dirty though!

[NRRfrogmanP5]

i get alot of compliments for some reason..people always pullin up next me to sayin nice car

[Replica]

People always used to ask if my P5 was a focus.

When i went to get gas, i went in to pay and i didnt know the pump. The cashier asked, "oh the pump in front of the Matrix?"....."eah, just give me my gas..."

[ariana]

I get a lot. Mostly it's all guys asking is that really your car??:rolleyes:

[SlowPro98]

I had the brakes done, and the guy brought the car around the building and he hopped out and said "that must be a fun car to drive"

I also had a very tall friend ride in it once and he was amazed at how comfy the stock seats were.

[RaiderMP5]

I got some old fart tell me he liked my Matrix. I corrected him, but a week later, same thing. I do get a lot of looks as I drive it though. Probably wondering if I am ever going to fix my exhaust leaks...

[misbehave]

I get a lot too. Even from a cop once and from a US Custom at the B.C. border another time.

[snowblazin]

I get a lot from random people. Kids are the funniest. Almost everytime I drive by a group of kids playing I get the, "hey! nice car!". Just the other day getting gas I had a guy trying to buy my car, HELL NO! (first)

[Alpinejwl]

I got it a couple time, mostly from girls who say "cute car"! I don't know why it's cute,but hey I don't complain =p

[Pro5Monkey]

My wife took the Pro5 to work a while back and one of the mechanic, who's into muscle cars, was impressed with it. He thought it had "nice lines". (thumb)

[aMaff]

It does have nice lines :D

Anyway, yeah, every time I got to Advance Auto Parts, there's this 1 guy that geeks out abt my car. It's cool I guess...just a little overbearing lol.

[bazooka joe]

i get compliments all the time...people love the style, color....often when i go to someone new to maybe do some work or something i get, hey, this you son's car? i tell know way, he doesn't have as good taste as his old man!!

i stopped at the local farm/ice cream stand last summer and was backing into a spot next to another p5 and the guy and his girl were like" hey that looks like my car, but it's lower and how come i didn't get those wheels or that head unit??? i was like "i've done a few things to it since it was new" they were very complimentry and said they were going to look into some new wheels and lowering the car too!

it's a unique car and of course they are no more being made!! (first)

[vindication]

My wife took the Pro5 to work a while back and one of the mechanic, who's into muscle cars, was impressed with it. He thought it had "nice lines". (thumb)
sure he wasn't talking about your wife (evil)

[Pro5Monkey]

sure he wasn't talking about your wife (evil)

That son of a bitch! I wondered why both my kids had red hair!!!

[aMaff]

sure he wasn't talking about your wife (evil)
Zing of the day!!

[Canecreekfreak]

Besides the compliments I get, I also get alot of folks who have no idea what my car is. It's funny how many people think the Matrix/Focus/P5 are all the same car. I just today had a coworker ask if it's a Subaru, and called it a station wagon just a second later. (boom07) I know that technically it is a wagon, but not a big Buick with wood paneling.
It's funny how some people have no idea of what cars are what if it's not a Camry or an Accord.
(cheers)

[Alpinejwl]

yeah I get that sometime too..they ask "what brand is it?" Like the mazda emblem I have in the front and back mean nothing to them.

[-pixy-]

one of my friends said "i thought mazdas were crap, but wow, this is a nice interior, it puts my xB to shame"

[aMaff]

hahaha, ur friend has an xB ;)

Yeah, I get that a lot too

[rednecks_r_us]

That reminded me of a day I was driving home from work last fall. I was at a stop light with the windows down, and a lady said that she really liked the color of my car. (thumb)


i get alot of compliments for some reason..people always pullin up next me to sayin nice car

Thats because Laser blue is awesome ;)

When I first got my car some guy asked me how I liked my PT cruiser. D'oh I was speechless. Just kept saying that my MAZDA was a really nice MAZDA and that MAZDA did a good job on making it. LOL

I get compliments on the color all the time. Most common is, who did your paint? Is that custom?

[misbehave]

yeah I get that sometime too..they ask "what brand is it?" Like the mazda emblem I have in the front and back mean nothing to them.

I hate to say this, but as a matter of fact the flying M mazda logo does look like a lot of menstrual pads brand logos in a lot of Asian countries.

[snowblazin]

I hate to say this, but as a matter of fact, the flying M mazda logo does look like a lot of menstrual pads brand logos in a lot of Asian countries.
(rlaugh)

[misbehave]

Thats because Laser blue is awesome ;)

When I first got my car some guy asked me how I liked my PT cruiser. D'oh I was speechless. Just kept saying that my MAZDA was a really nice MAZDA and that MAZDA did a good job on making it. LOL

I get compliments on the color all the time. Most common is, who did your paint? Is that custom?

Yes, always get compliments on the Laser blue color.
I've also got this guy from Canada asked me about where I get the body kit for my P5.
Our P5 look modded stock.

[Johnnybass]

I got it a couple time, mostly from girls who say "cute car"! I don't know why it's cute,but hey I don't complain =p


i wasn't going to say anything about it but now i have to...

at the risk of sounding like seinfeld, what's the deal with people calling the P5 "CUTE"???

everyone i've ever shown the car says they love it...but that's its cute...WTF?

[Robot Romeo]

When I first got my car some guy asked me how I liked my PT cruiser.

thats pretty funny. i can see mistaking it for a zx4, but a "pt geezer"? no way.

[p5power]

my boss told me that some may put me under "suspicion" for driving a yellow car...but then he told me he once owned a yellow neon...you tell me who should be put under suspicion...

besides that comment, i've received nothing but compliments about my p5. A lot of people ask me if it's the Mazda 3...and everyone thinks it's fast as hell for some reason. of course, that's until they drive in it. but i totally go along with it. and best of all, the ladies love the yellow car...

[Rdshark1]

"Your boyfriend's car is nice..."


Okay sure, whatever. Just don't tell my husband :rolleyes:

[NoRotor,NoMotor]

people give me the middle finger alot when i drive, i can only assume they are saying my car is number 1

[slkt]

people give me the middle finger alot when i drive, i can only assume they are saying my car is number 1

bawahahahhahaha....(rofl)

[65racecoupe]

I have gotten a few. Nothing like I did when I drove my 65 stang around town though.

[JDM-P5]

See sig.

Soccer Moms DEFINITELY dig it...

[Rdshark1]

See sig.

Soccer Moms DEFINITELY dig it...

Soccer moms...and panda bears (glare)

[viVid]

I came out of the store to find a note on my car. It was on a scrap piece of paper and simply said "Thanks for driving this car". I'm sure it was some tree-hugger talking about the ULEV rating... :)

[anarchistchiken]

I've gotten a few comment, but they seemed to be from older people before I got the wheels and lowered it, then mostly kids after.

[RicesP5]

There is a carwash that is like a block away from the highschool and rite next to mcDonalds.. for some reason when i am at the carwash kids are always walking by going "daaaaaaamn thats a nice car" or "love that black on black".. then i worked wiht this guy and he had a 88 or so caprice classic wiht a 350edelbrock intake and carbs.. well the smart ass got cocky one nite about how his car was so fast.. well i raced him rolling .. and from a stop .. smoked him bad both times.. the only thing he could say the next day at work was " you know before i thought you car was slow" .. to bad for him it is .. and at the local car shows there are a few girl tuners.. all of which think my car is "cute"

[MyZmZm]

I just today had a coworker ask if it's a Subaru, and called it a station wagon just a second later. (boom07) I know that technically it is a wagon, but not a big Buick with wood paneling. (cheers)
It's da shaggin' wagon :D

[booom]

i came out of the store after paying for my gas and found this lady standing next to my car. apparently she was waiting for the owner (me) to inquire what the year make and model was. i let her know about the P5 and she metioned she was shopping for such a car and of course i encouraged her to find one.

i failed to mention that i slammed the P5, put mazda3 rims on with 205/40/17 tires, and an exhaust. she might scratch her head when she gets to the dealer's lot and find another P5 not quite as hot.

my mom said people were complimenting her at stop lights when i let her drive it.

and now that i moved away from home my neighbors say they miss seeing it and hearing if fire up every morning and rumbling in at night.

i walked this girl i was crushing out of the bar and we were walking up to my car so i offered her a lift to her car parked further away. she say's "is this you car?!?" and i say "yeah?! this silver mazda". she paused for a second looking at it, said nothing and proceded to walk. i knew she was disconcerted then by the look on her face! (i was too! WTF) but the gentleman in me continued to walk her to her car although i should have just jumped in the P5 and left her ass at the curb. SNAP the line let that fish GO!

if you don't have appreciation for the P5 you arn't worth the money honey!

[overdrivex]

surprisingly i have had alot of complaments on my car and theres nothing really special done to the car everything is stock except for rims, lowered, tannabe exhaust and air intake.. nothing cosmetic. i have had my windows down and people parked at the light would ask me if i liked the car and that it looks nice. which really surprised me. iv pulled up into a pizza shop once and a guy asked me about the car and told he really liked it. i work at a tea and coffee bar called tropioca and iv had poeple come in and tell me that they liked my car. theres use to be a window sticker on my car that said "WE GOT BALLS" thats how they knew where to go hahaha but than again the window sticker might have aidded in the many complaments on my car hehe

[GordonJ]

I've gotten lots of compliments on my car, probably close to a dozen or so I can remember. Most from people I work with or know me personally, but a couple from strangers too.
Nothing as dramatic as people honking at me at stoplights or anything, but if I ever give people a lift or we're walking by my car, a compliment is almost SURE to follow, and if they appreciate cars at all, they usually ask what kind it is. Its funny too, because my car is almost completley stock aside from a few minor changes. But I try and keep her IMMACULATELY clean, washed and waxed like once a week, so the bright, spotless yellow draws alot of attention, and the awesome lines and styling complete the experience. ;)
To this day though, even from the more "well-versed" car people, no one knows what it is at first glance....the most common mistake is "Is that a Mazda3?".
I kinda like that our cars are more rare that you dont just see them all over the place.

Oh, and everyone thinks its fast, too. "I bet she's fast, huh?" is a common comment.
I just smile. ;)

[slkt]

I used to have a lot of compliments from people, but not anymore....

[Canecreekfreak]

Yes, always get compliments on the Laser blue color.
I've also got this guy from Canada asked me about where I get the body kit for my P5.
Our P5 look modded stock.


My dad actually asked me if the car came with the body kit or if it was aftermarket. And he's a car guy. I do like how it looks modded even though its stock.

There was one time that I was at a stoplight next to a Dodge Ram 1500 (non-Hemi) with a friend, so I said to him "do you think I can take him?" He was like "yeah- you should be able to" and I was like "I dunno- a V8 vs. and inline 4. He's probably got 100 more HP than I do." So I did the stoplight drag race anyways, and the truck beat me by 2 lengths. We pulled up to the next light and I looked over and the 2 guys in the truck were just smiling. I rolled down my window to ask him if he had a Hemi, but before he rolled down his window the light turned green and he took off. :)

[JDM-P5]

Oh man...talk about identity crisis issues?
People mistake it for the Lexus IS300 Sportcross or a Matrix....I'm like no...see the badge...but I guess having the modded flying M kinda throws it off a little bit.

The best is when some couple in another tuned/modded car pulls up on the right of me. I have a habit of just checking out my surroundings, so as I'm looking around or w/e I can see the gf stretching forward in her seat to take a peak...sure it's ego-tastic...then I get a thumbs up or a snicker from the guy...ha ha....love that!

[toucci]

I've had about 5 random people compliment

Family thinks the car's "ridiculous" or "nice"
Female Friends think it's "cute"
Male Friends think it's really fast (shows how much they know!)

[Cheoperative]

I was stopped at a light one day after work. I had just put some black rev wheels on my white p5 and this black dude in a cadillac pulled up real slow next to me. From the corner of my eye I noticed that his window was rolling down. I looked over and he said "what kind of car is that"?
I said "its a Mazda Protege5". He then said "That car looks good" and gave me a nod. I felt pretty good for awhile.

And yeah, all the girls love the "cute" car!

[Nutari]

I get lots of comments.. mostly on the rims.

"Ho brah, nice car"

"Nice rims"

"What kine car is dat?"

[2k2silvermp5]

Yeah, I've gotten several compliments, my favorite being "It's pretty cool for a wagon"

[SkinnyJoint]

i get a compliment prolly twice a month from complete strangers... actually last week i pulled in to the gas station late at night and there was someone that pulled in just some regular sedan car dont even know what it was and as i was walkin into the store the guy stops me and is like " what kinda mazda is that?" i replied mazda protege5. and he said "o me and my girlfirend like the way that looks."
they were prolly 24ish or younger so yea it was good i was like thanks

[Strata]

yea, all my friends like the styling of my car, I try to keep it really clean (with it being black you have to keep it clean lol), I keep the interier tip top too alot of good comments on that. I remember first day i moved into college i was going back down stairs for another load of stuff, and this mom who was standing outside scoping out my car asks me "What kind of car is that" I say 03 mazda protege5 and she responds "Ive never seen that before, its really cute"..I just smiled and said "I love the hell out of this thing".

[overdrivex]

yea, all my friends like the styling of my car, I try to keep it really clean (with it being black you have to keep it clean lol), I keep the interier tip top too alot of good comments on that. ".

i have a neighbor who washes his fricking car like every other day he told he spend 200bucks a month on cleanning products and when i ask him why he said it was a black thing.LOL he has a black bemmer

[<<MP5DuCe>>]

Out in downtown San Diego I never get compliments... I guess there are too many Bentlys, Escalades & Chrystler 3hund0s on 25's w/ spinners rollin' around here for peeps to be noticin' my P5 ... but I don't give it 2nd thought really :-p

[paranoidxe]

I don't really care cause its my DD, but hey all my friends think its a nice looking ride for what it is. My talon is the pimp mobile.

[RicesP5]

forgot this one when i posted but i was at a car show in freeburg which is a small town outside of farview heights or ofallon. Anyways this guy that has a sentra comes up to me and starts looking at my car. hood up and all doors open and what not.. he starts looking around and he askes me what kinda body kit was on it and what brand sway bar i had, and then he got to the itneior.. he was like damn where did you get that custom sticted interior.. i was speechless that he didnt know anything about a p5... anyways he was all like (bowdown) to my car and what not.. saying that i was goign to sweep the class i was in and what not.. and then i get 2nd place and he got first.. sorta a slap in my face but he still was givin me hella comments on my car