cacique78
05-17-2009, 10:37 PM
Couple of questions. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated?
A friend recently gave me a 2002 Mazda Protege5. The car is pretty good condition except for a slight front bumper blemish from an accident she got into.
Here's the thing. The car has been sitting in a garage for at least 6 months without it being turned on. Battery is obviously shot.
I haven't heard good things about cars that haven't been used for extended periods of time.
The car has 84k and 3 months before being garaged my mechanic changed out the timing belt and water pump.
Anything I can do? Tune up? flush out all the fluids? new spark plugs?
I drove the car on a regular basis before it was garaged and it was a decent daily driver. Good on gas, pretty reliable, looks pretty good and it has a nice aftermarket sound system.
Would it be worth to keep it or is it just going to be headache after headache?
It's filthy right now but as soon as I clean it up I'll be sure to post some picks
A friend recently gave me a 2002 Mazda Protege5. The car is pretty good condition except for a slight front bumper blemish from an accident she got into.
Here's the thing. The car has been sitting in a garage for at least 6 months without it being turned on. Battery is obviously shot.
I haven't heard good things about cars that haven't been used for extended periods of time.
The car has 84k and 3 months before being garaged my mechanic changed out the timing belt and water pump.
Anything I can do? Tune up? flush out all the fluids? new spark plugs?
I drove the car on a regular basis before it was garaged and it was a decent daily driver. Good on gas, pretty reliable, looks pretty good and it has a nice aftermarket sound system.
Would it be worth to keep it or is it just going to be headache after headache?
It's filthy right now but as soon as I clean it up I'll be sure to post some picks