lazer blue ES [Archive]

BigBlue

09-09-2002, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by Captain KRM P5
As much as I love the color, it really ruins the exclusivity aspect of it on say, an MP3. If they actually sell these Lazer Blue stock Proteges you'll soon have a slew of "posers" out there with phony badging, super spoilers and big rims.

I hate rice.

Haha I was discussing just that last night. Most people in the car world know about the MP3 and it's unique Yellow/Blue styling. I just know I'm gonna eventually see the same thing as with Civics or Integra's where they'll pretend(via badging) they are Type R versions when it's SO obvious they aren't.

If I see some fake MP3...I'll personally let the guy driving know how lame I think he is!

Protege01MP3

09-09-2002, 01:02 PM

DAMNIT!!! I mean.. I know mazda wants that proverbial "phat cash"... but c'mon... they knew when they made the mp3 that a huge part of the reason someone would buy it was because it was limited edition... and theres really nothing else like it on the market.. (and did anyone notice the matrix, aerio, and a few others that came out after us as "performance sedans or wagons or hatchbacks") so, even though they knew exclusivity was a big part of the sales... they still give every protege buyer a little pamphlet catalog that has EVERY SINGLE part of the mp3 available... from the sway bars to the exhaust to the body... and now they are even offering the protege in lasik mica blue (and btw... its lasik not laser... although i might sound like an idiot and be wrong.. but im pretty damn sure its lasik mica not laser mica).... its just like bigblue said... pretty soon its gonna be just about as common to see a fake mp3 as it will be to see a fake civic si or integra type r...

but one thing i've noticed... is not as many people as you might think know about the mp3, bigblue... everytime i tell someone what i drive they know what a protege is... but not the mp3... but anyway.. that just pisses me off that people are doing the damn conversion... i got absolutely no prob w/ someone say that has a silver pro doing the body conversion... but if someone buys an automatic lasik mica blue protege, puts the kit on, and then slaps mp3 badges on.. im going to personally run him off the road into a ditch... and then have my insurance pay for whatever body damage i incurr while forcing his lame poser ass off the road... i get upset when i see a honda w/ a fake si sticker... how am i gonna react to someone w/ a fake mp3... GRRR!!!!!!!!!

(edit - I had to throw this in here so i dont look dumb... above, when i mentioned the aerio and matrix... i know we arent like.. "the original performance sedan" or anything like that... but we were one of, if not the first modestly priced performance sedan w/ so many mods stock... i mean.. how many other cars you know of that come stock w/ an exhaust system made by a manufacturer that does mainly aftermarket parts... and the body... its basically show ready... you dont NEED to put a body kit on this car.. its not ugly like most base models (yah yah.. i just dont like any car's body stock, 'cept the mp3... i think stock is too conservative and made for mainstream) and sure other cars can brag about their suspension.. but we got racing beat sway bars and a front strut stock.. anyway.... i just didnt wanna look like an idiot talkin about how we are the first cool car and blah blah... i know there were CRX Si's... and Integra GSR's etc etc... but the mp3 is better!! cuz i said so!

Protege01MP3

09-09-2002, 03:02 PM

HAHA! speak of the devil.... so right after posting that last reply I decide to take a 10 min smoke break... I go downstairs outside and im standing by the street smokin a cigarette... and i see a blue civic comin down the street... its obviously JUST A CIVIC! nothing specai about it or anything... so as he drives past me.. i see in little red letters (and not even in the right spot i might add!) a sticker that says si.... lol...

AT LEAST PUT THE DAMN STICKER IN THE RIGHT FUCKIN PLACE!!! maybe you'll fool some 14 year old who likes hondas but doesnt have a license yet. as for the rest of us... we know an si when we see one.. we know a type r when we see one... we know an mp3 when we see one... cmon now.. AHHHH!!!! STOOPID PEOPLE!!!

anyway.. just thought it was amusing that i saw one right after i posted about it

derrick1623

09-09-2002, 03:21 PM

why do you keep calling it "lasik" blue?...the correct color name is laser blue mica

njaremka

09-09-2002, 03:32 PM

yeah, and the real civic si did come in blue.

Protege01MP3

09-09-2002, 03:33 PM

I may be wrong (which im starting to think i am because i've been looking at reviews of our car and the majority say laser mica blue not lasik) but i do remember that the very first time i heard of the mp3 was at an auto show a little over a year or so before production of the car... I got a pamphlet as well as other information, and at that time the color was called Lasik Mica Blue. All the info i had at the time was Lasik not Laser... however, it would appear that they decided the name is Laser by the time production came around. the thing that i think is weird tho, is that when i bought the car it WAS referred to as "Lasik Mica Blue".

so as i said in a post previously... I was pretty sure it was lasik, however i may be wrong... it appears that everyone else seems to think its laser... so i'll go ahead and admit that im wrong...

and i know the si is blue... my point was that it was a blue civic... not a blue si.. and he didnt put the si logo in the right place..... anyway...

blynzoo

09-09-2002, 03:41 PM

Originally posted by Protege01MP3

so as i said in a post previously... I was pretty sure it was lasik, however i may be wrong... it appears that everyone else seems to think its laser... so i'll go ahead and admit that im wrong...
anyway... LOL, I just jumped in this thread and caught this. "Lasik" is the term for laser corrective eye surgery, and a copyrighted term. It's "laser" for the mazda color.

That was a rib-tickler.(rofl)

Dexter

09-10-2002, 04:46 AM

fake mp3s? fuck....blah :mad: :mad:

fuck it, if they drive slushbox we know they are fake :D

TreyG73

09-12-2002, 03:13 AM

Okay, yes, yes, there is a Laser Blue Mica Protege offered for the 2003 model year. It will be in LX and ES versions. There will also be a Laser Blue Mica Protege5 offered as well.

MPChi

09-12-2002, 04:51 AM

Hmm... wondering if they'll have Vivid Yellow LX/ES as well in a few months or so.

I personally don't mind too much if people dress up their LX/ES with a MP3 body kit as a mere appreciation of a cool car design. But if people start putting on badges, and intentionally picking the colors just to be the #1501/1500 (thanks to Mazda), that's just not cool (notcool)

promp3

09-13-2002, 11:05 PM

At least thanks to the recent after market support the protege is getting, I know that my mp3 will be like no one elses, genuine or poser. I think it is a stupid idea but if I was trying to make money thats what Id do. It will attract a whole new market just buy the new color alone. A lot of yonger people will no longer think of the protege as a rental car or grocrey getter, but as a sports sedan whitch in heart it really is. I'll still have my #869

Dexter

09-14-2002, 03:02 AM

ugh i was drivin home from work tonight and drove past my local mazda dealer and a lazer blue car cought my attention. i thought someone had traded in an MP3 , so pulled a U turn and went to check it out. it was a 2.0 LX :rolleyes:

and btw, the car looks gay as hell in that color. its so wrong. boo mazda, boo.

Traveler

09-15-2002, 07:24 PM

Just saw a lazer blue P5 at my local dealer this week. The car looks good in that color. But the ES/LX probably wouldn't. Haven't seen one of those yet.

TreyG73

09-20-2002, 03:37 AM

Yeah, with the 15" alloys and no spoiler or body kit it just doesn't look right. We have an LX Protege on our lot. Got it in this week.

tarakian

09-20-2002, 07:55 PM

I saw one of these this week in Jax, FL when I purchased a 2002-ES-Green.. it does catch your eye.. dunno about the extra $$ though..

zbillster

09-28-2002, 11:02 PM

All I know is that I'm happy as a pig in poop because I looooooove blue cars and the 2002 had not one frickin' blue car (two tan colored ones that are almost identical, but no blue???).

And if I gets me a 2003 laser blue ES, I WILL be putting the MP3 suspension parts on it before I drive it off the lot ... but I'll keep the ES label. :) And I'll wave to you MP3ers with my hand out the sunroof ... cuz you won't have one! Hahahahahahaha!

Dexter

09-29-2002, 03:21 AM

Originally posted by zbillster
All I know is that I'm happy as a pig in poop because I looooooove blue cars and the 2002 had not one frickin' blue car (two tan colored ones that are almost identical, but no blue???).

And if I gets me a 2003 laser blue ES, I WILL be putting the MP3 suspension parts on it before I drive it off the lot ... but I'll keep the ES label. :) And I'll wave to you MP3ers with my hand out the sunroof ... cuz you won't have one! Hahahahahahaha!

but they will have MP3s :confused:

zbillster

09-29-2002, 08:59 PM

Originally posted by Dexter

but they will have MP3s :confused:

But if it handles the same, who cares? :p

I'd LOVE to buy a new MP3 ... if they'd make some more!:'(

Dexter

09-29-2002, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by zbillster

But if it handles the same, who cares? :p

I'd LOVE to buy a new MP3 ... if they'd make some more!:'(

yeah but you said youd wave at them because they dont have an ES with MP3 suspension, but they have an authentic MP3 so whats to wave at? sorry im just confused. :D

njaremka

09-30-2002, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by Dexter

yeah but you said youd wave at them because they dont have an ES with MP3 suspension, but they have an authentic MP3 so whats to wave at? sorry im just confused. :D

he said he was going to wave thru the sun-roof because mp3's do not have sun roof's!

zbillster

09-30-2002, 10:06 PM

Now it depends on what you think makes an MP3 an MP3 and not just an ES.

The nice stereo? I have too many stolen, so it wouldn't be mine for long.

The body kit? I don't care. Gladly swap that out for a sunroof. First time I scratch up the front bumper, I can put a Protege5 on there.

The suspension? Now you're talking! You can pretty much buy that from the dealer and have it installed on a new ES with full warranty.

The wheels? I'll take 50 series over 45 with the sucky roads I drive on.

The short shifter? Aftermarket takes care of that.

The more expensive insurance and dealer markup? (Okay, you get the point.)

:)

MP3skaterNC

10-01-2002, 12:13 AM

being able to say you have a real MP3 (great feeling to have a limited car)

having a family type feeling with other mp3 owners(again a great thing)

handing better STOCK than most cars ever do

my insurance is no more expensive than yours because my insurance didnt know what the mp3 was and its listed as an mp3 but the rates are the same as an ES

the wheels (bigger is better, plus the handling of a larger rim too)

body kit (hey i dont have to do anything, yay)

what dealer mark up? hell i paid 800 under invoice.

i really dont want a sunroof, just weakens the car plus after a while it might leak

yea, you get the point
:)

sorry i had to do it man, no harm ment to you, but this really has gotten me somewhat annoyed, first the ability to buy all our suspension parts, then the mazdaspeed, now lx/es' coming in laser blue mica. im getting tired of mazda making it easy for people to build they're own mp3 fakes.

zbillster

10-01-2002, 08:40 AM

Originally posted by MP3skaterNC
being able to say you have a real MP3 (great feeling to have a limited car)

Me, I'd like to share the love and good drivin' times and have EVERYBODY own one! :)

As opposed to you, I'm pissed that Mazda makes these great Protege models, but only 2000 at a time and with no options! So at least I'm happy I can buy the parts and make my own.

I'm just razzing you guys ... :p ... Mazda extended its o% deal on Proteges, so I may end up getting a non-blue 2002, if it makes ya'll feel better! I guess I would be pissed if I bought the car for its limited edition status/color and then they come out with the same color mass-produced.

Glad to hear the insurance wasn't any higher. My cousin was having a hard time with his agent cuz they couldn't find a rating on it. Of course the Mazdaspeed owners will get rooked on theirs with the turbo, for sure.

enry

10-02-2002, 08:25 AM

Someone could turn a ES into an MP3..
But they would need.. pretty much all of this.. http://www.mazdastuff.com/directory.cfm?CategoryID=196

Let's say someone only wants to change the look...

mags: 1500
body kit: 80 + 200 + 256 + 320 = 850 + muffler 200 = 1050

When you think of it, 1050 for the FULL body kit + muffler is pretty good... I know people who drop 600$ on a WW kit which is really only 2 side skirts...

660$ gets you the mp3 suspension.

zbillster

10-05-2002, 12:44 AM

OK the point is moot fellas. Because today I took possession of a 2001 blue MP3 with 16,000 miles ... for $12,800! Woo-woo!!! :eek:

Protege01MP3

10-07-2002, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by zbillster
OK the point is moot fellas. Because today I took possession of a 2001 blue MP3 with 16,000 miles ... for $12,800! Woo-woo!!! :eek:

wow!! congratulations... you got a pretty damn good deal!!

I remember when my car had about 20,000 miles on it and I had some body damage, along w/ the damn transmission thing... that i still was told i could get about 12,500 for it... so you got a nice price :) congrants and welcome to the club!

P.S. for anyone that cares... I FINALLY GOT ACCESS TO A DIGITAL CAMERA!!!! go some pics just sitting on the memory card... just need to get back to dads house to use his machine... i dont have the nikon software :(

zbillster

10-07-2002, 11:47 PM

I can't believe I actually found one and bought it for that price. I just looked in the paper by accident and there it was! Poor guy lost $9000 in depreciation over a year (dealer rooked him for $2000 over sticker:mad: ). I basically paid him blue book private party.

But he really took care of it though. Just a parking scuff on the rear bumper. Changed the oil every 3K. Never used the floormats (used rubber ones instead) and had seat covers on the front, so it's still got the new car smell! He couldn't stand the manual in his long bumper-to-bumper commute so he's getting an IS 300 with auto.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Just gotta put a detachable face stereo in (yes, I got stuck with the Z919). :rolleyes:

Sure wish it had a sunroof though. Guess I'll have to put one in the CRX instead.

Protege01MP3

10-08-2002, 11:37 AM

yah... im a nine one niner myself.... :( hey... atleast it has adjustable "positions"... lol.... although, the sun has never been at quite the right angle to where one of the three positions will make the faceplate more readable... haha.. kinda pointless i guess

Yah... that was one of the VERY few down sides.. no sunroof... but that can be remedied :)

and i wanna talk to you about your CRX... do me a favor and PM me (love crx's....... theyre bomb)

peace

WESLEEPTHEYLIVE

02-23-2003, 11:54 PM

Well i'm planning on getting my black mica ES painted Laser Blue does that make me an mp3 wanna be? ...I could understand the Mp3 badging thing but last time i checked the Color Laser Blue is not exclusive to the mp3 at all(subura wrx comes to mind)

chuyler1

03-03-2003, 08:33 PM

I know this is a little different than what you're complaining about but, I would not have bought my 2003 MP5 had it not come in Laser Blue Mica. The rest of the colors are bland aside from yellow which the dealer told me was impossible to get. The color is the first thing people comment on. It sells cars.

You should take it as a compliment that someone wants to copy your car. If they do, then they know prolly as much as you do about it (unless they put the badge on the wrong side or something), and will be pointing at your car when you drive by. Think of it like a tribute band to a famous rock group :)

tttP5

03-03-2003, 08:53 PM

MAZDA america = no originality.
I would like the MP3 to be blue or yellow only because it is special and more expensive
MSP should stay with special colours too because of its limitedness.
mazda should come up with their own new colours.... cause grey and yellow are ok but so many cars are grey now.....
I must say they did do a big jump doing the orange thing, the orange is ok... just too bold though.....

I think toyota is the best at originality, they just came out with a deep metallic red colour for their new echo hatch in canada. nissan is good too... especially the colour for the 350Z....

I think its lame trying to copy and make it into a MP3 when its not... if you had the money to do that you should go custom.

brennan

03-03-2003, 09:11 PM

you know whats funny I got my msp insured and they put it under a protege es, I pay less in insurance for this car than I did for my Protege5.

tttP5

03-05-2003, 04:31 AM

same... my P5 is insured as protege.... not ES or LX or DX
I told them about it.... but they still didn't change it.... duh.....

Stealth5

03-13-2003, 08:57 PM

i saw one at school yesterday, it blew my mind. im guessing they make all proteges in laser blue. it started with mp3 then went to p5 now the ES? i guess the exclusivity of that color went right out the window. plus, why would anyone want to dress up their ES to look like an mp3? i dont think poeple saw the mp3 as much better than an ES, i mean, the civic Si was a step above the regular civic, and the mp3 got a clunky suspension and 10hp...

if it makes you feel any better, they cant fake the numbering of an mp3

BlackMSP

03-13-2003, 09:19 PM

lol for real

professor_booty

04-04-2003, 12:47 PM

Hello,

Well, I'm new to this forum and I am also new to the Protege. I just bought a new 2003 Protege LX and yes, it is Laser Blue Mica. I don't know why people bash the color. I think it looks pretty good on the Protege. In my area you don't really see a lot of protege's and I think the color really stands out. Yellow is like the new red...everybody gets yellow. I hate yellow! And also, I didn't know they made an MP3 body kit for the protege but I have no intentions of making my car "look" like something it's not. Me personally I like to have a stock/sleeper look. I'm very happy with the car, I really wanted a Mazdaspeed protege but ddin't have the money at the time. It's possible to get a turbokit anyway, and it adds to the sleeper aspect of it more since it looks like a LX.

Newf

04-04-2003, 01:14 PM

you can buy all the body parts you want, and suspension.

You won't however be able to buy

The Euro Spec close Ratio Steering which isn't even on the MSP, which makes quite a difference in how you feel the road, and quick it turns. I've driven the speeds, and you can tell, it ain't there. The speed is using the same protege column as any other protege.

The updated ECU giving more HP. Advanced timing as well.

The heavier Clutch the MP3 has....yes it has a better one then the ES, and the MSP has an even better one.\

there are a few other things not worth mentioning but, just becuse it's blue, and has the suspension kit, does not make it the same as an mp3....sorry.

jtype

04-08-2003, 11:17 AM

I just bought my 03 ES last friday and it's the laser blue. It's a cool color no matter what car it's on. And I'm not trying to bash the MP3's but why would you aspire to create an MP3 copy? I could see someone trying to make an MSP copy but why waste the money when an Protege and a MP3 would be side my side in any drag race or road course. The MP3 is a nice looking car but my money is going for the turbo.

Originally posted by professor_booty
Hello,

Well, I'm new to this forum and I am also new to the Protege. I just bought a new 2003 Protege LX and yes, it is Laser Blue Mica. I don't know why people bash the color. I think it looks pretty good on the Protege. In my area you don't really see a lot of protege's and I think the color really stands out. Yellow is like the new red...everybody gets yellow. I hate yellow! And also, I didn't know they made an MP3 body kit for the protege but I have no intentions of making my car "look" like something it's not. Me personally I like to have a stock/sleeper look. I'm very happy with the car, I really wanted a Mazdaspeed protege but ddin't have the money at the time. It's possible to get a turbokit anyway, and it adds to the sleeper aspect of it more since it looks like a LX.

chuyler1

04-08-2003, 11:35 AM

I agree. People will forget about the MP3 once the MSP catches on. You're more likely to see people painting their ES's orange and sticking badges on them, than to see one in blue with an MP3 badge and ground effects. Or an even closer match would be a Black ES dressed up like a Black 03.5 MSP.

Newf

04-08-2003, 11:42 AM

well couple things

first, 2003.5 speeds come in blue/silver/yellow/titanium

The black was a 2003

Next, the 2003 is the exact same look as the mp3, so the MSP is actually a copy of the mp3 to begin with

I don't really think your going to see an enourmous amount of people painting their cars orange, trying to look like the MSP. The money you spent on paint alone, you could have a much better turbo, and kick the msp's but

And, there's no forgetting the MP3 since most people till this day still don't know what it is. Now that the MSP is coming out, everyone thinks my car is the same as the orange one, has a turbo but with nicer wheels, and a better color :)

I'm serious. I get asked a lot now about how fast is my turbo, or can they hear my BOV

ha
ha
ha

my car is stock! Fools.

professor_booty

04-08-2003, 12:32 PM

I'll be honest, I've never heard of the MP3 or even seen one. Harldy anyone in my area drives Mazdas. The majority of cars you see in my area are GM and Civics. I have only seen one other Protege and it was an 03 Laser Blue like mine. There are alot of kids around here the like to pimp out their Civics and race on the local streets, it's rediculous! I hate Honda!

ottawaP5

04-08-2003, 07:00 PM

I find a lot of companies are copying mazda's colors (and maybe mazda copied them from another company)

I see full of yellow cavaliers driving around. They think they'll sell more of them if they look flashier, but its just a regular cavalier with a body kit deep down. Are any of you starting to see this trend?

I feel the P5 looks great in laser blue, which is why i bought it. I dont think i'm imatating an MP3 by doing so. I do agree laser blue looks better on a sporty car.

Newf

04-08-2003, 07:08 PM

Don't get me wrong. The P5 does look great in Laza Blu! So does the ES

It is afterall, my favorite color. Has been since 87 when I seen an Electric blue Iroc, very similar in color.

Im selling the MP3 anyways. So personally, it don't matter any more. I just hope they don't flood the market with my next color of car....Titanium.

Just watch...every Mazda 3, 6, and tribute will come in titanium grey next year. :)

professor_booty

04-09-2003, 11:31 AM

I know what you mean about the Cavaliers...around here you always see these kids driving them "riced" out and they think they are fast when all they probably have is an intake...whats up with the lame hood scoop? It's not even functional!! It doesn't look right on a Cavalier. Same with the sunfire. I saw a yellow one the other day with some kind of body kit on it and a big muffler. At first I thought it was a Cavalier...but it wasn't. Same issue with the Nissan Spec V and Mitsubishi Lancer. Yellow must make a car go faster!

Phutcherso

05-13-2003, 10:07 PM

I personally own a 2003 Protege ES that is laser mica blue. When I bought my car I had very little knowledge what the MP3 was nor its exclusive color that it came in. Still I don't really like the ES in any other color except black. I was going to buy a P5 but then I saw the protege ES in blue and fell in love. I would have bought an MP3 or speed had the inventory or money been available.
I do agree with all of you when you say it is lame to buy an ES and dress it up like a MP3.

Laser03pro

03-14-2004, 01:02 PM

WTH are you guys talkin about laser blue lookin gay its the best lookin color on a protege and i wouldnt have any other. I love blue cars :-D. Im goin to add MP3 gfx on my car also what the big deal not like im putting mp3 badges on it. Im not tellin anyone its a mp3 either lol.

Captain KRM P5

03-14-2004, 01:04 PM

WTH are you guys talkin about laser blue lookin gay its the best lookin color on a protege and i wouldnt have any other. I love blue cars :-D
you resurrected an OLD thread, man :)

Laser03pro

03-14-2004, 01:06 PM

Ahh i was just doin a search and it came up sorry couldnt let them talk shit about laser blue.

idrivemazda

03-15-2004, 01:06 PM

people who are bashing on the 2003 blue protege are just fucking ignorant. I understand that u are mainly getting at the ones that are trying to make them look like the mp3's but not every one that has a laser blue mica dx/lx/eswants to have the mp3 look i agrre the ones who do that are prob. the ones that dont know shit about there car. but first of all u can modify a sedan to look way better and faster than an mp3. The mp3 is nice and all but performance wise stock it sucks If its so called a special edition or limited edition what ever u want to call it. Oh and i think that alot of people whould rather give up something on that mp3 for a sunroof....

Captain KRM P5

03-15-2004, 06:36 PM

The mp3 is nice and all but performance wise stock it sucks.
do you even know what the hell you are talking about? thats next of kin to blasphemy on this site. the mp3 and the regular protege are night and day in terms of performance. unless you're looking strictly at 1/4 mile numbers as your measure of "performance" - which would no offense make you pretty ignorant. the suspension system is a hell of a lot better in every imaginable way, as are the brakes - unless you prefer the feel of rear drums on your DXs and LXs to rear discs on the MP3. add in a list of the 'minor' differences in the mp3 and I think the car speaks for itself. the fact that most car magazines out there feel that the mp3 was a structurally better platform than the mazdaspeed protege also speaks for itself.

at a dragstrip, yeah both cars would probably be pretty evenly matched depending on the intangibles. on a course with any degree of turning or skill required the mp3 would leave plenty of other cars in the dust - including a group of 35 and 40k sports cars as tested by road and track.

just my .02

idrivemazda

03-16-2004, 12:15 PM

i hope ur not talking to me becuase then ur the ignorant.well u still are becuase ur talking about a whole diff topic. read what i post first. Nobody said that it sucked in suspension, the car has awsome suspension and yeah i do agree that it can dust a true sports car any day.And another thing who the fuck ever say something about the brakes? come on man u can do better and nobody is even brigging up the msp. Oh yeah nobodys bashing on the mp3 all im saying is that in performance wise its not far from the mp3, and u can hook up a dx,lx,es to look much beter thatn the mp3...

Laser03pro

03-16-2004, 12:30 PM

The only suspension diff is the struts,springs,sways,and strut bar. Thats not alot of parts. Brakes well my es has the same brakes.

Dexter

03-16-2004, 12:41 PM

Captain KRM P5

03-16-2004, 11:54 PM

Iggy

03-17-2004, 12:01 AM

also the mp3 and msp have a limited slip which the ES doesnt, but then again im sure a million other people will point that out to. i was just siked to see that i was the first one to catch it.

Roywhitep5

03-17-2004, 12:31 AM

no lsd on the mp3.

i think this was the first thread i ever read on this forum.... back when i wanted a laser blue es

oh and preformance dosent just mean hp (wooo cant wait to be flamed by an idiot for this)

Captain KRM P5

03-17-2004, 12:33 AM

oh and preformance dosent just mean hp
which is exactly what I was saying, thank you. IDRIVEMAZDA in all his bad grammar glory went off in a tiff about it though :)

Iggy

03-17-2004, 10:40 AM

so only the msp has the lsd then. don't i feel like a tool. shows me for making a comment like that

SpEeDyDuK

03-18-2004, 09:08 PM

"Okay, yes, yes, there is a Laser Blue Mica Protege offered for the 2003 model year. It will be in LX and ES versions. There will also be a Laser Blue Mica Protege5 offered as well." said by TreyG73

yea i have a 2003 Protege DX is laser blue...so i dont really know what your talking about??? mabybe i just misread i tend to do that a lot and make a fool of myself! haha well hopefully i didnt....but yea just thought i would add that in here....i think that people that act like their car is something else should be shot..havta be happy with what you got! =) peace!

jarek

03-28-2004, 03:18 PM

Yeah, I just stumbled upon this forum by searching for mazda protege on google. I wanted to see if there was a website for mazda protege owners in existance. Cool, there is..but Im a bit puzzled by some people here.

I just bought a used 03 laser blue protege es. I am having trouble understanding why there is a problem owning that particular car in that color? I personally dont give a crap if that color was exclusive to the mp3 at one point. I didnt even know what the hell an mp3 was at the time I bought my car. I have not (and most likely will not) modify my car in any way..especially to make it look like a car that it isnt.

I like the car. I like its color. Thats why I bought it. This is America, last time I checked its ok to buy a car any color you want. If you dont respect that then too fucking bad. Cry a river, call me a poser...do all the hating that you need to do so you can feel better.

-jarek

Dexter

03-28-2004, 07:50 PM

I personally dont give a crap if that color was exclusive to the mp3 at one point.
of course you dont, you never owned an MP3.

jarek

03-28-2004, 08:39 PM

of course you dont, you never owned an MP3.

Even if I did, it doesnt change anything. Lets just pretend that the first car ever created was red. Now, does that mean that no other car can be red for all of eternity? Do you think that your car is somehow special? Do you think that for whatever reason only it must be this color? Mazda only started making the protege in laser blue in 2003 (mazda 3s and 6s also come in laser blue now). Exactly how long is an acceptable time to make a car the same color as another car? 5 years? 10 years? Never? You've totally lost your mind. You seem to think that the childish "my car was blue first" arguement has weight to it. Wrong.

Mazda obviously realized the color sells cars. The laser blue is a "love it or hate it" color. God forbid they make other cars in that color to give the customers what they want. But hey, its not about that for some of you. Its about "mazda sold out, they made other cars laser blue so theyd sell." Well..duh! Thats the goal of a car maker..selling cars. Jesus, its just a color. Get over it.

-jarek

Dexter

03-28-2004, 09:50 PM

Even if I did, it doesnt change anything. Lets just pretend that the first car ever created was red. Now, does that mean that no other car can be red for all of eternity? Do you think that your car is somehow special? Do you think that for whatever reason only it must be this color? Mazda only started making the protege in laser blue in 2003 (mazda 3s and 6s also come in laser blue now). Exactly how long is an acceptable time to make a car the same color as another car? 5 years? 10 years? Never? You've totally lost your mind. You seem to think that the childish "my car was blue first" arguement has weight to it. Wrong.

Mazda obviously realized the color sells cars. The laser blue is a "love it or hate it" color. God forbid they make other cars in that color to give the customers what they want. But hey, its not about that for some of you. Its about "mazda sold out, they made other cars laser blue so theyd sell." Well..duh! Thats the goal of a car maker..selling cars. Jesus, its just a color. Get over it.

-jarek
lol way to get so fucking riled up. its humorous.

jarek

03-28-2004, 10:55 PM

lol way to get so fucking riled up. its humorous.

Riled up? I guess that depends on how you read the post. If you thought all of my comments were direct towards you, that was not the intent. So my apologies if it looked that way. I guess my comments would be on par with the emotions that some people are expressing on the opposite side of the arguement. In my eyes its "just" a color. I would not have bought a protege if I was unable to find one in laser blue. I was pretty set on getting it. My previous 2 cars were both Mazdas. It was a 6 month search to find it and even then, it required a trip out of town. Maybe the laser blue ES is somewhat rare, I dont know. Im the only one in my area with a laser blue protege...period.

I do understand the poser issue with someone trying to pretend they have a mp3 when its really a DX/LX/ES. Emulating is the ultimate form of flattery, but anyone who does it is still pretty lame. Going into it, I bought a laser blue ES because I wanted a laser blue ES. It had nothing to do with wanting my car to look like something that it isnt. I see nothing wrong with having one as long as you arent trying to fake an mp3.

-jarek

Dreeza

03-28-2004, 11:09 PM

Riled up? I guess that depends on how you read the post. If you thought all of my comments were direct towards you, that was not the intent. So my apologies if it looked that way. I guess my comments would be on par with the emotions that some people are expressing on the opposite side of the arguement. In my eyes its "just" a color. I would not have bought a protege if I was unable to find one in laser blue. I was pretty set on getting it. My previous 2 cars were both Mazdas. It was a 6 month search to find it and even then, it required a trip out of town. Maybe the laser blue ES is somewhat rare, I dont know. Im the only one in my area with a laser blue protege...period.

I do understand the poser issue with someone trying to pretend they have a mp3 when its really a DX/LX/ES. Emulating is the ultimate form of flattery, but anyone who does it is still pretty lame. Going into it, I bought a laser blue ES because I wanted a laser blue ES. It had nothing to do with wanting my car to look like something that it isnt. I see nothing wrong with having one as long as you arent trying to fake an mp3.

-jarek
lol, dont worry about the ppl talkin shit about it...i have a laser blue LX, i love it too....i wanted an mp3 though :( but yeah, i mean, u gotta understand that some ppl were kinda pissed when mazda came out with more cars of the same color, when it was supposed to be exclusive...but oh well, what ya gonna do! im happy they did, i love the color

who fakes an mp3?? thats what i dont get...i didnt read the whole thread really, but, (screwy)i dont know who would call their dx/lx/es an mp3....

nocar

03-29-2004, 03:03 AM

is 2003 the only year they made the regular blue proteges? are there any like 2001s?

Captain KRM P5

03-29-2004, 12:25 PM

is 2003 the only year they made the regular blue proteges? are there any like 2001s?
2003 is the only year they made Laser Blue sedans and wagons

ragingxtc

04-05-2004, 01:11 AM

honestly, this thread should be deleted, it only seems to cause trouble, lol. i mean, jarek was happy to find a forum dedicated solely to protege's, only to be run off by us attacking him. chances are, we wont hear from him again. its one thing to voice an opinion, but when it starts hurting the comunity, it should be stopped. just my opinion.

mad_Dream

04-28-2004, 11:54 PM

Noobie here just thought id comment on that since i did the conversion.

first off MP3 owners should feel good about their car. Props to all owners, but shouldn't think they are THAT EXCLUSIVE. Let me explain.

How can you feel so exclusive with a car that simply took it's body from another model (protege5)

Same bumper, same side stills, same fogs.

And u talk about the color??? im sorry but iM PREEETTY SURE that color first came out on the Subaru Impreza WRX.

all i said when i saw the mp3 was... was about time. means i honestly had already thought of the protege with the p5 bumper on it and the skirts.

the only exclusivity in the mp3 model that i see is that yes mazda did officially come out with the model as a limited edition sale, but even if they didnt. i could have found any scrapped up p5 and fit the parts on it. The least mazda could have done to make it exclusive is change the bumper design and the side skirts... or maybe even pick a color that was not on any other model.. which is practicly impossible!!!

i say if u dont like anyone who did the conversion.. well sorry to say but consumers were pretty darn smart to do that. at least we have the full kit with a moonroof! a little detail mazda missed on the mp3.

i dont have the mp3 sticker, nor do i call it a mp3. my car is a ES GT with the A-Spec bodykit on it. its not by intention to make it look like the mp3.. its to me the way a protege SHOULD look.

anyway. this subject can go on for ages but im sure alot of people look at it my way.

TheJackyl

04-30-2004, 04:35 AM

I am fairly new to the forum and I stumbled upon this thread. I have a 2003 Laser Blue LX. AUTO. Now my brother wants me to do the mp3 conversion but I will not. I understand the "authenticity" about the mp3. But, I may put the bumper on with the spoiler because I happen to like them. But as just stated, all it is is the p5 bumper and sides. I didn't know this when I first got it and thought about putting the p5 bumper on my car and discovered it was also the msp and mp3 bumper. I didn't know too much about the mp3(just the system, badges, authenticity, and the suspension) didn't know anything about how they looked really considering I've only seen 1, years ago. But did you ever think, that they made the color as a "test"color to see if people would really like it on the protege or not? then once they found the results released it on other proteges. A lot of companies do "test marketing" like that. I can see you hating on mp3 conversions but hating just because it is laser blue is stupid. And anyone who mods a car then could be caused an imitator because of the civic genre. Civics pretty much started the whole sport compact and all those after could be called copiers. an MP3 is just a mazda's version of the SI in my opinion.