so i'm trying to figure out what to do in my situation... i have a 2003 Mazda Protege5 Laser Blue with around 65k on it... it has that SportAT crap...i owe a little under $10k... i went to the Mazda dealership with my mom to show her the new CX-7s and see if I could sway her into the Zoom Zoom craze... this is also the same dealership i bought my MP5 from...
on the lot... i see a 2003 Mazda Protege5 Black 5-speed... also on the lot... for the same price was a 2003 VW Jetta 1.8T...
i test drove the 1.8T to know what a turbo feels like... mind you this is the second car i've driven that was turbocharged, the other being an SRT-4 over a year ago...
It felt good... i kept it under 4k while driving away from the Dealership... then i opened it up at the next stop... man... turbocharged cars are fun(hump) before i knew it I was at 65mph when i looked back at the speedometer... i opened it up again at the next stop with the windows down so i can hear the turbo spool.... which is a sweet sound btw...
the 1.8T was said to get 25/35 mpg... i work out of town so this would be nice being that my car gets around 20/25mpg and around 330mi for a full tank with mixed driving. plus the 1.8T has 180hp(150whp) and the MP5 is 130hp(100whp)... i also think there would be more potential in the 1.8T... my mods are listed on my sig.... all of that has to be turned back to stock if i choose to trade it in... so be on the look out for those items for sale or for trade...
I didnt drive the manual P5 because I already have one...sort of... but I might be able to trade my current car for one of these and pay about the same... I was wondering what you guys think? I dont mean to betray Mazda or anything like that...
there was also a SP23 on the lot too... maybe i shouldve checked her out... :3
on the lot... i see a 2003 Mazda Protege5 Black 5-speed... also on the lot... for the same price was a 2003 VW Jetta 1.8T...
i test drove the 1.8T to know what a turbo feels like... mind you this is the second car i've driven that was turbocharged, the other being an SRT-4 over a year ago...
It felt good... i kept it under 4k while driving away from the Dealership... then i opened it up at the next stop... man... turbocharged cars are fun(hump) before i knew it I was at 65mph when i looked back at the speedometer... i opened it up again at the next stop with the windows down so i can hear the turbo spool.... which is a sweet sound btw...
the 1.8T was said to get 25/35 mpg... i work out of town so this would be nice being that my car gets around 20/25mpg and around 330mi for a full tank with mixed driving. plus the 1.8T has 180hp(150whp) and the MP5 is 130hp(100whp)... i also think there would be more potential in the 1.8T... my mods are listed on my sig.... all of that has to be turned back to stock if i choose to trade it in... so be on the look out for those items for sale or for trade...
I didnt drive the manual P5 because I already have one...sort of... but I might be able to trade my current car for one of these and pay about the same... I was wondering what you guys think? I dont mean to betray Mazda or anything like that...
there was also a SP23 on the lot too... maybe i shouldve checked her out... :3