2003 Mazda Protg ES 5sp, 37K, MSP/MP3 Suspension, RB Exhaust $8,800 o.b.o. (NYC)

[gar777]

2003 Mazda Protg ES 5sp, 37K, MSP/MP3 Suspension, RB Exhaust $8,800 o.b.o. (NYC)

2003 Mazda Protg ES
37,500 miles
VIN: JM1BJ225831154092

● Silver w/ black/charcoal cloth interior
● 2.0L DOHC 16-valve inline 4 cylinder engine
● 4 door sedan
● 5 speed manual transmission
● Dual front airbags
● 4-wheel disc brakes
● Air conditioning
● Power windows, locks & mirrors, cruise
● 6-speaker AM/FM/CD stereo
● Rear spoiler
● 16" alloy wheels
● Fog lights
● Remote keyless entry w/ perimeter security alarm


Upgrades:
● Mazdaspeed Protg/MP3 Sport Suspension (struts, sway bars, front strut tower brace), H&R Springs
● Racing Beat Stainless Steel cat-back exhaust
● B&M Short Shifter w/ Mazdaspeed Leather Shift Knob and Kartboy Shift bushings
● Protg5 Leather Steering Wheel
● Dave B Silver Gauge Rings
● Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 summer tires (rated #1 Max Performance Tire by Car& Driver) plus Pirelli Performance Winter tires on second set of Factory alloys
● K&N drop-in air filter

Excellent condition. Runs, looks and drives like new. Original owner, non-smoker, all maintenance records, clean Carfax.

Asking $8,800 or best reasonable offer

PM me if interested.

P.S. Sorry the attached pics were taken at night but I needed to do that to comply with the Forum rules. Some better daytime ones are at http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff54/gar777/Protege/

 

[nate0123]

Nice looking ES, I do miss mine sometimes. Good luck with the sale.

 

[gar777]

Thanks for the kinds words. I will definitely miss this car when she's gone. There aren't many cars that offer this much fun in a 4-door sedan.

 

[Mr_Hann]

I sent you an email through cars.com!

 

[gar777]

Email reply sent!

 

[CantCMe]

That reminds me of mine...good luck on the sale!

 

[gar777]

Thanks for the support!

Two other upgrades I forgot to list are:

MSP front brakes (rotors, calipers, brackets and pads - approx. 1" larger diameter than OEM ES/P5 rotors)

Goodridge SS brake lines.

 

[gar777]

Car has been sold, thanks for looking!

 

[nate0123]

congrats, did you get what you wanted for it?

 

[CantCMe]

Car has been sold, thanks for looking!

Drats!!! I mean Congrats!!

 

[gar777]

I got $8,500 which I think was fair. It roughly matches the Edmunds and KBB prices for this car in Excellent condition. I had probably $1500-2000 of mods which I didn't really get anything extra for but I enjoyed them while I drove it and I didn't want to remove them. I'd rather sell for a little too low and get it done quickly than to hold out for top dollar and have to keep showing it, answering calls, etc. Thanks for the all the kinds wishes.

 

[nate0123]

Yea I think you did well.

 

[lisevolution]

You did really well... I'm trying to sell my MSP for only a few K more on LI and with less miles and have only had low offers for it...

 

[CantCMe]

You did really well... I'm trying to sell my MSP for only a few K more on LI and with less miles and have only had low offers for it...

how much are you selling it for...how many miles?

 

[gar777]

I think I got lucky and hit it just right.

Good luck to anyone else selling their car. In case it's helpful, here are some tips which I read and followed:
(1) research your asking price using Edmunds, KBB and other cars for sale in your area
(2) put "or best offer" after your price so you don't turn anyone off--you can always decide whether to accept or reject a lower offer later (I always laugh when I see "FIRM" or "first $XXX takes it")
(3) get the car clean and keep it clean while showing it (I had mine detailed for $160 and it looked like new)
(4) include a detailed and accurate description of the car
(5) take lots of good pics and post them on the internet so buyers can easily see them, most buyers do their initial screening online and don't want to drive around just to weed their list down. Who wants to look at a grainy camera phone pic?
(6) list the car in as many places as you can simultaneously, including a link to the photos. I listed mine here, Cars.com and Craigslist. By far, cars.com got the most responses and lots of page views. You want to get as many people interested as quickly as possible--and at the same time--and then choose the best offer. Your chances of selling don't get better with time and you can get a better price if multiple people are interested at the same time.
(7) Include good contact info and respond promptly to all inquiries. Nothing turns buyers off more than sellers who aren't available to respond to questions and show the car.

I hope this helps. There are lots of other tips for selling your car on cars.com, Edmunds and other sites. Good luck

 

[nate0123]

good advice

the OBO thing is big too - even letting the buyer negotiate a few hundred bucks makes them feel like they're getting the best deal they can get (assuming the asking price is in line with KBB)

 

[Mr_Hann]

I think I got lucky and hit it just right.

Good luck to anyone else selling their car. In case it's helpful, here are some tips which I read and followed:
(1) research your asking price using Edmunds, KBB and other cars for sale in your area
(2) put "or best offer" after your price so you don't turn anyone off--you can always decide whether to accept or reject a lower offer later (I always laugh when I see "FIRM" or "first $XXX takes it")
(3) get the car clean and keep it clean while showing it (I had mine detailed for $160 and it looked like new)
(4) include a detailed and accurate description of the car
(5) take lots of good pics and post them on the internet so buyers can easily see them, most buyers do their initial screening online and don't want to drive around just to weed their list down. Who wants to look at a grainy camera phone pic?
(6) list the car in as many places as you can simultaneously, including a link to the photos. I listed mine here, Cars.com and Craigslist. By far, cars.com got the most responses and lots of page views. You want to get as many people interested as quickly as possible--and at the same time--and then choose the best offer. Your chances of selling don't get better with time and you can get a better price if multiple people are interested at the same time.
(7) Include good contact info and respond promptly to all inquiries. Nothing turns buyers off more than sellers who aren't available to respond to questions and show the car.

I hope this helps. There are lots of other tips for selling your car on cars.com, Edmunds and other sites. Good luck

Agreed. Greg was a great seller (I was one of the interested parties), and he answered all of my questions very thoroughly. I was just too late, and wanted to respect those "in line".

 

[lisevolution]

how much are you selling it for...how many miles?

Here's the link to my post:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123676837

I'm asking $12,500 but am looking for a good offer. Car has a little over 33K on it and I only put maybe 18k on it in the 2yrs I've owned. Only selling it now because I can't afford to keep that and my CX-7 as well as help support my GF's 6i.