2002 Mazda Protege LX review from North America
"OK, for about 50000 miles"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Transmission is starting to give trouble 50000 miles.
Brakes already been replaced.
Bumpy ride at slow speeds (wheels and tires are in good shape and balanced)
General comments?
We bought this car last year, and until recently its been a good car. The transmission has always shifted hard and now is shifting very hard!! We have done some research on the web and found out that this is an ongoing problem with these cars. Some people blame it on Ford, but these transmissions aren't Ford. My car, transmission included has about 5 stickers on it saying the entire car was manufactured in Japan. To the best of my knowledge Ford transmissions are manufactured in Detroit USA. So much for Japanese being better. My next car will definatly be American!!!
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| We got a lemon |
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| Nice in a lot of ways, but overall unrefined and illogical |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2002 |
| Year of manufacture | 2002 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 2 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 25000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 51000 miles |
| Previous car | Nissan Sentra |
| Date of Entry | 10th December, 2005 |