1994 Mazda Protege LX review from North America
"I love my cars! I'm on car #3&4 but currently I own two of them and won't trade them for the world!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
My first one I owned for 2 years and it was great we never have any mechanical problems at all, but for some weird reason the trunk seal leaked and it got very moldy on the inside. so I sold it and bought another one.
My second one I owned for 6 years! when I first got the car it needed a clutch and the exhaust redone
My third one some teenager owned before me and ran it to the ground blowing the engine up from NEVER changing the oil.
General comments?
My first one I owned for 2 years and it was great we never have any mechanical problems at all, but when we moved from Walla Walla to Tacoma we found out that for some weird reason the trunk seal leaked and it got very moldy on the inside. so I sold it and bought another one.
My second one I owned for 6 years! when I first got the car it needed a clutch and the exhaust redone, but after that nothing besides the general maintenance and tune up. I rear ended a older large truck and needless to say he won. = (I was completely safe and walked away with a bruised shoulder because the seat beat did what it was supposed too = (
My third one some teenager owned before me and ran it to the ground blowing the engine up from NEVER changing the oil so I got it and fixed it and it still runs GREAT!! over a year!
My fourth one I bought for a commuter car going from Tacoma to Everett WA 5 days a week and that way my husband and I could both get good gas mileage!!! it still runs GREAT and has had 40,000 miles put on her in 6 months, we take a lot of road trips! Tacoma to Walla walla all the time its approximatly 300 miles one way!
One really great thing about these cars is that it adjust perfect to peoples height.. I'm 4'10" and my husband is 6' tall it's comfortable for both of us!
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| A high performance, great looking lemon |
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| Two words, reliable and economical |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1994 |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 9 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 146000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 186000 miles |
| Previous car | Mazda Protege |
| Date of Entry | 9th March, 2007 |