Engine started to fall apart at around 50,000 miles.
This car was great until it reached its 4 yr. birthday. Then the engine started giving me trouble. It spent a year going to the dealer every few months. The dealer could not figure out how to fix it!!! They replaced the intake manifold, the EGR coil and the catalytic converter. The car still does not work and I am told to get a new one. It is now 5 years old with only 63,000 miles. It amazes me that the dealer has even told me this is a faulty car through Mazda. I am very angry and unhappy and will never purchase another Mazda again.
What about your driving habits?
How often did you perform maintenance on this car?
How many miles a day do you dive?
What happened to your engine?
You leave a lot of unanswered questions...
I think this is not a valid review of this car!!!
I have 141,000 on my MPR5 and only had to fix the water pump.
Regarding the original post, I have an '01 Protege and it has gone through 2 Cat converters in 178k. In addition, I know someone with the same car who went through the exact same scenario. I've owned cars with over 300k that have never had a Cat replacement. Regarding the EGR valve, it is a known weakspot on Proteges. I would also recommend coil pack replacement at each 96k as these go as well.
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