You are so lucky! I'm shopping for a car, thinking of the Protegé, and I'm gonna be paying every penny! A whole year of work minimum to pay it off

But to help you out, I find Mazda VERY reliable. I have a still working '89 323 (which I believe the Protegé was based on) and it still runs. Sure it isn't in top shape (reason why I want a new one) but it still gets from point A to B and I have approx 225 000 km on it. The funny thing is that everybody I ask about Mazda all say it is REAL reliable

And know what, I believe them

 

He's an idea...buy it yourself. Go to college, get a job and buy it yourself. If you Dad is buying it be happy and consider yourself lucky that you are getting a free car!!!

 

tell him to come surf this board himself and see how much happy 1st 2nd and 3rd gen owners we have here
Bruce

 

we have a 98 protege and we've never had any problems out of it. all our mazdas have been great cars, and my family has been buying them since the late 80s.

 

HA! this proves that i'm not the only one who notices that!!! and those are usually the hottie wives sorry sunbyrne, gotta disagree w/the middle-age part. 28ish to 40ish is pretty hot and not too old or middle-aged to me.

 

You should be so happy to get a car. I worked my *** off for my first car. Needless to say I only could aford a peace o **** Nissan sentra and it wasnt even an SeR. Now I am happy to be working my *** off to be able to pay my monthy payment on my mp3 But hay best things come to those who wait.

 

Come on guys, my dad agreed to split the payments with me, and obviously he had the final say on the choice of the car, but still you'd rather drive a Protege then a pos slow-mo Corolla that he made me test drive. To answer your question, buy the consumer report, and also try and find some people that have old Proteges that are in good shape.

Take him to the dealer, and tell the dealer before hand to talk about safety and reliability of the car. Arrange it, so that he mentions how Mazdas are made completely in Japan, and tell him to give him a few bits n pieces about safety, etc.

 

Makaveli had a good point....talk to the sales person that you have been dealing with...if you havn't spoken to one...call up the local dealer and ask for one....then make sure you KNOW his name and when you take your dad in there ensure you talk to the same person....WE ALL know you would be getting an excellent car....not to mention...they are rather inexpensive compared to a lot of others out there on the market. They are a good value. make sure the salesperson talkes up the safety and realibility aspects of Mazda.....and get your dad the reading material (consumer reports) prior to going......

I am a father.....I have two teenage daughters.....bad luck for them I am NOT buying them cars.....they will work for them....however....I will stear them to purchase something that will last them.....and I would certainly encourage them to buy a Mazda that was taken care of.

 

First of all I think you are why don't you me a river, get a job and buy your own Protege I hate seeing posts from daddys boys like these...........

Buy it, Build it, Show it
(Import Revolution)

 

You couldnt have said it any better! I am 25, and I have owned (3) cars so far. All of them where purchases with MY hard earned money. My first car was a 1985 Toyota Cressida. It was a great first car, and I treated it like a baby until it started to die of old age. My next car was a 1995 Grand Am, which I took very good care of, until it started to play the "POS" game. I couldnt believe how hard it was to maintain that car! Have you ever known a really mean person, and you tried to be nice to them, and they still treat you like ****, well no matter how hard I tried to keep that POS looking and running good, it kept slapping me in the back of my head! LOL. Now I have my wonderful, beautiful P5, and I couldnt be any happier!

Lesson of the day, if you really really really want a Protege, then get a job and pay for it yourself. Maybe you can make a deal with your parents and tell them you would pay for half of it, or they could pay your insurance for it?

kenji4861, can you please post a reply so we know you are still alive??

 

Jeez guys.. lay off the boy/man. His dad is offering to buy the car. Kenji wasn't begging for it.

If my parents bought me my car, I would've been happy to take it. I wouldn't refuse. But I'm sure I'd still take care of the car just as well cuz that's the way I'm like. It's my nature to take care of my ****.

Kenji, it'd be nice if you got the car you wanted. The camry is a good car. Just get a nice colour =). Be happy with it if its free heh.

 

my parents never bought me ****...my first car i bought was a plymoth horizon..woohoo...that i got for 600 dollars ..what im trying to get at is i wave no respect for money if you all knew me you would see that i go through money like water.and who gives a poo poo if his mom and dad are buying him a car thats the life he was born into, yea i may not agree with him bitching about what free car he gets but that is none of our buisness to bitch and complain about him getting a car......quit being haters....kenji good luck on the car....but just take what they get you
craig

 

well my frist car was a 79 RX7 that i bought for 200 bucks. when I was 16 I drove that for 4 years till the pos fell apart (for real) then a 90 protege with 120,000 and when i sold it it had 220,000 on it then a 99 cougar then i had to have the PR5 (25) so freckn sweet let me tell you I get a **** load of looks in that baby my wife gets mad I love her ( the car )

 

I agree.

You appreciate your stuff MUCH more when you manage to buy it yourself. I am going to buy a new car before Juen and it is going to be a minimum of a whole year of work to pay it off. But once it will be paid, I'm gonna feel mighty proud of myself.

 

Better not let your wife see that post! LOL My wife sometimes thinks I love my car more than her...hee hee