My First Car!
 

We went out shopping today and came back with a 2002 Mazda Protege ES.

The car's got 26,005(!) miles on it, 16" alloys, rear spoiler, power windows/brakes/steering/mirrors, keyless entry, fog lights, sunroof.

The engine is a 2.0L DOHC 16-Valve I-4, it's got a 4-speed automatic transmission.

Originally they wanted $12,000 for the car alone, before title and taxes. After a test drive and about 40 minutes of negotiating, we got the car for $11,000 including all fees. So the car basically cost me $10,289.

Very happy with the car. It handles and feels a lot better than a 2003 Civic and a 2001 Sentra that I drove. The only thing I'll be changing is the color of the car. Right now it's kinda beige/gold but I'll be repainting it to a shade of blue in the spring.

It's dark already, but I'll definately post the pictures tomorrow.

I got my first car today, too. Mine's a '98 Prizm with 81,000 miles for $4,000 lol Yours sounds better.

I think you'll like that car. I like Mazda's really. Good cars. I had a 1987 626 with a 2.0 4 cylinder and a five speed. It went nicely, got good mileage, and didn't have a lick of trouble with it. Good luck with it.

Well, I only drove it for like 5 minutes. Right now it's parked until mid next week until we get insurance on the car. Right now I can only look at it from my room window and come down to sit on it and enjoy the quite nice stock audio system.

:thumbsup: congrats! this calls for some pictures... I wanna see your new ride!! :thumbsup:

Isn't that before Ford bought them??

because I heard after Ford bought them they kinda started to suck!

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/customa...tar9578_73.gif :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: nice !!!

LMFAO...thx

Yeah, Ford didn't get their grubby mits on Mazda until the early-mid 90's. Mazda still makes a good car, though. Better than the Korean counterparts, I think, and in my opinion, better interiors, ergonomics, and styling than Honda or Toyota.

Here are some pics.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/968/img07793nw.jpg
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http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3793/dsc025572sq.jpg
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http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1954/dsc025608ji.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9954/dsc025563wj.jpg

That thing looks sharp. Really does. I like it...a lot.

Thanks! So far everyone liked it. Next group of people to see it are my co-workers.

EDIT: Just a quick question. The odometer meter is always lit up, even when the car is turned off. Is that how it should be?

Oh ok thats all I wanted to know :D


Enjoy Logan!