2000 Mazda Protege User Reviews

Zoom - Zoom — I bought the car used and been enjoying it since. It certainly has the zoom zoom factor that most mazdas have and handles very good. The standard equipments are pretty good and is euipped well

My First Car. Not Bad. —

This was a great used car deal. When I first bought this car it's wasn't appealing. I got a new paint job and added the rims and some Khumo Ecsta tires and firm KYB shocks. Performance wise the engine is disappointing. Carrying the 1.6l ZM engine, the car is under powered, you only start to feel the power after you pass the 2500 RPM range but it still isn't all that. The handling of the car is very impressive though I corner at sometimes over 90 km\h and the tires don't even make a sound. I find that the rear of the car is light and so oversteer highly possible but if you get accustomed to it you can have the back come out like if it was a RWD. This 2000 model doesn't come with ABS either and I think I like that. I get all the braking power I need when I need it and that is necessary for me especially for when I need to bring this car to a stop in a quick time. I probably would get into many accidents if this had ABS. Also, hand braking this baby is sweet, could turn this green machine 180 degress in a flash. Just love this car. The only other thing to comment on is the reliability. I find it's quite reliable. I know most people in Barbados have a fear of Mazda but the truth be told there is no problem it' s just I find mechanics want to have an easy life. I never had a serious problem with my ride. All you need is a qualified and skilled mechanic. The problems faced with these cars are because of the Coil Pack, Idle Sensor and transmission Solenoids. Once these are fixed you have no problems the car runs like a dream. My personal beef with this car however is the fuel consumption. I find that it consumes gas rapidly, even my girlfriends altezza have better gad mileage than this. I get a little over 650 km from a full tank where she gets over 900 km and we pay the same amount to full the tank. Other from that though, this is a great handling ride. Just make sure you are in front at the beginning of the race and ensure there are alot of corners, one of the best handling FWD vehicles I ever came across well that is after the Honda of course.

Its All About Power To Weight — The Protege is a great car that handles amazingly in the city or out on the long bends. Great mileage followed up with a huge amount of low end torque that does seems to fade away quite dramatically after second gear, which requires a slightly different driving style to get any top end power out of it. Followed up with great reliability and low maintenence costs as well as a huge array of available modifications keeps the protege a welcomed addition to anyones garrage.