Subject	Most of the year, since we have long winters (6-8 months)
Posted by	MixManMash on October 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM
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In Reply To	Daily Drivers.....post the pics! posted by Stanky on October 16, 2013 at 02:45 PM
Message	I'm driving a 2002 Mazda Protege ES. I bought it brand new. Currently at 329000kms / 204500 miles. Very reliable, still on the original clutch. Fun to drive. Only issue is the rust. This gen Protege and the first gen Mazda3s are very prone to rust. I've seen other cars that are as old as mine with about the same mileage have no rust, so it's not just our winters / salting of roads. Mazda definitely had issues with their steel supplier / design / fabrication methods. If it survives this winter, it might be time to retire it in the spring, or turn it into a Lemons / Chumpcar racer. Have a full Mazdaspeed turbo kit for it in the basement. Next daily driver is likely to be a minivan. Something about having twins is starting to make this a reality.
Follow Ups	Daily Drivers.....post the pics! - Stanky 14:45:08 10/16/13 Why not. - StramanVerTT(GA) 14:54:41 10/16/13 New sig is awesome :-) (n/m) - ConVerTT 16:57:49 10/16/13 Thank you. (n/m) - StramanVerTT(GA) 08:39:42 10/17/13 When I'm not driving the Z - Zvil (FL) 15:13:05 10/16/13 Most of the year, since we have long winters (6-8 months) - MixManMash 15:23:15 10/16/13 Just curious, how diligent have you been at ensuring to - Inzane 15:36:09 10/16/13 I was very diligent. This issue is more with moisture - MixManMash 15:58:33 10/16/13 My 2001 Sentra had zero body rust at ~8.5 years when i sold - Inzane 16:21:57 10/16/13 I would keep an eye on it for sure, but I haven't seen any - MixManMash 16:29:17 10/16/13 Oh yeah - those touchless washes never get any of the crap - MixManMash 16:31:16 10/16/13 Salt? (n/m) - njz 18:08:09 10/16/13 Yes, they do salt, but not to the same extent as I have seen - MixManMash 20:48:04 10/16/13 Re: Most of the year, since we have long winters (6-8 months) - spicyZ 08:42:21 10/17/13 I'm leaning towards the Odyssey, but going to check out all - MixManMash 09:08:56 10/17/13 I'm still waiting for a drivers minivan - BigTDogg (MA) 09:20:43 10/17/13 I hear you on that. But I think that will be a long wait - MixManMash 09:38:56 10/17/13 Good luck with that one TMoney! - spicyZ 10:02:52 10/17/13 I went through them all... - spicyZ 10:04:52 10/17/13 Pass on the Quest, it's a rebadged and rengined Renault (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 13:06:44 10/17/13 My wife had a 2004 Mazda 6 that was rusting on the rear - Haasz32 11:44:30 10/17/13 Before I painted the wheels gun metal: - RAGTPZ 15:58:19 10/16/13 '96 B-Line - fuzzymonkey 15:59:39 10/16/13 Sweet. Done any mods? ;) - MixManMash 16:12:31 10/16/13 Can't wait until he makes that thing HellaFlush! (n/m) - -Grimm- 16:40:55 10/16/13 '97 civic DX coupe w/ 231k+ - black300zx 16:13:06 10/16/13 With the oil consumption you mention, I would try and change - MixManMash 16:16:24 10/16/13 Hmmm - I'll give that a shot in a couple weeks when I do a - black300zx 16:29:29 10/16/13 Agreed. I've changed the timing belt on my Protege twice. - MixManMash 16:33:35 10/16/13 Not the manual steering in my first post:) no PS pump to - black300zx 16:46:01 10/16/13 Ah yes, and not to mention that you can't do the other trick - MixManMash 16:58:18 10/16/13 Try Restore oil additive - -Grimm- 16:42:04 10/16/13 I would try the PCV valve first since it's like a quart ever - MixManMash 16:58:59 10/16/13 2nd the Restore after the PCV - BigTDogg (MA) 09:22:11 10/17/13 Re: Daily Drivers.....post the pics! - BlitZ91TT 16:18:38 10/16/13 '05 Frontier KC 4.0L 4X4 - vorpalZ 16:45:56 10/16/13 What's the story with the last picture? (n/m) - Aqualung 12:22:08 10/17/13 Z chop shop shot - vorpalZ 17:29:41 10/17/13 Whats up fellow Frontier owner, daily driver! :) (n/m) - 300zxttZMan 14:41:48 10/17/13 werd, yo! (n/m) - vorpalZ 17:30:46 10/17/13 When I'm not driving my Z... - -Grimm- 16:55:04 10/16/13 That's a heck of a setup in the trunk. - MixManMash 17:00:24 10/16/13 That'll fix the weight distribution... (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:23:05 10/17/13 2012 Mini Cooper S Clubman - Tikigod (Denver) 17:08:41 10/16/13 Old... And new! - ZinnZ32 17:11:05 10/16/13 Re: Old... And new! - Sportzcoop 04:23:33 10/17/13 One or the other - black&yellowttz 17:23:20 10/16/13 7.3 Powerstroke FTW. - MixManMash 17:46:46 10/16/13 old faithfull had it since it was new 130k on it now - black&yellowttz 18:21:23 10/16/13 The 6.0's are reliable after you sink $4k into them lol - bartz32tt 18:38:39 10/16/13 yeah my dad's 7.3 is at 300k still runs great all original - black&yellowttz 18:56:00 10/16/13 You mod the LGT at all? (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:24:04 10/17/13 I knew you'd comment :) (n/m) - Aqualung 12:24:34 10/17/13 Modding is addicting... (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 15:29:05 10/17/13 only a couple things - black&yellowttz 03:06:21 10/19/13 STI up, Cobb DP, Apexi filter, BP TMIC kit - BigTDogg (MA) 21:27:07 10/20/13 I miss my old DD - bartz32tt 17:48:53 10/16/13 I had a 1999 2.8 quattro was a great car! (n/m) - Nis300owner 21:02:11 10/16/13 I have a couple DD's - z-owned 18:30:38 10/16/13 Keeping it in the family. - SeedyROM 18:50:49 10/16/13 My favourite gen Maxima. I'd love a 2001 SE Anniversary - MixManMash 20:29:49 10/16/13 i miss my 00 SE that car was awesome (n/m) - DbestiZ1 20:51:32 10/16/13 You runnin yet? (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:59:41 10/17/13 Re: You runnin yet? - DbestiZ1 18:39:07 10/17/13 Nice Darrell, glad to hear! - BigTDogg (MA) 09:23:26 10/18/13 Nah, it's super back-burnered for a while. - SeedyROM 23:18:19 10/17/13 Werd (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:22:23 10/18/13 Current Daily driver - Drk93TT 19:36:11 10/16/13 The CVT is awesome with the bigger engines - Stanky 19:52:44 10/16/13 Agree, drove a 13 sentra - Drk93TT 21:44:40 10/16/13 The CVT isn't so bad in the Sentra SE-R (n/m) - Aqualung 12:27:08 10/17/13 had to putt around town for a couple of weeks when I first - LJZTT 20:54:25 10/16/13 Agreed. Mazda has some style coming back with the new 6. (n/m) - MixManMash 22:51:05 10/16/13 havent driven a MAzda forever - LJZTT 15:08:11 10/17/13 True, Mazda does have a much smaller market. - MixManMash 16:19:12 10/17/13 I wrote them off after the RX8, but I remember they used - LJZTT 13:25:09 10/18/13 This and this... - KongZTT GT28RS MD 19:51:14 10/16/13 that M45 is so sweet ! (n/m) - Drk93TT 21:47:35 10/16/13 Can't lose on 22's!!! (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:41:58 10/17/13 Re: Daily Drivers.....post the pics! - jjevens 19:53:41 10/16/13 "The Redhead" - ZXoltan 20:20:37 10/16/13 needs side pipes! (n/m) - LJZTT 21:40:05 10/16/13 She's a hottie. (n/m) - Aqualung 12:28:27 10/17/13 Awesome 66! My Uncle has almost the same car, all original! (n/m) - ZinnZ32 12:37:58 10/17/13 Thanks Zinn... Actually a 67 ;-) - ZXoltan 14:49:15 10/18/13 Luxury and Speed - BOOZTD 3 20:29:16 10/16/13 Tow Duties - BOOZTD 3 20:31:58 10/16/13 Kids Car - Bernie (NoVA) 20:49:10 10/16/13 Can't believe I don't own one.. - KongZTT GT28RS MD 20:51:33 10/16/13 Is that car finally done? It looks great. - Evan(CA) 21:32:53 10/16/13 Car has been on the road since 2009... kids are 2 & 4 :-) - Bernie (NoVA) 01:40:47 10/17/13 What... no Yugo? (n/m) - ZXoltan 21:35:21 10/16/13 looks weird without lime green, pink, or different - LJZTT 21:43:30 10/16/13 yeah really, people really ruin those cars - Drk93TT 21:50:22 10/16/13 My 06 WK - IBZ2000 (Grand Rapids, MI) 22:02:06 10/16/13 Hey, at least your piece of shit is clean :) I would have - BigTDogg (MA) 22:12:56 10/16/13 4Runner - iceman601 22:59:51 10/16/13 Daily driving Z32's since 2001 - ArubaDave 23:04:51 10/16/13 Re: Daily Drivers.....post the pics! - socos 23:54:39 10/16/13 Umm... - BlackholeZ 01:36:24 10/17/13 Top of my Z barely reaches the door handles. - Sportzcoop 04:42:40 10/17/13 My 2005 Shoreline Mist Honda Civic Hybrid DD - SpeedyZX 09:47:11 10/17/13 My 2008 Nissan Frontier 4.0L 4x4 C/C NISMO offroad package - 300zxttZMan 14:25:33 10/17/13 2007 F350 turbo diesel - TTFairladyZ 11:02:19 10/18/13 2001 Acura CL Type S - BLACKTT3Z 12:05:07 10/18/13 No picture however my daily is a 2000 supercharged - John (MD) 21:28:51 10/22/13
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