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Old 01-05-2011, 05:12 PM   #11 (permalink)
d0sitmatr
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silver fire - '03 Mazda Protege5
90 day: 32.52 mpg (US)
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I love my truck, but with the few cars Ive purchased in the past couple yrs giving me nothing but headaches, and not being even close to as reliable as the ranger is, its ended up being my daily more likely than not.
my first 2nd vehicle was a 95 toyo 4runner w/ the 3.0l and it was a pretty serious gas hawg.
2nd was a 98 outback, which was great, except it got crap for mpg, and was without a doubt the most expensive car Ive ever owned to maintain (both in problems and cost to repair...)
after that I picked up a mazda millenia, which was a nice ride, but didnt really suit my needs, so I sold it and got a 95 talon, which did great for a while as both a family vehicle and as a gas miser, with hyprmiling could net me 35-37mpg hwy without any mods, but I got an offer on it I simply couldnt refuse (paid $900 for it and sold it for $2100 less than a year later !)
then came the accord... biggest PoS Ive ever owned. nothing but problem after problem. at the same time I picked up a 94 protege, but I cant seem to find replacement seatbelts for it and I wont drive without them.

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