Good afternoon,
I'm usually a lurker on here but today I'd like to list my 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege for sale on here! I'm asking $3,000 but flexible on the price because of some minor issues. Located in North Jersey but willing to deliver a reasonable distance if needed.
I’ve owned the car for almost 5 years (since July of 2014). The reason for the sale is that I’ve recently purchased an automatic Audi A4 for my daily commute. The car currently has 141,000 miles. It is a 5 speed manual transmission. It is a clean title car. I am the third owner of the car and myself and the previous owners have taken great care of the car. The car is newly inspected and is good until January 2021.
The modifications include:
EXTERIOR/SUSPENSION:
Eibach Lowering Springs
Wheels are powdercoated Dark Titanium
ENGINE/PERFORMANCE:
Mam turbo manifold
Pope 3” downpipe
Injen cold air intake
Corksport upgraded side mount intercooler and hard piping
Full catalytic converter still on the car
Custom 2.5 inch exhaust from the cat back. (no mufflers on the car, but isn’t super loud)
Forge Wastegate (car still boosts at stock 5-6 lbs)
Stainless Steel braided brake lines
INTERIOR:
OBX Boost Vacuum Gauge on the steering column
Pioneer Head Unit
Maintenance Items done during my ownership:
New brake pads and rotors on all four corners.
New tires on all four corners. (Car does come with a set of winter wheels with winter tires equipped as well).
The flex pipe, catalytic converter and exhaust all the way back has been replaced under my ownership.
New Radiator/Coolant Flush
New rear shocks and tie rods.
Always Mobil 1 Synthetic Oil Changes
Valvoline Gear Oil change has been done under my ownership for the transmission.
The timing belt and water pump has been done by the previous owner.
Probably some misc. things I'm missing
A few small things to note:
The car daily drives 100% fine, but recently the car will sometimes stutter a bit under hard acceleration. (I'm thinking this could be because of the rich air/fuel ratio that these cars have from the factory).
The rear passenger power lock does not work (I always keep it locked, you can unlock it manually).
The rear of the car sometimes makes a clunking noise over bumps. I’ve replaced rear shocks and tie rods, so I think it may be a bushing or something similar.
The front passenger door of the car is not original to the car. My co-worker backed into my door handle and I was unable to repair it, so I purchased a new door from a car of the same color.
I'm really hoping to find another car enthusiast to own this car! Thank you!
