1994 Mazda Protege Reviews, Pricing & Specs

The Protege LX's contain Mazda's strong BPD engine, however everything else around it seemed to suck. Infact, I seriously think the engine was the best part of the car. It never burned a drop of oil, and it had decent pep... The car had a lot of nice features, sun roof, cruise, power windows & locks... It was a nice car, but I always had a new repair project for it on a monthly basis:( I probably spent nearly $1000 in parts for this car in the 10 months I had it and lost $1000 when I traded it in for the Vic... It was a bad deal:( Part of the reason I believe the car had so many issues was the way the previous owner took care of it, not necessarily because it was an outrageously awful car. Sometimes, I wonder if I should of kept it... I do miss the stick shift, but I'm not sure if the car would still be running today. I probably would have at least had to replace the clutch and/or the CV joints.Apr 03, 2008