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Chris-280ZX

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Well, Kenny posted the other day about a friend with a dilmena on cars. That was me. The 280 isnt as reliable as it used to be, so my dad decided it was time for another car. He works at the mazda/mitshu/jeep/eagle/chrysler/plymouth dealer in Panama City. They had a 2003 Mazda Protege 5 for 20K. Last one they had in fact. My dad was like...how much can we get it for. They were like....cost. So after it was all said and done....14,620. Mom put down a nice down payment...so payments are only 249 a month...and I only have to pay half!! :) Comes with a 4 year/50,000 warranty also. Also, I still get to keep the Z as my project car. Now to the Mazda...fully loaded...except no leather interior.

Heres the sticker:

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Here's the car:

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16" polished alloys:

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The Z has 238,000 miles on it...this thing only has:

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6 disc CD changer...10" sub....100W amp:

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Engine bay...wasnt expected the strut bar:

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Zoom Zoom Zoom:

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So now....what mods to do? Almost everything from Mazdaspeed will keep the car under warranty. They have a turbo kit for it, exhaust, intake, etc. The stock suspension and brakes are superb. Any thoughts? Also, what are some good mazda forums? mazdaworld.org isnt too bad, but was wondering if there were any that you guys preferred. Sorry for going pic crazy :) was too excited to resize.

 

And to make this Z related:

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P.S. This frees up some more money for the SR20DET swap into the Z project this summer!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

 

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